Evolution of Early Hominids Global History I: Adamiak

Evolution of Early Hominids

• Hominid any member of the biological family hominidae (great ape). Examples include humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans.

•Describe Describe what is what is going on in going on in this this rendering?rendering?

•What are What are the “people” the “people” doing?doing?

•Who are Who are they?they?

Australopithecus afarensis

Australopithecus afarensis

•How does How does this picture this picture differ from differ from the the previous previous one?one?

•What’s What’s happening happening in this in this scene?scene?

Homo habilis (“handy man”)

Homo habilis (“handy man”)

•Describe this Describe this artist’s artist’s rendering?rendering?

•What do you What do you see in the see in the background?background?

•What are the What are the male and male and female doing?female doing?

Homo erectus (“upright man”)

•Describe the scene in this picture. Describe the scene in this picture. •What do you notice?What do you notice?

Homo erectus (“upright man”)

Homo erectus (“upright man”)

•What is happening in this What is happening in this picture?picture?•What’s different or new?What’s different or new?

Homo neanderthalensis

Homo neanderthalensis

•In this final picture In this final picture describe what is describe what is new?new?

•How does it How does it compare to the compare to the other artists’ other artists’ renderings?renderings?

Homo sapiens sapiens (“Wise man”)

Homo sapiens sapiens (“Wise man”)