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15 Week Key Term List Overview of Homo genus First members of the genus Homo appeared around 2.5 - 2 mya Use of tools? 1st hominin to definitely make and use tools Expansion out of Africa- Later Homo 1st hominin to leave Africa- Homo erectus First stone tool culture is Olduwan Early Homo Time period? 2.5-1.6 mya Contemporaneous with robust australopithecines Cranial capacity in comparison to...
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15 Week Key Term List Overview of Homo genus First members of the genus Homo appeared around 2.5 - 2 mya
Use of tools? 1st hominin to definitely make and use tools
Expansion out of Africa- Later Homo 1st hominin to leave Africa- Homo erectus
First stone tool culture is Olduwan Early Homo Time period? 2.5-1.6 mya
Contemporaneous with robust australopithecines
Cranial capacity in comparison to australopithecines and humans 20% larger than Australopiths Dentition in comparison to australopithecines and humans More modern than Australopiths; bigger than humans What is the debate around how many species exist for early Homo? Homo habilis Characteristics- Handyman, made and used tools, 1st use of genus homo
Homo rudolfensis Characteristics- flat face, no brow ridge, larger cranial capacity
Pliocene/ Pleistocene Which species lived during this time? Homo erectus, homo ergaster
Homo erectus Where is this species found? The Old World (Indonesia, Asia, Europe) When did they live? 1.8 mya to 250 kya Traits- close to our size, robust, heavily built, modern human limb proportions, very thick cortical bone, still brows pronounced, still missing forehead Homo ergaster Where is this species found? Africa When did they live? 1.5 mya? Traits- rounder cranium than Homo erectus, prominent browridge, but smaller than Homo erectus, thinner cranial bone, nearly as tall as us Nariokotome Boy Adult or subadult? subadult When did they live? 1.5 mya? Homo heidelbergensis
Where are these found? Heidelberg, Germany Contemporaneous with what other Homo species? __________ was contemporaneous with australopithecines but had a significantly larger brain. A. A. afarensis B. Aegyptopithecus C. Homo habilis- right answer D. A. africanus Regarding the fossil material termed early Homo A. some scholars think there may actually be more than one species present- right answer B. there is definitely only one species C. it is certain that one species, Homo habilis, evolved directly into Homo sapiens D. all the individuals appear to be about the same size Current evidence indicates that ___________ was the first hominid to migrate out of Africa. A. A. africanus B. A boisei C. A. robustus D. H. habilis E. H. erectus- right answer
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