Storiascopio · Era 2 of 12 · primary year 3
Homo habilis
about 2.4 million years ago · East Africa (Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania)
In short
Homo habilis lived in East Africa between about 2.4 and 1.4 million years ago. It had a slightly bigger brain than the australopithecines, and its name means ‘handy man’ because for a long time it was thought to have made the first tools. Today scientists are still debating who really invented them.
Why it matters It is one of the first members of our own genus, Homo.
Source: Smithsonian, Human Origins Program, “Homo habilis”
Where we are in the era “Prehistory”
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about 7 million years agoEvent 4 of 25about 5,300 years ago
Your turn
Name ______________________ Class ______ Date __________
When did it happen? Find the date at the top and write it here:
Tell it in your own words: what happened?
Draw the scene below.
storiascopio.com/en/event/homo-habilis/ · free worksheet, you may photocopy it for your class