Technology Around When? Human Anatomy Famous Discoveries! Gone with the Wind!

This simple technology allowed Australopithecus to anticipate a light snack

What is a twig or stick?

This ‘Handy-Man’ (Homo habilis) used stone tools for one of these activities

What are stone tools for chopping, scraping or cutting?

Homo erectus was likely the first hominid to master its use

What is fire? BONUS QUESTION 200pts Name the two continents that Erectus branched out to after Africa?

This cultural technology or innovation saw individuals working together for the common good

What is collaborative or co-operative hunting?

We think they had keen eye for the quality of their stone tools. If a flaw or defect in the stone was present this species of hominid would discard that stone tool and start making another

Who is Homo erectus? Bonus -200pts Name this famous stone? & 200pts What was its significance?

This law allows archaeologists to relatively date fossils, rocks and other artifacts.

Youngest Oldest What is the Law of Superposition?

Australopithecus (around when?)

What is 4-2million years ago? Bonus 200pts: Name one Australopithecus species?

Homo habilis (around when?)

What is around million years ago?

Homo erectus (around when?)

What is 1.8million – 300,000 years ago?

The Neanderthals went extinct around this many years ago

What is 30,000 years ago?

One of the possible reasons for the disappearance of the Neanderthals

Answers may vary

Another possible reason for the disappearance and extinction of the Neanderthals

1)What are conflict & competition with the Cro-Magnons 2) What is absorption into & breeding with Cro-Magnon population 3)What is a giant volcanic eruption causing winter for 6-10 years and a genetic bottleneck

The eruption of this area & volcano is thought to have possibly caused the extinction of the Neanderthals, a 6-10 year winter and a giant genetic bottle neck effect?

What is Toba? Bonus 300pts – What is a genetic bottleneck?

The likeliest reason for the disappearance of Australopithecus

What is climate change (dramatic weather variation - flooding and drought) and the inability to adapt

This word means the ability to adjust. Additionally, this skill / ability is likely what has allowed our species to be the sole hominid survivor

What is ‘adapt’?

This form of locomotion sees the individual walk on its two rear limbs

What is bipedalism?

This is the measurement unit used to measure brain size.

What is cubic centimeters (or cc)?

Name one defining physical characteristic of the Neanderthals

What is/are: -a stocky body? -shorter legs? -large nose (?)? -developed vocal cords?

We think this physical adaptation allowed Homo erectus to prevent from overheating when chasing and hunting its prey

What is less hair (& sweat)?

The earliest of the hominid species were bipedal on the ground but were this in trees

What is a quadruped?

This discovery belonged to Mary Leakey. With it she found a trail of bipedal hominid footprints plus 20 other species of animals preserved in volcanic rock.

What are the Laetoli Footprints?

The nickname for this hominid is ‘Ardi’ and is the oldest fossil belonging to the human family ever discovered

Who is Ardipithecus ramidus?

This young lady was found in Ethiopia in Her discovery was important as it established evidence that bipedalism came before a growth in hominid brain size.

Who is Lucy? Bonus 400pts? How old is she?

This likely dwarf Homo erectus species, H. floresiensis, used stone tools, hunted dwarf elephants and was named the ‘Hobbit’. They were found on an Flores island in this country

What is Indonesia?

The oldest hominid or near hominid species, ‘Toumai’, was found ___ to ___ million years ago

6 - 7 Million Years Ago

Final Jeopardy On November 24 th 1859, Charles Darwin wrote this book which is considered the foundation of evolutionary biology & theory.

Answer: What is the Origin of the Species