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Common name for Australopithicus |
Southern Ape or Lucy |
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Time when Australopithicus lived |
4 million years ago |
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Place where Australopithicus lived |
Africa |
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Unique physical characterics of Australopithicus |
Bipedal, 3 feet tall, brain size about 1/3 of ours |
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Unique capabilities and skills of Australopithicus |
walked on 2 feet. Used their hands |
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Tools Australopithicus used |
No tools |
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Common name for Homo Habilis |
Handy man |
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Time when Homo Habilis lived Place where Homo Habilis lived |
1.5 - 2 million years ago Africa |
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Unique physical characteristics of Homo Habilis |
4 feet tall, walk with 2 feet, taller than Lucy, brain twice the size of Lucy |
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Unique capabilities and skills of Homo Habilis |
Lived in groups and worked together, collected food |
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Tools used by Homo Habilis |
Craft tools, animal bones as digging sticks, rocks for chopping, sharp stone for cutting |
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Common name for Homo Erectus |
Upright man |
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Time Homo Erectus lived Place Homo Erectus lived |
1.8 million to 200,000 years ago First hominid to move out of Africa. Lived in Asia and Europe too |
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Unique physical characteristics of Homo Erectus |
Taller and thinner than early hominids. Face was more modern |
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Unique capabilities skills of Homo Erectus |
Good walker and runner Found fire |
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Tools Homo Erectus used |
Axe made of stone to cut meat |
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Common name of Homo Sapien Neander-thalensis |
Wise man |
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Time Homo Sapien Neander-thalensis lived Place Homo Sapien Neander-thalensis lived |
200,000 to 28,000 years ago Africa, Asia and Europe |
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Unique physical characteristics of Homo Sapien Neanderthalensis |
Our height but a little shorter and stockier, large brains
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Unique capabilities of Homo Sapien Neanderthalensis |
Very intelligent, Lived in community and worked together, Skilled tool makers, trap animals
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Tools used by Homo Sapien Neanderthalensis |
Spears, knives, scrapers, traps |
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Common name for Homo Sapiens Sapiens |
Doubly wise man |
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Time when Homo Sapiens Sapiens lived Place where they lived |
150,000 years ago Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
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Unique physical characteristics of Homo Sapiens Sapiens |
Our height, large brain, rounded skulls, slender bones, small teeth |
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Unique capabilities and skills of Homo Sapiens Sapiens |
Built shelters using stones and tools; created weapons for hunting |
