Lecture 38:Cultural Evolution & Overview

Question 1

Human Evolution consists of..?

Answer 1

• Terrestriality
• Bidepalism
• Encephalization

Question 2

Evolution of brain and what it implies

Answer 2

Expansion of the Frontal, Parital, occipital lobes.

Implies shift away from olfactory analysis, and towards sensory integration, abstract processing and technological and computational analysis.

Question 3

Broca’s area

Answer 3

In charge of speech production, muscle of lips, jaw, tongue, and vocal chords

Question 4

Wernicke’s area

Answer 4

speech perception content, comprehension

Question 5

What is the Acheulean industry?

Answer 5

time period of tool making, chipping from both sides

symmetrical tools from a single stone

Question 6

What does the increase in number of tool types and reduces variation of types imply?

Answer 6

Rules for tool construction.

which further implies advances in culture and language

Question 7

Larynx

Answer 7

In human the larynx is low enabling a wide range of sound production but prohibiting simultaneous breathing and swallowing. The Australopithecus vocal tract was like the chimpanzee’s.

Question 8

Define language

Answer 8

standardized symbols to represent objects and ideas

expression of reason that can be understood by others

Question 9

What is the difference between the chip and the homo Hyoid bone?

Answer 9

they booth look like wish bones, but the human one looks more sturdy