Contributions and tools
What is the benefit of walking up right?
They can reach fruits easier
Why would they travel?
For more food and water
Who was bigger males or females?
Males
Did they wear clothes?
Could they climb trees?
Yes
Name a disease that is caused by walking up right compared to on all 4s
COPD
Where do Australopithecus clans travel to and from?
Water holes
What does Australopithecus mean?
Southern Ape
They were smart as a....
Chimpanzee
Name 3 things they used to make tools?
Sticks, Stones, and Animal bones
Where would they set up camp?
Under trees or in caves
How tall did a full grown male become?
5 feet
Are they chimpanzees or humans?
Humans
Name 2 examples of what they used bones for?
Cutting or smashing open nuts or smashing bones to get more meat from their prey
What did they eat?
Leaves, fruits, seeds, roots, nuts, small animals and insects
What size were the brains? (Big, small, medium, tiny, giant etc.)
Tiny
How tall was the usual height
4.11
Why did the Australopithecus cut open the bones of a animal?
To make tools and to get more meat
What was their most dangerous part of their life and why?
Traveling from water hole to water hole because of the open and unfamiliar terrain
How many years ago did they live? (range)
3-3.7 million years
What was their skull Length and width?
19.7cm. And their Skull Width was 14.8cm.