Cultural evolution Flashcards
1
Q
What are three phases in prehistoric times that mark a cultural evolution?
A
- Paleolithic (old stone age)
- Mesolithic (middle stone)
- Neolithic (new stone)
2
Q
List 6 complex behaviors in the evolution of behaviors.
A
- Caring for the elderly
- Toolmaking using flint
- Making clothes from animal skins
- Prolonged infant dependency
- Toolmaking using bone and antler
- Enhancing the natural protection of rock shelter
3
Q
How did the early humans get fire?
A
- captured from natural sources, eg. bush fire by lightning
4
Q
What could the early humans do with fire?
A
- remain active at night
- cooking with fire makes it more digestible
- make better weapons and tools
- protect themselves from predators
- warm themselves
5
Q
What does hunting require for the early humans?
A
- well developed technology to make effective weapons
- Cooperation
- Knowledge of animals and understanding
- knowledge of region
- understanding of physical laws eg. gravity and spears
6
Q
What is mesolithic cultures?
A
- fishing economy
- use of small stone tools
- broad based hunting and gathering economy
7
Q
What are neolithic cultures?
A
- plant cultivation
- animal domestication
- beginnings of agriculture, pottery, and permanent settlements in the Old world
8
Q
How has agriculture evolved over time?
A
- fertile crescent : - wheat and meat egypt to persian gulf about 10000 years ago
- china - rice and millet 7000 years ago
- Mesoamerica - beans and mexican food 5000 years ago
9
Q
How was copper evolved in the bronze age cultures?
A
usage: 9000 year ago in southeast turkey
worked by cooled hammering
10
Q
How was bronze evolved in the bronze age cultures?
A
5000 years ago by smelting an alloy of tin and copper
- used to make implements, vessels and weapons
