Development of Man Notes
Development of Man
The early pre-humans were called Australopethecines which means “Southern Apes”. There were four species under this. a) Australopithecus ramidus b) Australopithecus afarensis c) Australopithecus africanus d) Australopithecus robustus
Australopithecines were primates which had brains no bigger than the chimpanzee’s, shorter than us and have long arms because they are bipedal which means they walk using both their hands and feet. The oldest Australopithecine skeleton was named Lucy and found in Afar, Ethiopia.
There are three humanlike species that arose during the prehistoric time. They are collectively called as Homos. a.) Homo habilis b.) Homo erectus c.) Homo sapiens a. Neanderthals b. Cro-magnons
To begin with, Homo habilis are also known as “man of skills”. They lived during the first quarter of the Paleolithic age. Homo habilis came from Africa, they first lived there. Homo habilis have large brains which indicates that they were more physically and mentally advanced.
Homo erectus were the second humanlike specie. They walk upright which means, they stand straight just like us right now. Homo erectus were food gatherers. They learned to hunt for their food using spears to kill deer, pigs and rabbits. They were also the first one who learned how to make ire which kept them warm, used for cooking and scare away threatening animals. They were also the one who made clothing out of the skin of the animals. At first, they only wrap it around them but later on, they learned to tie them together.
Lastly, the Homo sapiens or “person who thinks”. They were ‘categorized’ or was grouped into two. The earlier one was called the Neanderthals. It is said that their brains were slightly larger than those of modern human beings. Neanderthals was just like homo erectus but their tools used for hunting were more complex. They learned how to craft and they were the first one to practice medicine. Neanderthals
The early pre-humans were called Australopethecines which means “Southern Apes”. There were four species under this. a) Australopithecus ramidus b) Australopithecus afarensis c) Australopithecus africanus d) Australopithecus robustus
Australopithecines were primates which had brains no bigger than the chimpanzee’s, shorter than us and have long arms because they are bipedal which means they walk using both their hands and feet. The oldest Australopithecine skeleton was named Lucy and found in Afar, Ethiopia.
There are three humanlike species that arose during the prehistoric time. They are collectively called as Homos. a.) Homo habilis b.) Homo erectus c.) Homo sapiens a. Neanderthals b. Cro-magnons
To begin with, Homo habilis are also known as “man of skills”. They lived during the first quarter of the Paleolithic age. Homo habilis came from Africa, they first lived there. Homo habilis have large brains which indicates that they were more physically and mentally advanced.
Homo erectus were the second humanlike specie. They walk upright which means, they stand straight just like us right now. Homo erectus were food gatherers. They learned to hunt for their food using spears to kill deer, pigs and rabbits. They were also the first one who learned how to make ire which kept them warm, used for cooking and scare away threatening animals. They were also the one who made clothing out of the skin of the animals. At first, they only wrap it around them but later on, they learned to tie them together.
Lastly, the Homo sapiens or “person who thinks”. They were ‘categorized’ or was grouped into two. The earlier one was called the Neanderthals. It is said that their brains were slightly larger than those of modern human beings. Neanderthals was just like homo erectus but their tools used for hunting were more complex. They learned how to craft and they were the first one to practice medicine. Neanderthals