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Period: 100 to Oct 16, 1400
Ardi (5.8 million- 4.4 million B.C.E)
Ardi was bi-pedal, had a grasping toe, and was not a kuckle walker. She was a female, had a small brain, and had small canines as well. -
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Australopithecus (4 million-1 million B.C.E)
Australopithecus was bipedal, traveled in family groups, and had opposable thumbs. Their body and brains were about 1/2 the size of modern humans. -
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Homo Habilis (2.5 million-1.4 million B.C.E)
First species to use stone tools to make survival easier.
Name means "man of skill". -
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Homo Erectus (1.9 million-143,000 B.C.E)
Homo Erectus Had large brains, which made them smarter.
they made more sophistecated stone tools, used fire, developed language, and first species to migrate away from the equator. -
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Homo heidelbergensis (700,000- 200,000 B.C.E)
First to build simple shelters, built hearths for fire, had larger brow ridge, larger brain, and flatter face. -
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Neanderthals (200,000-28,000 B.C.E)
Our closest realative, but they are not human. They had large brains like humans. They Used sopisticated tools, and were better fit for colder enviornments.
They Had religious beliefs and rituals. -
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Homo Floresiensis (95,000-17,000 B.C.E)
Used stone tools, was 3 feet 6 inches tall.
nicknamed "Hobbit".
Hunted a species of ancient elephant. -
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Homo Sapiens(40,000 B.C.E to present)
Homo sapiens are anatomically equal to modern humans. they migrated to Europe and Asia, worldwide. They used language and specialized tools, and had superior hunting strategies.
Their Name means "smart man".