Human Cultural Evolution Flashcards
1
Q
Ways and practices of a society
A
Culture
2
Q
Scientific knowledge translated into practical purposes
A
Technology
3
Q
Technology in generic science can be defined as:
A
- human manipulation of nature
- use of fire
- agriculture derived from experience
4
Q
Distribution of power in society
A
Politics
5
Q
System by which goods and services are exchanged
A
Economics
6
Q
Few children; learned to use tools: spears and slingshots
A
Nomadic
7
Q
The leaders are often whom?
A
Wise among the elderly, because they have experiences
8
Q
What was the impact on the environments of hunting and gathering societies?
A
Relatively little
Low numbers and low tech = not capable of large-scale changes in landscape, destruction of ecosystem, nor pollution of water and air
9
Q
What is Pleistocene Overkill?
A
Disappearance around 10,000-11,000 years ago of large animals
- includes mammoths, giant beavers
- there is evidence that the extinction was caused by humans because of over-hunting
- or habitat-modification by indirect human action and behavior
