History 8 Human Origins Concepts

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Concepts:

1. Reasons for rise of Australopithecines.

2. Advantages and disadvantages of bipedalism.

3. Australopithecus :lifestyle of Australopithecus.

4. Reasons for extinction of Australopithecus.

5. Characteristics of H. Habilis

6. Effects of Meat in diet

7. Sweating

8. Factors in Brain growth

9. Problems with large brain/solution

10. Characteristics of H. ergaster

11. differences with H. erectus

12. Climate and its effects

13. Glacial periods

14. Fire

15. Social development

16. H. heidelbergensis

17. Characteristics of Neandertal

    • 18. Tools
    • 19. Cultural life
    • 20. Mental development

21. Characteristics of H. sapiens

    • 22. technology
    • 23. blade and burin society
    • 24. weapons
    • 25. social organization
    • 26. dispersed leadership
    • 27. cooperation and its effects
    • 28. communication/art
    • 29. other advances

30. Explain both the multiregional and diffusionism/ Out of Africa hypotheses

31. H. sapiens is the only hominid left. Why?

32. H. sapiens were able to settle in such diverse habitats. Give reasons and rationale.

33. Id The Aurignacians

34. ID Gravettians

35. ID Magdalenians

36. ID Natufians