Illustrated timeline of early humans

  • Lucy

    Lucy
    The nickname for Australopithecus Afarensis was Southern Ape. They lived in Africa between 4,000,000 B.C to 3,000,000 B.C and they were not very tall. They didn't have large brains but they were biped and stood upright. They had no tools but could defend themselves with their hands. Their skills were important because it helped their survival.
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    Australopithecus Afarensis

    The nickname for Australopithecus Afarensis was Southern Ape. They lived in Africa between 4,000,000 B.C to 3,000,000 B.C and they were not very tall. They didn't have large brains but they were biped and stood upright. They had no tools but could defend themselves with their hands. Their skills were important because it helped their survival.
  • Homo Habilis

    Homo Habilis
    he Homo Habilis lived in Africa between 2,000,000 B.C and 2.5 million B.C. Their nickname was Handy Man. They were short and were furry. The tools they used were sharp pieces of stone for cutting wood,and meat. An important skill they had was making traps. The great thing about traps is that they didn't have to chase the animals down, they could just wait.
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    Homo Habilis

    The Homo Habilis lived in Africa between 2,000,000 B.C and 2.5 million B.C. Their nickname was Handy Man. They were short and were furry. The tools they used were sharp pieces of stone for cutting wood,and meat. An important skill they had was making traps. The great thing about traps is that they didn't have to chase the animals down, they could just wait.
  • Homo Erectus

    Homo Erectus
    1 Jan 1902 - 1 Jan 1903 The Homo Erectus lived in Asia, Europe and Africa between 1.8 million to 200,000,. They were tall and thiner. The tools they used were axes made of stone, and fire to cook meat. They could build shelters with wood and sticks, and make a controlled fire to keep warm.
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    Homo Erectus

    The Homo Erectus lived in Asia, Europe and Africa between 1.8 million to 200,000,. They were tall and thiner. The tools they used were axes made of stone, and fire to cook meat. They could build shelters with wood and sticks, and make a controlled fire to keep warm.
  • Homo Sapiens Neanderthals

    Homo Sapiens Neanderthals
    The Homo Sapiens nickname was Neanderthals. They lived from 230,000 to 30,000 B.C. They lived in Africa, Eastern Europe and Asia. They walked upright and they were as tall as modern humans.The toools they used were knives made out of stone, scrapers, and spears. They had big brains which was useful when hunting because they worked to together to kill the animal. Working together as a clan, they could care for the sick, bury the died and feed each other.
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    Homo Sapiens

    The Homo Sapiens nickname was Neanderthals. They lived from 230,000 to 30,000 B.C. They lived in Africa, Eastern Europe and Asia. They walked upright and they were as tall as modern humans.The toools they used were knives made out of stone, scrapers, and spears. They had big brains which was useful when hunting because they worked to together to kill the animal. Working together as a clan, they could care for the sick, bury the died and feed each other.
  • Homo Sapiens Sapiens

    Homo Sapiens Sapiens
    The Homo Sapiens Sapiens nickname was Wise Man. They lived between 35,000 and 12,000 B.C. They lived in Africa Erope, Asia, Australia and North and South America. They were as tall as modern humans, had high rounded skulls, large brains and small teeth like us. The tools they had were hooks for fishing, and spears for hunting. They made spear throwers. This was a great invention for them because they could kill from a distance.
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    Homo Sapiens Sapiens

    The Homo Sapiens Sapiens nickname was Wise Man. They lived between 35,000 and 12,000 B.C. They lived in Africa Erope, Asia, Australia and North and South America. They were as tall as modern humans, had high rounded skulls, large brains and small teeth like us. The tools they had were hooks for fishing, and spears for hunting. They made spear throwers. This was a great invention for them because they could kill from a distance.