ANTHRO 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Robert Hooke, The Butler, Georges Cuvier
14 Sep 2016
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Evolutionary history: a long sequence of biological changes. i. e changes in anatomy, morphology, intelligence, behavior, culture. 3. 5 bya = rst signs of life on earth (germs etc) 20 mya = rst hominids (ape/ape like ancestors (chimps, orangutangs, bonobos, humans and gorillas)) 6. 7 mya = rst hominins (human/human like ancestors. Life history: a series of changes undergone by an individual in their lifetime. (environmental forces) i. e changes in morphology, intelligence, behavior and culture. Geography, climate, diet, activity levels, socioeconomic status, culture. These can affect weight, health, height, life expectancy, and behavior. Example- usain bolt why is he the fastest man in the world? (biological trait=speed) Because he has good genes (e-h), diet (l-h), exercise (l-h), society (l-h), opportunity (l-h). The butler act was a 1925 tennessee law prohibiting public school teachers from denying the. Conclusion: for the earth to look the way it does today it would have to be much older than 6000 years.
