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How Bipedalism Influenced the Evolution of Homins Adaptable Strategies
The evolutionary feature attributed to bipedalism spurred greater role in the evolution of the Homins to its current lifestyle. This evolution could be traced way back from the Australopithecus to the modern human beings. In addition, the evolution in given specie was determined by the inherent features that such species had towards the evolution process. Thus, human beings evolved from Australopithecus to its current form and stature due to the inherent features associated within this group. As Homins, human beings shared certain similarities with members of this group, who include apes and chimpanzees. Therefore, the current stature of human beings is as a result of its preeminent primitive forms before full evolution, and adaptation to the environment.
Bipedalism is one such central feature to evolution of human beings through Australopithecus, to the current Modern man. Being bipedal means having an ability to walk upright, and on two feet. The upright posture was very strategic to the evolution of man from its preeminence features to the fine from that is currently seen
Bipedalism influenced the social life that man lived in different generational periods. While, it is clear that man’s lifestyle changed over time, and considered a more settled way of life, the precept of bipedalism highly signified of the manifestation of this settled life. One aspect that bipedalism facilitated in man is that it allowed him to make discoveries. Indeed, a man could make tools due to his upwards posture. This posture facilitated man’s ability to work on thing, makes tools, and uses them for its economic and social manifestation (O'Neil 1). While the feet were engaged in the walking, the hands were free to grasp and to actually make these tools. This is one aspect of evolutionary factor that bipedalism had influenced in, man over two periods of evolution. Therefore, bipedalism allowed man to progressively exhibit an upright posture thus facilitating him to concentrate on tool making.
Bipedalism was a core precept in the transition of the economic life of man from the upper Paleolithic to the Homo Sapiens Sapien. It is imperative to note that man’s life had begun changing from wondering, and he could now make substance out of living. In this regards, man changed his economic lifestyle as he was aided by his upright posture (Bipedalism). With the upright posture, man became actively involved in farming, and the Homo sapiens saw the advancement of organized agriculture. Thus, the economic prospect of man had changed from practicing primitive agriculture to a more sophisticated agricultural life. The rise of agrarian revolution was a result of man’s ability to grasp objects, and also his thinking capability that significantly expanded to incorporate higher scope of things. In addition, agricultural sanity meant that man could now control his social and political destiny, and thus stopped wondering about looking for food. All these changes happened between the upper Paleolithic period and the Homo Sapiens Sapiens generation (O'Neil 2). The social sanity witnessed in man’s life was a definitive progress attributed to bipedalism.
Bipedalism equally influenced the political systems in the society. In fact, the man had lived a life of hunting and gathering, and as the prospect of evolution attributed to bipedalism was realized, he became more Cognizant to his social structure. The periods between upper Paleolithic of the modern times witnessed a transition in man’s life from being haphazardly organized to a more organized social life having political units. The prospect of political units and organization were enjoyed upon the advancement in agricultural practice. In fact, political systems were deemed important since they controlled the social and economic organization of people.
Bipedalism influenced the Homins adaptive strategy since it defined a new course in the social life of man. In fact, bipedalism triggered agricultural practices, which had later spurred social sanity in the life of man. For example, tools made by man aided him in the production of surplus food, thus allowing the man to concentrate in his religious life (O'Neil 1). Forms of religion emerged in the late Homo sapiens era, and it was perceived as a manifestation of tool making prospect of man during the late Paleolithic period. These two generations defined the social standings of a man in terms of religious groupings.
Finally, the development of arts in the society could be viewed as preeminence to the bipedalism. Art developed spontaneously over a long period of time. The Homo sapiens had entrenched arts in his social discourse, and viewed it as a standard practice of professionalism. The archaeological artifacts reveal that development of the arts came in the wake of tool making, and advancement in the man’s intelligence. The upright posture of man facilitated him to be actively involved in the arts, and did its first paintings. In addition, the painting prospect held value in the life of man, and it became a definitive point of social sanity in man’s life.
Therefore, bipedalism contributed to the adaptive strategies of the Homins from its primitive life forms to a new dynamics of living standards. In addition, man became excellent in tool making, and thus concentrated his time and life on economic, social, and political way of life.
Works Cited
O'Neil Dennis. Behavioral Sciences Department, Palomar College, San Marcos, California. 1997 2014. Print.
O'Neil Dennis. Discovery of Early Hominins . Palomar College, San Marcos, California. 1999-2012. Print.
O'Neil Dennis. Early Modern Homo sapiens. Palomar College, San Marcos, California. 1999-2013. Print
