Evolution Flashcards
Based on the idea that all species are related and gradually change overtime
Theory of Evolution
It relies on there being genetic variation in a population which affects the physical characteristics (phenotype) of an organism
Evolution
Evolution happens through natural selection
Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
Individuals with characteristics best suited to their environment are more likely to survive, find food, avoid predators, and resist disease; these individuals are more likely to reproduce and pass their genes on to their children
Natural Selection
Those individuals most suited to their environment survive and, given enough time, the species will gradually evolve
Natural Selection
This age is characterized by the appearance of Microliths (small-bladed stone tools)
Mesolithic Period or Middle Stone Age
A transitional phase between the Paleolithic Age and the Neolithic Age
Mesolithic Period or Middle Stone Age
The people of this age lived on hunting, fishing, and food gathering; later on they also domesticated animals
Mesolithic Period or Middle Stone Age
This marked the transition in human history from small nomadic bands of hunter-gatherers to larger, agricultural settlements and early civilization
Neolithic Revolution or Agricultural Revolution
Started around 10,000 B.C. in the Fertile Crescent
Neolithic Revolution or Agricultural Revolution
A boomerang-shaped region of the Middle East where humans first took up farming
Fertile Crescent
Agricultural Inventions
- Plant Domestication
- Livestock
The application of the principles of evolution proposed by Darwin to sociology and politics
Social Darwanism
A term coined by Herbert Spencer
Survival of the Fittest
He initiated the philosophy called Social Darwinism
Herbert Spencer
