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10/21/2008
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Australopithecus name means
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Southern Ape
Term
Homo habilis
 Definition
Handy Human
Term
homo erectus
 Definition
upright human
Term
Australopithecus first discoverd
 Definition
1924 in south africa by Raymond Dart
Term
Homo habilis first discovered when where and by whom
 Definition
Louis and Mary leakey in 1961 Tazania
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homo erectus first discovered when, where and by who
 Definition
1891 Eugene Dubois in Indonesia
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brain size Australopithecus
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400-500 cc
Term
brain size Homo habilis
 Definition
580-800 cc
Term
brain size homo erectus
 Definition
775-1250 cc
Term
Australopithecus lived
 Definition
4.5- 1 million years ago
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Homo habilis lived
 Definition
2.5 - 1.5 million years ago
Term
homo erectus lived
 Definition
1.9 - 200,000
Term
tools Australopithecus
 Definition
none
Term
tools Homo habilis
 Definition
pebble chopper
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tools homo erectus
 Definition
hsnd axe flake tools
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first Australopithecus
 Definition
none
Term
first Homo habilis
 Definition
simple language
stone tools
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first homo erectus
 Definition
controll fire
live in huts
first hunters
first to leave Africa
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