Question 1

The most significant feature of the fossil Lucy is:

Accepted Answer

A)  she is the first hominin associated with stone tools 
B)  she is more than 40% complete 
C)  her well-preserved cranium 
D)  evidence that her body was cannibalized by her comrades 
A)  she is the first hominin associated with stone tools 
B)  she is more than 40% complete 
C)  her well-preserved cranium 
D)  evidence that her body was cannibalized by her comrades

Question 2

What evidence is there for the contraction of the forests and the spread of the savanna at the end of the Miocene? Include a discussion of the carbon isotope evidence.

Accepted Answer

The evidence for the contraction of fore

Question 3

The most significant behavioral distinction that can be made between Homo habilis and the australopithecines is the former's:

Accepted Answer

A)  bipedal locomotion 
B)  controlled use of fire 
C)  use of the wheel 
D)  reliance on stone tools 
A)  bipedal locomotion 
B)  controlled use of fire 
C)  use of the wheel 
D)  reliance on stone tools

Question 4

Based on an analysis of ancient hominin skeletons, the percentage of deaths that resulted from inter-species violence has been calculated to be about:

Accepted Answer

A)  20% 
B)  10% 
C)  5% 
D)  2% 
A)  20% 
B)  10% 
C)  5% 
D)  2%

Question 5

50: The oldest stone tools made by our hominin ancestors date to about how long ago?

Accepted Answer

A)  5.1 million years ago 
B)  3.3 million years ago 
C)  2.5 million years ago 
D)  1 million years ago 
A)  5.1 million years ago 
B)  3.3 million years ago 
C)  2.5 million years ago 
D)  1 million years ago

Question 6

What are the names given to the oldest hominins of the period between 6 million and 7 million years ago? How many species have been designated? Where did they live? On the basis of what evidence are they categorized, at least by some researchers, as hominds?

Accepted Answer

The oldest hominins of the period betwee

Question 7

Evidence of the worldwide expansion of the savannas at the expense of the forests at the end of the Miocene is found in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  increase in 14C in the earth's atmosphere at that time 
B)  increase in 13C found in soils, bones, and teeth that date to that time 
C)  decrease in 14C found in soils, bones, and teeth that date to that time 
D)  decrease in 13C found in soils, bones, and teeth that date to that time 
A)  increase in 14C in the earth's atmosphere at that time 
B)  increase in 13C found in soils, bones, and teeth that date to that time 
C)  decrease in 14C found in soils, bones, and teeth that date to that time 
D)  decrease in 13C found in soils, bones, and teeth that date to that time

Question 8

We know that flakes produced in core reduction in the Oldowan technology were used to cut and scrape, as a result of:

Accepted Answer

A)  trace element analysis 
B)  paleopathology 
C)  thermoluminescence 
D)  wear pattern analysis 
A)  trace element analysis 
B)  paleopathology 
C)  thermoluminescence 
D)  wear pattern analysis

The most significant feature of the fossil Lucy is:

What evidence is there for the contraction of the forests and the spread of the savanna at the end of the Miocene? Include a discussion of the carbon isotope evidence.

The most significant behavioral distinction that can be made between Homo habilis and the australopithecines is the former's:

Based on an analysis of ancient hominin skeletons, the percentage of deaths that resulted from inter-species violence has been calculated to be about:

50: The oldest stone tools made by our hominin ancestors date to about how long ago?

What are the names given to the oldest hominins of the period between 6 million and 7 million years ago? How many species have been designated? Where did they live? On the basis of what evidence are they categorized, at least by some researchers, as hominds?

Evidence of the worldwide expansion of the savannas at the expense of the forests at the end of the Miocene is found in the:

We know that flakes produced in core reduction in the Oldowan technology were used to cut and scrape, as a result of:

Encountering the Past

Probing the Past

The Human Lineage

The First Humans: The Evolution of Homo Sapiens

Expanding Intellectual Horizons: Arts and Ideas in the Upper Paleolithic and Late Stone Age

Expanding Geographical Horizons: New Worlds

After the Ice: The Food-Producing Revolution

Roots of Complexity: The Origins of Civilization

An Explosion of Complexity: Mesopotamia, Africa, and Europe

An Explosion of Complexity: The Indus Valley and China

An Explosion of Complexity: Mesoamerica

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An Explosion of Complexity: North America

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Exam 3: African Roots

The most significant feature of the fossil Lucy is:

What evidence is there for the contraction of the forests and the spread of the savanna at the end of the Miocene? Include a discussion of the carbon isotope evidence.

The most significant behavioral distinction that can be made between Homo habilis and the australopithecines is the former's:

Based on an analysis of ancient hominin skeletons, the percentage of deaths that resulted from inter-species violence has been calculated to be about:

50: The oldest stone tools made by our hominin ancestors date to about how long ago?

What are the names given to the oldest hominins of the period between 6 million and 7 million years ago? How many species have been designated? Where did they live? On the basis of what evidence are they categorized, at least by some researchers, as hominds?

Evidence of the worldwide expansion of the savannas at the expense of the forests at the end of the Miocene is found in the:

We know that flakes produced in core reduction in the Oldowan technology were used to cut and scrape, as a result of:

Encountering the Past

Probing the Past

The Human Lineage

The First Humans: The Evolution of Homo Sapiens

Expanding Intellectual Horizons: Arts and Ideas in the Upper Paleolithic and Late Stone Age

Expanding Geographical Horizons: New Worlds

After the Ice: The Food-Producing Revolution

Roots of Complexity: The Origins of Civilization

An Explosion of Complexity: Mesopotamia, Africa, and Europe

An Explosion of Complexity: The Indus Valley and China

An Explosion of Complexity: Mesoamerica

An Explosion of Complexity: South America

An Explosion of Complexity: North America

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