| Word |
Definition |
| Paleoantropologist |
one who studies the fossils of human ancestors |
| Homo habilis |
“handy human,” first one to use tools |
| Homo erectus |
people who had larger brains and made complex tools, 1st to leave Africa |
| Homo sapiens |
“wise humans”, modern humans |
| Paleolithic Age |
“old stone age” when tools were first made |
| Australopithecine |
oldest group of ancestors |
| Genus |
the large group to which the species belongs |
| Neanderthals |
people who had bony ridges above their eyes, larger jaws and broader chests |
| Cro-Magnons |
first modern humans |
| Homo heidelbergensis |
people with bigger face and teeth |
IVC Lesson 11
