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What makes us human?

What makes us human?. FOH 1 – 2, R. Leakey – April 17. Human evolution. hominids?. What makes humans distinct?. In FOH 1-2:. What makes humans distinct?. What makes humans distinct?. FOH. Human Origins website. Bodies Posture Tools and food Brains Language and symbols

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What makes us human?

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  1. What makes us human? FOH 1 – 2, R. Leakey – April 17

  2. Human evolution hominids?

  3. What makes humans distinct? In FOH 1-2:

  4. What makes humans distinct?

  5. What makes humans distinct? FOH Human Origins website Bodies Posture Tools and food Brains Language and symbols Social life (living in groups) Ability to change the world • Vision • Posture • Hands/thumbs • Brains • Language/speech

  6. What makes humans distinct? FOH Human Origins Program Bodies: size, bones, guts Adapted to climates and diet Posture Tools and food Hunting tools meat Fire survival Brains Language and symbols Social life Advantages of living in groups Advantages of connections to other groups Ability to change the world • Vision • Posture • Hands/thumbs • Flint tools • Use of fire • Brains • Language/speech

  7. What makes humans distinct? • Biological characteristics • How we have used those characteristics to develop • Distinct ways of life and relationships to others (cultural evolution) • Ways of using the physical world to our advantage (technological evolution)

  8. cultural and technological evolution • The ability to use fire: • Could live in colder climates • Could protect selves from animals • Could make more effective weapons • Could cook food  easier to digest • improved nutrition and health (more protein, fewer microbes)

  9. Cultural and technological evolution • Changes in the natural world: Ice Ages • As climates turned cooler, humans had to adapt faster, and invented new tools. • Ice Ages limited available vegetation and increased importance of hunting and tools. • As brains developed and grew, so did ability to pass on knowledge.

  10. Leakey’s Homo erectus colony - Your name - title of assignment

  11. Leakey’s Homo erectus colony • What makes these hominids recognizably human?

  12. Leakey’s Homo erectus colony • What makes these hominids recognizably human? • How do they seem “different” from modern human beings?

  13. HOMEWORK Finish, print and bring to class: • Questions about Homo erectus colony • Part 3: Milestones in chronological order • Your charged laptop

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