Question 1

What is the relationship between brain size and diet? Discuss the evidence of H.erectus.

Accepted Answer

The relationship between brain size and

Question 2

Which pigment source was commonly used about 130,000 years ago and is considered indicative of ritual activity according to many archaeologists?

Accepted Answer

A) Benne 
B) Henna 
C) Ochre 
D) Indigo 
E) Blood 
A) Benne 
B) Henna 
C) Ochre 
D) Indigo 
E) Blood

Question 3

What is the importance of the use of fire? Consider the advantages of this one cultural innovation and how it affected other areas of cultural innovation in turn.

Accepted Answer

The use of fire is incredibly important

Question 4

What are some misconceptions scientists have about the appearance of the Neandertal?

Accepted Answer

Some misconceptions scientists have had

Question 5

The sexual division of labor that we find today among foragers is based on biological constraints.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Neandertal's average cranial capacity was larger than that of contemporary H.sapiens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The remains of a partially blind amputee discovered in Shanidar Cave in Iraq,and the remains of a man crippled by arthritis at La Chapelle,suggest that Neandertals:

Accepted Answer

A) had more accidents than modern peoples. 
B) were genetically inferior. 
C) were the discarded wanderers of more developed peoples. 
D) were productive enough to support handicapped individuals. 
E) ate foods that were too rich for them. 
A) had more accidents than modern peoples. 
B) were genetically inferior. 
C) were the discarded wanderers of more developed peoples. 
D) were productive enough to support handicapped individuals. 
E) ate foods that were too rich for them.

Question 8

What was the Levalloisian technique,and what advantages did it offer toolmakers?

Accepted Answer

The Levalloisian technique was a method

Question 9

Compare the physical characteristics of the various species in the genus Homo.What are the general trends that you see within these groups? (In other words,what is the evolutionary development within this genus?)

Accepted Answer

The genus Homo includes several species,

Question 10

All of the following are evidence that early humans were not large game hunters except:

Accepted Answer

A) kill sites do not contain evidence of the whole animal carcass. 
B) kill sites show evidence of occupation by both H.habilis and large carnivorous animals. 
C) bones with markings show that other animals ate the meat before humans began to process it. 
D) large bone accumulations at single sites indicate long use patterns. 
E) bones themselves are broken up so that people could get at marrow and also use the bone as a tool. 
A) kill sites do not contain evidence of the whole animal carcass. 
B) kill sites show evidence of occupation by both H.habilis and large carnivorous animals. 
C) bones with markings show that other animals ate the meat before humans began to process it. 
D) large bone accumulations at single sites indicate long use patterns. 
E) bones themselves are broken up so that people could get at marrow and also use the bone as a tool.

Question 11

Which technique of making tools involves the preparation of a striking platform at one end of a specially prepared core,after which three or four long,triangular flakes are detached,leaving a nodule shaped like a tortoise shell?

Accepted Answer

A) Oldowan 
B) Acheulian 
C) Paleoindian 
D) Levalloisian 
E) Mousterian 
A) Oldowan 
B) Acheulian 
C) Paleoindian 
D) Levalloisian 
E) Mousterian

Question 12

What evidence was found at the Olduvai Gorge and why is it important?

Accepted Answer

The Olduvai Gorge is an important archae

Question 13

The Mousterian tool kits contained a much greater variety of tool types than the previous traditions and allowed users to do all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) intensify their utilization of food resources. 
B) increase the quality of clothing. 
C) increase the availability of clothing. 
D) increase the quality of shelter. 
E) make fire. 
A) intensify their utilization of food resources. 
B) increase the quality of clothing. 
C) increase the availability of clothing. 
D) increase the quality of shelter. 
E) make fire.

Question 14

The fossil record does provide evidence for the evolution of language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which the following is the best way to determine the human age of a fossil specimen?

Accepted Answer

A) Pelvic area 
B) Length of the jawbone 
C) Molar teeth 
D) Foot size 
E) Size of eye sockets 
A) Pelvic area 
B) Length of the jawbone 
C) Molar teeth 
D) Foot size 
E) Size of eye sockets

Question 16

Describe the Acheulian tool tradition,and discuss the cultural advances that accompanied this new tool tradition.

Accepted Answer

The Acheulian tool tradition is a stone

Question 17

Recent theories suggest that the reduction of sexual dimorphism that is evident in H.erectus may be due to the increase in female size to accommodate larger-brained infants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Acheulean tool tradition focuses on very specialized hunting flakes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What evidence is used for the argument of archaic H.sapiens?

Accepted Answer

The argument for the existence of archai

Question 20

What are the general physical characteristics of H.erectus,and how do they vary from Africa to Asia?

Accepted Answer

Homo erectus, or H. erectus, is an extin

Exam 7: Origins of the Genus Homo

What is the relationship between brain size and diet? Discuss the evidence of H.erectus.

Which pigment source was commonly used about 130,000 years ago and is considered indicative of ritual activity according to many archaeologists?

What is the importance of the use of fire? Consider the advantages of this one cultural innovation and how it affected other areas of cultural innovation in turn.

What are some misconceptions scientists have about the appearance of the Neandertal?

The sexual division of labor that we find today among foragers is based on biological constraints.

The Neandertal's average cranial capacity was larger than that of contemporary H.sapiens.

The remains of a partially blind amputee discovered in Shanidar Cave in Iraq,and the remains of a man crippled by arthritis at La Chapelle,suggest that Neandertals:

What was the Levalloisian technique,and what advantages did it offer toolmakers?

Compare the physical characteristics of the various species in the genus Homo.What are the general trends that you see within these groups? (In other words,what is the evolutionary development within this genus?)

All of the following are evidence that early humans were not large game hunters except:

Which technique of making tools involves the preparation of a striking platform at one end of a specially prepared core,after which three or four long,triangular flakes are detached,leaving a nodule shaped like a tortoise shell?

What evidence was found at the Olduvai Gorge and why is it important?

The Mousterian tool kits contained a much greater variety of tool types than the previous traditions and allowed users to do all of the following except:

The fossil record does provide evidence for the evolution of language.

Which the following is the best way to determine the human age of a fossil specimen?

Describe the Acheulian tool tradition,and discuss the cultural advances that accompanied this new tool tradition.

Recent theories suggest that the reduction of sexual dimorphism that is evident in H.erectus may be due to the increase in female size to accommodate larger-brained infants.

The Acheulean tool tradition focuses on very specialized hunting flakes.

What evidence is used for the argument of archaic H.sapiens?

What are the general physical characteristics of H.erectus,and how do they vary from Africa to Asia?

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Primate Behavior

Field Methods in Archaeology and Paleoanthropology

From First Primates to First Bipeds

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The Neolithic Revolution: the Domestication of Plants and Animals

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Modern Human Diversity: Race and Racism

Human Adaptation to a Changing World

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