Julian

According to the theories of human evolution, many changes in humanity have enabled us to make progress. 4
toc The theory of human evolution is the project i will try to explain I hope my information will help you understand. Human Evolution started about 3 million years ago when hominids learned how to walk upright and from then on we invented more and more things until today.

The theory of human evolution is not 100% true but we used the information we have found out from fossils and other ancient things to build up the most belivable story of human evolution. the true story is still hidden from us and we might never find out wahat it is but we will be trying our best.

Orrorin tugenensis Ardipithecus ramidus Australopithecus anamensis Australopithecus afarensis Kenyanthropus platyops Australopithecus africanus Australopithecus garhi Australopithecus sediba Australopithecus aethiopicus || Australopithecus robustus Australopithecus boisei Homo habilis Homo georgicus Homo erectus Homo ergaster Homo antecessor Homo heidelbergensis Homo neanderthalensis Homo floresiensis Homo sapiens sapiens ||
 * Sahelanthropus tchadensis
 * Timeline ||

Austrolopithicus Afarensis
They lived in east Africa which was full of high grass and trees at that time. still they had a hard time surviving. there were enough predators and they also killed them selves. They were not very social at that time but still they lived in little groups. each group had aleader and a territory. Somtimes a nother ape killedthe leader to gain the leadership. they also fought over the Feminin monkeys and then they still had to defend their territory against invaders. So it was normal that one of them died.

What were they like?How were they suited for their enviorment?
They cared for each other like no other kind of hominids before them. Care is the secret that helped us survive and let other big hunters die out. The Afarensis had large teeth but a very thin skull. They had to be able to walk upright so they could see better in the high grass. That helped them seeing predators li ke large birds or sabertooth cats earlier.

What were the most significant changes/charecteristics?
The Austrolopithicus afarensis were one of the first to use stones and bones as tools to get meet from the animals for example or as weapons fo defence. Those were not shaped yet but still effective enough to do the jobs they were suposed to do. The afarensis was also one of the first to walk straight upright.

Homo Habilis
The homo habilis didn't wander out of africa like many other hominids at that time did. they stayed in east africa which was a lot more dry by now. There was only dry high grass a few trees and rocks. The short word for that is Savana. So the conditions were pretty harsh for the small creatures but a lot of the dangerous predators had died out by then so it wasn't as dangerous.

What were they like?How were they suited for their enviorment?
The tallest found skeleton was 145cm tall so the averrage hight would be about 120cm. With that hight they were perfectly hidden in the high grass. It had a relativly small mouth and was very monkey like. It was also pretty temparamentfull. Still it's name means very inteligent.

What were the most significant changes/charecteristics?
They had found out the way of smashing stones together to make them sharp and shaped and not round and stump like the austrolopithicus afarensis's. In the time the homo habilis was a live the type or first name changed from Austrolopithicus to homo .

**Homo Erectus** The Homo Erectus lived in Africa and Asia about from 800,000 to 300,000 years ago and because of that it was the wirdest spread of one kind of hominids till then. In 1893 a Homo erectus was found on the Island Java in Indonisia and because of that he was called the Javaman. Others of it's kind were found in east africa. How did the Homo erectus get over the ocean? No one knows.

What were they like? How were they suited for their enviorment?
They were an extremly strong species which was good for the Hunt. They had gained more priveliges for the hunt like fire and stone tip spears. They brought the fire from africa but they had one problem. The fire would go out in damp and wet places so they were also taking great risks in the hunt. They had also found out many other ways to use fire for example keeping warm or cooking their meat. One day a homo erectus found out that with a plant oil used for medicine the fire will burn even in the rain. They had become the hunter from the hunted.

What were the most significant changes/charecteristics?
The Homo Erectus in vented fire and a way how to keep it burning in wet damp air and rain. They also built tent from wood for shelter and used plant oil for medicine. The Homo erectus were nomands often on the move. **﻿Homo Sapien** They lived at the end of the last ice age mostly in europe. You can still see their cave paintings on the walls of Lascaux for example, today. They lived from about 230,000 to 30,000 years ago. In their enviorment it was very cold and that wasn't easy but they were suited for their enviorment.

What were they like? How were they suited for their enviorment?
They were small robust hominids because in small bodies the heat would stay longer so they wouldn't get cold that fast. The Homo Sapiens already had Juwlery made of all kinds. They lived in groups and also traded items with other families. They buried their dead with a ceremony. We don't know if they believed in gods but they seem to have believed in magic because they drew cave paintings on the walls so the actual prey would come to them. They lived in caves partly because it was a good shelter and it kept the warmth of the fire longer.

What were the most significant changes/charecteristics?
The Homo Sapien were the first to have a solid shelter. They were also the first really cultural kind of hominids that buried their dead. That also showed how evolved they were in society. they also made big steps in communication

Homo Sapien Sapien (Human)
The Homo sapien sapien started of about were Israel is today. There were caves found there that are an important fact for this theory. They set foot on Earth about 100,000 years ago. They conquered Every continent except for Antartica in a rapid speed.

What were they like? How were they suited for their enviorment?
The name Homo sapien sapien means extremly wise and inteligent hominid and indeed we were. We invented throwable spears or jawelins. Their bodies were built very tall and thin but they had extremly warm jackets for warmth. They had tents for shelter which you could carry. They were nomads at first hunters and gatherers until they came to mesopotamia found good farming ground and built the first cities. Until then they had always been following their prey around. What were the most significant changes/charecteristics? We basically invented everything we use today but back then the only great things we actually invented were:
 * 1) Speech
 * 2) Throw able spears
 * 3) Carry able tents

Conclusion
Humans have made progress over time and have come to the result (for now) of how we live now. Now you will have an idea of what started human evolution and where it started. If you think you have a better story of human evolution than fine try to find facts and maybe one day you will no the whole story of human evolution, but how did the species all die out completely and only we lived? How did early hominids discover some of their most important inventions? There are many more questions we don't have answers to yet.

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