Questions
1) How do glacials and interglacials affect environment (e.g. Europe and Africa) and migration routes? Describe the environmental changes that occur during glacials and interglacials?
2) How would the opening and restricting of migrations routes affect evolution? For example, aspects like gene flow, genetic drift, speciation, etc.
3) What physical characteristics define modern humans? Be specific
4) What is H. heidelbergensis, what is its relationship to H. erectus and modern humans? What is their relationship to Neandertals?
5) What areas did H. heidelbergensis live? What time period did they live?
6) What areas did Neandertals inhabit? What area are they not found?
7) What kind of tool technology is being used during this time period? How is it different from the tool technologies used before?
8) How do Neandertals differ physically from modern humans and why? What kind of environment are Neandertals adapted to?
9) Did Neandertals have any relationship to humans? What kind of relationship was it?
10) What kind of evidence confirms a relationship between humans and Neandertals?
11) Were Neandertals portrayed accurately in the past (as dumb and brutish)? Why did they get this reputation?
12) What is some evidence that Neandertals may have spoken like us?
13) Another type of human-like species lived in the same period as Neandertals and ancient modern humans, who are they? Where were they found? How do we know that they are not the same type of human as us or Neandertal? What evidence is found of their existence?
14) What kind of relationship did these other human like species have with modern humans and neandertals and what is the evidence for this relationship?
Extra Credit: 10 points
Research recent information (from reputable resources) about Neandertals. It can be about their intellect, art, or their connection to humans. Discuss at least 2 topics. Cite your sources.