Post a minimum of 250 words for each discussion question. Question #1: https://

Post a minimum of 250 words for each discussion question.
Question #1:
https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-evolution-interactive-timeline
Have a good look at the timeline. What do you notice
about the number of different human species compared to the climate? What
about the pace of major milestones in human evolution?
Question #2:
https://humanorigins.si.edu/human-characteristics/walking-upright
Have a look at the video about walking and the discussion of
the changes that happened as a result. Almost every part of our body has
been modified! Review the benefits and the costs of walking upright. Is
it worth it? What is the best part of being bipedal? What is the
worst?
Question #3:
http://www.cs.ucr.edu/~eamonn/DNA/
https://www.science.org/content/article/bonobos-join-chimps-closest-human-relatives
Have a look at the two links. Based on your reading, which
version of the family tree do you agree with, the Traditional View or the
Modern View? Explain.
Question #4:
https://www.cracked.com/article_20145_5-shocking-ways-monkeys-are-just-as-dysfunctional-as-us.html

10 Ways Chimps and Humans are the Same

Have a look at the two websites. What did you find the most
interesting or most surprising? Why?
Question #5:
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/are-neanderthals-human/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/121012-neanderthals-science-paabo-dna-sex-breeding-humans
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200128-how-did-the-last-neanderthals-live
Have a look at the three links. How human do you feel
Neanderthals are? Do they have “enough” physical and cultural
traits to qualify, or are they still “pre-humans” (or not human
ancestors at all)? What is “human” about them and what is not?
Question #6:
https://dnalc.cshl.edu/view/15189-Views-of-human-evolution-Chris-Stringer.html
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2012.11331
If the DNA studies are correct, and both Neanderthals and Denisovans
could interbreed with ancient Modern Humans, does that make us all the same
species? Are we all humans? How should we classify these new groups?
Where would you draw the line?
Question #7:
https://archeologie.culture.fr/lascaux/en
What do YOU notice about the artwork–what catches your
attention? The subject matter, the colors, where the paintings are located, etc.?
Why?
Question #8:
This question follows on from question7 about the Lascaux
Caves. Now we are going to look at some “art mobilier” or art
you can carry around with you. Have a look at the link above. What
do you notice about these art pieces? How are they the same, how are they
different, from cave art?
Question #9:
http://public.gettysburg.edu/~dperry/Class%20Readings%20Scanned%20Documents/Intro/Diamond.PDF
What do you think? Is
agriculture a great advance, or a horrible blunder?
Question #10:
QUESTION: What are the advantages and disadvantages of being
civilized? Make a list of your top five thoughts in each category
(advantages and disadvantages).