social studies | the first humans

africa

where australophihecines are from

australopithecines/hominids

they are known as the "southern ape man". they made simple stone tools and are bipedal

homo habilis

"skilled human" their brains were 50% larger than the hominid

paleolithic age

the age homo habilis lived in

homo erectus

the upright human, first to control fire

neanderthals

are one of the 2 groups of homo sapiens

neander river, germany

where neanderthals were found

bury their dead

what did neanderthals first do?

homo sapiens

the wise human being/modern man. their larger brains allowed for broader tool set and clever hunting techniques

homo sapiens sapiens

they are the current species of humans today

africa

where the homo sapiens sapiens were spread out

70,000 years

how many years it has been since the homo sapiens sapiens spread out of africa