human evolution Flashcards
long process of human development and adaptation that lead to the practice of agricultur
The long preamble to agriculture
early foraging and gathering, technological advancements, sedentary lifestyles, domestication of plants and animals, and social and cultural changes
key aspects of the long preamble to agriculture
how does DNA and other evidence leave hints of the past?
providing a unique genetic fingerprint that can be traced back to an individual
how does DNA and other evidence leave hints of the past?
providing a unique genetic fingerprint that can be traced back to an individual
Evolution of Homo Sapiens Sapiens
upright gate, birth, brains, culture
genetic variation between populations generally increases with geographic distance
geographic patterns in diversity of human populations
why have humans groups not diverged into distinct biological “species”
humans are not a genetically diverse species
evolutionary baggage
vestigial structures
most closely related to us
Hominins
Why bipedalism?
to carry things
bipedalism developed before large brain size
true
