Intro

Question 1

pandemic definition

Answer 1

epidemic of infectious disease that has spread across a large region or worldwide

Question 2

3 pandemics happening currently

Answer 2

covid
avian influenza in mammals
monkey pox

Question 3

what was the Australopithecus

Answer 3

genus of extinct hominids existing in eastern and northern Africa 3.5-4.9 million years ago

Question 4

who is Lucy

Answer 4

one of the first human skeletons found existing in Ethiopia 3.2 million years old

Question 5

what is Australopithecus Apheresis

Answer 5

the ancestral genus to homo living 3.9-2.9 million years ago

Question 6

where was the fertile crescent located? what is its significance?

Answer 6

located in modern-day Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Turkey, and Iran. location of birth of agriculture

Question 7

what grasses were domesticated in the fertile crescent

Answer 7

wheat
rye
barley

Question 8

what non grass plants were domesticated in the fertile crescent

Answer 8

legumes
beans
lentils
chickpeas

Question 9

what was the effect of agriculture

Answer 9

increase in population
animal husbandry(zoonosis)
->increase in zoonotic diseases
social organization

Question 10

geophagy definition

Answer 10

eating soil for minerals or treatment of internal and external cuts

Question 11

Trepanning definition

Answer 11

frilling holes in the skull to free victim of trapped evil spirits

Question 12

what was the prehistoric belief for the cause of diseases

Answer 12

evil spirits or the wrath of gods

Question 13

what are the reasons for different causes of death in developing countries

Answer 13

-poor infrastructure
-lack of clean water and sanitation
-shortage of qualified health professionals