Early Man

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Early Man

• THE ORIGINS OF MAN

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Early Human to Modern Man
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Australopitheucus

• Earliest ancestors
• Found in Africa
• Species includes Lucy
• Small brains
• Large teeth and chewing muscles
• 3 ½ to 5 ft tall

Lived between 3.75 million and 1 million years ago
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Homo HabilisHandy Man

• Uses stone tools
• 5 feet tall
• 100 pounds
• Larger brain than Australopithecus, but smaller
  than Homo Erectus.

Lived between 2.5 million and 1.5 million years
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Homo ErectusMan who walks upright

• First ancestor to leave Africa
• Skeleton similar to modern humans although
  thicker and heavier
• First to use fire

Lived between 1.5 million and 200,000 years ago.
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Homo SapienWise Human

• Divided into two groups
• Neanderthal
• Cro Magnon

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Neanderthal

• About 5 ½ feet tall
• Short legs
• Adapted to live in cold climate
• Very powerful muscles
• Used more advanced tools

Lived 200,000 to 40,000 years ago.
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Cro Magnon

• First modern looking human
• Made elaborate tools out of bone, antler, ivory,
  stone and wood.
• Produced artwork in the form of carvings and cave
  paintings

Lived about 40,000 years ago