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1
Q

a is often defined as the
largest group of organisms in
which two individuals can produce
fertile offspring, typically by sexual
reproduction

A

species

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2
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❑ is a natural process of biological
changes occurring in a population
across successive generations
❑It helps us identify and analyze man’s
physiological development which is
important in his subsistence

A

EVOLUTION

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3
Q

❑is the lengthy process of change by which
people originated from apelike ancestors.

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Human Evolution

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4
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is the scientific study of
human evolution.
❑It is a subfield of anthropology, the study of
human culture, society, and biology. The field
involves an understanding of the similarities
and differences between humans and other
species in their genes, body form, physiology,
and behavior

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Paleoanthropology

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5
Q

refers to the things earlier
people made and the places where scientists find them.

A

Archeological evidence

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6
Q

❑Human evolution is characterized by several

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morphological, developmental, physiological, and
behavioral changes.

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7
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❑The most significant of these adaptations are

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  1. Bipedalism (1.9 million years ago)
  2. Increased brain size
  3. Lengthened ontogeny (embryo-adult)
  4. Decreased sexual dimorphism
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8
Q

1859 Charles Darwin
publishes the ‘

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Origin of
Species’.

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9
Q

– old stone age

A

“PALEOTHIC”

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10
Q

Hunting (men) & gathering
(women)
-NOMADIC

A

Paleolithic Age

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11
Q

Human during this period found
shelter in caves

A

Paleolithic Age

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12
Q

new stone

A

“Neolithic” –

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13
Q

settled, stationary lifestyle
agricultural production and
domestication of animals

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Neolithic Age

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14
Q

Humans have evolved from 2 species

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Australopithecine species
-Homo species

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15
Q

❑ originated in Africa about 6-7 million
years ago.

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Hominins (Homo Sapiens)

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16
Q

had a small brain but probably
walked upright.

A

Homo sapiens

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17
Q

had a small brain but probably
walked upright.

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Homo sapiens

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18
Q

Are a paraphyletic assemblage of homonins living between 4 and 2 million years ago

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Australipiths

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19
Q

Some species walled fully erect

A

Australopiths

20
Q

Australopiths had sturdy skulls and powerful jaws

A

Robust

21
Q

Australopiths were more slender and had lighter jaws

A

Gracile

22
Q

Australopiths got their name from the 1924 duscovery in South Africa of

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Australopithicus africanus

23
Q

Walked fully upright (bipedal)

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Australopithicus Africanus

24
Q

Had human like hands and teeth

A

Australopithicus Africanus

25
Q

Had a brain ⅓ of present humans

A

Australopithicus Africanus

26
Q

Was an Australopithicus africanus that lived more than 2-million years ago in the cradle of humankind

A

Mrs Ples

27
Q

Skeleton was discovered in Afar (Ethiopia) in 1974

A

Australopithicus Afarensis

28
Q

Arms longer than humans - aboreal movement

A

Australopithicus Afarensis

29
Q

The earliest fossils placed in our genus Homo are those of _____ ranging in age from about 2.4 to 1.6 million years

A

Homo habilis

30
Q

Stone tools have been found with ____ giving this species it’s name which means hqndy man

A

Homo habilis

31
Q

Species with brain of
Broca’s area which is
associated with
speech in modern
humans and was the
first to make stone
stool

A

HOMO HABILIS

32
Q

is an extinct
species of early human that
lived approximately 1.9 to 1.8
million years ago during the
early Pleistocene.

A

Homo Rudolfensis

33
Q

It is characterized by a longer
face, larger molar and premolar
teeth, and a larger braincase
compared to Habilis particularly
larger frontal lobes areas of the
brain that process information.

A

HOMO RUDOLFENSIS

34
Q

lived approximately 1.9
million to 110,000 years ago and is
known for its widespread geographic
range, from Africa to Asia and parts of
Europe.

A

Homo erectus

35
Q

“upright man” with body proportions
similar to modern humans

A

HOMO ERECTUS

36
Q

The first hunters with improvised tools
such as axes and knives were the first
to produce fire.

A

HOMO ERECTUS

37
Q

is an extinct species of
early human that lived approximately 600,000 to
200,000 years ago. This species is believed to
have evolved from Homo erectus and is
considered a common ancestor of both modern
humans

A

Homo heidelbergensis

38
Q

A prominent brow ridge, a large face, and a
robust cranial structure characterized the skull.

A

HOMO HEIDELBERGENESIS

39
Q

First early human species to live in colder
climates.

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HOMO HEIDELBERGENESIS

40
Q

“Hobbit” due to their
small statue with
height of more or 3ft
and lived 95k-19k
years ago in the island
of Flores, Indonesia

A

HOMO FLORIENSIS

41
Q

“Wise Man”
The present human
race belongs to this
specie

A

HOMO SAPIENS

42
Q

“Wise Man”
The present human
race belongs to this
specie

A

HOMO SAPIENS

43
Q

They were thick-boned with a larger brain, they buried their dead, and they made hunting tool

A

Homo Neanderrhalensis

44
Q

“CRO-MAGNON”
They were the first to
produce art in cave
paintings and crafting
decorated tools and
accessories.

A

HOMO SAPIENS SAPIEUS

45
Q

“CRO-MAGNON”
They were the first to
produce art in cave
paintings and crafting
decorated tools and
accessories.

A

HOMO SAPIENS SAPIEUS

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