Give any two characteristic features of a Cro-Magnon man.
Topic: Cro-Magnon man
Answer
- He had a LARGE CRANIAL CAPACITY of about 1600 cc, a broad forehead with no eyebrow ridges, and a well-developed chin — essentially the features of modern man.
- He walked FULLY ERECT, was about 180 cm tall, made fine tools of bone and stone, and produced CAVE PAINTINGS, showing artistic ability.
Two features, one mark each. Give a PHYSICAL feature and a CULTURAL one — that combination covers the question better than two of the same kind.
Cro-Magnon man (Homo sapiens sapiens, about 34,000 years ago) is regarded as the immediate ancestor of modern man, and his cranial capacity of 1600 cc is actually slightly LARGER than the modern average of about 1450 cc — a detail examiners like.
The CAVE PAINTINGS, such as those at Lascaux and Altamira, are the feature most worth mentioning: they are the first clear evidence of art, and therefore of abstract thought.
Compare with NEANDERTHAL man, who came before him: heavier build, prominent eyebrow ridges, receding chin, cranial capacity about 1450 cc, and who buried his dead but left no art.