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4 distinguishing features of Homo |
Large brain relative to body size tool making |
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Homo habilis date |
2.4 MYA |
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Who found Homo habilis? |
Leaky, Tobias and Napier |
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Homo habilis location |
Kenya only found in Africa. |
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Homo habilis brain size and nature |
550-700 cubic centimetres. advanced brain shape and volume. |
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Homo habilis teeth nature |
narrow, sharp molars and premolars |
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nature of Homo habilis face |
less prognathic |
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nature of Homo habilis arms |
relatively long arms |
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Define 'Habilis' |
Handy |
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Homo erectus date |
1.8-1 MYA (oldest found at lake Turkana/Rudolf in Kenya) |
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Homo erectus location |
Lake Turkana Kenya/ Asia and possibly Europe |
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Who found Homo erectus |
White in 1994 in Ethiopia |
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Homo erectus brain size |
Large: 850-1200 cubic centimetres |
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Homo erectus teeth relative to H. habilis |
smaller teeth than H. habilis |
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Define 'erectus' |
upright posture |
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list an example of Homo erectus and give a reason. |
KNM-ER 1500 "Turkana boy" from Kenya as it is the most complete fossil hominid ever found. it is a boy aged<12 years |
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what is the nature of Homo erectus reletive to Homo sapiens? |
Skull is similar size but more robust. similar height to modern H. sapiens. |
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Did Homo erectus make tools? |
Yes |
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What did KNM-ER 60000 (Homo rudolfensis) prove? |
KNM-ER 60000, dating 1.78- 1.95 MYA prove that there were at least two contemporary HOMO lineages during the pleistocene. |
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What were the nature of KNM-ER 60000's remains? |
A jaw and face were found |
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Which Homo. is known as 'the Hobbit' |
Homo floresiencis |
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what are 5 characteristics of Homo floresiencis |
Bipedal long arms primative teeth small brain tool maker |
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Homo floresiencis location |
the island of Flores, Indonesia |
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Homo floresiencis date and why is this significant |
95 000-13 000 years ago. Significant as this overlaps with H. sapiens who have lived here for 100 000 years |
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How large is Homo floresiencis' brain relative to H. erectus and Australopithicenes? |
smaller than H. erectus and on the lower end of Australopithicenes |
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What are the three hypotheses for Homo floresiencis' size? |
-Dwafed human (excavators) -Microcephalic human (tiny brain, normal face, small stature) -cretinism (hypothyroidism)-lack of idine. (Peter Obendorf and Charls Oxnard) |
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Homo Neanderthalensis location |
-Neader Valley Germany -La Chapelle France -Shanidar Iraq |
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Homo Neanderthalensis brain size and relation to that of modern humans |
1200-1900 cubic centimetres = of >modern humans |
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nature of teeth in relation to humans |
smaller teeth than humans except incisors which are larger |
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Facial characteristics |
very large nose mid-face projection slightly larger brow ridges than h. sapiens |
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is Homo Neanderthalensis gracile or robust? |
Homo Neanderthalensis is more robust than H. sapiens= built for cold climates |
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Mental characteristics |
tool making may have had language |
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Homo sapiens date |
130 000-present |
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Homo sapiens location |
Everywhere |
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Early examples of Homo sapiens |
Border cave, South Africa Cro-Magnon, Europe Skuhl, Palestine |
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Homo sapiens brain size |
1100-1800 cubic centimetres |
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4 facial characteristics of Homo sapiens |
small to moderate brow ridges less prognathic face presence of a chin smaller teeth |
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Homo sapiens climate |
originally warm |
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mental characteristics |
tool making art language |
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give an example of early human art |
Lascaux caves, France |
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What did the pictured theory say about H. sapiens origin? |
'Out of Africa' Theory: humans evolved in Africa and then migrated all over the world. DNA evidence supports this theory. |
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What did the pictured theory say about H. sapiens origin? |
Multi-regional theory: humans evolved in many different locations. |
