HIST 1010 Lecture 1: Hist 1010 week 1-3
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First hominids developed six or seven million years ago. Afroeurasia- accurately reflect premodern world- europe, africa, asia. Hominid: the group consisting of all modern and extent great apes. Hominin: the group consisting of modern humans, extinct human species and all our immediate ancestors. Neanderthals and humans first mated 50,00 years ago, with dna evidence. Bipedalism: ability to walk on two legs, 5. 4-6. 3 million years ago, used tools, apposable thumbs, passed on their biped ability. Lucy- 4. 2 million years ago, adapt to new circumstances, climate, humanlike jaw and teeth, cognitive ability, larger brains. Genus homo- larger body and brains- innovative, fashioning tools, control fire, Homo erectus: care for others, used fire to cook. Humanity- symbolic thought, symbols that stand for information, symbolic thought- how we understand and think through language. Bones, stones, physical traces of tools, dna, evidence of adaptation of environment. Spotlight number one: intro to primary sources i. Primary sources are original materials firsthand counts of events.
