Question 1

What does the Regional Continuity Model of modern Homo sapiens origins not propose?

Accepted Answer

A)  Modern humans did not appear solely in Africa. 
B)  Premodern populations in Europe, Asia, and Africa all evolved into modern Homo sapiens. 
C)  There was gene flow between premodern populations from different regions of the Old World. 
D)  Local populations would have evolved totally independently from one another 
E)  Local populations would not have evolved totally independently from one another 
A)  Modern humans did not appear solely in Africa. 
B)  Premodern populations in Europe, Asia, and Africa all evolved into modern Homo sapiens. 
C)  There was gene flow between premodern populations from different regions of the Old World. 
D)  Local populations would have evolved totally independently from one another 
E)  Local populations would not have evolved totally independently from one another

Question 2

There is evidence of chronological overlap in occupation of the Near East by Neandertals and modern humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The transition between premodern and anatomically modern forms of humans may have occurred as early as 500,000 years ago in Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What does the Regional Continuity Model of modern Homo sapiens origins not propose?

There is evidence of chronological overlap in occupation of the Near East by Neandertals and modern humans.

The transition between premodern and anatomically modern forms of humans may have occurred as early as 500,000 years ago in Africa.

Introduction to Anthropology

Heredity and Evolution

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

Modern Human Variation and Adaptation

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

An Overview of the Primates

Primate Behavior

Understanding the Past: Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods

Hominin Origins

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers

Food Production

The First Civilizations

Conclusion

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Exam 12: The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

What does the Regional Continuity Model of modern Homo sapiens origins not propose?

There is evidence of chronological overlap in occupation of the Near East by Neandertals and modern humans.

The transition between premodern and anatomically modern forms of humans may have occurred as early as 500,000 years ago in Africa.

Introduction to Anthropology

Heredity and Evolution

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

Modern Human Variation and Adaptation

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

An Overview of the Primates

Primate Behavior

Understanding the Past: Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods

Hominin Origins

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers

Food Production

The First Civilizations

Conclusion

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