social studies | the first humans

0.0(0)
studied byStudied by 3 people
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
Card Sorting

1/11

flashcard set

Earn XP

Description and Tags

World History

Study Analytics
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced

No study sessions yet.

12 Terms

1
New cards
africa
where australophihecines are from
2
New cards
australopithecines/hominids
they are known as the "southern ape man". they made simple stone tools and are bipedal
3
New cards
homo habilis
"skilled human" their brains were 50% larger than the hominid
4
New cards
paleolithic age
the age homo habilis lived in
5
New cards
homo erectus
the upright human, first to control fire
6
New cards
neanderthals
are one of the 2 groups of homo sapiens
7
New cards
neander river, germany
where neanderthals were found
8
New cards
bury their dead
what did neanderthals first do?
9
New cards
homo sapiens
the wise human being/modern man. their larger brains allowed for broader tool set and clever hunting techniques
10
New cards
homo sapiens sapiens
they are the current species of humans today
11
New cards
africa
where the homo sapiens sapiens were spread out
12
New cards
70,000 years
how many years it has been since the homo sapiens sapiens spread out of africa