8-9.Hominids: the origins of man

Apes vs Humans Communicate

Chimpanzees Use Tools

Sometimes even walk ‘upright’

Work together

Teeth What can teeth tell us?

Hominids are human-like species Hominids are human-like species. They are bipedal (walk on two legs) and intelligent (have large brain and uses tools.

Brain Size Human brains are much bigger than our ancestors’ Our brain size is about 1400cm3 Our earliest ancestors had brains that were only about 400cm3

There was a difference between apes and man There was a difference between apes and man. Early human-like hominids could stand upright. Apes could not. Ape hands were made for climbing and clinging. Man’s hands were made for making and using tools. However, chimpanzees are our closest relative - our DNA is 98% similar to theirs!

65 Million Years Ago Dinosaurs died out about 65 million years ago. The first hominids appeared 3 million years ago.

3 Million Years Ago 3 million years ago, our planet was teeming with life! There were deer, giraffes, hyenas, sheep, goats, horses, elephants, camels, beavers, cave lions, ants, termites, woolly mammoths, saber-toothed tigers, giant sharks, dogs with huge teeth, and all kinds of birds and plants and fish.

The first fossil of human: australopithecus:Lucy The first skeleton was found in Africa.Scientists named her Lucy. She lived about 3 million years ago.

Lucy In 1974, a skeleton was found in Africa. The bones were those of a female, about 20 years old or so when she died. Scientists named her Lucy. About 3 million years ago, when Lucy was alive, she was about 4 feet tall and weighed about 50 pounds. Scientists suspect that she fell into a lake or river and drowned. Scientists are like detectives. They can tell a great deal from a skeleton, whether it's one year old or 3 million years old! Beatles: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

Handy Man / Homo habilis/ Homo Habilis means “handy man, skilled man” He used and made very simple tools. These people did not plant crops. They gathered wild fruits, nuts, berries, and vegetables and hunt for animals. They did not know how to make fire. Chopper and splints

Handy Man / Homo habilis/ These early human-like hominids were taller and smarter than Lucy’s people, but they did not know how to make fire. When they broke camp, they probably tried to bring fire with them by carrying lit branches to use to start a new campfire. If their branches went out, they did without fire until they found something burning.

Upright Man /homo erectus/ Many years passed. Another group of man was born. Scientists nicknamed this group “Upright Man” (homo erectus). Upright Man knew how to make fire. People began to cook their food. He made warm clothes from animal skins. Their weapons included stone axes and knives.

Man Leaves Home About one million years ago, Upright Man began to slowly leave Africa. These early people began to populate the world.

Neanderthals One day, scientists found a new skeleton. Scientists named this man Neanderthal man, after the valley in which the skeleton had been found. They used caves as their homes. They were great hunters.

Cro-Magnon Man Homo sapiens sapiens Another group of early men stood out during this period. Scientists nicknamed this group “Cro-Magnon man”. Cro-Magnon man lived in Europe. they worked together to provide food for their tribe.

Cro-Magnon Man These Stone Age people learned to cure and store food for the long winter. They used traps and fisherman used nets woven from vines and fishhooks. Some groups built rafts and canoes. They made clothing and jewelry. They invented the bow and arrow.

The mankinds’ specialities Working Thinking Speaking The reason of development: Evolution: adaptation to the environment

Hungarian fossils and artifacts Vértesszőlős:Upright man- nickname: Samu Subalyuk cave: Neanderthal man Istállókő cave: Neanderthal and Cro magnon man Szeleta cave: Cro magnon