Question 1

Examples of Neandertal include

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A)  Arago, Petralona, Atapuerca 5, and Steinheim. 
B)  Amud, Kabara, and Shanidar. 
C)  Aramis and Ramidus. 
D)  Cro-Magnon. 
A)  Arago, Petralona, Atapuerca 5, and Steinheim. 
B)  Amud, Kabara, and Shanidar. 
C)  Aramis and Ramidus. 
D)  Cro-Magnon. B

Question 2

A distinctive trait of people from East Asia and the Americas is

Accepted Answer

A)  shovel-shaped incisors. 
B)  a large nose. 
C)  thick, long bones. 
D)  extra muscles on the scapula. 
A)  shovel-shaped incisors. 
B)  a large nose. 
C)  thick, long bones. 
D)  extra muscles on the scapula. A

Question 3

Neandertals' cold-adapted traits include

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A)  a narrow nasal aperture. 
B)  long limbs. 
C)  a thin torso. 
D)  a projecting midface. 
A)  a narrow nasal aperture. 
B)  long limbs. 
C)  a thin torso. 
D)  a projecting midface. D

Question 4

What symbolic behavior is evident in the archaeological record and associated with Neandertals and anatomically modern humans in Europe beginning around 35,000 yBP (during the Upper Paleolithic)?

Accepted Answer

Neandertals were similar to modern human

Question 5

The first widely reported Neandertal find, the Feldhofer Cave skeleton, was correctly interpreted as

Accepted Answer

A)  a modern human afflicted with rickets and arthritis, according to Rudolf Virchow. 
B)  the remains of a Russian soldier from an earlier invasion. 
C)  a very large gibbon. 
D)  a probable ancestor to modern humans, according to Thomas Henry Huxley. 
A)  a modern human afflicted with rickets and arthritis, according to Rudolf Virchow. 
B)  the remains of a Russian soldier from an earlier invasion. 
C)  a very large gibbon. 
D)  a probable ancestor to modern humans, according to Thomas Henry Huxley.

Question 6

Anatomically modern human fossils were discovered in the European Upper Paleolithic site of

Accepted Answer

A)  Atapuerca, Spain. 
B)  Mauer, Germany. 
C)  Petralona, Greece. 
D)  Cro-Magnon, France. 
A)  Atapuerca, Spain. 
B)  Mauer, Germany. 
C)  Petralona, Greece. 
D)  Cro-Magnon, France.

Question 7

Broken Hill, Dali, and Atapuerca are sites where specimens of ________ have been discovered.

Accepted Answer

A)  Homo erectus 
B)  modern Homo sapiens 
C)  archaic Homo sapiens 
D)  Neandertals 
A)  Homo erectus 
B)  modern Homo sapiens 
C)  archaic Homo sapiens 
D)  Neandertals

Question 8

The earliest archaeological evidence of humans in Australia is from ________, dating to ________ yBP.

Accepted Answer

A)  Kow Swamp; 13,000 
B)  Lake Mungo; 42,000 
C)  Melbourne; 25,000 
D)  Tasmania; 35,000 
A)  Kow Swamp; 13,000 
B)  Lake Mungo; 42,000 
C)  Melbourne; 25,000 
D)  Tasmania; 35,000

Question 9

Examples of archaic Homo sapiens include

Accepted Answer

A)  Arago, Petralona, Atapuerca 5, and Steinheim. 
B)  Amud, Kabara, and Shanidar. 
C)  Aramis and Ramidus. 
D)  Cro-Magnon. 
A)  Arago, Petralona, Atapuerca 5, and Steinheim. 
B)  Amud, Kabara, and Shanidar. 
C)  Aramis and Ramidus. 
D)  Cro-Magnon.

Question 10

What kinds of environmental pressures contributed to the dispersal of modern Homo sapiens around the world? What do the migrations of modern humans into Australia tell us about the range of human variation and adaptability in the past compared to the diversity we see in human populations today?

Accepted Answer

Early modern people moved out of Africa

Question 11

In the study of human evolution, scientists define modern in terms of

Accepted Answer

A)  a series of distinctive anatomical traits that contrast with archaic traits from earlier hominins. 
B)  a designated time frame between the Upper and Lower Paleolithic. 
C)  a series of anatomical traits that distinguish Cro-Magnon features from Neandertals. 
D)  traits like large browridges, large nasal sinuses, and a large masticatory complex. 
A)  a series of distinctive anatomical traits that contrast with archaic traits from earlier hominins. 
B)  a designated time frame between the Upper and Lower Paleolithic. 
C)  a series of anatomical traits that distinguish Cro-Magnon features from Neandertals. 
D)  traits like large browridges, large nasal sinuses, and a large masticatory complex.

Question 12

Discuss Neandertals in terms of biological adaptation and other forces of evolution.

Accepted Answer

The best way to understand Neandertal ev

Question 13

To date, the majority of Neandertal fossils have been found in

Accepted Answer

A)  India. 
B)  Europe and western Asia. 
C)  northern Africa. 
D)  southeast Asia. 
A)  India. 
B)  Europe and western Asia. 
C)  northern Africa. 
D)  southeast Asia.

Question 14

Compared to modern Homo sapiens, archaic Homo sapiens has a

Accepted Answer

A)  long and low skull, a smaller brain size, and a large masticatory complex. 
B)  taller and wider nasal aperture, a more projecting occipital bone, a larger browridge, and no chin. 
C)  longer and lower skull, a smaller browridge, and a bigger and more projecting face. 
D)  smaller nasal aperture, a small occipital bone, and a smaller brain case. 
A)  long and low skull, a smaller brain size, and a large masticatory complex. 
B)  taller and wider nasal aperture, a more projecting occipital bone, a larger browridge, and no chin. 
C)  longer and lower skull, a smaller browridge, and a bigger and more projecting face. 
D)  smaller nasal aperture, a small occipital bone, and a smaller brain case.

Question 15

The best fossil evidence to suggest that Neandertals could produce a language like that of modern humans comes from which bone(s) collected at Kebara, Israel?

Accepted Answer

A)  the cervical (neck) vertebrae 
B)  the mandible 
C)  the ribs 
D)  the hyoid 
A)  the cervical (neck) vertebrae 
B)  the mandible 
C)  the ribs 
D)  the hyoid

Question 16

Early Native Americans used which distinctive fluted spear points to hunt large-bodied Ice Age mammals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mousterian points 
B)  Solutrean blades 
C)  Levallois flakes 
D)  Clovis points 
A)  Mousterian points 
B)  Solutrean blades 
C)  Levallois flakes 
D)  Clovis points

Question 17

Painted perforated shells are evidence that Neandertals

Accepted Answer

A)  traded with modern humans. 
B)  used body ornaments. 
C)  used symbolism. 
D)  used body ornaments and symbolism. 
A)  traded with modern humans. 
B)  used body ornaments. 
C)  used symbolism. 
D)  used body ornaments and symbolism.

Question 18

The Shanidar site

Accepted Answer

A)  demonstrates that Neandertals intentionally buried their dead. 
B)  demonstrates that Neandertals practiced cannibalism. 
C)  is the earliest evidence of modern humans in western Europe. 
D)  contained no hominin remains but is the earliest occurrence of the prepared platform technique. 
A)  demonstrates that Neandertals intentionally buried their dead. 
B)  demonstrates that Neandertals practiced cannibalism. 
C)  is the earliest evidence of modern humans in western Europe. 
D)  contained no hominin remains but is the earliest occurrence of the prepared platform technique.

Question 19

In Atapuerca 5, early archaic Homo sapiens and Neandertal specimens show heavy wear on the incisors and canines, indicating

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of the front teeth for gripping materials. 
B)  the purposeful modification of teeth to demonstrate social rank, as with the Aztecs. 
C)  their use for shaping the cutting edges of stone blades. 
D)  the chewing of massive amounts of fibrous materials. 
A)  the use of the front teeth for gripping materials. 
B)  the purposeful modification of teeth to demonstrate social rank, as with the Aztecs. 
C)  their use for shaping the cutting edges of stone blades. 
D)  the chewing of massive amounts of fibrous materials.

Question 20

Discuss the two models of modern human origins-out-of-Africa and multiregional continuity.
Briefly describe their main tenets and discuss how the more recent assimilation model differs from each.

Accepted Answer

The out-of-Africa thesis states that mod

Examples of Neandertal include

A distinctive trait of people from East Asia and the Americas is

Neandertals' cold-adapted traits include

What symbolic behavior is evident in the archaeological record and associated with Neandertals and anatomically modern humans in Europe beginning around 35,000 yBP (during the Upper Paleolithic)?

The first widely reported Neandertal find, the Feldhofer Cave skeleton, was correctly interpreted as

Anatomically modern human fossils were discovered in the European Upper Paleolithic site of

Broken Hill, Dali, and Atapuerca are sites where specimens of ________ have been discovered.

The earliest archaeological evidence of humans in Australia is from , dating to yBP.

Examples of archaic Homo sapiens include

What kinds of environmental pressures contributed to the dispersal of modern Homo sapiens around the world? What do the migrations of modern humans into Australia tell us about the range of human variation and adaptability in the past compared to the diversity we see in human populations today?

In the study of human evolution, scientists define modern in terms of

Discuss Neandertals in terms of biological adaptation and other forces of evolution.

To date, the majority of Neandertal fossils have been found in

Compared to modern Homo sapiens, archaic Homo sapiens has a

The best fossil evidence to suggest that Neandertals could produce a language like that of modern humans comes from which bone(s) collected at Kebara, Israel?

Early Native Americans used which distinctive fluted spear points to hunt large-bodied Ice Age mammals?

Painted perforated shells are evidence that Neandertals

The Shanidar site

In Atapuerca 5, early archaic Homo sapiens and Neandertal specimens show heavy wear on the incisors and canines, indicating

Discuss the two models of modern human origins-out-of-Africa and multiregional continuity. Briefly describe their main tenets and discuss how the more recent assimilation model differs from each.

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Examples of Neandertal include

A distinctive trait of people from East Asia and the Americas is

Neandertals' cold-adapted traits include

What symbolic behavior is evident in the archaeological record and associated with Neandertals and anatomically modern humans in Europe beginning around 35,000 yBP (during the Upper Paleolithic)?

The first widely reported Neandertal find, the Feldhofer Cave skeleton, was correctly interpreted as

Anatomically modern human fossils were discovered in the European Upper Paleolithic site of

Broken Hill, Dali, and Atapuerca are sites where specimens of ________ have been discovered.

The earliest archaeological evidence of humans in Australia is from ________, dating to ________ yBP.

Examples of archaic Homo sapiens include

What kinds of environmental pressures contributed to the dispersal of modern Homo sapiens around the world? What do the migrations of modern humans into Australia tell us about the range of human variation and adaptability in the past compared to the diversity we see in human populations today?

In the study of human evolution, scientists define modern in terms of

Discuss Neandertals in terms of biological adaptation and other forces of evolution.

To date, the majority of Neandertal fossils have been found in

Compared to modern Homo sapiens, archaic Homo sapiens has a

The best fossil evidence to suggest that Neandertals could produce a language like that of modern humans comes from which bone(s) collected at Kebara, Israel?

Early Native Americans used which distinctive fluted spear points to hunt large-bodied Ice Age mammals?

Painted perforated shells are evidence that Neandertals

The Shanidar site

In Atapuerca 5, early archaic Homo sapiens and Neandertal specimens show heavy wear on the incisors and canines, indicating

Discuss the two models of modern human origins-out-of-Africa and multiregional continuity. Briefly describe their main tenets and discuss how the more recent assimilation model differs from each.

What Is Biological Anthropology

Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory

Genetics: Reproducing Life and Producing Variation

Genes and Their Evolution: Population Genetics

Biology in the Present: Living People

Biology in the Present: the Other Living Primates

Primate Sociality, Social Behavior, and Culture

Fossils and Their Place in Time and Nature

Primate Origins and Evolution: the First 50 Million Years

Early Hominin Origins and Evolution: The Roots of Humanity

The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

The Past 10,000 Years: Agriculture, Population, Biology

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The earliest archaeological evidence of humans in Australia is from , dating to yBP.