80786992 | natural selection | biological process by which variations enhance a population's ability to survive in a particular environment become dominant in a species | 0 | |
80786993 | evolution | changes that occur over time in plants and animals that result in new species | 1 | |
80786994 | Homo erectus | extinct human speices, had a 1/3 larger brain than Homo habilis, evolved in Africa 2 millions years ago, upright human | 2 | |
80786995 | Great Ice Age | a period that occurred between 2 million and 11,000 years ago that resulted in new species evolving because of climate shifts | 3 | |
80786996 | Homo habilis | The first human species (now extinct) that evolved in Africa 2.5 million years ago | 4 | |
80786997 | bipedalism | the ability to walk upright on two legs | 5 | |
80786998 | culture | socially transmitted patterns of action and expression, also physical objects, dwellings, clothing, tools, and crafts | 6 | |
80786999 | Homo sapiens | the current human species that evolved 200,000 years ago | 7 | |
80787000 | hominid | biological family that includes human and ape like primates | 8 | |
80787001 | australopithecine | the several extinct species that existed during the Peistocene era | 9 | |
80787002 | history | the study of past events and changes | 10 | |
80787003 | Stone Age | historical period characterized by the production of tools from stone. | 11 | |
80787004 | Neolithic | period of Stone Age associated with the ancient Agricultural Revolution | 12 | |
80787005 | forager | people who support themselves by hunting wild animals and eating edible plants | 13 | |
80787006 | Paleolithic | the period of the Stone Age associated with the evolution of humans | 14 | |
80787007 | Agricultural Revolution | the change of food gathering to food production | 15 | |
80787008 | megalith | structures and complexes made of very large stones | 16 | |
80787009 | Holocene | the geological era since the end of the Great Ice Age | 17 |
Ch. 1 Vocab Flashcards
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