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Assignment: Australopithecus Input Chart

Brain: Relatively small (~380-430 cm) comprising 1.3% of body weight; reorganization of brain may have start with enlargement of cerebral cortex

Facial Characteristics: Forward projecting jaws; large faces; low forehead; prominent brow ridges above the eyes

Arms: Powerful; Long; Adults were able to carry their young children in their arms

Height: 3 ft. 10 in to 4 ft 7 in. tall quite short compared to modern humans

Pelvis: Diet: Teeth, skull and body shape indicate mainly plants; other fossils indicate some meat and fruit More human-like than ape-like. Blades are short and wide with sacrum wide and behind the hipjoint, which supports bipedalism

Feet: Hands: Curved; Free to gather and carry food more easily Arched feet and wide heels indicated ability to walk; big toes aligned with others to indicate ability to climb trees

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Assignment: Australopithecus Input Chart

Use History Alive! Pages 13-14 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.) Define hominid 2.) What do anthropologist study? 3.) In 1974 where did Donald Johnson find a partial skeleton? 4.) What is the name of one thee earliest (more than 3 million years ago) hominids ever discovered? 5.) Define capabilities 6.) Define anthropologist 7.) Define remains 8.) Define biped 9.) Why do anthropologist often disagree about questions? 10.) What was especially exciting about Lucy? YOUR ANSWER Hominids are prehistoric apes that will later become humans. Like us they walk on two feet but dont have a language. Anthropologists study culture and the development of hominids. Donald Johnson found the partial skeleton in Africa. The name of the earliest hominid ever discovered was called Lucy. Capabilities mean what skills they have. An anthropologist is a scientist who studies human development and culture. Remains mean the dead bodies. Biped means a two-footed animal like us. They disagree because they have too few clues to make a suggestion. The thing that was especially exiting about Lucy was that they discovered that she was biped.

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Assignment: Australopithecus Input Chart