Ucsp Week 4-1

Human Bio-cultural &
Social Evolution
Human Bio-cultural & Social Evolution
Content: Objectives: Evaluation Method

1. Biological and cultural 1. Trace the biological and cultural
evolution: from Homo evolution of early to modern
habilis to Homo sapiens humans
in the fossil record 2. Explore the significance of human
material remains and artefactual
2. Cultural and socio political evidence in interpreting cultural
evolution from hunting and and social, including political and
gathering to the agricultural,
industrial, and post-industrial
economic, processes
revolutions. 3. Recognize national, local, and
3. Neolithic Revolution specialized museums, and
4. Early Civilaztion and the rise archeological and historical sites as
of the state venues to appreciate and reflect
5. Democratization on the complexities of biocultural
and social evolution as part of
being and becoming human
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Biological Evolution of Man
1. What do you see in the
picture? Describe their
appearance.
2. What is happening in the
photo?
Human BIOLOGICAL Evolution
The biological evolution of man refers to the long

evolutionary history of the human species from primates to its
current form, the Homo sapiens
http://thescienceexplorer.com/humanity/meet-homo-naledi-latest-addition-human-family
The Meaning and Significance of
Human Evolution
• Evolution is the process of developing

physical and biological change in a species
over a period of time.
The Transition from Early to Modern Humans
https://www.tacomacc.edu/areasofstudy/collegetransfer/anthropology/
hominid
- It is the general term used by the

scientist to categorize the group of
early humans and other
humanlike creatures that can walk
erect during the prehistoric times.
Four categories of hominid
1. Sahelanthropus
2. Ardipithecus
3. Australopithecus
4. Homo
australopithecus
- “Southern ape”
- Brain size of 500 cc
- Biped
- Tool users
- Food scavengers
2 major categories of
australopithecus
1. Gracile Australopithecine
- had small teeth and jaw
- “Lucy” was discovered by
paleoanthropologists led by Dr.
Donald Johanson
2. Robus Australopithecus
- had large teeth and jaw
homo
- Classified as humans and not

humanlike creatures.
Human Biological Evolution
- “Handy Man”
- Discovered by Louis and Mary
Leakey
- Tool makers
- Made tools called Oldowan
- Height about 3 to 4 ft.
- Brain size of 700 cc half the size OF
MODERN HUMAN BRAIN
- “Upright Man”
- Discovered by Eugene Dubois (dutch
anatomist)
- Brain size of 1,000 cc 2/3 of the
human brain
- Height of about 5 ft.
- Known for making complex
tools (skillful hunters)
- First Homo species to use fire, spoken
languages and to live in caves and
small houses
- Java man and Peking man
- “WISE MAN” or “Thinking man”

- Considered as modern humans
- Brain size of 1,400 cc
- Lived in shelters
- Food gatherers
Made sophisticated and smoothened tools
First to develop and use oral language
What evidence do we have then

in knowing the human
biological evolution?
What are the significance of this

evidence in understanding the
evolution?
Artifactual Evidences that are important

in understanding evolution
• Fossils
• Tools
• Symbolic writing
An antelope leg bone with

cut marks was recently
discovered in Africa. This
prehistoric tool served as
evidence for early hunting
practices and carnivorous
diet among early stone-tool
making humans,
http:// the Oldowan hominin
www.thesubversivearchaeologist.co
Wonderwerk Cave-
A cave discovered in South
Africa filled with
carbonized leaves and
grasses made
archaeologists believe that
cooking food was practiced
among early humans. https://www.pinterest.com/patricecapps/
types-of-fossilization/
Appreciating the Past through the Present

Is it impossible to delve in
the past without
recognizing our present?
Appreciating the Past through the Present

http://www.mirror.co.uk/
tech/archaeologists-use-
pioneering-3d-scanning-
8131541
http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ciencia/
2014/08/1505273-65279arqueologos-recorrem-a-
drones-para-explorar-e-proteger-
antiguidades.shtml
http://imgur.com/gallery/lP1lz
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-
09/01/content_21764761.htm
Cultural Evolution of Man
Cultural evolution explains the changes in the beliefs,

knowledge, customs, skills, attitudes, and languages of
humans over time. It proposes that as humans
transform themselves, their
culture becomes https://www.sapiens.org/evolution/homo-
sapiens-and-tool-making/
progressively complex
due to social,
environmental, and
biological factors.
http://www.pinkjooz.com/
index.php/evolution-of-cell-phone/
The cultural evolution of early

humans can be traced back to
the beginning of the Stone
Age when they started creating
and using tools made out of
stones.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/
109212359692118702/
This period is also known as

the prehistoric
period because writing was
not yet invented during this
time. It is divided into three
separate periods:
1. Old Stone Age (Paleolithic), http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/
2. Middle Stone Age (Mesolithic) article-2521871/Prehistoric-man-went-
HOUSE-hunting-Ancestors-sought-homes-
3. New Stone Age (Neolithic) near-flood-plains-safe-rich-food.html
Paleolithic period
• first phase of the Stone Age
• Started the creation and use of
crude stone
• derived from the Greek
words palaios (old)
and lithos (stone) to collectively
mean "old stone age."
http://www.lookandlearn.com/blog/
32026/the-best-pictures-of-stone-age-
hunters/
Paleolithic period
• showed their skills with fire and stones
that changed their diet and food
consumption.
• Hunting and fishing were the primary
activities
• developed their own language based on
sounds and hand signals.
https://
historiamolim6000.wordpress.c
om/tag/paleolithic-age/
Mesolithic period https://www.google.com.ph/url?

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• second phase of the Stone Age. ttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.askaboutireland.ie%2Flearning-
zone%2Fprimary-students%2F3rd-%2B-4th-class
• derived from the Greek

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words mesos (middle) L4rAivYw&ust=1503890287512099
and lithos (stone) that
collectively mean "middle stone
age."
Mesolithic period
• domesticated plants and animals.
• own settlements and communities.
• Hunting, fishing, and food gathering
were the primary activities
• They also started to use microliths or
smaller and more delicate stone
tools.
https://www.google.com.ph/url?
sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ah
UKEwiEpcT-uvbVAhWClJQKHZsgA2IQjxwIAw&url=http
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age.awp&psig=AFQjCNFu2CF7eKZvw2ORwwssh5xaC_
qNyA&ust=1503890487557250
Neolithic period
• the last phase of the
Stone Age
• derived from the Ancient
Greek words neos (new)
and lithos (stone) that
collective translates to
"new stone age."
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/
437271445047333782/
Neolithic period
• they became food producers and

introduced the concept of farming
• became herders from being hunters
• crafted better stone tools and
invented the axe.
• Pots and jars were evident
• permanent homes and started to
have their own tribes and villages.
http://emiyosiki.hatenablog.com/entry/
20121218/1355822558
ACTIVITY TIME
SPECIES BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT/ CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
1. Australopithecus
2. Homo Habilis
3. Homo Erectus
4. Homo Sapiens
Socio-political Evolution of Man:
Neolithic Revolution
Socio-Political Evolution of Man: The Neolithic Revolution
• The transition period
from being nomadic
to a newly found
lifestyle when
human started to
domesticate animals
and crops and form a
human civilization.
https://www.google.com.ph/url?
sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwj4pYngvfbVAhVHi5QKHQqJBtYQjxwIAw&url=
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From hunter-gatherers or
nomads, people became farmers
through domestication, the
process of increasing human
control in breeding animals or
plants to regulate certain traits
that will make them useful for
http://schools.yrdsb.ca/markville.ss/projects/
classof2008/chong2/ortiz/Neolithic
other human needs.
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The domestication of animals

and plants implied that humans
stayed in a particular area to
enable their resources to grow
and expand. Some plants and
animals utilized for
domestication included wheat,
barley, corn, nuts, cattle, goats, https://www.tes.com/lessons/A7kwX8-
and sheep. WEyzFNw/neolithic-revolution
Sociopolitical Evolution of Man: The Neolithic Revolution
Implications of the Neolithic

Revolution to the Evolutionary
Process
1. Sociopolitical Development
2. Economic Development
3. Biological Development
Sociopolitical Development
• The Neolithic revolution paved the way for the creation of
civilization through permanent settlements dictated by reliable
food supply.
• Development in domestication techniques and practices allow
for a more complex society and the possibility for
urbanization.
• With the emergence of towns and cities came the birth of
trade and marketplaces. This led to the economy and a
hierarchical society with public leaders and castes.
• A form of social stratification was developed. This created the
idea of inequality and ideas of social power and influence
Economic Development
• Because of the domestication of
crops and animals, abundant
supplies of food and resources
were maintained.
• A selective breeding process of
plants and animals that would
allow for the development of new
species was introduced.
https://eideard.com/2013/09/11/spread-of-farming-the-
origin-of-lactase-persistence-in-neolithic-age/
Biological Development
• There was increase in lifespan
and human population across
civilizations.
• People learned to play
different social roles apart
from being farmers (e.g.
craftsman, priest, leader).
http://members.tripod.com/mr_sedivy/
prehist4.html
Evidence for the Existence of the Neolithic

Revolution
1. There were morphological changes
among Neolithic people, including brain
size and mandible and simple dietary
changes from solely eating plants to
consumption of meat.
2. A subterranean structure in Abu-
Hureyra, Syria was found to have been
built during the Neolithic Revolution and
served as a communal storage facility. http://
ancientneareast.tripod.com/
Evidence for the Existence of the Neolithic

Revolution
3. Paleolithic people have fairly healthy
teeth, but during the Neolithic
Revolution, there was an increased caries
rate. Neolithic teeth were also more
worn down and pitted, owing to hard
inclusions from poorly grounded flour.
4. Molleson (1994) has proven that there
were changes in the bones of women
that were task-related and associated
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/24490251/hunters-of-
with cereal grinding. nemrik-studies-in-historical-anthropology/4
Early Civilizations and the Rise of States
Socio-Political Evolution of Man: Early Civilizations and the Rise of States
The Rise of Civilizations

• The first civilizations
were found mostly in
Asia, particularly in China
and Mesopotamia, now
Iraq.
Socio-Political Evolution of Man: Early Civilizations and the Rise of
States
• Mesopotamia was part of the Fertile
Crescent, an area in the ancient
Middle East that is believed to be the
“cradle of civilization” and the
birthplace of agriculture, urbanization,
writing, trade, and science due to its
fertile land area. This area housed two
bodies of water, the
rivers Tigris and Euphrates, which
were also valuable resources for the
early civilizations.
States
• During these periods, civilizations
were mainly agrarian societies that
treated both genders equally as the
first labor only involved farming,
domestication, and harvesting.
• Social roles began to emerge, with
some members of the community
becoming priests or priestesses,
laborers, and farmers.
https://www.slideshare.net/dchess/
rise-of-sumerian-city-states
States
The Development of States
In Mesopotamia, in the region of Sumer in
4,000 BCE, two significant developments
took place that influenced the flow of the
sociopolitical process of the early
civilizations.
These were:
• the rise of states, and
• the invention of writing
https://www.thinglink.com/scene/
702918325952315393
States
Historians believe that these developments occurred because of
trades among different regions. The early civilizations would have
had some form of writing to document or record traces of their
products and deals.
https://
www.thinglink.com/
scene/
702918325952315393
Copper Age (5,900-3,200 BCE),
• the system of commerce grew with
prosperity, leading to the development
of cities and changes in sociopolitical
positions with some civilizations
promoting a kingship to replace
priestly rule.
• This era gave rise to numerous
developments such as the invention of https://www.123rf.com/
stock-photo/
the wheel and the transition from the copper_age.html
use of stone tools to copper tools.
Bronze Age (3,000-2,119 BCE),

• copper instruments were replaced
with bronze tools. Along with this,
the rise of city-states continued to
flourish, thereby laying out a
foundation for economic and
political stability. As a result, more
empires, civilizations, and states
began to rise and develop. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/
bronze-age-max-wagner
States
Implications of the Rise of
Civilizations and States
The rise of civilizations and states led

to urbanization, economic focus,
political power, and material
development. These changes allowed
both positive and negative
implications that directly affected
future developments in the
sociopolitical evolution of men.
States
Implications of the Rise of Civilizations
and States
1. Warfare: Conflict and wars emerged

among states as tension grew among
them. Soon, professional armies and
weaponry began to make their
appearance.
https://weaponsandwarfare.com/
2016/02/29/iron-and-empire-the-rise-of-
assyria/
States
and States
2. Metalwork: A huge development in

metalwork occurred along with the rise
of civilizations and states. During this
time, people began to discover various
raw materials, such as iron, copper, and
bronze for making tools and weapons.
States
and States
3. Political system: Because of economic

factors such as trading, leadership
among city-states began to be more
organized and developed. With the
kingship system replacing the priestly
leaders, each state had its executive
http://
branch that centralized decisions and ancientmesopotamians.com/
communications with other states. ancient-mesopotamian-
leaders.html
States
Evidence for the Existence of
Civilizations and States
• In 1922, archaeologist Sir

Leonard Wooley discovered the
remains of two four-wheeled
wagons that dated back to the
time of Mesopotamia.
• Excavations in the 1840’s
https://
revealed human settlements in www.pinterest.com/
Mesopotamia during 10,000 0xnnrzjvogkc7xf/
leonard-woolley/?
BCE. lp=true
Democratization
Socio-Political Evolution of Man: Democratization
Democracy and Democratization
Democratization refers to the spread or

expansion of democracy.
Democracy means "rule by the people."

The term comes from the Greek
words demos, which means "people,"
and kratos, which means "rule.”
Democracy and Democratization
The form of democracy during 500 BCE in

city-states is said to be a form of direct
democracy where citizens participate
directly in decision-making. On the other
hand, the evolved form of democracy that
became widespread in nation-states is
where officials are elected to represent a
group of people.
Historical Path to a Democratic City-State

1. Agricultural developments in Asia and
Africa eventually spread to the nearby
civilizations of Greece and Rome.
2. Both Greeks and Romans adapted to the
farming culture developed by the
Mesopotamians, even following the
sociopolitical structure of kingship.
http://www.gettyimages.com/
3. Eventually, they were able to engage in detail/news-photo/queen-elizabeth-
i-in-parliament-16th-century-the-
trade as their resources highly developed ancient-news-photo/
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and impacted socioeconomic growth. parliament-16th-century-the-ancient-
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Greece
• Societal status and groups began to develop:
• the king (bearing the highest position in all
Greek city-states),
• the aristocracies and noblemen, then
• the farmers.
• Wars were already occurring between city-states,
and tension grew between social classes.
• Greek kings had growing ambitions to transform
themselves into wealth-laden rulers just like their
predecessors from the Bronze Age.
https://www.pinterest.com/erikajamerson/
greek-democracy/?lp=true

Greece
• The need for power was not feasible as the
primarily abundant metal during the period
was iron, a relatively cheaper metal
compared to bronze. If the king sought
greater power, he would not be able to do
so easily since weaponry and machinery,
primarily made of iron, were much cheaper,
and could be afforded by practically anyone
http://
jacksonmanngradesix.weebly.
within the city-state.
Historical Path to a Democratic
City-State
Greece
• In 750 BC, with high tension
and alarm over the
intentions of the king, the
noblemen gathered
together and ousted him,
leading to a successful https://stanfordfreedomproject.com/what-is-
establishment of the first freedom-new-essays-fall-2014/1601-2/
republics.
The Beginnings of Democratization

Oligarchy
• Greek Kings were deposed by the noblemen.
• The form of leadership was changed
into oligarchy where rulers were from aristocratic
families.
• Because of inexpensive and accessible weaponry
and the ongoing wars between city-states, even
ordinary people like the farmers learned to arm
themselves and rebel against drastic changes. http://historywithalexa.weebly.com/
history-with-alexa/the-oligarchy-rules
• The oligarchic government ruled in favor of the
noblemen and aristocracies, so ordinary people
also used their collective power against an
abusive government.

Tyranny
• Since there were few noble people in government,
city-states, in effect, were ruled by a tyrant, a
positive term for a Greek leader that means
“boss.”
• Tyrants became effective in ensuring fair
treatment for both land owners and farmers.
• For some time, peace and equality emerged
among social classes.
• In the second generation of tyrant rule, however,
the son of a tyrant made some wrong and https://www.haikudeck.com/greek-
vocabulary-education-presentation-
abusive decisions that eventually lead to another b2Me7GmaEA
revolution, ousting the tyrant rule.
Birth of Democracy
• Because of the tyrant's abuse of power,
intelligent leaders of Greek city-states
proposed that power must be held by the
common people.
• This led to the creation of a more broad-
based constitution, eventually developing the
city-states to have a democratic setting.
• In 594 BCE, Solon gave Athens a new http://
constitution. This event was considered as the www.ancient.eu/
solon/
rise of democracy in Greece.
Importance of Artifacts in Interpreting
Social, Cultural, Political, and Economic
Processes
Importance of Artifacts in Interpreting Social, Cultural, Political, and Economic
Processes
Artifacts are objects made or modified

by humans in the past. They are
recovered after a long time through
archaeological endeavor or by chance.
A part from serving as windows to the
past, artifacts are also deemed
significant because they are tangible or
authentic proof that a certain period in
history actually occurred.
https://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=848689
Processes
The Significance of Artifacts

• Artifacts have significant contributions in
interpreting social, cultural, political, and
economic processes that occurred in the past.
• Their existence proves and describes these
aspects thoroughly.
• The discovery of artifacts and the
understanding of various processes have
provided a stable foundation for the
socioeconomic, political, and cultural growth
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-
3361241/UNESCO-museums-warn-extremist-
threat-Libya-artifacts.html that humans have come to recognize today.
Processes
Examples of How artifacts impacted
various processes
1. Economic
The discovery of ancient cuneiform
writing lead archeologists to
discover that it was primarily
developed to create a long-
distance communication method
for trade and to account income https://www.google.com.ph/search?
hl=en&biw=1088&bih=490&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=ancient
+cuneiform+tablets&oq=ancient+cuneiform+&gs_l=psy-
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Processes
various processes https://
www.britannica.com/
topic/Code-of-
2. Political Hammurabi
The Code of Hammurabi, dating

back to around 3,000 BCE, was
discovered to contain 282 laws that
were set for all ancient people to
follow. Similar to today’s Philippine
Constitution, the Code became the
supreme law of Mesopotamia back
then
Processes
Examples of How artifacts impacted various
processes
3. Cultural
The Manununggul jar was believed to be the
vessel of transporting the dead into the
afterlife. It always contained in its lid a boat
(balangay), a boat driver, and the soul –
three symbolic figures of the journey into
nature and death. With this culture, it was
found out that early Filipinos had a complex http://www.filipiknow.net/
archaeological-discoveries-in-the-
king of culture ever before the arrival of the philippines/
Spaniards
Processes
various processes
4. Social
In West Asia, around 4,000 years
ago, nose piercing was considered
a status symbol wherein the size of
the ring depicted a family’s wealth.
Those who had bigger nose rings
were considered wealthier
Processes
Importance of Artifact Preservation
1. Artifacts are irreplaceable. Artifacts, being
made hundreds, even thousands of years
ago, are very delicate objects that cannot be
replaced by any available material in the
present time.
2. Artifacts are keys to understanding the
past. Practices that occurred in the past
would not have been known if not for the
discovery of artifacts.
Processes
Importance of Artifact Preservation
3. Artifacts give people a sense of identity. Artifacts
greatly describe culture and society. They provide
people with an opportunity to further understand
their identities and heritage, as well as some
collective qualities that their culture may have.
4. The past is yet to be fully discovered. Despite the
seemingly great successes archaeologists have made
in recent years, there is still more to discover about
history. Treating artifacts like pieces of puzzles will
eventually provide a general picture of the past.
Importance of Artifacts in Interpreting Social, Cultural, Political, and
Economic Processes
Present-day “Artifacts” for the Future

What artifact in the
present which you would
prefer to be discovered in
the future? Why?

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Human Bio-cultural &

Content: Objectives: Evaluation Method

The biological evolution of man refers to the long

• Evolution is the process of developing

- It is the general term used by the

- Classified as humans and not

- “WISE MAN” or “Thinking man”

What evidence do we have then

What are the significance of this

Artifactual Evidences that are important

An antelope leg bone with

Appreciating the Past through the Present

Appreciating the Past through the Present

Cultural evolution explains the changes in the beliefs,

The cultural evolution of early

This period is also known as

Mesolithic period https://www.google.com.ph/url?

• derived from the Greek

• they became food producers and

The domestication of animals

Implications of the Neolithic

Evidence for the Existence of the Neolithic

Evidence for the Existence of the Neolithic

The Rise of Civilizations

Bronze Age (3,000-2,119 BCE),

The rise of civilizations and states led

1. Warfare: Conflict and wars emerged

2. Metalwork: A huge development in

3. Political system: Because of economic

• In 1922, archaeologist Sir

Democratization refers to the spread or

Democracy means "rule by the people."

The form of democracy during 500 BCE in

Historical Path to a Democratic City-State

Historical Path to a Democratic City-State

Historical Path to a Democratic City-State

The Beginnings of Democratization

The Beginnings of Democratization

Artifacts are objects made or modified

The Significance of Artifacts

and losses during transactions ab.1.0.0l2j0i30k1l2.1556.1556.0.2618.1.1.0.0.0.0.20.20.

The Code of Hammurabi, dating

Present-day “Artifacts” for the Future

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