David

Cueva

History Class
Mr. Colosimo

Prologue:
1. After watching the video in the prologue, list three questions you have about
human evolution.
I. Are humans still going to evolve?
II. Why did human evolution started in Africa?
III. Did animals developed at the exact same time that humans did?
Evidence:
2. Where is Hadar and why is it significant?
Hadar is located in Ethiopia, Africa. It is a pilgrimage for anthropologists.
The first hominid ever found was of a women located in this area.
3. Why was the 3.2 million year old hominid fossil found in Hadar called "Lucy"?
It was named after The Beatles song Lucy in the sky with diamonds
4. What is Lucys scientific name?
Australopithecus
5. What is a paleoecologist?
A paleocologist is a scientist that works in ecology dealing with ancient
organisms or civilizations.
Anatomy:
6. What is the closest living relative to the human?
Bonobos
7. How close are we to this closest living relative?
The human DNA is really close to bonobos but the difference is that us
humans are capable to rationale and think in a different way.
7a. Does this mean we evolved from this closest living relative?
No, humans did not evolved from monkeys but probably we developed
from a similar branch that monkeys did.
8. What is a common ancestor?
It is when different species have evolved from the same ancestors.

David Cueva

History Class
Mr. Colosimo

9. How does the human foot compare to the foot of a Chimpanzee?

The human feet are designed for humans to be standing and walking
facing forward on the other hand chimpanzees feet are designed to
climb trees and grip branches.
10. What did scientists name the most complete skeleton of a homo erectus ever
found?
Turkana boy or Nariokotome Boy
10a. How tall was he?
He was 163 cm or 64 in.
Lineages:
11. Where are most Neanderthal fossils found?
Eurasia, Western Europe, Central and Northern Asia.
12. How did the face of Neanderthals differ from modern humans?
Neanderthals skull has a bigger back part than the modern human
species.
13. Suggest one reason why Neanderthals became extinct.
They did not have the ability to adapt to climate change.
Summary:
14. Based upon what you have learned in this video explain why the following
statement is FALSE: Evolution states that humans evolved from monkeys.
This is a false statement because monkeys are not identical to humans,
but it could be possibly that these animals evolved from a close branch
that humans did.
15. Please summarize what you learned about human evolution in this video in
the space below.
I learned from Hadar which was the first place were a complete women
hominid was found. I liked the video and I think its interesting to get to
know our background.