Chapter VII Flashcards
a man, or child of the species Homo Sapiens, distinguished from other animals by superior mental development, power of articulate, and upright stance.
Human Being
An ORGANIZATION or aggregate of people living together with common INTERESTS or purpose activity
Society
A mental or emotional state of well-being which can be defined by, among others, positive or PLEASANT EMOTIONS ranging from contentment to intense JOY
Happiness
the state of being HAPPY, prosperous, or HEALTHY
Well-being
According to him man is defined as a RATIONAL ANIMAL because he can think and use reason consistently. He is a creature whose destiny is to live in the spiritual world and physical world.
Aristotle
This explains the BEHAVIOR OF SOCIETY in their priorities in science and technology to satisfy the human needs.
*Is used to MODEL HUMAN DECISION MAKING
Rational choice theory
The early records of humanity showed that humans evolved from four-legged species to walking upright individuals. The earliest humans climbed trees and walked on the ground to gather food and find shelter for their survival.
Walking upright
This FLEXIBILITY helped them get around in diverse habitats and cope with changing climates, which eventually helped them in the evolution of their physical attributes.
Walking Upright
As humans need to survive, their various activities such as foraging, hunting and fishing to provide a wide range of food supply led to advances in tools and TOOL-MAKING.
Use of different tools
The early humans who were hunters and gatherers started domesticating animals. They settled in one place, learned to TAME ANIMALS and domesticate them.
Domestication of animals
The earliest human species were SMALL and usually had LONG ARMS and short legs. Since most of the food that humans consumed during this time were PLANT-BASED, this required a LARGE DIGESTIVE TRACT.
Short bodies and long guts (6 million years ago)
Some humans have adapted to hot climates, they evolved NARROW BODIES that helped them stay cool. Long legs enabled them to travel longer distances.
Tall bodies and short gut (9 million years ago)
Eating meat and other foods that could be digested quickly led to a SMALLER DIGESTIVE TRACT, making more energy available for TALL BODIES and large brains.
Tall bodies and short gut (9 million years ago)
As humans moved to colder climates, their bodies needed to ADAPTto help them stay warm. They had a short, wide bodies to conserve heat; they depended on both raw meat and cooked food.
Compact bodies and short gut (400,000 years ago).
because of less physically demanding lifestyles and diet that included meat and cooked foods, humans evolved bones that were sleeker and weaker.
Bones were sleeker and weaker (50,000 years ago)
This helped the early humans in their social interactions and encounters with unfamiliar habitats
Complexity of the Brains
Early humans also depended on___________?, like sharing food, caring for infants, and building social networks to help them survive the different challenges in the changing environment.
Social Life