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