2805443778 | What is a creation narrative? | A theory constructed by humans that suggests hiw the world and humans came to be | 0 | |
2805443779 | What is the most significant way that modern science challenged Asian creation narratives? | The most significant way modern science has challenged eating creation narratives is through finding how old are universe actually is and by determining that divine beings did not have a role in creating all life | 1 | |
2805443780 | How does modern science's understanding of the universe compare to traditional creation narratives? | The modern science is understanding of the universe says that the universe dates back to 13.8 billion years and that we evolved over a long period of time from apes. Traditional creation narratives on the other hand believe the first day of creation was in 4004 B.C.E. and that humans didn't evolve and instead were formed instantly | 2 | |
2805443781 | What traits of Homo erectus children are discussed? | The traits of Homo rectus children or their family dynamics, use of fire and their ability to migrate early due to their bipedalism | 3 | |
2805443782 | What effects did the development of complex language have on Homo sapiens? | The effect of the development of language on humans was a huge breakthrough. It allowed for individuals to be able to teach words, communicate words and enhance the ability to gather knowledge | 4 | |
2805443783 | What advantages did larger brains give to early hominids? | The advantages early hominids had with their large brains were their ability to adapt, communicate and survive in any settings. The biggest advantage being the ability to develop cognitive skills and therefore gaining capacity for language | 5 | |
2805443784 | What characteristic did Homo habilis have that set apart from prior humans? | The characteristic that set Homo habilis apart from early hominids was there larger and growing brains | 6 | |
2805443785 | What is bipedalism? | Bipedalism is being two footed | 7 | |
2805443786 | What adaptive advantage did bipedalism give early hominids? | The adaptive advantage bipedalism gave early hominids was the ability to keep their hands free so they could use their hands to carry food over long distances | 8 | |
2805443787 | What discovery allowed Homo erectus to expand their diets, leading to even larger brain size? | The discovery that allowed Homo rectus to expand their diets what's the use of fire to help cook food | 9 | |
2805443788 | What evidence convinced scientist that hominids were more diverse than suggested by early finds like Lucy? | The evidence that convince scientist that hominids were more diverse than thought of before was the findings of their bone remains. They discovered that hominids walked upright on 2 feet and their teeth indicated they were closer to modern humans then Lucy was | 10 | |
2805443789 | What evolutionary survival trait is shared by all successful early hominids? | Bipedalism | 11 | |
2805443790 | What happened to the culture of Homo sapiens when they migrated out of Africa between 50,000 and 12,000 B.C.E.? Why did this happen? | When the Homo sapiens migrated out of Africa their culture became more complex. As they migrated, they began to develop hand signals which later evolved to the language we speak today this cultural breakthrough This happened due to the instinct to communicate and through the evolution of simple commands and hand signals | 12 | |
2805443791 | How did early Homo sapiens mark important ritual sites? | Early Homo sapiens March important ritual sides through paintings | 13 | |
2805443792 | What happened to the human language one human spread out of Africa? | When humans spread out of Africa, the human language expanded into 19 different language families | 14 | |
2805443793 | What phenomenon resulted in larger brained, quicker and more adaptable Homo sapiens to spread out of Africa? | The phenomenon that caused more adaptable Homo sapiens was evolution. More specifically, the evolving from Homo erectus to Homo sapiens | 15 | |
2805443794 | What are some things that scientist can infer about Homo sapiens hunter gatherers by studying contemporary hunter gatherer societies? | Somethings that scientist can infer about Homo sapiens hunter gatherers is that they forage for food and were able to survive. They can also in for the different roles of the men and woman. For instance, how men specialized in hunting and women specialized in gathering and childbearing | 16 | |
2805443795 | Where were sheep, goats, pigs and cattle first domesticated? | Sheep and goats were first domesticated in the Zagros mountains region. Pigs and cattle like sheep and goats were first domesticated in Southwest Asia | 17 | |
2805443796 | What ecological change contributed to the development of agriculture in Japan? | The ecological change that contributed to the development of agriculture in Japan was rising sea levels, that caused where animals to be hunted which then caused people to have to find other ways to support themselves | 18 | |
2805443797 | Which is the first European domesticated crops were also Southwest Asia and crops? | Barley and wheat | 19 | |
2805443798 | What led to the rise of the first major city states in Southwest Asia? | The agricultural revolution | 20 | |
2805443799 | Around 12,000 years ago, what did humans do in response to population pressure and changing climate conditions? | Humans dispersed and took their agricultural and herding skills into other parts of Africa | 21 | |
2805443800 | What was the first large mammal domesticated outside of Southwest Asia? | Cattle | 22 | |
2805443801 | What event is most responsible for the huge increase in the human population? | The agricultural revolution | 23 | |
2805443802 | Which crops formed the basis of village agriculture in China? | Rice and millet | 24 | |
2805443803 | How does the textbook describe the people in the Sahel region of Africa around 8000 B.C.E.? | Hunters and gatherers that later became farmers and herders due to their ability to domesticate large herd animals and new crops | 25 | |
2805443804 | What led to the diffusion of agricultural techniques from the Sahel region to other parts of Africa around 2000 BCE? | The world is becoming warmer and the Sahara desert starting to expand cause the regions and happens to disburse this led to the diffusion of agricultural techniques | 26 | |
2805443805 | What happened to the land bridge between East Asia and America's around 12,500 B.C.E.? | It became covered with water due to melting glaciers | 27 | |
2805443806 | What are some things that happened when early humans arrived in the Americas? | It was thought that they had wiped out large ice age animals. Research later discovered that this was actually caused by the climate change | 28 | |
2805443807 | Where were maize, potatoes and guinea pigs first domesticated? | Maize and potatoes were domesticated in the agrarian communities. Guinea pigs were domesticated in the Andean Highlands | 29 | |
2805443808 | Where wild barley and wheat first domesticated? | They were first domesticated in the Franchthi cave in Greece | 30 | |
2805443809 | What event led to social stratification? | Craft specialization and the buildup of surpluses | 31 | |
2805443810 | Where is the region known as the Fertile Crescent? | The Fertile Crescent is in Mesopotamia which is in western Asia and north east Africa also it is right above Saudi Arabia and the Syrian desert | 32 |
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