because many of their characteristics and those of our ancestors coincide notably well. The fossilized bone fragments of the Neanderthals were found in “Neander Valley”‚ hence their name. They lived from 200‚000 B.C. to 30‚000 B.C. and in Europe and Southeast Asia. Because they had to survive brutal ice age winters‚ they had to have the proper adaptations for it. The Neanderthals were built powerfully and to best suit their environment. They had heavy slanted brows‚ robust muscles‚ and thick bones. They
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called “Quest for Fire” because it is about Neanderthals trying to discover how to make fire‚ and how to make it stay lit. The groups that are shown in the video are hunters and gatherers. They would need to watch out for other tribes‚ water‚ animals‚ and weather. They do not know why or how things come about to them‚ for all they know it is just one more thing to discover. While on the Quest for Fire they interact with other tribes‚ with three Neanderthals off on the Quest of Fire‚ They attempt to
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his new living in different parts of Eurasia was the Homo erectus. The Homo erectus then opened the new doors for the human species to grow and flourish in different parts of the world. Questions A) Who were the Neanderthals? Compare and contrast them with H.sapiens. The Neanderthals
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Station 1: Our Australopithecene ancestors When comparing the two species Kenyanthrpus platyops and Australopithecus afarensis‚ there are many differences‚ some known and unknown. Looking at the canines of both species‚ we can see that Australopithecus afarensis didn’t have either prominent canines or a diastema and in Kenyanthrpus platyops we are not sure whether it did or not due to the lack of evidence in the fossil remains. As for the molars‚ Australopithecus afarensis had more parallel molars
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Human Evolution is just a theory. Hominids began to come to life about four to five million years ago and only one will adapt to become us. Many species had to adapt to their environment or die off. The result of changes in the environment made us today. Australopithecus aferensis are one of the first hominids‚ also known as the Australopith. The Australopith had a reason why they had to stand up on two legs. Eight million years ago‚ Africa was covered with tropical rain forests. Suddenly‚ tectonic
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Final HIS 111 Rise of Buddhism: The originator of Buddhism was Siddhartha Gautama. He started out as a prince of the Sakya Republic in the Himalayan foothills. At age 29 he left his life of privileged and began to learn under different paths of Vedic schools. In his journey he experienced a great deal of human suffering and he began to teach Buddhism. Buddhism had a great influence on the inhabitants of India during 260 BCE‚ when Ashoka converted to Buddhism. The end goal was for the top of the
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Primates‚ like humans have hands‚ feet and a brain. There are certain characteristics that defines a primate. The first trait is color vision. Although humans are capable of distinguishing a spectrum of color‚ other primates fail to do so because they are colorblind. Specifically‚ they cannot see the color red. As time passed by‚ color vision has evolved for primates. Unlike before‚ they have the ability to pick out red and orange fruit to eat for themselves. Another trait is grasping hands. It helps
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Outline and evaluate the evolutionary explanation for gender roles Gender refers to culturally constructed distinctions between femininity and masculinity. Individuals are born female or male but they become feminine or masculine through complex developmental processes that take many years to unfold. For example‚ women usually look after babies while men are the providers. The evolutionary approach argues that gender role division appears as an adaptation to the challenges faced by the ancestral
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prehistoric period that started 8000 Technology the ways in which ppl apply knowledge tools and inventions to meet there needs Homo sapiens Homo sapiens is the scientific name for the human species. Homo is the human genus‚ which also includes Neanderthals and many other extinct species. Chapter 1 In 1992‚ Gen Suwa‚ a paleontologist from Japan discoveries in east Africa one of the oldest hominid teeth ever found Over the next two years‚ additional remains were uncovered like arm
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Working to succeed and survive requires certain behavior and execution. It was not as easy to live at the time of the Homo erectus‚ Neanderthals‚ and Indians form the twentieth century. They had many problems‚ which made it difficult to survive. Some of their problems are problems that we still have today‚ but with our improvements such as new studies and technology‚ it is much easier for us to deal with these situations. They needed order and systems. They needed a leader; one who could take the
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