Chapter 1 Flashcards
Why was the astrolopithegus named lucy?
the researchers were listeing to “lucy in the sky of diamonds” when she was discovered
When did human like cousins being to appear on earth?
about 5 MYA
What did the homonids start with?
Austrolopihegus. the first ape to walk upright
Homo Erectus
began to use stone tools, conquered fire, began to migrate north of africa
What was more important then tools and fire?
intelligence and the ability to convey complex ideas.
What did fire give to homo erectus?
Fire gave homo erectus time to think
what did thinking time do for homo erectus?
thinking time gave homo erectus a form of primitave language
how did thinking time give homo erectus a form of primitive language?
thinking time would make homo erectus want to epress themselves and make them talk to each other, without language, this isnt possible
by 200 thousand years ago where had homo erectus established itself?
in most of the temperate zones of the eastern hemisphere
how did homo erectus fade away?
the arrival of newer and more intelligent species drived them to extinction
what was the new and inteliigent species?
Homo Sapiens (the ones who know)
was the biggest asset to homo sapiens?
they had the ability to understand and change their surroundings to their needs.
what did homo sapiens evolve that was unique amongst other animals at the time?
a throat with vocal cords and a separate mouth cavity with a tongue
What did these evolutionary traits give them?
this evolutionary trait gave them revised and new forms of language.
