Question

Where did Homo erectus man exist? Give its three important features?

Answer 1

Homo erectus:

They belong to the genus “Homo”. They signifies the “upright man”.

Existence:

1. The Homo erectus human species existed between the Homo habilis species and the Neanderthal men.
2. They lived approximately $1.7$ million years ago.
3. They migrated from Africa and moved to Asia and Europe.
4. The fossil of the Peking man in China was a Homo erectus hominid with existence about $50,000$ years ago.

Cranial capacity:

1. They had an increased brain capacity from $900$ to $1140cc$.

Skills:

1. They were intelligent.
2. They started using fire and refined stone tools for hunting and other purposes.

Features:

The Homo erectus man had distinct human-like features such as:

1. They grew taller and were about $5$ feet tall.
2. They could stand upright and had an upright posture.
3. They could do bipedal walking and standing.
4. Their facial features began to resemble that of modern-day hominids.