1. EARLY HUMANS

2. The Discovery of LUCY
Australopithecus afarensis, the earliest ancestors of human beings
They walked upright but were quite short
Lived 2.9 to 3.5 million years ago

3. Homo habilis, skillful human
Lived 1.5 to 2.4 million years ago
Also called “Handy Man”
Used stones as simple tools and ate a variety of foods

4. Homo Erectus, upright human
Lived 300,000 to 1.6 million years ago
Used fire
Made stone axes and chopping tools

5. Homo sapiens, wise human
Lived 30,000 to 230,000 years ago
Could speak
Made more complicated tools
Also called Neanderthals

6. Homo sapiens sapiens, modern human
Have been around for 120,000 years
Became more advanced about 40,000 years ago
This is what we call “people” today

7. Human Movement Across the Globe
All Early Humans developed in Africa
Homo erectus spread throughout Africa, Asia and Europe
Approximately 15,000 years ago, Homo sapiens sapiens had spread throughout the ENTIRE world

8. Early Human Culture No writing, no written records, prehistory
Prehistoric humans lived during the Ice Age, which ended 10,000 yrs. ago
Left behind many tools made of stone
These years of prehistory are called the Stone Age

9. Early Human Culture
Early humans lived in small groups of adults and children
Their main job was gathering foods to eat
They hunted animals for meat
They banded together for protection
Nomadic - moved around looking for food

10. Early Human Culture Early humans found shelter in caves
Drew pictures on the walls of their homes
Buried their dead in graves, adding food, tools, pottery and flowers suggesting a belief in an afterlife

11. Cave Paintings found in Lascaux, France dating from 15,000 – 10,000 years ago