Question 1

Modern research has found what percentage of human DNA to be identical to that of apes?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 percent 
B) 25 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 99 percent 
E) Humans and apes share physical similarities but no common DNA. 
A) 10 percent 
B) 25 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 99 percent 
E) Humans and apes share physical similarities but no common DNA.

Question 2

Homo sapiens evolved in Africa sometime

Accepted Answer

A) during the Pleistocene period. 
B) between 400,000 and 100,000 years ago. 
C) during the Paleolithic period. 
D) with the earliest hominids. 
E) during the Great Ice Age. 
A) during the Pleistocene period. 
B) between 400,000 and 100,000 years ago. 
C) during the Paleolithic period. 
D) with the earliest hominids. 
E) during the Great Ice Age.

Question 3

The first regular producers of tools were

Accepted Answer

A) australopithecines. 
B) homo habilis . 
C) homo erectus . 
D) homo sapiens . 
E) Neolithic man. 
A) australopithecines. 
B) homo habilis . 
C) homo erectus . 
D) homo sapiens . 
E) Neolithic man.

Question 4

What is not an aspect of culture?

Accepted Answer

A) shared religious beliefs 
B) learned patterns of expression and action 
C) mMaterial objects such as dwellings, clothing, and tools 
D) shared biological characteristics 
E) similar values 
A) shared religious beliefs 
B) learned patterns of expression and action 
C) mMaterial objects such as dwellings, clothing, and tools 
D) shared biological characteristics 
E) similar values

Question 5

The earliest transition to agriculture occurred first in

Accepted Answer

A) the Middle East. 
B) Europe. 
C) Africa. 
D) the Americas. 
E) China. 
A) the Middle East. 
B) Europe. 
C) Africa. 
D) the Americas. 
E) China.

Question 6

It is believed that many species of large mammals may have disappeared between 40,000 and 13,000 years ago because of climate change and

Accepted Answer

A) other natural disasters. 
B) human predation. 
C) delayed or insufficient genetic adaptation. 
D) death from new diseases spread by human migration. 
E) predation from nonhuman predators. 
A) other natural disasters. 
B) human predation. 
C) delayed or insufficient genetic adaptation. 
D) death from new diseases spread by human migration. 
E) predation from nonhuman predators.

Question 7

How can the cave paintings, stone carvings, and creation myths of ancient civilizations allow us to understand their values?

Accepted Answer

Students should be able to relate cave p

Question 8

Which three traits distinguish humans from apes and other primates?

Accepted Answer

A) foraging, tool making, bipedalism 
B) opposing thumbs, bipedalism, pastoralism 
C) larger brain, opposing thumbs, larynx higher in the neck 
D) bipedalism, larger brain, larynx lower in the neck 
E) pastoralism, bipedalism, larger brain 
A) foraging, tool making, bipedalism 
B) opposing thumbs, bipedalism, pastoralism 
C) larger brain, opposing thumbs, larynx higher in the neck 
D) bipedalism, larger brain, larynx lower in the neck 
E) pastoralism, bipedalism, larger brain

Question 9

Instructions: Answer the following question(s). 
 Describe the different ways that people have sought to understand their origins, from the origin or creation myths to the work of natural scientists such as Charles Darwin, the Leakeys, DuBois, Dart, and Pei.

Accepted Answer

Students should demonstrate an understan

Question 10

Which of the hominids first developed speech, probably about 50,000 years ago?

Accepted Answer

A) homo neanderthalus 
B) homo habilis 
C) australopithecines 
D) homo sapiens 
E) homo erectus 
A) homo neanderthalus 
B) homo habilis 
C) australopithecines 
D) homo sapiens 
E) homo erectus

Exam 1: Nature, Humanity, and History

Modern research has found what percentage of human DNA to be identical to that of apes?

Homo sapiens evolved in Africa sometime

The first regular producers of tools were

What is not an aspect of culture?

The earliest transition to agriculture occurred first in

It is believed that many species of large mammals may have disappeared between 40,000 and 13,000 years ago because of climate change and

How can the cave paintings, stone carvings, and creation myths of ancient civilizations allow us to understand their values?

Which three traits distinguish humans from apes and other primates?

Instructions: Answer the following question(s). Describe the different ways that people have sought to understand their origins, from the origin or creation myths to the work of natural scientists such as Charles Darwin, the Leakeys, DuBois, Dart, and Pei.

Which of the hominids first developed speech, probably about 50,000 years ago?

The First River-Valley Civilizations

The Mediterranean and Middle East

New Civilizations Outside the West Asian Core Area

Greece and Iran

An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

India and Southeast Asia

Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Networks of Communication and Exchange

The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Inner and East Asia

Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

Latin Europe

Southern Empires, Southern Seas

The Maritime Revolution

Transformations in Europe

The Diversity of American Colonial Societies

The Atlantic System and Africa

Between Europe and China

East Asia in Global Perspective

The Early Industrial Revolution

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas

Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

The New Power Balance

The Crisis of the Imperial Order

The Collapse of the Old Order

Revolutions in Living

The Cold War and Decolonization

The End of the Cold War and the Challenge of Economic Development and Immigration

New Challenges in a New Millennium

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