Humans and the origins of society Flashcards
how old are humans
200,000 years old
where is considered to be the birthplace of mankind
africa
what were the 2 main species of humans
australopithecus and homo erectus
how old are Australopithecu
1.8million years old
how old are homo erectus
400,00-500,000
what is the current human species
homo sapiens
how old are homo sapiens
200,000 years
what is environmental determinism
environmental determinism is the idea that the environment determines society particularly responsible for inequalities and the progression of certain places due to their environment
what are hunter gathers
societies that rely on gathering, or foraging. involved a certain mode of production that is self contained yet reliant on their environment.
when did colonialism start
1940s era
what is are 3 counter arguments for environmental determinism
- before colonialism, many areas had similar levels of progression
- societies progressed then regressed such as the greeks.
- environmental possibilism
what is environmental possibilism
this is the idea that humans control their development of culture and that the environment allows various possibilities for the culture
up until how many years ago did all humans live as hunter gatherers
10,000
2 examples of hunter gathers around today and where
inuit - canada
semang - malaysia
exchange relationships in hunter gathers are known as
primitive communism