Name: ______Pd. _____ Date: ______

Early Hominids

Australopithecus Afarensis (Lucy) "Southern ape of the Afar region"

Read pg. 14 and answer the following questions in detail.

  1. When did they live?
  1. Where did they live?
  1. How did they get their name?
  1. Physical Characteristics that make them different from others
  1. Other differences between species

Special abilities and/or physical traits

Large canine teeth / Related Superpower
“Mega Chompers”
Able to bite right through a woolly mammoth’s hide

Name: ______Pd. _____ Date: ______

Early Hominids

Homo Habilis “Handy Man”

Read pgs. 16 - 17 and answer the following questions in detail.

  1. When did they live?
  1. Where did they live?
  1. How did they get their name?
  1. Physical Characteristics that make them different from others
  1. Other differences between species

Special abilities and/or physical traits

Large canine teeth / Related Superpower
“Mega Chompers”
Able to bite right through a woolly mammoth’s hide

Name: ______Pd. _____ Date: ______

Early Hominids

Homo Erectus “Upright Man”

Read pg. 18 - 19 and answer the following questions in detail.

  1. When did they live?
  1. Where did they live?
  1. How did they get their name?
  1. Physical Characteristics that make them different from

others

  1. Other differences between species

Special abilities and/or physical traits

Large canine teeth / Related Superpower
“Mega Chompers”
Able to bite right through a woolly mammoth’s hide

Name: ______Pd. _____ Date: ______

Early Hominids

Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis (Neanderthal) “Wise Man from the NeanderValley”

Read pg. 20 - 21 and answer the following questions in detail.

  1. When did they live?
  1. Where did they live?
  1. How did they get their name?
  1. Physical Characteristics that make them different from others
  1. Other differences between species

Special abilities and/or physical traits

Large canine teeth / Related Superpower
“Mega Chompers”
Able to bite right through a woolly mammoth’s hide

Name: ______Pd. _____ Date: ______

Early Hominids

Homo Sapiens Sapiens “Doubly Wise Man” (Early Modern Humans)

Read pg. 22-23 and answer the following questions in detail.

  1. When did they live?
  1. Where did they live?
  1. How did they get their name?
  1. Physical Characteristics that make them different from others
  1. Other differences between species

Special abilities and/or physical traits

Large canine teeth / Related Superpower
“Mega Chompers”
Able to bite right through a woolly mammoth’s hide