Question 1

Which of the following sites best illustrates the ability of H.erectus to organize socially to hunt for large animals?

Accepted Answer

A) Zhoukoudian,China 
B) Dmanisi,Georgia 
C) Torralba,Spain 
D) Laetoli,Tanzania 
E) Lake Turkana,Kenya 
A) Zhoukoudian,China 
B) Dmanisi,Georgia 
C) Torralba,Spain 
D) Laetoli,Tanzania 
E) Lake Turkana,Kenya

Question 2

All of the following strongly contributed to the development of larger brains in hominids except:

Accepted Answer

A) bipedalism. 
B) increasing vegetarian diet. 
C) development of tool-making skills. 
D) increased reproductive success. 
E) increasing amounts of leisure time. 
A) bipedalism. 
B) increasing vegetarian diet. 
C) development of tool-making skills. 
D) increased reproductive success. 
E) increasing amounts of leisure time.

Question 3

All of the following evidence challenges the "Man the Hunter" theory except:

Accepted Answer

A) the natural hunting ability of humankind and the gendered division of labor that we see today in human societies. 
B) lack of artifacts in the earliest archaeological record to support controlled fire and weaponry. 
C) evidence of tooth marks from large predators on early human remains. 
D) physical imbalance and inequality of small hominids and large predators. 
E) evidence that large predators still threaten contemporary human populations. 
A) the natural hunting ability of humankind and the gendered division of labor that we see today in human societies. 
B) lack of artifacts in the earliest archaeological record to support controlled fire and weaponry. 
C) evidence of tooth marks from large predators on early human remains. 
D) physical imbalance and inequality of small hominids and large predators. 
E) evidence that large predators still threaten contemporary human populations.

Question 4

Provide evidence to support Neandertal culture as more than just adequate to ensure survival.

Accepted Answer

There is ample evidence to support the i

Question 5

What evidence is there in the fossil record that would indicate Neandertal culture had become more than barely adequate to ensure survival?

Accepted Answer

The fossil record, along with archaeolog

Question 6

Which scientist argues that "classic" Neandertal features such as sloping foreheads,bunlike appearance at the back of the skull,and distinctively small mastoid processes are commonly present in medieval skulls from Denmark and Norway dated at 10,000 years ago?

Accepted Answer

A) Jennifer Thompson of the University of Nevada,Las Vegas 
B) C.Loring Brace of the University of Michigan 
C) Barry Hewlett of Washington State University 
D) Jose Cuellar of San Francisco State University 
E) Don Johansson of University of Arizona 
A) Jennifer Thompson of the University of Nevada,Las Vegas 
B) C.Loring Brace of the University of Michigan 
C) Barry Hewlett of Washington State University 
D) Jose Cuellar of San Francisco State University 
E) Don Johansson of University of Arizona

Question 7

Which of the following statements about the population of H.florensis is not correct?

Accepted Answer

A) It was an island-dwelling dwarf hominid species. 
B) The hominid fossils there show very clear transition from H.erectus to H.sapiens. 
C) It has archaeological evidence of 800,000-year-old stone tools. 
D) It can be reached only by water navigation. 
E) The hominid fossils on Flores date from 13,000 to 73,000 years ago. 
A) It was an island-dwelling dwarf hominid species. 
B) The hominid fossils there show very clear transition from H.erectus to H.sapiens. 
C) It has archaeological evidence of 800,000-year-old stone tools. 
D) It can be reached only by water navigation. 
E) The hominid fossils on Flores date from 13,000 to 73,000 years ago.

Question 8

Describe a typical Mousterian tool kit.

Accepted Answer

A typical Mousterian tool kit would incl

Question 9

The most recent H.erectus fossils possess a more derived appearance,while the older fossils are more reminiscent of H.habilis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

__________________ is superior in almost every way to materials normally used to make modern-day scalpels.

Accepted Answer

A) Obsidian 
B) Slate 
C) Quartz 
D) Steel 
E) Shale 
A) Obsidian 
B) Slate 
C) Quartz 
D) Steel 
E) Shale

Question 11

The majority of the H.erectus fossils from China are younger than those of Indonesia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Humans may have developed large brains as an accidental byproduct of jaw-size reduction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is the evidence to support the theory that symbolic behavior marked Mousterian culture?

Accepted Answer

The Mousterian culture, associated with

Question 14

Obsidian is 500 times sharper than a razor blade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

At the Spanish sites of Torralba and Ambrona,researchers have discovered evidence for the "social organization of hunting." What does this mean,and why would this be important in our understanding of H.erectus?

Accepted Answer

The discovery of evidence for the "socia

Question 16

Experimental archaeology is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A) excavating test pits throughout an occupation site in order to test for the boundaries of settlement. 
B) recreating DNA from ancient humans through polymerase chain reaction and testing evolutionary relationships. 
C) recreating ancient lifeways by modern paleoanthropologists in order to better understand the past. 
D) using both paleolithic methods and modern methods to reconstruct tools and study the brain capacity of early humans. 
E) excavating sites in geographic conditions similar to what would have existed for our earliest human ancestors. 
A) excavating test pits throughout an occupation site in order to test for the boundaries of settlement. 
B) recreating DNA from ancient humans through polymerase chain reaction and testing evolutionary relationships. 
C) recreating ancient lifeways by modern paleoanthropologists in order to better understand the past. 
D) using both paleolithic methods and modern methods to reconstruct tools and study the brain capacity of early humans. 
E) excavating sites in geographic conditions similar to what would have existed for our earliest human ancestors.

Question 17

The transition from Middle Paleolithic to Upper Paleolithic occurred about 40,000 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

How and why do cultural biases enter the scientific record? Discuss the roles of contemporary researchers,and provide examples of how their backgrounds may affect the interpretations offered for the fossil evidence.

Accepted Answer

Cultural biases can enter the scientific

Question 19

Sites in Europe and Africa that date roughly between 400,000 and 200,000 years ago contain only parts of one or a very few individuals.The one exception is in northern Spain,where the remains of at least 28 individuals of both sexes -juveniles as well as adults-were deliberately dumped by their contemporaries into a deep cave shaft know today as:

Accepted Answer

A) El Valle de las Lagrimas. 
B) Sima de los Huevos. 
C) Sima de los Huesos. 
D) Cueva de Zhoukoudian. 
E) Cueva de las Manos. 
A) El Valle de las Lagrimas. 
B) Sima de los Huevos. 
C) Sima de los Huesos. 
D) Cueva de Zhoukoudian. 
E) Cueva de las Manos.

Question 20

The greater depth of deposits at Mousterian sites implies that Mousterian people:

Accepted Answer

A) spent very little time at any one place. 
B) were less mobile. 
C) collected debris in middens. 
D) had large tool deposits and specialized in tool-making. 
E) were farmers. 
A) spent very little time at any one place. 
B) were less mobile. 
C) collected debris in middens. 
D) had large tool deposits and specialized in tool-making. 
E) were farmers.

Exam 7: Origins of the Genus Homo

Which of the following sites best illustrates the ability of H.erectus to organize socially to hunt for large animals?

All of the following strongly contributed to the development of larger brains in hominids except:

All of the following evidence challenges the "Man the Hunter" theory except:

Provide evidence to support Neandertal culture as more than just adequate to ensure survival.

What evidence is there in the fossil record that would indicate Neandertal culture had become more than barely adequate to ensure survival?

Which scientist argues that "classic" Neandertal features such as sloping foreheads,bunlike appearance at the back of the skull,and distinctively small mastoid processes are commonly present in medieval skulls from Denmark and Norway dated at 10,000 years ago?

Which of the following statements about the population of H.florensis is not correct?

Describe a typical Mousterian tool kit.

The most recent H.erectus fossils possess a more derived appearance,while the older fossils are more reminiscent of H.habilis.

__________________ is superior in almost every way to materials normally used to make modern-day scalpels.

The majority of the H.erectus fossils from China are younger than those of Indonesia.

Humans may have developed large brains as an accidental byproduct of jaw-size reduction.

What is the evidence to support the theory that symbolic behavior marked Mousterian culture?

Obsidian is 500 times sharper than a razor blade.

At the Spanish sites of Torralba and Ambrona,researchers have discovered evidence for the "social organization of hunting." What does this mean,and why would this be important in our understanding of H.erectus?

Experimental archaeology is best described as:

The transition from Middle Paleolithic to Upper Paleolithic occurred about 40,000 years ago.

How and why do cultural biases enter the scientific record? Discuss the roles of contemporary researchers,and provide examples of how their backgrounds may affect the interpretations offered for the fossil evidence.

The greater depth of deposits at Mousterian sites implies that Mousterian people:

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