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Homo Erectus
helby Althuizenaelee Downing ryan ForouzehSlide2
Table of Contents
Slide 2: Table of ContentsSlide 3: Dates and Places of ExistenceSlide 4: Description of Physical Appearance
Slide 5: Description of SheltersSlide 6: FoodSlide 7: Description of Daily Life
Slide 8: ToolsSlide 9: Fire
Slide 10: Ceremonies and ReligionSlide 11: Transportation
Slide 12: Development of LanguageSlide 13: ClothingSlide 14: Art and Carving
Slide 15: Homo Erectus Interesting FactsSlide 16: Questions
Slide 17: AnswersSlide 18: How to Learn MoreSlide 19: Endnotes
Slide 20: Bibliography Slide3
Introduction
Hello! Welcome to a history lesson a day with the Homo Erectus people. You will learn about what they ate, what they look like, where they lived, and much more! We hope you learn a lot and have fun with Homo Erectus!Slide4
Dates and Places of Existence
The Homo Erectus people lived in Africa between 1,600,000 BCE and about 300,000 BCE.(1) The Homo Erectus people soon moved to Asia and Europe as the climate got colder.(2)Slide5
Description of Physical Appearance
Homo Erectus had large brains. Their brain size was form 54-67 cubic inches, which was larger than the brain of a Homo Habilis. Homo Erectus people had smaller teeth than Homo
Habilis, but larger than modern humans’ teeth. Homo Erectus people had a very thick skull with a sloping forehead and large eyebrows. They also had massive jaws and had no chin. Additionally, they had flat faces and were taller than early groups of humans and had shorter arms. They weighed about 100 to 150 pounds. (3)Slide6
Description of Shelters
Homo Erectus people lived in Africa. Their homes were often found in forests, plains, and grasslands. Scientists believe that these people lived in oval huts and caves. (4) Scientists also believed that the oval huts were made out of straw and grass. It is thought that these oval huts and caves were long lasting. (5) Slide7
Food
Homo Erectus women would pick nuts, leaves, and fresh fruit, while the men hunted for already dead animals.(6) Later, men created tools, such as axes and clubs. They used the tools for hunting animals that were alive rather than dead.(7)Slide8
Description of Daily Life
The Homo Erectus men went out in small groups looking for dead animals and learned to make tools. The woman watched the kids, searched for food such as leafs, fruit, and nuts. They also made clothing.(8)Slide9
Tools
Homo Erectus people didn’t have many tools. Their best tool was a hand axe. They cut meat and dug with it. They also had rocks and stones. They used the stones and rocks to cut their meat.(9) When they went hunting, they used wooden spears to kill animals. They produced heat by using fire sticks rubbed together rapidly to make fire.(10)Slide10
Fire
Homo Erectus people were the first ones to make fire. At first, scientists believe that Homo Erectus people could not make fires on their own. The people would bring back fire supplies, such as, branches that caught on fire in a natural way like lightening. (11) They needed the fire for light and warmth. They also used fire for hunting and catching animals that were frightened and ran away. (12) Eventually, they found out how to make their own fires, they grabbed a sick and a stone and rubbed them together creating sparks and heat, soon there will be a fire.(13)Slide11
Ceremonies and Religion
Scientists think that the Homo Erectus people had no religion. Scientists believe since Homo Erectus people drew and carved babies being born and babies with their parents that Homo Erectus might have had some ceremonies. (14)Slide12
Transportation
Homo Erectus people had to walk on their bare feet. Some people have heard that people from the time of Home Erectus rode dinosaurs, but they did not! (15)Slide13
Development of Language
Scientists don’t know exactly how Homo Erectus people communicated or if they used hand gestures. Some scientists say Homo Erectus people spoke and some scientists even say they had better ways of communicating than we do.(16)Slide14
Clothing
Homo Erectus made their own clothing by skinning animals. Homo Erectus men and woman used the skin to cover their body parts. They used strips of leather to stitch the animal skin together. (17)Slide15
Scientists believe that Homo Erectus people may have had art and carvings. Scientists also believe that the people carved and made their art about ceremonies of babies being born. Scientists believe these ceremonies and pictures of babies with their parents was supposed to inspire people to have children. (18)
Art and CarvingsSlide16
Homo Erectus Interesting Facts
Homo Erectus was also called “upright man.” (19)Fossils of Homo Erectus were discovered in far away places, such as China and also the island of Java.(20)Homo Erectus had larger brains than Homo Habilis.(21)
Homo Habilis evolved into the first people called Homo Erectus. Their bodies were much like ours, but they had ape-like faces.(22)Slide17
Questions
1) Homo Erectus people were the first ones to create fire. How did they discover to make fire?!A)Natural Ways B)Fire Sticks C)Sticks and Stones D)All of the Above
2) Homo Erectus people had many tools, such as, hand axes, fire sticks, and rocks. What did they use these tools for?!A)Cut Meat B)Dig C)Make Fires D)All of the Above
3) Homo Erectus people had a nickname given to them for their straight backs and being the first group to not slouch. What was their nickname?!
A)Upright Man B)Straight Back Man C)Long Back Man D)Non-Slouch Man Slide18
Answers
C Sticks and Stones D All of the Above A Upright ManSlide19
How to Learn More about Homo Erectus?!
How do you learn more about Homo Erectus people?! You learn more by going on the websites as seen in the bibliography (on page two!) We hope you want to learn more!!! Slide20
Conclusion
Did you learn a lot about Homo Erectus people?! How was your day with them?! It was a hard life of survival, right?! We hope you had fun and you want to learn more!Slide21
Endnotes
1) http://www.stanford.edu/~harryg/protected/chp22.htm2) Ancient Civilization (book) by Macmillan/McGraw Hill3) Ancient Civilization (book) by Macmillan/McGraw Hill4) http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0010-homo-erectus.php and Homo Erectus packet
Homo Erectus packetAncient Civilization (book) by Macmillan/McGraw Hill
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Facchini pages 38 and 39Believes that people had and the slide show that Mr.Donns
Early Humans company made it said that people did not live when dinosaur lived!http://www.stanford.edu/~harryg/protected/chp22.htm
http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0010-homo-erectus.phpA Day with Homo Erectus (book) by Fiorenzo
Facchini pages 38 and 39Homo Erectus packet
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The resources on the bibliography were to check our answers!Slide22
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Homo Erectus packetAncient Civilization (book) by Macmillan/McGraw Hill A Day with Homo Erectus (book) by
Fiorenzo Facchini