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Facial Characteristics: Brain: Brain averaged 610 cc in size representing 1.7% of body weight; a significant increase compared to Australopithecus Environment: Homo habilis lived in a predominantly grassland environment. Small groups banded together for protection. The size of the group depended on the amount of food available. Groups would disband and move on, as food required. With their abilities to craft simple tools, Homo habilis could build simple shelters for protection from weather and animals. Skulls become fuller and rounded; slight forehead appearing; face had small, arched brow ridge (small than earlier ancestors); hole for spine located in center of skull base showed species walked upright. Height: Homo habilis were taller than their ancestors, the human-like primates like Autralopithecus. the average weight of a homo habilis male is almost 100 pounds and average height of male homo habilis is 5feet. Tools: Man had to get smart to survive. Man did not have strong claws to help them fight. They could not out run early tigers or cave lions. The Homo habilis man is credited with inventing stone tools to help live more comfortably, and to better protect themselves against the many carnivore (meat eating) animals of the time.

Environment/ Diet: The climate was becoming cooler and drier and this may have been the impetus for new feeding strategies that included scavenging and tool use. Their main diet was probably fruits, roots, nuts and vegetables that they found growing wild. Analysis shows they did include some meat in their diet.

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Use History Alive! Pages 16-17 to complete the following. Be thorough in your answers. Input Charts are the primary source for Unit Exams (30% HISTORY category) and they need to be used as a study guide. PROMPT 1.) Who discovered Homo habilis? 2.) When did Handy Man live? 3.) How are Australopithecus (Lucy) and Homo habilis (Handy Man) similar and different? YOUR ANSWER Homo habils was found by team leaky. About 1.5 or 2 million years ago. Homo habilis has a bigger brain then the australopithecuse but what they had in conmen was that they had A similar diet And they both stood up. 4.) What is important about Homo habilis living It was important because they would help each in groups? other out and keep ever body alive. 5.) Identify and explain the importance of the This find was important because the homo halibs significant clue the Leakeys found. would have been a missing link for much longer. 6.) Describe the Homo habilis tools. Their tools were very simple. They would find sharp rocks for knifes and animal bones for shovels and such. 7.) What was required for the tools to be First of all a bigger brain then the created? australopithecus, rocks, and bones from animals. 8.) How did tools improve the life of Handy Man? Their tools improved their life by helping them get food like meat and roots. 9.) Describe what is occurring in the picture that The homo halibs are skinning the zebra with there crosses pages 16 and 17. stone tools. 10.) List any questions that you have about One question I have is how would they evolve. Australopithecus and/or Homo habilis. Asking Would it happen over night or would all the questions is a technique archeologist, sudden you would be changing shapes. anthropologist, paleoanthropologist, historians, and geographers use to uncover unforeseen knowledge and insight.

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