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Australopithecus
• Ape like humans• 2 legs• Africa • Trees• No language• No Tools• Lucy is the oldest fossil
we have found
Homo habilis
• Smaller jaw– “Handy Man”
• 2 legs• Africa and Tanzania• Meat• No- language• Yes – Hand-ax and
stone tools• Opposable thumbs
Homo erectus
• Upright, Large brain cavity and human looking
• 2 legs• Africa, Asia and Europe• Meat• No language• Tools were stones• 1st fire, migration and
lived in caves
Homo Neanderthalensis• Prominent Nose
– Thick bones– Large Face– Same brain size as humans
• 2 legs• Europe, Middle east, Asia
and Africa• Meat and Vegetables• Yes – spoke language• Yes – tools• Buried dead– Start of
religion?
Homo sapiens• Forehead
– Small teeth– More developed brain
• 2 legs• Europe, Middle east, Asia
and Africa• Meat and Vegetables• Yes – spoke language• Yes – tools• Modern Human evolved
from