24 September 2014 Objective ~ Early Hominids Have dumpster dive on your desk Bellringer – On the back of your Chapter 2 Packets: What comes to mind when you hear early man? Location, time period, etc. Getting To Know Hominids Packet page 2 Early Man Notes (skip Neanderthal) Our Ancestors Video (if time) Homework – Quiz Friday over today’s chart

Early Humans

65 Million Years Ago Dinosaurs died out about 65 million years ago. The first human like hominids did not appear until around 3 million years ago. Thus, no matter what you may have seen in the movies, early man did not live during the same period in history as dinosaurs! 3

The “Stone Ages” - depend upon tools Old Stone Age – Paleolithic Era Lasted till about 10,000 years ago Middle Stone Age – Mesolithic Era Began about 10,000 – 5,000 years ago New Stone Age – Neolithic Era Began about 10,000 years ago (some places) Southwest Asia

Very Early Humans It was during this time that the higher primates, including apes and early man, first appeared. There was a difference between apes and man. Early human-like hominids could stand upright. Apes could not. Their hands were different, too. Ape hands were made for climbing and clinging. Man’s hands were jointed differently, which allowed them to make and use tools. 5

Australopithecus Name means “southern ape”

Australopithecus Appeared in Africa about 4-5 million years ago Stood upright and walked on two legs (also known as Bipedal) Brain 1/3 size of humans “Lucy” about 3’6” 1973, Ethiopia, Johanson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANr9sZYZXdQ

Homo habilis Name means “handy man” Appeared in Africa about 2.4 million years ago Brain was about 1/2 the size of modern humans

Homo habilis Used stone tools for scraping, chopping “The Chopper” Process food (roots, bones, meat) “The Chopper”

Homo erectus Name means “upright man” Appeared in Africa about 1.5-2 million years ago

Homo erectus Used early stone tools like the hand ax Learned to control fire Migrated out of Africa to Asia & Europe

Homo sapiens Modern day humans (you are a Homo sapien) Name means “wise man” Appeared in Africa about 200,000 years ago Migrated around the world Last continent reached – South America

Homo sapiens Same species as modern human beings Learned to create fire and use a variety of tools Art! (Cave art is not from other hominids)

Homo sapiens Fully Developed Language Other hominids had basic language… The Ouch Theory The Bow-Wow Theory The Yo-heave-Ho Theory The La-La Theory The goo-goo Theory The Mama-Dada Theory Hunting? Manufacturing Tools

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