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Chapter 2 - ANT2410

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small stylized statues of females made in a variety of materials by early modern humans   “Venus” figurines  
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tree-dwelling   arboreal  
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spear thrower; a device used to increase and extend the power of the human arm when throwing a spear   atlatl  
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members of an early hominid genus found in Africa and characterized by bipedal locomotion and small brain size   australopithecines  
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walking on two feet, a distinctive characteristic of humans and our ancestors; appeared earlier than increased brain size or tool use   bipedalism  
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frequency change of a particular trait as you move geographically from one point to another.   clinal distribution  
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descent with modification from a single common ancestor or ancestral population   evolution  
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mixing of genetic material that results from the movement of individuals and groups from place to place.   gene flow  
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changes in the frequencies of specific traits caused by random factors.   genetic drift  
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a group of similar species   genus  
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species of early human found in Africa, Asia, and Europe; present between 1.8 million & about 200,000 years ago; brain/body size >; brain vol.1000cc size up to 1250 cc   Homo erectus  
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species of early human found in Africa; present between 2.5 & 1.8 million years ago; brains lrg compared to body; skulls high & less protrusion in face   Homo habilis  
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species of human found throughout the world; earliest appeared about 500,000 years ago   Homo sapiens  
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theory that seeks to explain transition from archaic to modern Homo sapiens, by proposing that modern & archaic forms interbred   hybridization model  
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pigment found in the skin, hair, and eyes of human beings, as well as many other species, that is responsible for variations in color   melanin  
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theory that seeks to explain transition from Homo erectus to Homo sapiens, arguing different populations of Homo sapiens are descendant from different populations of Homo erectus   multiregional model  
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random change in genetic material; the ultimate source of all biological variation   mutation  
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mechanism of evolutionary change; changes in traits of living organisms that occur over time as a result of differences in reproductive success among individuals   natural selection  
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members of a population of archaic Homo sapiens; lived between 130,000 & 35,000 years ago   Neanderthal  
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stone tools made by Homo habilis   Oldowan tools  
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animal that eats both plant and animal foods   omnivore  
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slight difference in the image of an object seen from two different vantage points   parallax  
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member of a biological order of mammals that includes human beings, apes, and monkeys as well as prosimians (lemurs, tarsiers, and others)   primate  
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theory that modern people evolved 1st in Africa & then spread out to inhabit virtually all the world, out-competing/destroying other human populations in the process   replacement model  
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childhood disease characterized by the softening and bending of leg and pelvis bones; related to insufficiency of vitamin D and/or calcium   rickets  
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theory that the evolution of certain traits can be explained by competition for opportunities to mate   sexual selection  
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group of organisms whose members are similar to one another and are able to reproduce within their group but not with members of other groups   species  
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learned use of twigs or blades of grass to extract termites from their mounds characteristic of some groups of chimpanzees   termite fishing  
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in its broadest sense evolution refers to __ change   directional  
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evolution is a __ of populations, not individual organisms   characteristic  
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for a change to be evolutionary in a biological sense, it must affect the __ we pass on to next generations   genes  
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evolution is the primary way we understand the __ history of humanity, and all life   biological  
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6th century BCE Anaximander of Milteus speculated that humans arose from   fish  
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used evidence of fossil fish from numerous place around Mediterranean to support Anaximander's theory   Xenophanes of Colophon  
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biological anthropology fits into cultural anthropology because human behavior rest on a   biological base  
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language, two-legged stance, & need to reproduce are all __ __ that are basic to human culture   evolved traits  
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understanding human's evolutionary history is important to cultural anthropologists because it informs us about the things that all humans   have in common  
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most convincing scientific explanation of variety/history of live on earth, theory of evolution by   Charles Darwin  
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__ among members of a species comes from mutation, sexual reproduction, gene flow, & gene drift   variations  
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mutations are the __ __ of all variation   ultimate source  
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gene flow also creates   new variations  
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a random factor that cause a specific characteristic to be prevalent in the descents of this group   isolation  
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before development of sanitation is 19th century & antibiotics in 20th century, vast numbers of children   died very young  
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more than 40% of all deaths in London between 1813-1820 were   children <10 yr  
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in the world's poorer nations, in modern times, large numbers of children die   before 5yr  
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in 2003 , 11 African nations __ of children died before age 5yr   20%  
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Darwin was profoundly affected by the __ & __ philosophy of his era   social; political  
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these philosophers emphasized role of competition in humans social life & culture   Adam Smith & Thomas Malthus  
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argued competition among firms increased their productivity & led to social betterment   Smith, 1770s  
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wrote that because human population levels rose much faster than agricultural production, struggles over resources were inevitable   Malthus  
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Darwin gave __ & __ prominent roles in his theory   competition; struggle  
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creatures who has traits that suited them well to their environment tended to __ in struggle for nutrition & reproduction   win  
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Darwin argued that creatures who won survival struggle passed some __ __ to offspring   successful traits  
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Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection is referred to as   survival of the fittest  
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survival of the fittest was a phrase coined by   Herbert Spencer (1864)  
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regarding "fitness" referring to wealth, power, & physical strength   Spencer  
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regarding "fitness" referring to creatures better adapted to environment tend to succeed in struggle for food/mates, passing on traits, & less well adapted traits tend to disappear   Darwin  
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__ & __ do not necessarily guarantee reproductive success   strength; intelligence  
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Darwin understood evolution by natural selection as a slow, steady, __ process   continuous  
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proposed alternative model of evolution called punctuated equilibrium   Niles Eldridge & Stephen Jay Gould (1972)  
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Eldridge & Gould agreed with the basic __ __ of natural selection   Darwinian mechanism  
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species tend to remain stable for long periods, then through mutation & natural selection, change quite suddenly; supported by much of fossil record   punctuated equilibrium  
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evolution challenges a __ __ of the world's religious texts about how animals came to live on the earth   literal reading  
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in 1950 declared that evolution was compatible with Christian teachings   Catholic Church  
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in 2007, said the debate between evolution & creationism in US was an "absurdity" & that evolution can coexist w/faith   Pope Benedict XVI  
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in official publications/conference proceedings, United Presbyterian Ch., Episcopalian Ch., Unitarian Ch., United Methodist Ch., & Central Council of American Rabbis have all supported evolution & opposed teaching of   scientific creationism in public schools  
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evolution has become part of the basic framework of all   biological sciences  
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biological scientists agree on basic principles of evolution/natural selection, but argue about __ of evolution & precise __ under which it occurs   speed; conditions  
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all arguing sides of natural selection debate agree on basic principles but differ on   specific applications  
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modern-day human & modern-day gorillas & chimpanzees evolved from   common ancestors  
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it is biologically __ to say that humans evolved from apes/monkeys & leads to ___ of evolution   inaccurate; misunderstanding  
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by saying humans evolved from gorillas/chimpanzees suggests that humans are   more evolved  
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no creature can be more __ than another   evolved  
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belief that intellect/ability to alter environment is most important criterion of evolution is a __ __ of looking at biology   human-centered way  
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no agreed upon __ __ of humans, gorillas & chimpanzees has been found   common ancestor  
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through __ & info from __ __ give us information about the common ancestor of humans, gorillas & chimpanzees   fossils ; biochemical dating  
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biological anthropologists use fossil record & tech. based on study of DNA, blood protein, blood-clotting agents, & immunology to try to determine __ common ancestors of humans, gorillas & chimpanzees lived   when  
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creatures that became humans & apes split from those that gave rise to monkeys of Europe, Africa & Asia   25-20 million yrs ago  
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humans last had common ancestor with gorillas about   8 million yrs ago  
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humans last had common ancestor with orangutans about   13 million yrs ago  
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humans last had common ancestor with chimpanzees about   7 million yrs ago  
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all primates originated from __ mammals   tree-dwelling  
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to survive in 3D world of trees, primates needed hands & feet with   opposable thumbs  
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tree-dwelling primates developed very __ __ & __ __   acute eyesight; depth perception  
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in primates accurate depth perception comes from   stereoscopic vision  
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primate's field of vision of each eye __ the other   overlaps  
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overlapping vision allows primates to see objects __ from 2 slightly different angles at once   close-up  
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most scent molecules are __ and tend accumulate at __ level   heavy; ground  
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make scent a less dependable indicator of direction   breezes  
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primates have a reduced sense of __ compared with that of other mammals   smell  
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primates, in particular humans/apes, have a larger __ compared to body weight than do other animals   brain  
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almost all primates live in __ __   social groups  
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live in group consisting of single adult male & numerous adult females & offspring   gorillas  
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live in groups that include several adult males & females & offspring   chimpanzees  
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live in monogamous pairs   gibbons & several species of monkeys  
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live in groupings w/one female and two males   monkeys from Central/South America  
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core of primate societies is the bond between mother &   offspring  
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the mother-infant bond is stronger in primates than any other animals, w/exception to   elephants  
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besides the mother, the __ plays an important role in parenting   grandmother  
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primates have an enormous ability & __ to learn   need  
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by __, primates refine their physical skills, explore their world, & practice solving problems   playing  
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both males & females are ranked as superior/inferior to one another   dominance hierarchies  
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anthropologists believe __ serve to limit amount of aggression   hierarchies  
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lower-ranking individuals less likely to challenge those w/more status than might otherwise be the case once   hierarchy is established  
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greater access to food, sex, & other resource is the __ __ to a high rank in the hierarchy   critical benefit  
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though presence of hierarchy prevents constant conflict, aggression does occur to change   patterns of dominance  
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recorded 1st tool used among non-human primates in 1960   Jane Goodall  
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most sophisticated tool use, among non-human primates, is found among   chimpanzees & baboons  
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reported chimpanzees fashioning sticks into spears & using them to hunt bush babies (squirrel-sized nocturnal primates)   Pruetz & Bertolani (2007)  
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reported chimpanzees in Ivory Coast used hammer stones to break nuts & stone piles/chips left by process very similar to remains of early hominin tools   Mercader, Panger & Boesch (2002)  
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2 well-documented examples of chimpanzee & bonobo tool use are   termite fishing & leaf sponges  
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chimpanzees take leaves, chew them, & use resulting wad of material to soak up water from tree hollows & other places of difficult access   leaf sponges  
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among all primates who use tools, it is __ who first develop tool-using skills   females  
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females generally become __ __ at tool use when compared to males   more adapt  
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tool use behavior among sea otters, woodpecker finches & other non-primates seems largely   instinctive  
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different behavior patterns, such as tool use, are __ __ patterns passed along as part of knowledge of the social group   learned behavior  
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humans & nearest ape relations have been following __ __ of evolution for past 5-8million years   separate courses  
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history of human evolution is a narrative of   growth & movement  
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humans had to innovate, apply learning in new/original ways, adapt by changing our behaviors in order to live in   many different ecosystems  
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all human ancestors, current-day humans, gorillas, chimpanzees, & orangutans are member of biological family of   Hominidae  
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if male & female are capable of producing offspring they are   members of same species  
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if male & female are not capable of producing offspring, or offspring are infertile, they are   members of different species  
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since there is no available test for fossil ancestors, w/regard to offspring, so determining species membership is   speculative  
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human ancestors & modern-day people fall into   Australopithecus or Homo  
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modern people are members of genus   Homo  
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many ancient ancestors of modern people are members of   Australopithecus  
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larger/harder something is the longer it takes to __, & greater chance of __   decay; fossilization  
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hardest part of body, easiest to fossilize   teeth  
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large & found more frequently than smaller bones of the ribs   skull & leg bones  
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decay very rapidly & rarely found   soft tissues  
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techniques such as aerial/ground-based surveys, satellite imagery, & radar are used at certain geological formations to   locate fossils  
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once fossil-bearing site found is it __ & __   photographed; mapped  
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fossil-bearing sites are usually divided into a __   grid  
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grids in fossil-bearing sites are __ examined by section   systematically  
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complex & highly technical procedure; incl potassium/argon (K/Ar), Carbon14 (C14), thermoluminescence & paleomagnetic   dating of fossils  
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dating techniques provide date   ranges  
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date ranges are generally specified as + or -   a certain number of years  
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critical thing that differentiates human & our ancestors from modern-day apes & their ancestors is   bipedal stance & locomotion  
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shaped differently than those of animals that walk on all fours   skulls & pelvises of bipeds  
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freed hands allowing our ancestors to carry things for long distances & make tools   bipedal locomotion  
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fossil skull, earliest evidence of creature considered ancestral to humans, found 2002 in Chad   Toumai  
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early/mid-1990's, discovered remains of 40+ who lived approximately 4.4million yrs ago   Tim White  
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large jaws, small brains; teeth similar to modern-day chimpanzees; pelvic bones, skulls, & forelimbs indicated bipedal   Ardipithecus ramidus  
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earliest Australopithecine fossils are from N. __ & are between 3.9-4.2 million yrs old   Kenya  
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1974, Hadar Ethiopia, "Lucy" 40% of bones present, discovered by team lead by   Donald Johanson  
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Laetoli Tanzania, 3.5 million-year-old bed of volcanic ash found (2) footprint trails by Australopithecines   Mary Leakey  
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small, light, slender, standing 3.5-5ft tall wght 65-100 lbs; 1/3 size of modern humans; lived in arid/semiarid grasslands, bushlands, & forests; found by Hadar & Leakey are called   gracile Australopithecines  
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heavier skulls, reinforced w/bony ridges & substantially lrg teeth/jaws; adapted for chewing heavy, course material; lived in Africa until 1 million yr ago   robust Australopithecines  
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critical factor in human evolution   toolmaking  
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1st Australopithecus africanus skull identified   Taungs child  
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the array of teeth of the Homo habilis suggests they were   omnivores  
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the fact that Oldowan tools were designed for cutting & bashing rather than hunting suggests that Homo habilis rarely   killed large animals  
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stone rings found at Olduvai Gorge (N. Tanzania) indicate Homo habilis probably built shelters for   protection from predators & climate  
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earliest remains of Homo habilis are from __ __ & had been believed they were limited to that continent   eastern/southern Africa  
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fossils from Indonesia/China, Oldowan-style tools in Pakistan/France, skulls/fossils similar to habilis in Damanisi/Rep. of Georgia indicate   habilis spread out of Africa  
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the geographic dispersion of habilis suggests they were more __ & __ on __ than was previously thought   adaptable; dependent; culture  
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Homo erectus fossils come from __ __ & are about 1.8 million yrs old   Northern Kenya  
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Homo erectus were substantially larger than habilis, roughly the same size as   modern-day people  
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1.6 million-yr-old skeleton of 12-yr-old boy found at Lk Turkana Kenya estimate that if they boy had grown to maturity he would have been   at least 6ft tall  
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not only is the Homo erectus skull larger but its bone are   heavier  
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erectus has a __ ridge of bone above eyes & __ bone is thick   heavy; cranial  
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erectus' thick bones/heavy reinforcing features suggests very strong   jaw muscles  
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erectus' skulls is marked by disproportionate shortness/thickness, making the largest point   below the ears  
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Homo erectus' named by Eugene Dubois 1890s, years before any of australopithcines finds, so he named them because he believed he had found   oldest human ancestor who walked upright  
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erectus was found before the fossils of earlier bipedal species because its   geographic spread was much larger  
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inhabited much of Africa, Europe, & Asia; major finds have been made in eastern/northern/southern Africa, Spain, Middle East, China & Indonesia   erectus  
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from its __ __ __ we know erectus was able to adapt to life in greater variety of ecological/climatic settings   wide geographic spread  
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much of the era of erectus happened during   Ice Ages  
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in order to thrive in many different habitats, erectus developed increasingly   sophisticated & complex culture  
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important window on erectus culture provided by human/animals remains & artifacts (more than 40 erectus individuals/>100,000 artifacts) found at   Zhoukoudian, China (near Beijing)  
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inhabited between 450,000 & 230,000 yrs ago by erectus   Zhoukoudian  
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choppers, scrapers, points, & awls from stone; deer antlers for tools & possibly skulls for drinking bowls; remains of fires,   inhabitants of Zhoukoudian  
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most anthropologists agree erectus was capable of __ fire   controlling  
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show erectus was capable of hunting/butchering elephants 1/2 million years ago   remains in Spain  
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many erectus fossil sites show marks of __ __ as well as cut marks from tools   carnivore teeth  
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evidence of __ among the bone tools at Zhoukoudian suggests that clothing was made from animal skins   needles  
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debate about the basic validity of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection is largely   political and religious rather than scientific  
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increasing acquisition of sophisticated, learned, cultural behavior is the __ __ in human evolution   critical trend  
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Raymond Dart made his critical fossil discovery   in the 1920s  
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one possible explanation for differences in skin color has to do with the response of people with different skin colors to   cold climates  
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some __ of erectus fossils from Zhoukoudian were removed after death   brains  
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homo erectus find 2003; new species of hominin called "the Hobbit"; discovered on isl. of Flores Indonesia; small variety of Homo erectus   Homo floresiensis  
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some anthropologists belief floresiensis is a __ __ of erectus   dwarf form  
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some anthropologists belief floresiensis is Homo sapiens with   diseases or congenital malformations  
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depending on the assumptions of the researcher, some recent tests found floresiensis similar to __ or __   erectus; habilis  
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critical anatomical distinctions between erectus & sapiens lie in the __ & __ of the skull   volume; shape  
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skull lacks heavy bony ridge above eyes; skull is high & vaulted w/lrg forehead   sapiens  
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skeletal changes between erectus & sapiens reflect tight interrelationship of   learned behavior & biological evolution  
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Neanderthals had brain sizes overlapping & __ __ than modern people   sometimes larger  
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by 35,000 yr ago Homo __ __ had spread throughout the range of all populations & was the only form present   sapiens sapiens  
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two prominent theories of how transition of erectus to sapiens took place   multiregional & replacement models  
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supporters of multiregional model argue that since none of populations were isolated individuals & their genes moved freely & humanity developed as a   single unified species simultaneously  
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multiregional model seems to explain from of __ __ among modern human populations   anatomical variations  
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data supporting replacement model is based on   biochemical & genetic evidence  
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replacement model has taken evidence from __ __ showing all living humans share at least one common ancestor   mitochondrial DNA  
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DNA from remains of archaic Homo populations shows that __ & __ ancestral populations split 370,000 yr ago   human & Neanderthal  
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hybridization model provides __ __ between multiregional & replacement models   common ground  
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__ model has the most recent data supporting it & is widely accepted in biological sciences   replacement  
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__ __ of Neanderthals show complex culture is not limited to modern Homo sapiens   burial practices  
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Shanidar Cave, Iraq, shows Neanderthals had __ __ for burial of dead, through the high levels of pollen in graves indicating burial with flowers   symbolic rituals  
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Moula-Guercy cave in France shows evidence that Neanderthals practiced   cannibalism  
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made tools of much greater sophistication, efficiency, & variety than any prior species   Homo sapiens sapiens  
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critical innovation of Homo sapiens sapiens was the __ __, made of several wood, bone, & stone pieces bound together   compound tool  
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extremely __ __ tools have been found in eastern Congo, dated between 75,000-180,000 yr old making older than any sapiens sapiens tools found in Europe   complex bone  
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shortly after modern people appeared __ __ of large mammals became extinct   50 genera  
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domestication of plants & animals involved substantial increases in the   amount of work humans had to do  
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origin of current industrialized society lies in the move to dependency on __ __ & __ 10,000 yr ago   domesticated plants; animals  
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geographical gradient   cline  
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pattern of __ __ distribution leads anthropologists to believe having one/another gives specific advantages/disadvantages under different environmental conditions   blood type  
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good example of trait that follows clinal distribution   sickle cell gene  
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sickle cell gene is common in areas that have a high incidence of   malaria  
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skin color is a complex trait because little known about geographic distribution & their __ significance   adaptive  
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all humans have about the same number of   melanocytes  
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amount of __ produced by melanocytes differs among human populations   melanin  
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melanin in the skin absorbs __ __ protecting people from form of skin cancer   ultraviolet rays  
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in northern latitudes light skin color must confer some __ advantage   reproductive  
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melanin reduces the amount of ultraviolet light to interact with cells that produce   vitamin D precursors  
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apply their knowledge of physical anthropology to identification of skeletal or badly decomposed human remains   forensic anthropologists  
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one of Guatemala's leading human rights activists   Karen Fisher  
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almost killed in 9/11 attacks & ended up working w/NY Medical Examiner's office in identifying more than 16,000 body parts at the disaster site   Amy Mundorff  
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conducts forensic casework in TX & AZ; collects data on US/Mexico border-crossing fatalities   Kate Spradley  
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forensic anthropologist at U of TX that unearthed a body under a houses foundation   Michelle Hamilton  
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50% of the world's 634 recognized species & subspecies of __ are listed as vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered   primates  
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In __ 71% of primates are listed as vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered   Asia  
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37% of __ primates are listed as vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered   Africa's  
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one key factor threatening primate populations is   destruction of habitat  
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in some areas combination of __ increase & __ demand resulted in destruction of 90% of original habitat for primates   population; commercial  
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