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Australopithecus |
Known as the oldest and most ancient ancestor Lived roughly 4-2.75 million years ago Males and Females showed a significant difference in size varying from 1-1.7 metres in height from 25-50 Kg in weight |
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Homo Habilis |
Handy Man Used stone tools larger brain than Austra Feautures were apelike No clothes Did not use fire |
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Homo Erectus |
Upright Man Lived in Africa, Europe and Adia Appearance was a large face and thick skull, Brow ridges and a forehead that recedes Similar body size to humands Evidence suggest they made fire |
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Homo Sapiens |
Reasoning man Similar to Homo erecctus Teeth were noticably smaller brain size similar to humans |
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Neanderthal |
Tools Animal hides worn as clothes Lived in caves kept warm with fire First to bury the dead |
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Cro Magnon |
South France Brain as large as modern day human Animals bones and teeth used to make musical instruments cave paintings fierce warriors |
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Mental baggage |
Stretch the evidence to fit their belief |
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Lucy |
Was the first Australopithecus afarensis skeleton ever found |
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Mary Leaky |
Was a paleoanthropologist that found skulls that lead to our understanding of human evolution. |
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Palio and Neo Stone ages |
Paleo- Small groups of 5-10 families, Nomadic and semi nomatic Closer relationships between bands of people Neo- People abandoned semi - nomadic life and began farming Agricultural revolution was a progression of 'great leap forward' planting of ctops domesticating of animals Better tools & weapons |
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Palio and Nep Social structure |
paleo-Closer social relationships, emergence of leadership and beginning of social classes social roles, women captures small game and made clothing neo- incresaing knowledge, end of ice age, as population grew, so did the competition for land, trade by barter system |
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7 characteristics of a Civilization |
Centralized government, agriculture intensification, specialization in occupations, class structure, merchants and trade, development of science and writing and state religion |
