Unit 2 Early Humans The First Humans Hominids

Unit 2: Early Humans

The First Humans 早期人类 Hominids are the family of mankind and his or her relatives.

Vocabulary: Hominids Any member of the family of two – legged primates that include humans Bi-Pedal Walk on Two

Important Early Hominids 200, 000 BCE – 10, 000 BCE HOMO SAPIENS ( “Wise Human Being” ) Neanderthals ( 200, 000 BCE – 30, 000 BCE ) Cro-Magnons ( 40, 000 BCE – 10, 000 BCE )

Do Now: Describe in detail what you see in this picture. One day, scientists found a new skeleton. This skeleton was from another group of early men. Scientists named this man Neanderthal man, after the valley in which the skeleton had been found. Scientists announced that these early men were dim-witted brutes, who walked with bent knees, with their heads slung forward on their big necks. Could these early people really be our ancestors?

Neanderthals 尼安德特人 • Not “Modern Human” • Bones found in Germany, 1856 • Great Hunters • Short短小、敦实和健硕 • Big Broad Nose • Heavy Brow-Ridges • Used traps to catch birds and small animals • Graves: buried the dead

Homo erectus Nickname小名： When: 1. 89 million and 143, 000 years ago Location: China, Africa, Western Asia。 Year of Discovery: 1891

Homo erectus Famous Find (最著 名的: “Peking Man” （北京猿人） in China Lived on Earth 9 times as long as we have. 比现代人类在地 球上生存了9倍。

Homo Neanderthalensis Nickname （小名）: Neanderthal When: 400, 000 – 40, 000 years ago （40 万年前） Location: Europe and southwestern to central Asia （欧洲／ 西南亚） Year of Discovery:

Homo Floresiensis Nickname小名： : The Hobbit When: 95, 00017, 000 years ago 9 万5千年前 Location: Lived in Asia (Indonesia) 住 在印度尼西亚。 Year of Discovery: 2003

Homo Floresiensis 最高 1米。 Tallest: 4 feet.

Cro-Magnon man lived in Europe. Bones found in France May have invented the first Razor Sharpened spears

Cro-Magnon Man These Stone Age people learned to cure and store food for the long winter. They used traps, which allowed them to catch food while they were busy doing something else. Fisherman used nets woven from vines and fishhooks. Some groups built rafts and canoes to catch bigger fish in deeper waters. They made clothing and jewelry. They invented the bow and arrow.

Cro-Magnon Cave Paintings Cro-Magnon man did something rather unusual. For some reason, he drew paintings deep inside dark caves, on cave walls. His paintings were added to the paintings already on the cave walls, left by other Cro-Magnon men. Over time, a cave might accumulate hundreds of paintings. Colors used most often were brown, yellow/tan, dark red, and coal black.