Human Evolution Hominids Flashcards
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List the types of hominids
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- Australopithecus Afarensis
- Australopithecus Africanus
- Australopithecus Boisei
- Homo Habilis
- Homo Erectus
- Homo Ergaster
- Homo Heidelbergensis
- Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis
- Homo Sapiens Sapiens
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Australopithecus Afarensis
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- Skull is similar to a chimpanzee, except for more human like teeth
- Still used to climbing in trees
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Australopithecus Afarensis years
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3.9 and 3.0 million years ago
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Australopithecus Africanus
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- Brain is a little larger than a chimp brain
2. They are not advanced enough to talk/speech
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Australopithecus Africanus years
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3 to 2 million years ago
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Australopithecus Boisei
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- Diet was mostly touch food that needed chewing
- Bones found with robust skeletons indicate they may have been used as digging tools
- Never been a serious candidate for being a direct human ancestor
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Australopithecus Boisei years
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2.1 and 1.1 million years ago
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Homo Habilis
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- Called “Handy Man” because there were tools found with remains
- Brian size is bigger than Australopithicus
- Might of been capable of small speech
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Homo Habilis years
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2.4 and 1.5 million years ago
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Homo Erectus
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- They walk upright
- Found in Africa, Asia, and Europe
- They used fire
- Stone tools are more sophisticated than the habilis
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Homo Erectus years
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1.8 and 300,000 years ago
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Homo Ergaster
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- The skeleton is very similar to a modern humans
2. The brow ridges differ in shape, and erectus would have a larger brain size
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Homo Heidelbergensis
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- Brain size larger than erectus, but smaller than most modern humans
- Teeth are usually less robust then erectus, but more robust than modern humans
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Homo Heidelbergensis years
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500,000 years ago
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Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis
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- Found throughout Europe and the Middle East
- Lived in cold climates
- Their body proportions are similar to those of modern cold-adapted people’s: short and solid, with short limbs
- Formidable hunters
- First people known to have buried their dead
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Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis years
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230,000 and 30,000 years ago
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Homo Sapiens Sapiens
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- Fine artwork appeared
- Wider variety of raw materials such as bone and antler
- Containing new tools for making clothing, engraving and sculpting.
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Homo Sapiens Sapiens years
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120,000 years ago
