| A | B |
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| anthropology | study of ancient humans as a species |
| archeology | the study of cultures thru examination of human artifacts |
| palontologists | study fossilized remains |
| prehistory is divided into 2 eras | Paleolithic Age and Neolithic Age |
| Paleolithic | Old Stone Age (hominids) - lasted until 8000 BCE |
| hominid | humanlike creature that walks upright |
| Lucy (Australopithecenes) | oldest known hominid discovered in Ethiopia - 1974 |
| homo erectus | upright hominid - found in Indonesia & China - with tools for hunting |
| Homo sapiens ("wise humans") | speech, use of fire, stone tools |
| Homo erectus evolved in | Africa spreading to Asia and Europe |
| African - Multiregional model | Homo erectus evolved into Homosapien after arriving onto respective continent |
| Africa - "Out of Africa" theory / model | argues that homo erectus evolved only in Africa |
