Lecture 15 - evolution of modern humans Flashcards
1
Q
brain expansion is related to?
A
- metabolic rate of mother changing
- gestation time and litter size
2
Q
problems with a big brain size?
A
- requires stable, high energy food supply
- birth problems
- length of pregnancy lowered and extended childhood
3
Q
Evidence for speech
A
- endocasts - the cranial vault in the study of brain development
- larynx structure
- tongue nerve hole big - talk in a controlled manner
- tools and art = evidence of communciation
- Foxp2 gene
4
Q
3 different centres in which agriculture happened?
A
- 9000ya - meso - America
- 10,000ya - fertile crescent
- 7,000ya china
* independent invention in different parts of the world
5
Q
what is the earliest walled village?
A
jericho - 10,000ya
6
Q
when did the bronze age begin?
A
5,300ya
