BIOL 1500 Study Guide - Final Guide: Anatomically Modern Human, Homo Habilis, Paradigm Shift
12 Apr 2016
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Climate is "ours" by 5 million years ago. Hominid paradigm shit 3. 5 mya: bipedalism, walking on two legs rather than 4. Bipedalism evolved before big brains, about 3. 5 million years ago. Grew rapidly ater birth and reached maturity much more quickly more humans, less ime for parening and culture development. First evidence of use: 2. 5 million years ago. 1: symbolism and art, shelter building, cooking, burial. More "bits" per second than any other species. Culture: the disincive ideas, values, customs, social behaviour, or ways of life. Something has to be created: consistency among performers. Everybody has to be capable all behave in a way that is consistent from one human to another: permanence within each performer. Within individuals be able to repeat things evolves and created into culture by experiencing something more than once: spaial transmission. Created by consistency and permanence: temporal transmission.
