early man and the paleolithic age

how did hominids develop and then survive and thrive for tens of thousands of years?

what is a hominid? a human like creature that walked upright

the earliest hominid is australopithecines

lucy is a australopithecines

the first hominids came from Africa 4-5 million years ago

lucy lived in east africa

lucy was very short and her brain was the same size of an ape

40 percent of her body is still in tact

shes 3.2 million years old

the public can only see a replica of her bones

she was named after a beatles song

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most people didn't think that they evolved from africa

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mary leakey found some of the first hominid footprints

the footprints proved that the hominis waked on two feet

homo habilis had a smaller brain then homo erectus

homo habilis means handy man

homo erectus means upright man

homo erectus were the first to control fire

homo erectus were the first to use stone tools

homo sapi means wise man

homo sapi were the first to have a langlange

homo sapi traveled around the world

homo sapiens sapiens means wise wise humans

all mondern humans belong to homo sapien sapien

paleolithic age began 2.5 million years ago also known as the old stone age

they were nomads and traveled in groups of 20-30 and they all had there certain jobs

all there tool were made of stone

australopithecines means southern ape

they had different roles one is a hunter-gatherers they search for food

the woman find berries,nuts roots and grains

men find animals and bring them back to eat

paleolithic hunting

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a nomad is someone or group of people that move with there food

many historians think that man and woman were the same

they didn't wear much clothing to be more flexible

early humans lived in cold climates they had to male clothing from animal skins to protect them selves

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technology are tool and methods to perform tasks they began with paleolithic people

flint helped develop tools and weapons in the old stone age

people created hand axes spears bows and harpoons

the flintstones live in bedrock very important

fire

it cooked food and provide light

caves were their shelter and they had lots of animals in them

food water and shelter

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nomads are hunter and gatherers

the pencil was invented in 1564 and 1858 was when the eraser was added in porntand informason

flint was very important

there were no dinosaurs in the paleolithic age

culture a way of life for a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs

cave paintings have been found that depict animals

people believed that everything have a spirit

fossils are remains of animals

earth is 4.5 million years old

artifacts are things we creating

paleolithic people were forever on the move

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