human confusions Flashcards
When did humans first appear? Which era?
The middle Miocene
When were the ‘higher’ primates first about?
The Eocene
Which hominoids were described as the ‘bipedal apes’
The australopithecines, with their cranially orientated shoulders and semi-arboreal lifestyles
At 18mya, we went from A—– to A—, and at 10mya, we went BACK to A—— and out to E—–
Africa, Asia, Africa, Europe
H. habilis proved that co-existence was probable between the hominins as the smooth transition from A. africanus –> H. habilis –> H. erectus –> H. neanderthalensis –> H.sapiens would not leave enough ——— —-
morphological space. Thus the Star Wars Bar idea
What species gave rise to Sapiens AND neanderthalensis?
H. heidelbergensis. We evolved in Africa. H. neanderthalensis evolved in Europe
What species was ‘Lucy’s child’?
H. habilis
What species was Lucy?
Australopithecus afarensis (An Australopithecine to say it more generally)
Name the 3 main centres for the Agricultural Revolution
Meso-America
China
The Fertile Crescent in Syria, such as Abi Hurega
The agricultural revolution was aprox. 12,000 years ago and coincided with what?
In the Fertile Crescent (Countries like Turkey, Iran and Syria), coincided with end of last ice age. Varies across the world however.
When did humans reach Australia?
60,000/65,000 ya
When did humans reach the Americas?
30,000 ya
How did we infer early sapiens had speech? What gene controls speech?
Structure of the larynx and pharynx and the FOXP2 gene
What species does H. sapiens outcompete
Erectus, ergagaster and heidelbergensis (the one which made us :,)) and of course neanderthalensis
What made it out of Africa?
H.erectus and H. heidelbergensis. H.ergaster stayed behind. Java man was erectus in Asia. Homo floresiensis from homo erectus in Indonesian island
