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Human Evolution

Cultural Evolution

QuestionAnswer
Absolute Dating Radioactive decay dating
Acheulian Culture Homo Erectus pear shaped tools
Australopithecus Afarensis Lucy - early hominid fossil
Australopithecus Africanus Taung Baby - 3-2.3 MYA
Binocular Vision Visual ranges of eyes overlap
Biological Evolution Change in heritable traits over several generations
Bipedalism Walking upright on two feet
Brachiating Swinging by arms
Broca's Area Brain centre converts thoughts into language and speech
Cerebellum Little brain near brain stem for balance and coordination
Cerebral Cortex Thinking part of brain
Cranial Capacity Internal volume of skull
Cultural Evolution Change in learned behaviours over several generations
Culture Passed on learned information
Digit Finger or toe
Domestication Propagation and husbandry of resource species
Homo erectus 1.6-0.25 MYA, fire, first widespread hominid
Homo ergaster Older African form of Homo Erectus
Homo habilis 2.5-1 MYA, Handyman, East and South Africa
Homo sapiens Modern humans
Hunter-Gatherers Culture of small groups moving camp often
Knuckle walking Walking with forelimb knuckles on the ground
Locomotion Movement
Mesolithic Middle Stone Age
Mousterian Culture Neanderthal fine edge tools
Multiregional Hypothesis Humans developed simultaneously in different parts of Asia and Europe
Neolithic New Stone Age
Nuchal Crest Where neck muscles meet skull
Oldowan Homo habilis culture
Opposable Can oppose by contact
Palaeolithic Old Stone Age culture
Paranthropus Robust type of Australopithecine
Primate Intelligent mammals with hands and forward facing eyes
Quadrupedalism Walking on four legs
Replacement Hypothesis Human ancestors arose in Africa and migrated into Europe and Asia ("Out Of Africa")
Ritual Learned behaviour pattern of significance to group
Sagittal Crest Top ridge on skull for jaw muscle attachment
Savannah Grassland dotted with trees
Technology Use of knowledge to solve everyday problems
Temporal Lobes Sides of the Cerebrum for hearing, senses, language
Terrestrial Ground living
Wernicke's Area Brain centre that converts thoughts into language
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