ANT101H5 Lecture Notes - Binomial Nomenclature, Plants And Animals, Carl Linnaeus
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A brief history of the development of thought on human evolution. Origin myths- idea about origin story: all human cultures seem to have a theory of belief surrounding the origins of humans origin and progression -universal idea. Universal explanations: how humans came into existence. Relationship of humans & other animals. human with other others: how humans are the ultimate products of creation. As they existed today, existed in the past, created the species today. Reflected powerful religious system in europe: accepted that all living things created by god. 1st proposed by aristotle in 4th century bc. Human continuom or progression of other species: all animals arranged in a hierarchy that progressed from simplest to most complex, humans at top of hierarchy. Saw that certain plants & animals could be distinguished from other groups by their ability reproduce with one another and produce viable offspring. Placed reproductively isolated groups of individuals in a category called species .
