Q. The difference between $Homo\ sapiens$ and the $Homo\ erectus$ was

A) Homo sapiens originated in Africa, while Homo erectus originated in Asia
B) Homo erectus were much smaller in size than Homo sapiens
C) Homo erectus stayed in Africa, while Homo sapiens did not
D) The size of the brain of Homo erectus was smaller than that of Homo sapiens
Explanation

Homo Sapiens Sapiens The first skeletal remains of Homo sapiens sapiens were found in Europe and were named cro-magnon. In the Homo sapiens there is final reduction of the jaws, the appearance of the jaws, the appearance of modern man’s chin and of the rounded skull. Mean cranial capacity was about 1350 cc modern man is very closely related to cro-magnon. Homo erectus The cranial capacity of Homo erectus which includes Java man and peking man varied from about 775 to nearly 1300 cc. The tool tradition is associated with the Homo erectus way of life. The stone tools were largely made of quartz. Bone tools and wooden tools like wooden speaks have also been discovered. There is an evidence of big game hunting which indicates that there must have been collective hunting. The Homo erectus seem to be cave-dwellers

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