AA+HH Flashcards
(25 cards)
Australopithecus means:
Southern Ape
Afarensis means:
Afar Triangle, Ethiopia
Lucy is a…
Australopithecus Afarensis
Lucy was found by…
Donald Johanson
How tall was an Australopithecus Afarensis?
3-4 feet tall
AA brain was…
1/3 of the size of ours
Could AA speak?
Not likely
AA were mix of…
Human and ape features
AA arms were…
Ape like
AA hands and feet were…
Human like
AA had…
Large head with forehead and jaw jutting out
Facial pronathisim
AA walked…
Biped and walked upright /on two feet
AA advantages of being a biped were…
Gather food more easily
Use their hands for defense
Homo means…
Man
Habilis means…
Handy
HH were found by…
Lewis and Mary Leakey
HH nickname was…
Handy man because it was believed that this was the first group to make and use tools.
HH walked
Biped walked up right and on two feet
HH lived…years ago
1.5 to 2.5 million years ago
Compared to AA they were…
Taller
Compared to AA they were more…
Human like
HH brains were…
Twice the size of AA
HH likely lived…
In groups
Advantages of living in groups were…
Work together to protect against animal attacks
Collect food over large areas
