Origins and Development Today

Question 1

characteristic pattern of individual development in a species

Answer 1

ontogenetic

Question 2

pertains to the development of a species

Answer 2

phylogenetic

Question 3

The evolutionary line that eventually led to humans is known as the

Answer 3

hominid

Question 4

he early hominid species had evolved into our species, known as what?

Answer 4

homo sapiens

Question 5

a period of human history from 40,000 to 10,000 years ago, when distinct human cultures first developed

Answer 5

Upper Palaeolithic period

Question 6

era of human history from 10 000 to 5000 years ago, when animals and plants were first domesticated

Answer 6

neolithic period

Question 7

form of human social life, beginning about 5000 years ago, that includes cities, writing, occupational specialisation and states

Answer 7

civilisation

Question 8

state

Answer 8

centralised political system that is an essential feature of a civilisation

Question 9

“Species change little by little with each generation, and over a long period of time they can develop into new species” describes the effects of what?

Answer 9

natural selection

Question 10

The dramatic change in the development of the human species that took place during the Upper Palaeolithic period was that, for the first time, ______

Answer 10

art appeared