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Hominid Evolution
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Hominids
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Which include ________________, are thought to have diverged from _______________ and
_______________________________ about 4-6 million years ago
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Most basic adaptation that distinguished hominids was _______________-or walking _______________.
Australopithecus africanus- first true bi-pedalism,
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found in___________________________between 4.2-1 million years ago
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about the size of a____________________,small brain,
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most complete skeleton is nicknamed Lucy
The “Missing Link”- an yet to be found tie between A. africanus and H. habilis
Homo habilis-“______________________” is the first true human (seen 2.3 million years ago)
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Stone tools scattered around hominid fossils indicate this species could ___________________ tools.
Homo erectus- replaced Homo _________ about 1.8 million years ago
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About _______ meters in height, rounded jaw (_________________________________)-but large
molars
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Thick skeleton implies ___________ strength than modern humans
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Seems to have used _________ and ___________________________ tools
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Survived longer than any other species of human- more than __________________________
Early Homo sapiens- first appeared ___________________ years ago
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Branches from ancestral line of ______________________and _______________________
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Neanderthal-our____________________ rather than ________________
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Short; powerfully built; protruding __________ and receding _____________
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Made tools such as __________________and _____________, and buried them with bodies of the dead
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Probably came to Europe from Africa about 150,000 years ago
Hominid Evolution
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Cro-Magnons-earliest remains have been dated to _______________________________
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Heavy and solid builds, sloping___________________, brow ridge protruded only slightly
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Jaw bones gave more prominent chins
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Tools with_______________________, cave paintings
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Often said to be our “___________________________”
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sometimes designated as European Early Modern Humans
Modern Homo sapiens – “___________________________”
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Only ________________________hominid species
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Long trend toward less robust skeletons, smaller molars, smaller brow ridges
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Increase in ___________________has enabled Homo sapiens to distinguish themselves from other species
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Ability to _______________________________
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Employ symbolic _____________________ to transmit _________________
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Thinking ___________________________
Picture Credits:
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/lucy.html
www.earlyman.yolasite.com/homo-habilis.php
www.glogster.com/homo-erectus-by-michael-pozzuolo/g-6m131
www.realhistoryww.com/world_history/cro_magnon_Homo_sapien.htm
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