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The Achilles' tendon was a shock absorber.
What was the Achilles' tendon used for?
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It was built for cold weather.
What weather was the Neanderthal built for?
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Lucy walked on two legs like humans. She's bipedal.
How many legs did Lucy walk on?
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It helped support Erectus's upper body while running.
A strong gluteus Maximus did what for erectus?
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Erectus was the first to master fire
What was Erectus the first to master?
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It's nose radiated heat to keep warm.
What did the Neanderthal use its nose for?
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The pelvis.
this feature held Lucy guts. What is it?
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Lucy needs her ape like arms because she climb trees when predators attack her.
Why does Lucy need her ape like arms?
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Erectus would have to have specialized brain hardware.
Erectus was able to throw very accurate like us humans. What trait must he have in order to succeed in this task?
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Erectus gained protein by cooking food.
How did Erectus gain protein?
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This shows that they had empathy of their own kind.
The Neanderthal has their own burial ritual. What does this show?
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It's important because it helped support Lucy's weight.
Lucy thigh bones were slanted. Why was this important?
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Lucy on average is 3.5 ft fully grown.
On average how tall is Lucy?
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Erectus was able to adapt.
Erectus was able to live in different climates. How was he able to do so?
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Emotions.
When archaeologist found out Erectus mastered fire they knew Erectus could also control his (blank)
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It's dangerous because its cold and when you sweat in the cold it could increases the rate of getting a heart attack, hypothermia, and frostbite.
Why is it dangerous for Neanderthal to sweat? Name at least 1 reason.
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It was was a part of their evolution.
Like us humans Lucy also have smaller canine teeth. What caused Lucy to have smaller canine teeth
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Lucy brain compared to ours is tiny/small.
Lucy and humans have a lot in common. However how is Lucy brain size compared to ours?
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