2 Flashcards
Deals with fossilized remains, primate beginning and evolution.
Physical Anthropology
Rely more on smell for information
Have mobile ears, whiskers, longer snouts
Prosimians
Rounded brain cases
Reduce non-mobile outer ears
Anthropoids
Deals with the study of primaters
Primatology
A theory that tells early human ancestors primarily lived on trees
Arboreality
Gradual increase of the size of brain
Encephalization
General used by scientists to categorize the group of early humans and other humanlike creatures
Hominid
Four categories of hominid
Sahelanthropus
Ardipithecus
Australopithecus
Homo
Had biological and cultural characteristics of a modern human
Classified as humans
Homo
Had biological and cultural characteristics of a modern human
Classified as humans
Homo
Handy man
Homo habilis
Upright man
Homo erectus
Wise man
Homo sapiens
Speech gene found in chromosome
FOXP2
Was coined by social scientists to facilitate their exploration
Society
All powerful
Omnipotence
All knowing
Omniscience