Crash Course: Human Evolution
Crash Course: Human Evolution
What connects you to other species? DNA, for one thing. Hank and John Greene will tell you about a whole lot more.
Key Ideas
As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.
Key Ideas
Think about the following questions as you watch the video
- 03:42 Why is it wrong to say that humans evolved from monkeys or chimps?
- 04:11 What are some common characteristics shared by humans and other primates like chimpanzees?
- 06:02 Why did our primate ancestors begin to move out of the trees and become bipedal?
- 06:30 Australopithecines come before the genus Homo in our evolutionary tree. What are some characteristics of australopithecines?
- 07:25 Homo habilis, also known as “handy man,” had larger brains and made tools, but evidence has shown no signs of a substantial increase in collective learning. Why not?
- 09:11 What new things did Homo ergaster (erectus) do?
- 10:52 What is collective learning? Why is it important to the story of human evolution
- 13:47 What were some advantages foragers had in comparison to peasant farmers or modern office workers?