Welcome
Kate Social Studies 7
  • Home
  • Early People Assignment
    • Australopithecus
    • Homo Habilis
    • Homo Erectus
    • Neanderthal
    • Cro-Magnon
    • Conclusion
    • Pictures
    • Reference

Homo Habilis (lived 2 million to 3 million years ago)

Homo Habilis

Picture
The next species that exist was Homo Habilis ,they are also  know as the "handy man"The word Habilis means cleaver, handy or skillful.Homo Habilis were found in the east of Africa.They had a bigger brain than Australopithecus,but not sill as big as modern human. Their skull was more rounded,it was 650cc to 800cc and because they had a bigger brain,they had a better chance to survive. It was about half size of a modern human's brain.Homo Habilis were able to remember important information,and plan ahead.Homo habilis made small, simple tools and still didn't used as weapon to kill animal. So there's not a lot of chance for them to eat meat.They made simple tools to use as knives for cutting the meat,so they eat more parts of the animal that Australopithecus can't.

They had a more human-looking face. However, they still look a lot different than modern-human.According to Australopithecus, Homo Habilis were taller and they have better legs and feet in order to walk. Their face were smaller, longer, narrower and look more like modern human. Their jaw and teeth were lighter and smaller than Australopithecus.They probably didn't had language, so they can only use simple sounds to communicate. And Homo Habilis still didn't had fire or clothes.
Picture
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.