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1, transcripts, slide 17, slide 20, slide 24. Explain the changes that were needed in traditional thinking in order for systematic, objective research into the origins of modern humans to begin. Law of uniformitarianism: geologically ancient conditions were the same as of. Evolution: change in the gene pool of a population from generation to generation by such processes as mutation, natural selection, and genetic drift. Lamarckianism: a theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics. Identify who were the important figures that played roles in these developments. The first major change in thinking that was needed was an understanding of the extreme age of the earth. The second major necessary change was an understanding of the extreme age of human history. What darwin did was come up with a mechanism of that change. (natural selection). Irish archbishop, james ussher/the guy who said that the world was created in 4004 bc on sunday, Neandertal skeleton (slide 12: hermann schaaffhausen german biologist, the guy.

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