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- 1AustralopithecinesThey flourished c. 3-4 million years ago in eastern and southern Africa. They were the first hominids to make simple stone tools. They were bipedal, meaning they can walk upright on two legs.
- 2Homo HabilisThey were discovered by Louis and Mary Leakey and flourished c. 1-4 million years ago. Their brains are 50% larger than the Austrolopithecines.
- 3Homo ArectusThey flourished c. 100,000 - 150,000 years ago. They made use of larger and more varied tools and was the first hominid to leave Africa and move to Europe and Asia.
- 4Homo SapiensThey appeared in Africa between c.150,000 - 200,000 years ago and was considered the first anatomically modern human.
- 5NeanderthalsWere encountered by Homo sapiens. Their remains were first found in the Neander valley in Germany and encountered again in both Europe and west Asia. Their remains have dated back to c. 200,000 - 300,000 years ago. They were also the first early people to bury their dead.
- 6Homo sapiens sapiensThey replaced the Neanderthals.
- 7Paleolithic AgeThey relied on hunting but did not grow crops nor raise animals. They lived in small bands of 20-30 individuals and were nomads. They also had a close relationship with the world around them
- 8Neolithic AgeThis started at the end of the ice age. The people made polished stone axes and invented agriculture, writing, food storage and trade. They built houses and farming towns and villages.
- 9Metal AgeThis age is divided into three: Copper Age, where people made metal by melting copper, the Bronze Age; people made metal by melting copper and tin, armies and walled cities were made and this is when the Birth of Civilizations and River Valleys took place.
- 10CivilizationA complex culture in which large numbers of people share a variety of common elements. It has urban focus, new political and military structures, a new social structure based on economical power and the development of more complexity in material state.
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- Flashcards on Untitled, created by Janie Balajadia on 06/09/2014.
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- Janie Balajadia · Sep 2014
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