Anthropology
"Homo erectus and Human Evolution"
1.Through the lessons on human evolution presented in this course, you have learned about fossils and their characteristics. What are the physical differences anthropologists look at when deciding if a new fossils is hominoid merely primate? Think about physical characteristics and name a few.
2.What is Homo erectus, when did it appear, and what were the characteristics that led to it becoming dominant?
3.What is a Homo sapiens?
Watch "The Fate of the Neandertal" ans answer those questions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHTHv-bFP2s
1.What are some of the Neandertals' adaptations you think help them survive in their environment?
2.Do you think that Neandertals died out due to war with archaic Homo sapiens?
3.What was the old stereotype concerning the Neandertals, and why was it wrong?