Histiry Test Flashcards
What does Australopithecus Aferensis mean
Southern Ape + Afar triangle
Hew was Lucy found by
Donald Johanson
How tall was Lucy
3-4 ft tall
How big was her brain
1/3 size of ours
Could she speak
Most likely no
What fetuses did Lucy have
Mix of human and ape features
Where Lucy’s arms long
Yes long like a ape
Did her feet look like an ape feet
Hands and feet are like humans
What did her head look like
Had a large head jaw jetting out
Was she a Biped
Yes she could walk on to feet
Could she get food with her hands
Yes she could get food more easily
Could she protect her self with her hands
Yes she could cause she was a biped
What does Homo mean
Man
What does Habilis mean
Handy
Hew found these creatures
Louis and Mary Leakey
Where handy Man’s Biped’s
Yes
When was she alive
1.5 to 2 million years ago
Where they taller Australopithecus Afarensis
Yes
Where they more like humans
Yes
How big where there brains
Twice the size of AA
Did they live in groups
Yes
What are the advantages of a group
Fight animals easier to collect food over large areas
Types of tools HH used
Cutting tools
crushing tools
Made traps for animals