Chapter 4:

Question 1

Homo Erectus…

Answer 1

1.8 mya to 400,00 mya, first nose to look like humans, direct descendants of Homo Habilis, small brow ridge

Question 2

Where was h. Erectus found outside of Africa?

Answer 2

asia (china and india), “Java man,” also found in europe

Question 3

When did the ice age start? (Pleistocene)

Answer 3

900,000 mya

Question 4

what evidence is there against the idea that H. Erectus is a direct descendants of Homo Habilis?

Answer 4

• there have been Hibilis found that are younger than some Erectus fossils

Question 5

What enabled the geographic expansion of H. Erectus?

Answer 5

intelligence and Fire (earth and protection from animals, cooking, light enabled activity in dark)

Question 6

Homo Floresiensis “Hobbits”:

Answer 6

had small brains but were intelligent, Indonesian islands of Flores, stone tools, lived recently - most recent 50,000 years ago

Question 7

What could have caused the small size of H. Floresiensis?

Answer 7

genetic growth disorder or island dwarfing

Question 8

Are “Hobbits” like humans or apes?

Answer 8

Neither, they look like a smaller version of H. Erectus based on cranium studies