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The Beginnings of Humanity

The Beginnings of Humanity. 6 Million Years Ago - Ardipithecus. Located In East Africa Climbed Trees (4 Limbs) and Walked (2 Limbs) in Woodlands Ate ripe fruits and animals (thin enamel on teeth = soft foods). 4 Million Years Ago - Australopithecus.

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The Beginnings of Humanity

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  1. The Beginnings of Humanity

  2. 6 Million Years Ago - Ardipithecus • Located In East Africa • Climbed Trees (4 Limbs) and Walked (2 Limbs) in Woodlands • Ate ripe fruits and animals (thin enamel on teeth = soft foods)

  3. 4 Million Years Ago - Australopithecus • Located across Africa in Woodlands & Grasslands • Walked Only • Shorter Arms • Ate tougher foods (thicker enamel on teeth) • Larger Brain * Dikika Baby, Age 3

  4. 2 Million Years Ago - Homo • Left Africa and traveled to Europe (Spain) and Asia (China/Java) • Developed Stone Tools • Teeth and Jaws smaller • Larger Brain • Rituals Began

  5. Conclusion • How much have human developed over the past 6 million years? • How different are 21st century humans from the earliest humans? • *Dresden, 1945 *Ghana

  6. Sources 1. National Geographic, July 2010 2. Ardipithecus Skeleton (Slide 2) from Discover Magazine.com http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/10/01/ardipithecus-we-meet-at-last/ 3. “Ardipithecus Ramidus Lights the Way,” National Geographic.com http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/human-evolution/human-ancestor 4. “Childhood Origins,” by Christopher P. Sloan, National Geographic, November 2006. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/11/dikika-baby/sloan-text 5. http://www.iupui.edu/~mstd/a103/Paleolithic%20Tool%20Types.htm

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