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23 Cards in this Set
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How long have the human species existed?
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about 2-2.5 million years
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What are the drawbacks to humans as a species?
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Unusually agressive against their own
Babies are dependent for a long time Back problems from upright posture Awareness of inevitability of death |
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What are the good features of the human species?
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Can manipulate objects easily
Have a high and regular sex drive - aids in reproduction They're omnivores - can spread to more places Distinctive human brain and facility for elaborate speech |
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How long was the Paleolithic?
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Most of the 2 plus million years during which the species existed.
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When did the Paleolithic end?
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about 14,000 yrs ago
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What did humans learn in technology during the Paleolithic?
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only simple tool use, mainly through shaped rocks and sticks
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When was fire tamed?
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750,000 yrs ago
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What happened to the species during Paleolithic?
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more emphasis brought to erect stature and growing brain capacity.
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When did Homo erectus emerge?
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between 500,000 and 750,000 yrs ago
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When and where did Homo Sapiens originate?
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about 120,000 in Africa
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What was it like in the hunting groups during the Paleolithic?
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groups were small, people had to roam far for food
woman gathered fruits and vegetables people didn't work too hard there was equality between sexes because o equal amount of work |
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When and with who did speech develop?
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Homo erectus about 100,000 yrs ago
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What did people develop by later Paleolithic?
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cultures, with rituals to lessen fear of death
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What was the greatest achievement of the Paleolithic people?
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The spread of the species all over the globe
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What present-day countries did Homo sapiens originate in?
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Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda
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What were the key discoveries of the Paleolithic people?
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fire and using animal skins for clothes
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When did the first people move out of Africa?
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about 750,000 yrs ago
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When did the first people move across the land bridge from Siberia to Alaska?
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believed to be about 30,000 yrs ago
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When was the land bridge to Alaska eliminated and why?
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about 8,000 BCE
because of warmer climate and rising ocean levels |
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When did the last great ice age end?
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about 14,000 yrs ago
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When was the Mesolithic period?
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12,000 to 8000 BCE
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What happened to technology during Mesolithic peroid?
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people learned to fashion stome tools better ( sharpen and shape and make needles)
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What were the dramatic developments of the Neolithic?
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invention of agriculture
creation of cities |
