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cult Anthro ch 4

cult anthro: the human challenge ch 4

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A series of beneficial adjustments to the environment. adaptation
The genus including several species of early bipeds from southern, eastern, and central Africa living between about 1.1 and 4.3 million years ago, one of whom was directly ancestral to humans. Australopithecus
The mode of locomotion in which an organism walks upright on its two hind legs characteristic of humans and their ancestors. bipedalism
Changes in allele frequencies in populations; also known as microevolution. evolution
The basic physical units of heredity that specify the biological traits and characteristics of each organism. genes
African hominoid family including humans & ancestors. Some recognize close relationship of humans, chimps, bonobos,gorill 2, They divided hominid family in2 2 subfamilies: Paninae (chimps, bonobos, gorillas) Homininae (humans & their ancestors). hominid
“Upright man.” A species within the genus Homo first appearing just after 2 million years ago in Africa and ultimately spreading throughout the Old World. Homo erectus
“Handy man.” The first fossil members of the genus Homo appearing 2.5 million years ago, with larger brains and smaller faces than australopithecines. Homo habilis
The first part of the Old Stone Age beginning with the earliest Oldowan tools. It spanned from about 200,000 or 250,000 to 2.6 million years ago. Lower Paleolithic
The tool industry of the Neandertals and their contemporaries of Europe, Southwest Asia, and northern Africa from 40,000 to 125,000 years ago. Mousterian
The hypothesis that modern humans originated through a process of simultaneous local transition from Homo erectus to Homo sapiens throughout the inhabited world. multiregional hypothesis
The evolutionary process through which factors in the environment exert pressure, favoring some individuals over others to produce the next generation. natural selection
A distinct group within the genus Homo inhabiting Europe and Southwest Asia from approximately 30,000 to 125,000 years ago. Neandertals
The first stone tool industry, beginning between 2.5 and 2.6 million years ago. Oldowan tool tradition
An anthropologist specializing in the study of human evolutionary history. paleoanthropologists
A technique of stone tool manufacture in which a bone, antler, or wooden tool is used to press, rather than strike off , small flakes from a piece of flint or similar stone. pressure flaking
The group of mammals that includes lemurs, lorises, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans. primate
A specialist in the behavior and biology of living primates and their evolutionary history. primatologist
In biology, the taxonomic category of subspecies that is not applicable to humans because the division of humans into discrete types does not represent the true nature of human biological variation. In some societies race is an important social category. race
all modern people are derived from 1 single population of archaic H. sapiens from Africa who migrated out of Africa after 100,000 years ago, replacing all other archaic forms due 2 their superior cultural capabilities. Also called Africa hypothesis. recent African origins or “Eve” hypothesis
The smallest working unit in the system of classification. Among living organisms, species are populations or groups of populations capable of interbreeding and producing fertile viable off spring. species
The last part (10,000 to 40,000 years ago) of the Old Stone Age, featuring tool industries characterized by long slim blades and an explosion of creative symbolic forms. Upper Paleolithic
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