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lectures 2, 3, 4. Flashcards

1
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Aristotle

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expanded on platos nations of essentialism.

  • universe living as a whole
  • heavens perfect and stable
  • matter and form interdependent
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2
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Lucretius

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Three stage law. (hands, stones, then flame.)

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3
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Tacitus

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Historian and Ethnographer.
Categorize to control
Germans as “pure race”

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4
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Early Medieval Period

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primacy of catholic church.

fear of past

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5
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The great chain of being

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all things have their place and are immutable. Supreme authority.
eternity of the world in its present form

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6
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Arybhata

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Hindu numerals 1-9, calculates pi, earth revolves around the sun

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7
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Al-khwarizmi

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Develops algebra, arabic numerals, 0

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8
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Al-andalus

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Religion and philosophy

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9
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Impacts of the world on the west

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Europe expands through exploration. Europeans exposed to Africa and Americans

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10
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The Renaissance

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Pope Pius II- merging humanism and christian theology

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Leonardo Da Vinci

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Renaissance- human form and reason.

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12
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Protestant Reformation

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Martin Luther. 95 theses. proliferation of christian sects.

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13
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Printing Press

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1436 Johann Gutenberg. Latin bible first. support dissemination of findings in 17th century

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14
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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

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Development of the microscope

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15
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Galileo Galilei

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Development of the Telescope

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16
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Clear separation of church and state.

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Netherlands. contrast to spain and portugal

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17
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Francis Bacon

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Induction

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18
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Rene descartes

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mind/body dualism. mechanistic universe

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19
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Reverend Thomas Burnett

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Sacred theory of the earth 3 key events. Possibility of time depth

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20
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Reverend John Ray

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Mechanik Theism. allowed for cyclical change, as mitigated by god

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21
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George Cuvier

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Essentialism. Catastophism as a means of change over time

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22
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George Louis Lecleric, comte de Buffon

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Environment shaping human character. 6 epochs of nature. Forms shaped by internal molds.

23
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Nicholas Steno

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Principle of original horizontality. Stages of the earth in tuscanny

24
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Natural system of Earth

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Neptunism. Vulcanism. Geology. Gradualism. Geological record age

25
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Thomas Malthus

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Principle of population growth. Carrying capacity. Population traps. Calls for social controls on the poor

26
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Darwinism. 3 conditions

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Variation exists.
Variation is heritable.
Variation correlates with survival.
*Environmental fitness

27
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Francis Galton

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Inheritance of social and mental traits.

28
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Herbert Spencer

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Unilineal approaches to societal evolution

29
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Non-Darwinian Evolutionary Mechanisms

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Mutation. Gene flow. Founder effect. Genetic drift. Bottleneck effect

30
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Children vs Chimps

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Chimps cant trace squares. Children can “fill in missing parts.”
Chimps with ASL lack grammar and vocabulary.
Chimps don’t teach their children.

31
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Mind of a chimp

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Social cognition and tying future to survival. lack altruism (PFC)

32
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The missing link?

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Legs, feet, hand specialization

33
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Bipedal adaptations

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shift upper and lower body. ability to throw. arms and legs counter balance

34
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Hand specialization

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Ability to throw overhand. and carry things

35
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Australopiths

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2 groups. Gracile and Robust

36
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“Lucy”

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Australopithecus afarensis

37
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Homo Habilis

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Brains 50% larger than australopithecus (brain lateralization and handedness). skulls more rounded. fully bipedal. stone use. Need for growing social ability

38
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Social brain hypothesis

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larger social groups permit more social learning and afford protection. More cognitive ability, communicate and resolve issues

39
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Homo Erectus

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Lower limbs lengthen. female pelvis the same as present. Hip and foot modify. brain size grows 1200cm cubed. First to use fire to cook their food

40
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Expensive tissue hypothesis

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4x more energy to brain

41
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Neandertals

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First houses. Burial recognition of the dead. Nasty brutish and short lives.

42
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Frontal lobe significance

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Social behavior and planning of future actions

43
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4 theories of food production

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Religious reasons, crowding, river focus, stress

44
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Hunter gathering

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Time minimizing.

45
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Animal domestication

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Aggressive ones killed, neotenic traits were reinforced, some were easy to approach

46
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Mediterranean triad

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Wheat, olives, grapes

47
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Effects of agriculture

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Sedentism. Storage needs. new technologies and occupations. Alcohol

48
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Invention of the plow

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3,000 BC. deeper soil plowing. bring nutrients to the surface

49
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Peak of stone tool technology

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4,000 BC

50
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Mesopotamia

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Land between two rivers. good for agriculture. lots of trade. *** they changed landscape, deforestation and river flow

51
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Development of writing

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Plain tokens in geometric shapes
Complex tokens with markings and shapes
Clay envelopes to hold tokens
Cone or disk on wedge on a tablet
**inka used knotted strings
52
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(5 ways) Hunter gatherer strategies to reduce risk.

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  1. manipulation (burning)
  2. risk pooling (sharing)
  3. mobility (alliances)
  4. create enemies
  5. storage
53
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Louis XIV

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absolute monarchy

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