HIST 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Vocal Folds, Wedding Ring, Homo Sapiens
24 Aug 2018
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Cosmogony- the branch of science that deals with origin of the universe or a theory that explains the origin of the universe. Examples: book of genesis, big bang theory, pan ku, and the dao, the. Lots of different people have lots of different beliefs on evolution. 62% of all us believes in some kind of evolution. Australopiths- pre-human species that predates hominins lucy is most famous example. Homo habilis- handy man tool using hominin that appeared about 2. 4 million years ago. Homo erectus and homo ergaster- tool and fire using hominins that appeared about 1. 8 million years ago; died about 350,000 years ago. Paleolithic- old stone age which lasted from 2. 5 million years ago to. Major breakthrough in establishing link between humans and apes. Specimens found in africa from modern from ethiopia to s africa. Smacked the 2 rocks together to get sharp edges. Mark the beginning of the paleolithic era (old stone age)
