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Anthro - Test 2

Exam 2

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Fossil replaces the remains of orgasnisms of the past - rapidly covered soil must be good where no oxygen can get in minerals in soil can replace the organic matter . Mostly found in africia.
Relative Dating Methods tells youif something is older of younger than something else.
Stratigraphy relative dating in geology. Layers in soil. Layer deposits- strata different colors in layers, artifacts in layers
Absolute Dating Methods will give a date of what something is.
Dendrochronology tree-ring dates. Counting the rings of a tree to tell how old it is. The pattern of thick or thin rings tells the climate tells the climate in the years.
Obsiddian Hydration volcano rock/ refered to volcano glass- after it hdrates it makes a dull surface. Bc of the oxegen layer we can tell the date.
Radioactive Dating Methods elements that give off energy until element is the rate and decay depend how much energy is left.
Potassium - Argon Dating measuring potassium & argon relative amount-volcano ash(example)
Radiocarbon Dating / Carbon - 14 Dating measuring samples of carbon 14's half-life to date object. HALF-LIFE 5730-40
Order, general locations, brain size, culture and physical characteristics of the major Hominid stages
Australopithecus africanus/ Australopithecus afarensis (Lower Paleolithic)first hominids genus, discovered in south africa, brian size 450cc, pebble tools, small farms, colonist, gracile(graceful), robust(stay close to woods) no close, fire, lang, housing
Homo habilis (Lower Paleolithic)handy man (tool makers) brain 750cc
Homo erectus (Lower Paleolithic)first found in Java, earlist use of fire, big game hunting, 1000cc brain size. teeth small, nose bridge, longer foreheads, less hairy
Java "Man" fossils of homo erectus found in Java
Peking "Man" fossils of homo erectus found in beijing. chinese- man pekiensis, peking man.
Heidelberg "Man" fossils found in Germany
Archaic Homo sapiens fossils found 300,000yrs ago,
Homo sapiens neanderthalensis / Homo neanderthalensis Mid Paleo)(wise place river vally)disc in germ,cave dwelling,animal in-breeding, short and stalky bodies,brains 1500cc,low-forehead. 1856 fossil found, flake tools, stone tool, for knife, scrapper, sphere.man caves, rituals
Neandererthal "Man" Middle Paleolithic)
Homo sapiens sapiens (Neanderthal)
Cro-Magnon "Man" homo sapiens sapiens
Paleolithic
Lower Paleolithic 100,000-4 mill yrs ago, middle and lower pliestocene Low-piliocene, villafrancian, 1st glacier(gunz, nebraskan), 1st interglacier, 2nd glacial(mindel Kansan), 2nd interglacial, 3rd glacial(Riss, Illinoisan)- Australopithecus and Homo erectus- fire
Middle Paleolithic 40,000-100,000 yrs ago, 3rd Interglacial, rituals
Upper Paleolithic 10,000-40,000, Upper pliestocene4th glacial (wurm, Wisconsin) - emergence of art
Mesolithic transition between hunting and farming, and gathering & farming, hunting smaller n faster game, eating sea food, first boat, wild grains.
Neolithic domestic - milling stones, wheat to flour, and bread making. Grond stone tools, plants & animals domesticated. Build of houses, village life begins & farming & settled population with posseccion of property. wheat n barley, wool weaving, clothe wearing
Tool types Core tools(pebble tools, hand axe), Flake tools(mousterian Tradition, blade n microliths), Alt-alt, Hafted axe, adze
Core Tools
Pebble Tools (Australopithecus)used by australopithecus
Hand Axe stone used for chopping
Flake Tools HSS/N
Mousterian Tradition (New Flake) knifes, scrapers, and sphere - HSS/N
Blade Tools used by cro-magnon- knifes, scrappers, drills, needles.
Microliths wooden bone handle
Alt-alt hunting tool - handle on sphere thrower. made of bone 1 n 1/2 ft long, can throw 3x's further than by hand.
Hafted Axe tie to stick - after ice age ended, heavy forest grew, found and made canoe, paddles, and wood tools
Adze head rotated 90 deg, paralle slightley different than the axe
Characteristics and of contributions of the follow civilization area.
Mesopotamia Iraq. 5500 yrs ago, river valley, S.W. Asia, allowed transportaion of goods, begginnings of agriculture, Potter wheel- an earsier way of making pots, bRONZE(COPPER(SOFT))Tin(weapons(hard)),Ziggart-temple of sun dried bricks, city&States-lg wall borders,
Mesopotamia war starting, writing script, writing of clay, perm record, Cuneiform a system of (counted by)60's
Northern and Estern Mediterranean Eroupean Civilization, shift of power, democrocy, gymnazium, ABC's travel through river sharing ABC's, Iron tools & weapons, made in Labia, Forging Iron-heat in fire,
China Yellow river valley, 1500bc- shang Dynasty, fine Bronze, Jay's carving, chin grafing/script, 1027bc chou dynasty, meth of cast iron, chip dynasty, great wall,Haun Dynasty, paper method, Tang Dynasty, mth of gun powder, orng drink flav, endous valley of
China civilization, 2 lg cities Harappa & mohenjo Daro building cities into lg rec housing, carried waste out
Egypt Counted by 10, nile riv val, runs N & dumps in Mederi., blue & red nile riv trans & distribution, low n Up egypt rulled by pharaorh-a living god, bury in mudd tombs, Pyrimid bulding, 1st pye-king zocha, surrounded by complex, burials were raided, then
Egypt a vally of king & oen for queen.Ramsey's, a read-paper-writing on, hydroglithics to a cursive writing, neoplian-cracked th code.
Mesoamerica built pyrimids out of dirt, tot-tee, Holy calender, 20 days, 13 variation, 260 days, every 52yrs, allignment- break pottery, women locked up, children pinched, fire, Aztec sacrafice- it was an honor to be- cut heart and touch w/ fire. (new fire ceromony),
Mesoamerica Books- historical, religios, & astronomy- spanish burned and killed priest, Demines invented "0" number system made one(dots) and fives(lines), Spanish Keltoez- in Aztec-most pop die of sm pox, had gun, spheres, & dogs.
Andean South America Quito/Equador, (leaders)shavian civilization, chi-moo, mo-chica(7yrs), chanchan, 5-6 billion people, no writing, Quipu- strings(for counting), tax agraculture, Inca- drafted people for wk & pay taxes, road of stairs, runners to carry messages
Physical Variation: Skin color, eye color, hair color -melanin Skin color- skin in danger of cancer, burning, dying. Melanin- protect from UV rays- need sun 4 vit D, early homo-erectur from africa-darker skin was more protected, move from af to asia, skin changed, Hair form- straight, wavy, curly, wooley, kinky,
Skin color, eye color, hair color -melanin Hair form, quantity, and distribution & pepper corn, stright-keeps heat in, curly- tropical release heat, Quality eroup.-hairest, asian-least, dist.-shaving, some race don't grow facial hair.
Body build Hoter climate- stocky, colder-learner, genetics is reason of body types
Height short & tall, Umboti-short height, Masi-high height, Genetics, genes, nutritent, culture practise, vaccines, stretching legs before 2yrs, variation- rolling tongue, thumb going back..etc
Susceptibility and resistance to infection distribution population-1st infected by diseases will wipe out a population in time our system get imuned. Vac's givin
Sickle Cell Anemia Disorder of red blood cell. Red blood cell carry oxygen, Cell will explode/collapse-no oxygen, cause extrem pain, most in SC in a maleria-Cilaly, turkey, pakastan
Race Rasism, discrimination, plagerisim, Vague arbralary- not valid most believe- different people, physical, culture, language, ability, behavior, race is inherited culture is learned.
Meloen sheild to protect skin to produce enough vitamin d,
pro-maganament man/women-named after france
pithecanthropus Erectur man stay up right
Neolithic Centers of Food Production and Domesticates
SOUTH WEST ASIA - (IRAQ) Wheat and Barley - Animals - sheep, goat, pig, dog, cow, horse, camel.
SOUTH EAST ASIA Rice, chicken, water buffalo
MESOAMERICA (Lower Mexico)- Gords(squash like), beans, Maize corn
EAST COAST SOUTH AMERICA (Andean, South America) - gord, beans, squash, wht, potato, sweet potato, 200 kinds of potato, tomato, peanut, chili pep, animals, llama, alpaca, guinea pig.
SUBSAHARA, AFRICIA below laditude - mullet, sorghum, cat, cereal grain
YELLOW RIVER VALLEY (China)millet, cereal grain, silkworm
Characteristics of All Civilizations (Starts after Neolithic)Horticulture, Agriculture, specialization of labor, efficient distrubution system, cities, states, social stratification, collecting food, and food production
Horticulture types of farming, small scale farming, simple tool and methods, digging stick, slash and burn horticulture - for light and soils and for growing plants
Agriculture (profit) plow- lg feild, can be usedfor landscaping, fertilize system, argigation system
Specialization of Labor farmers, potters, crafts, weeving, merchants, (Last names came by jobs done)
Efficient Distrabution distribute products, Indus vally, medi valley, and china valley
Cities capitaol of civilization, focus on power / ruler, political centers, markets, social, religion
States level of political civilization band, tribe, chefdon, state. Formalize formal leader King, Queen, dictator, central government state society, influence society make laws, collect taxes, draft people
Band Hunting gasthering- less than 100 people, monamtic and semimonamtic
Tribe more people 125 in village, no one higher, ciprial in change, practice horticulture.
Chefdon formalize leader to make you do things, ranked power to status in after father
Intensive Socialization Caste system, unequal
Cultural Trading which spreads the ways of learning to cook, make things, and styles of clothes.
Blood Types - ABO System varies in dif population, grouping/types:Antogen A(dominent)Antogen B(less Dominment)ABuniversal reccessive. O-reccessive, Type O can be giving to other blood in disasters.
Blood Factors - Rh Factors Rhesus, makes blood positive, if your neg you do not Rhesus. Rhesus is rare in east of Asia.
Lactose Deficiency Imsine in the blood-lactose sugar, Sugar in the milk causes nasty intestan probs more after 7yrs of age can not drink milk. Start domesticated animals that produce milk.
Four Major Hominids Australopithecus Africanus, Homo-erectus, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, homo sapiens sapiens
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