1. Unit #1- Early Humans Homo Habilis to Homo Sapiens CHW3M1 Mr. Papadopoulos

2. Homo Habilis 2.5-1.5 m.y.a “handy-man” First to develop tools Scholars still debate whether Habilis is a direct descendant of humans.

3. Homo Erectus 1.8-1.3 m.y.a The first hominid to stand completely upright. Also the first hominid species to venture out of Africa thanks to what some scientists call the ‘Sahara Pump’ theory

4. Homo Erectus Erectus spread to as far away as central Asia and to the islands of Indonesia. Java Man and Peking Man are two of the most well-known Erectus discoveries. Peking Man

5. Bust of Peking Man

6. Homo Erectus Footprint 1.5 MYA Northern Kenya

7. Migration routes of Ancient Humans There are various theories of the peopling of the earth but one thing is consistent….it took thousands of years for humans to inhabit all four corners of the world. Click here for interactive maphere