part 1 quizlet

Question 1

what trend can be observed in the homonid brain size and dentition over time?

Answer 1

Increasing brain size and decreasing dentition

Question 2

what does homo habilis mean?

Answer 2

Handy man

Question 3

What is the time range for the Homo Habilis?

Answer 3

2.4 to 1.4 million years ago

Question 4

what countries have homo habilis remains been found in

Answer 4

Tanzania, Kenya, Ethopioa, Malawi and south africa

Question 5

who discovered homo habilis?

When?

Answer 5

Johonothan Leaky in 1960

Question 6

what stone tool kit did homo habilis use

Answer 6

Oldowan tools

Question 7

How big was the homo habilis brain

Answer 7

about 600cc

Question 8

in general terms what is OH7 (signfigance and age)

Answer 8

Holotype for the species homo habilis, Jaw, about 1.75 million years old.
-discovered by johnothan leaky in 1960

Question 9

in general terms what is OH24? (Signifigance, age, when was it found))

Answer 9

found in 1968, most complete homo habilis cranium found so far
-1.8 MYA

Question 10

What is OH8 and what happened to it

Answer 10

The foot of a Homo Habilis, shows marks of being eaten by a crocodile.
-could have been before or after the death of homonid

Question 11

what did the postcranial remains of Homo Habilis suggest?

Answer 11

Longer arms and shorter legs than modern humans,

-curved toes and fingers which suggest they were good climbers

Question 12

What is the Oldowan tool kit?

• How old was it?
• What did it consist of and -how were the used?
• What did it suggest?

Answer 12

2.6 MYA

choppers used to chop apart bodies, flakes used to cut meats, suggest more meat in diet

Question 13

How did Homo Rudolfensis brain compare to that of Homo Habilis

Answer 13

Homo Rudolfensis had a larger brain than the Homo Habilis (775cc)

Question 14

What is the controversy about Homo Rudolfensis

Answer 14

That they may have been the same species as Homo Habilis

Question 15

• What is KNM-ER 1470?
• Where and when was it found?
• How old is it?
• Why was it significant

Answer 15

• Found in Koobi, Kenya
• about 1.9 MYA
• Holotype of homo rudolfensis

Question 16

General trends in early Homo development

Answer 16

More tools and meat in diet

Question 17

What is the time range for Homo Erectus

Answer 17

1.8 million years ago to 200,000 years ago

Question 18

What are some first associated with Homo erectus?

Answer 18

• First species to leave africa into europe and asia
• First Homonid adapted to both tropical and temparate climates.
• First to have an average size brain over 1000cc
• First to control fire

Question 19

What continets did Homo Erectus reach

Answer 19

Africa, Europe, and east asia

Question 20

• What was the KNM 15000?
• What are some other names for it?
• How old is it?
• What is its signifigance

Answer 20

• Known as the Turkana boy
• 1.5 MYA in lake turkana, kenya
• Holotype of homo erectus 80% complete skeleton of an 11 year old boy

Question 21

What is KNM ER 3733?
How old is it?
-What is its significance

Answer 21

Nearly complete cranium of adult homo erectus woman.

about 1.6 MYA

Question 22

What is the signfigance of Olorgasalie, Kenya?

Answer 22

Large number of achulean hand axes there assoctied with butchering animals

Question 23

When did Homo Erectus arrive in Dminisi, Georgia? What is significant about this?

Answer 23

Homo erectus arrived in georgia by 1.77 MYA

-Most ancient undisputed human fossil outside of africa

Question 24

How many Homonids were found in Georgia

Answer 24

20 indivdual homonids

Question 25

Who is the Java man

Answer 25

Homo erectus

Question 26

Who discovered homo erctus and when

Answer 26

discovered by Euguene Dubois in 1891

Question 27

What was the original name given to homo erectus by its discoverer

Answer 27

Pithecanthropus which means erect ape man

Question 28

When did homo erectus arrive in south east asia

Answer 28

SE Asian H. Erectus at least 1.3 MYA and maybe up to 1.7 MYA