What makes us Humans? The humans have evolved almost into a perfect form yet we still continue to evolve. To understand and see what made us humans are speaking‚ upright posture‚ hands‚ extraordinary brains‚ clothing‚ fire‚ blushing‚ long childhood and life after child. Anthropology its self refers to the study of human being. Pale anthropology is the study of human ancestors in the distance past. We cannot travel back in time to observe these ancestors; scientists must use other kinds of evidence
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Austronesian Migration Theory propounds on the expansion of a group of people called the Austronesians from Asia into the Pacific by means of Taiwan 6‚000 years ago. It was a theory proposed by Peter Bellwood a professor of Archeology. The theory largely explains the similarities in culture‚ language and physical attributes in different countries in the most Asian countries. The Austronesian migrations began from the Chinese mainland‚ reaching Taiwan first in 3500 BC then the Philippines by 3000
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existing vegetation is cut down and burned off before new seeds are sown‚ typically used as a method for clearing forest land for farming. Homo erectus-an extinct species of the human lineage‚ formerly known as Pithecanthropus erectus‚ having upright stature and a well-evolved postcranial skeleton‚ but with a smallish brain‚ low forehead‚ and protruding face. Homo Sapiens- the species of bipedal primates to which modern humans belong‚ characterized by a brain capacity averaging 1400 cc (85 cubic in
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Evolution August 1‚ 2013 Cues | Notes | Before History (Lucy) | A Woman said to have died 3.2 million years ago‚ whose skeleton was referred to as AL 288-1‚ scientists and archeologists. | Evolution of Homo Sapiens | Were said to have evolved about two hundred years ago. Homo sapiens or Human species are to have similar external features‚ and basic elements of genetic makeup and body chemistry- DNA‚ chromosomal patterns‚ life-sustaining proteins‚ and blood types with large apes. |
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emphasis will be place on archeological interpretations some people believe that the earliest humans had a relationship with the apes‚ chimpanzee and gorilla that were found in central Africa. In Africa and the Middle East there was Homo sapiens; in Asia‚ Homo erectus and in Europe by 30‚000 years ago this taxonomic diversity vanished and humans everywhere had evolved into the anatomically and behaviorally modern form. Many say that two recent anthropological studies support the theory that modern
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Osteichthyes. 3. Describe an amniotic egg and explain its significance in the evolution of reptiles and mammals 4. Explain why the reptile clade includes birds 5. Distinguish among monotreme‚ marsupial‚ and eutherian mammal. 6. Describe the evolution of Homo sapiens from australopith ancestors‚ and clarify the order in which distinctive human traits arose. 7. Explain the significance of the FOXP2 gene. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education‚ Inc.‚ publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Overview: Half
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Notes/Answers/Definitions/Examples/Sentences INTRODUCTION How long have human species existed? Human beings have some drawbacks Human beings have several distinctions Def: Paleolithic or Old Stone Age Evolution: Homo erectus Newest human breed: Homo sapiens sapiens Faced constraints Improvements Def: Culture (Migration) Spreading over earth’s surface -leaving- (Immigration) -coming in- Def: Mesothelic or Middle Stone Age THE NEOLITHTIC REVOLUTION
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believed Believed Neanderthal ethnicity reflected the traditions that were used to make stone tools These traditions require knowledge and skill to be transmitted between generations Sites and Industries Hetro: The oldest known fossil of a Homo sapiens Was discovered at the site Hetro in Ethopia
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Since the environmental movement began four decades ago‚ there have been many differing opinions as to what role the government should play in protecting and preserving the environment. What standards should government set and at what expense? Most environmental or “green” issues are often presented as choices of either economic growth or environmental protection. This idea of having to choose between the environment and the economy has often delayed the green movement from making necessary strides
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Angela Korver Period 5a Biology CER Pidek As a species continues to reproduce over long periods of time‚ they being to change physically‚ otherwise known as evolution. Evolution is a theory in which organisms change over time and become either better or more complex. ( 1 ) Charles Darwin‚ the Father of the Theory of Evolution‚ discovered that similar birds had adopted different beaks (finches 2 ). And thus‚ the theory of evolution‚ already placed in Darwins head by his grandfather‚ (
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