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20 Cards in this Set
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Out of Africa Theory
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Belief that all humans existed in Africa and migrated elsewhere
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Multiregional Theory
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Idea that humans existed at the same time and produced modern day humans
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Hominids
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Hunter-gatherers that survived off of fruits. Lived during the paleolithic era. Lived in packs, 5 million years ago
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Homo-Erectus
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Upright human, made axes and cleavers, more efficient in production than Homo Habilis
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Homo Sapiens
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First humans that were self-concious, symbol making and first demonstrate concern for human mortality. Created symbol systems and were able to effectively communicate with each other
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Culture
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Sum of things created that people invented, created and transmitted
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Homo-Habilis
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Tool making humans, created first stone and bone tools
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Paleolithic Culture
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Heightened at the Ice Age, hunters and gatherers (nomads) were forced to migrate or adapt to ever changing climatic conditions. 15 types of humans coexisted w/ each other but, homosapiens faired better than others. Alsoknown for rock art
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Neolithic Culture
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Hunter gatherers became farmers and produced their own food. Homemakers, artisans and shepards played large role in community. Numerous female statues found, attributed to the earth mother. Female deities ruled the earth and male ruled the sky
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Post-and-Lintel
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Ceremonial centers and burial sites, upright in circles or multiple rows and capped by horizontal slabs.
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Matrilineal
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Inherited from the mother line
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Matriarchial
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Oldest form of social organization developed in Africa, partnership with men
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Giant Hummingbird
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Pictured on Peruvian plane, wings span up to 200 ft. Neolithic project
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Akuaba
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Primal mother. Symbol of welcome for the Ashanti tribe, used for women who hope to concieve a child. "Akua's child"
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Venus of Willendorf
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Represents the earth and its fertility and continuation of live. 25, 000 BCE fr. Austria
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Myth
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Ancient quest to understand our human origin
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Symbol
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Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept
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Paleozoic Era
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Trilobites ruled, first fish, true vertebrae, insects, amphibians, first plants on land and first reptiles. Dec. 17 560m years ago.
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Mesozoic Era
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Dinosaurs ruled, first mammals and birds. Dec. 24, 225 m years ago
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Cenozoic Era
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Extinction of dinosaur, pangea, mammals rule and flower plants appear.
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