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Lifetime of Lucy
Australopithecus Afarensis (Lucy) lived 4 million years ago.
-biped
-no weapons/defenses so they were scavengers
-had a full set of teeth, omnivorous diet (meat+plants) -
Homo Habilis
Homo Habilis lived 2 million years ago.
-biped
-omnivors
-slightly bigger brain than Lucy's
-began the invention of tools -
Homo Erectus
Homo Erectus lived 1.8 million years ago.
-biped
-omnivors
-bigger brains
-more sophisticated tools
-discovery of fire -
Neanderthals (Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis)
Neanderthals lived less than 500,000 years ago.
-biped
-omnivors
-bigger brains
-started building tools with handles
-better control over fire
-had a sense of community; buried each other with tools & flowers on top
-hunted together/in groups -
Homo Sapiens Sapiens
Modern Humans.
-bipeds
-omnivors
-bigger brains
-complex tools
-solid control over fire
-sonse of community
-art
-clothing
-agriculture
symbols of communications, later leading to a written language