prehistory

Question 1

prehistory

Answer 1

a period in history, when there was no writing

Question 2

anthropogenesis

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the process of evolution from primates into hominid family, also hominization

Question 3

sapientation

Answer 3

learning to think and speak

Question 4

bipedalism

Answer 4

using two legs to walk

Question 5

gorilla brain size

Answer 5

500cm3

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homo habilis brain size

Answer 6

800cm3

Question 7

homo erectus brain size

Answer 7

900cm3

Question 8

homo sapiens brain size

Answer 8

1200-1300 cm3

Question 9

lengthened ontogeny

Answer 9

needed more time to become independent

Question 10

results of evolution

Answer 10

spine s shaped, big toe aligned with other toes, arms shortened, reduced brow ridges, reduction of canine tooth, faster metabolism, thinking and speech, development of chin, loss of body hair, evolution of sweet glands, becoming omnivorous

Question 11

principles of evolution by Charles Darwin

Answer 11

nature selection, adaptation, genetic drift

Question 12

nature selection example

Answer 12

females search for the best males, predators hunt the weakest

Question 13

genetic drift

Answer 13

independent process that produces random changes

Question 14

species of genus homo

Answer 14

ramapithecus, australopithecus, homo habilis, homo erectus, homo sapiens, homo neandertalensis, homo sapiens sapiens

Question 15

ramapithecus time

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16-8 mil b.c.

Question 16

australopithecus time

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5-1,5 mil b.c.

Question 17

homo erectus time

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2 mil - 200000 b.c.

Question 18

homo habilis time

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2,5 - 1,5 mil b.c.

Question 19

homo sapiens time

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350000-40000 b.c

Question 20

homo neandertalensis time

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80000-50000 b.c.

Question 21

homo sapiens sapiens

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40000 b.c.-present times

Question 22

start of the evolution

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evidence found in the Great Rift Valley, Africa. Difficulty in knuckle walking - adapt to bipedalism. Predators abound - flight or fight. Scattered plants - change in diet

Question 23

Australopithecus characteristics

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similar to humans and apes, opposable thumb developed - picking up small objects, making tools, comparable brain size with a chimpanzee

Question 24

australopithecus archaeological site

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Tanzania - lake Olduvai

Question 25

australopithecus example

Answer 25

Lucy from Ethiopia

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Homo Habilis characteristics

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opposable thumb, 120-125 cm, 30-40 kg, first to make stone tools

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Homo Habilis archaeological site

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Tanzania, lake Olduvai

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Homo Erectus characteristics

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upright man, first to use fire, developed technology, skillful hunters, creating more sophisticated tools, beginnings of spoken language, used rafts.

Question 29

Homo Erectus archaeological site

Answer 29

Czechia - Přezletice u Prahy

Question 30

Homo Sapiens

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divided to neanderthales and cro-magnons

Question 31

Homo sapiens sapiens

Answer 31

tool culture

Question 32

Homo sapiens sapiens

archaeological site

Answer 32

Czechia - Šipka, Kulna
Italy - Rimaldi