Physical Anthropology Flashcards
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Where did we come from theory 1
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creationists answer:
- Origins of humans came from a powerful creator
- Based on religious views/beliefs
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Where did we come from theory 2
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evolutionist answer:
- humans have evolved from different species over a long period of time
- process is slow and gradual
- Occurred over billions of years
3
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What is physical anthropology?
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- How humans are similar or different from other species
- How humans have developed biologically over time.
4
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Charles Darwin
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- Invented natural selection
- Those that survive, pass those characteristics to their offsprings, which is how we evolve
5
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Raymond Dart
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- First person to provide evidence of the African origin of humanity
- He was given a skull and declared it to be an early form of a human
6
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Louis and Mary Leakey
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- Proved the African origin of humanity
- Helped start the school of primatology
- Generated tons of interest for the field of human origins
7
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Donald Johnson
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- Discovered Lucy in Ethiopia
- found skeleton who walked on earth 3.2 million years ago and has the earliest confirmation of a hyoid bone
8
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Jane Goodall
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- Observed and studied chimpanzees
- She debunked the theory that humans were the only primates that made tools
9
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Similarities between humans and other primates
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- Bond between mother and infant
- grooming
- Rotating forearms, grasping hands, and feet, forward-facing eyes, relatively large brains
- Communicate through facial expressions, touch, vocalizations, and body language
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Differences between humans and other primates
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- Only humans adapted to bipedalism
- Humans have the longest infancy of all primates
- Humans have physical ability of speech
- have ability to think and reflect on their own behaviour
- Humans live in groups and mate in pairs
11
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Bill Nye theory
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Believes in evolution and the scientific viewpoint on how humans and the earth evolved
12
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What is the precent of DNA humans share with chimpanzees?
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more then 98%
13
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Lucy
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- One of the oldest and most complete fossils of an early human ancestor
- died falling out of a tree
- As this primate evolved they lost the ability to climb
- Species died because they continuously fell
14
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Ardi
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- Found in woodlands
- Could walk upright and climb
- Was able to climb trees and walk upright
15
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Neanderthals
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- Omnivores
- Looked after each other and helped the sick
- Clever and caring
- Made weapons like throwing sticks
