Anthropology and Theology Flashcards
(17 cards)
Bipedalism
Walking on two feet
Hominid
Humans or human-like species; can be a proposed ancestor
“Ardi” (Ardipothecus Ramidus)
Fragmentary evidence, bones turned to dust
Homo Habilis
“handy human” found with tools
Homo Erectus
Name means standing upright; arguably human
Homo Sapiens
Genus and species of modern humans
Neanderthal
Had larger brains than modern humans
Cro-Magnon
Identical to modern humans; lived in caves
Articulated Skeleton
All the bones found in one place
“Lucy” (Australopithecus afarensis)
40% of the fossil found
Describe two characteristics that lead evolutionists to believe a. afarensis is a link fossil and two “disproves” from the creationist view.
Evolutionist View
1) bipedal
2) long ape-like arms
Creationists “Disproves”
1) bipedility is debatable
2) modern human arm bone found beneath it in the rock layers
Which comes first (evolutionary standpoint) walking or a growth in brain capacity?
Walking
Describe the difference between the Out-Of-Africa model and the Multi-Regional model.
Out-Of-Africa model:
Hominids evolved to modern humans in Africa and then migrated throughout the world
Multi-Regional model:
Hominids evolved to homo erected in Africa and then migrated throughout the world, homo erectus (once migrated) evolved into of modern humans
3 Physical features of Archiac Humans that are the reason why some scientists classify them different from modern humans. List the possible creationist views on how these things could have happened.
Features
1) Brow Ridges
2) Slanted Foreheads
3) Recessive Chins
Reasons
1) Disease/Deficiency
2) Ethnicity
3) Extreme Age->100’s of years and the bones supposedly continue to grow
Primates
The order containing humans, apes, monkeys, and lemurs
Homo Erectus and Neanderthal are human because…
Examples
Homo Erectus
- femur bone
- brain size =modern humans
- used tools (?boats?)
- controlled fire
Neanderthals
- speech areas in brain
- buried their dead
- brain is greater than modern humans
- used tools and made war
- shared DNA with modern humans
List 4 questions that should be asked when a new hominid fossil find.
1) How much of the fossil was found and in what condition?
2) Were all the fossils found in the same location?
3) If they were found in different locations
