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2006-07-30 16:24:09 · 9 answers · asked by LaLa 3 in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
For starters - a big brain and the abiliity to think abstractly - as evidenced in cave paintings - not only of animals and other humans but shamanic images of human\animal hybrids.
2006-07-30 17:11:14 · answer #1 · answered by Sage Bluestorm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whilst other forms of hominids were able to walk on two feet and the species of Neanderthals had developed a form of religious ritual, homo sapiens was successful because that species found it easy to adapt to the various environments and continued employing and developing stone tool technologies such as weapons.
2006-07-31 08:29:16 · answer #2 · answered by Tony E 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe I read in The Emergance of Man: the first man that homo sapians was most notable for the flatter teeth that we have today. I believe it mentioned earlier ancestors still had sharper more pointed teeth for chewing hard vegetable matter. I could be wrong about that though.
2006-07-31 02:44:35 · answer #3 · answered by West Coast Nomad 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably culture. Neanderthal had the short legs, fire, crude language, and hunting techniques. Cro-Magnon had the the ability to evolve language. Our big brains ensured survival, our communication and ability to understand each other lead to technology or larger populations.. I think..
2006-08-01 00:19:41 · answer #4 · answered by denimcap 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chins. Seriously. Previously they just sloped inward, instead of sticking out, Kirk Douglas-style. And a well-rounded skull.
We were out of the trees millions of years ago. I hope that history teacher has retired, or perhaps the student wasn't paying attention.
2006-07-31 00:14:29 · answer #5 · answered by J. W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A larger brain.
2006-07-31 13:02:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's always the thing about thinking. Other animals don't reason the way we do.
2006-07-31 04:06:14 · answer #7 · answered by DNE 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
walking on two legs that was when we first got out of the trees
2006-07-30 23:28:34 · answer #8 · answered by SociallyAwkwardPenguin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Her ability to accessorize, and do wonders with leftovers. Natch.
2006-07-30 23:30:31 · answer #9 · answered by virgoascendant 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋