1. Early Humans
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2. Australopithecines Had an opposable thumb
First humanlike creature to walk upright

3. Homo Habilis “Man of Skill”
Traits
million BCE
Brain size = 700 cubic cm
Achievements
Made tools from lava rock
Use tools to cut meat and crack bones

4. Homo Erectus “Upright Man”
Traits
1.6 million - 30,000 BCE
More intelligent and adaptable
Brain size 1,000 Cubic cm
Achievements
First to use fire

5. Neanderthal Traits Achievements 200,000 – 30,000 BCE
Brain size 1,450 cubic cm
Powerfully built
Interbred with modern humans
Achievements
First to have ritual burials

6. Cro Magnons Traits Achievements Identical skeleton to modern humans
Studied animals’ habits
Planned their hunts
Advanced skill in spoken language
Created art

7. How it all began…
Homo Sapiens (modern humans) appeared in Africa 100,000 to 400,000 years ago.
Then migrated to
Europe
Asia
Australia
The Americas

8. How did they find their food?
Early human societies met their needs by hunting animals and gathering other foods like edible plants.
These hunters and gatherers were also known as nomads.

9. Nomads
Nomads: People who depend on wild plants and animals to survive. They followed where the food supply went and gathered seeds and nuts.

10. HUMAN LIFE IS SPLIT INTO
TWO PERIODS!
TO BE CONTINUED…

11. Pictures Cited Slide 1 – www.baylor.edu
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