primates

Question 1

What is bipedalism?

Answer 1

movement on two feet.

Question 2

Who were Neanderthals and provide 5 key elements about them that anthropologists know for sure.

Answer 2

Neanderthals were an extinct relative of modern humans once found across Europe
-Neanderthals lived all over Europe, Middle East, and parts of Asia
Their bodies were well adapted to the icy environment
They were shorter, heavier and more muscular than modern humans
They had larger brains
They had different shaped skulls, protruding nose, heavy brow ridges, large teeth and little chin
Made & used complex stone & bone tools & lived in caves

Question 3

What are some things that anthropologists can learn from bones and stones?

Answer 3

-Stone tools help accurately date a site and discover more about the homininis who used them
-Oldest stone tools are large cobbles which are 2.5 million years old

Question 4

What makes humans different from other primates?

Answer 4

Humans and other primates share many characteristic features, such as grasping hands, forward-facing eyes, and a relatively larger brains
- Differences
Humans are only primates adapted to bipedalism

Humans have the longest infant dependency period of any primate

Humans are the only primate with a spoken language and the physical ability of a speech

Humans are only primates who live in groups and mate in pairs

Humans have the ability to: think, reflect, develop ideas and beliefs

Question 5

what makes humans similar with primates

Answer 5

The bond between mothers and infants is important for survival in all primate species

Primates have the longest infant dependency period of all mammals

All primate societies have dominance hierarchies and aggression among the males for access to food and females

All primates groom one another

All primates communicate through facial expressions, touch, vocalizations, and body languages

Question 6

How much of our DNA do we share with other primates?

Answer 6

98 percentage