Question 1

Early archaeological sites in the New World include:

Accepted Answer

A) Meadowcroft Rockshelter 
B) Orogrande Cave 
C) Clovis 
D) all of the above 
A) Meadowcroft Rockshelter 
B) Orogrande Cave 
C) Clovis 
D) all of the above

Question 2

Simple chopping tools were used in southeast Asia until the end of the Paleolithic because:

Accepted Answer

A) Homo sapiens did not expand into southeast Asia until that time 
B) of the reliance on other materials,such as bamboo,for tool manufacture 
C) the hominids in southeast Asia were less evolved 
D) all of the above 
A) Homo sapiens did not expand into southeast Asia until that time 
B) of the reliance on other materials,such as bamboo,for tool manufacture 
C) the hominids in southeast Asia were less evolved 
D) all of the above

Question 3

When the "Mitochondrial Eve" hypothesis was first suggested,the fossil evidence of modern humans only when back to about __________ years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) 10,000 
B) 25,000, 
C) 40,000 
D) 90,000 
A) 10,000 
B) 25,000, 
C) 40,000 
D) 90,000

Question 4

The mainstay of the Folsom hunters was:

Accepted Answer

A) mammoths 
B) wild horses 
C) bison 
D) small game 
A) mammoths 
B) wild horses 
C) bison 
D) small game

Question 5

The site at Skhūl dates to about:

Accepted Answer

A) more than 200,000 years ago 
B) 134.000-80,000 years ago 
C) between 500,000 and 800,000 years ago 
D) less than 30,000 years ago 
A) more than 200,000 years ago 
B) 134.000-80,000 years ago 
C) between 500,000 and 800,000 years ago 
D) less than 30,000 years ago

Question 6

Blades are prepared from:

Accepted Answer

A) clay 
B) rounded pebbles found in rivers 
C) cores 
D) wood 
A) clay 
B) rounded pebbles found in rivers 
C) cores 
D) wood

Question 7

The site called Skhūl is found in:

Accepted Answer

A) South Africa 
B) Southern Europe 
C) India 
D) Israel 
A) South Africa 
B) Southern Europe 
C) India 
D) Israel

Question 8

The Upper Paleolithic is often defined in terms of:

Accepted Answer

A) Oldowan tools 
B) stone blade tools 
C) the hand ax 
D) the bow and arrow 
A) Oldowan tools 
B) stone blade tools 
C) the hand ax 
D) the bow and arrow

Question 9

What is meant by the term "civilization"? What were the earliest civilizations and when did they occur?

Accepted Answer

The term "civilization" refers to a comp

Question 10

Recent research suggests that people may have first reached Australia __________ years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) 120,000 or earlier 
B) 40,000 or earlier 
C) no earlier than 25,000 
D) no earlier than10,000 
A) 120,000 or earlier 
B) 40,000 or earlier 
C) no earlier than 25,000 
D) no earlier than10,000

Question 11

The Neolithic was characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A) great technological and social changes 
B) elaboration of tool types 
C) refined pottery 
D) all of the above 
A) great technological and social changes 
B) elaboration of tool types 
C) refined pottery 
D) all of the above

Question 12

Matching Questions
match the assumption with the model:
-last common ancestor of all modern humans would be longer ago than in other model

Accepted Answer

A) replacement model 
B) regional continuity model 
A) replacement model 
B) regional continuity model

Question 13

People in the Upper Paleolithic:

Accepted Answer

A) were most likely scavengers 
B) practiced cooperative hunting 
C) used projectile technology 
D) b and c 
A) were most likely scavengers 
B) practiced cooperative hunting 
C) used projectile technology 
D) b and c

Question 14

A fossil population that maintained Homo erectus characteristics as recently as 9,500 years ago was discovered in:

Accepted Answer

A) Europe 
B) Asia 
C) Australia 
D) the Americas 
A) Europe 
B) Asia 
C) Australia 
D) the Americas

Question 15

Matching Questions
match each trait with the appropriate species (an answer may be used more than once):
-largest cranial capacity

Accepted Answer

A) Neandertals 
B) modern humans 
A) Neandertals 
B) modern humans

Question 16

The regional continuity model of Homo sapiens' evolution states that H.sapiens:

Accepted Answer

A) evolved locally in Europe,Africa,and Asia from earlier Homo populations 
B) evolved in Africa and migrated into the rest of the world,replacing all earlier populations 
C) evolved in Europe and migrated into the rest of the world,replacing all earlier populations 
D) evolved in the New World and migrated into the rest of the world,replacing all earlier populations 
A) evolved locally in Europe,Africa,and Asia from earlier Homo populations 
B) evolved in Africa and migrated into the rest of the world,replacing all earlier populations 
C) evolved in Europe and migrated into the rest of the world,replacing all earlier populations 
D) evolved in the New World and migrated into the rest of the world,replacing all earlier populations

Question 17

After the Upper Paleolithic,people began to utilize the food resources of the environment more extensively.This period is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A) Terminal Paleolithic 
B) Mesolithic 
C) Neolithic 
D) Bronze Age 
A) Terminal Paleolithic 
B) Mesolithic 
C) Neolithic 
D) Bronze Age

Question 18

People originally migrated to Australia from:

Accepted Answer

A) Africa 
B) Europe 
C) Southeast Asia 
D) Japan 
A) Africa 
B) Europe 
C) Southeast Asia 
D) Japan

Question 19

European cave art first appeared about how many years ago:

Accepted Answer

A) 500,000 
B) 220,000 
C) 95,000 
D) 32,000 
A) 500,000 
B) 220,000 
C) 95,000 
D) 32,000

Question 20

Civilization is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A) the support of large populations 
B) occupational division of labor 
C) monumental architecture 
D) a and c 
E) all of the above 
A) the support of large populations 
B) occupational division of labor 
C) monumental architecture 
D) a and c 
E) all of the above

Early archaeological sites in the New World include:

Simple chopping tools were used in southeast Asia until the end of the Paleolithic because:

When the "Mitochondrial Eve" hypothesis was first suggested,the fossil evidence of modern humans only when back to about __________ years ago.

The mainstay of the Folsom hunters was:

The site at Skhūl dates to about:

Blades are prepared from:

The site called Skhūl is found in:

The Upper Paleolithic is often defined in terms of:

What is meant by the term "civilization"? What were the earliest civilizations and when did they occur?

Recent research suggests that people may have first reached Australia __________ years ago.

The Neolithic was characterized by:

Matching Questions match the assumption with the model: -last common ancestor of all modern humans would be longer ago than in other model

People in the Upper Paleolithic:

A fossil population that maintained Homo erectus characteristics as recently as 9,500 years ago was discovered in:

Matching Questions match each trait with the appropriate species (an answer may be used more than once): -largest cranial capacity

The regional continuity model of Homo sapiens' evolution states that H.sapiens:

After the Upper Paleolithic,people began to utilize the food resources of the environment more extensively.This period is known as the:

People originally migrated to Australia from:

European cave art first appeared about how many years ago:

Civilization is characterized by:

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Exam 15: The Evolution of Homo Sapiens

Early archaeological sites in the New World include:

Simple chopping tools were used in southeast Asia until the end of the Paleolithic because:

When the "Mitochondrial Eve" hypothesis was first suggested,the fossil evidence of modern humans only when back to about __________ years ago.

The mainstay of the Folsom hunters was:

The site at Skhūl dates to about:

Blades are prepared from:

The site called Skhūl is found in:

The Upper Paleolithic is often defined in terms of:

What is meant by the term "civilization"? What were the earliest civilizations and when did they occur?

Recent research suggests that people may have first reached Australia __________ years ago.

The Neolithic was characterized by:

Matching Questions match the assumption with the model: -last common ancestor of all modern humans would be longer ago than in other model

People in the Upper Paleolithic:

A fossil population that maintained Homo erectus characteristics as recently as 9,500 years ago was discovered in:

Matching Questions match each trait with the appropriate species (an answer may be used more than once): -largest cranial capacity

The regional continuity model of Homo sapiens' evolution states that H.sapiens:

After the Upper Paleolithic,people began to utilize the food resources of the environment more extensively.This period is known as the:

People originally migrated to Australia from:

European cave art first appeared about how many years ago:

Civilization is characterized by:

Investigating the Nature of Humankind

The Study of Heredity

The Modern Study of Human Genetics

Population Genetics

Natural Selection and the Origin of Species

Peoples Place in Nature

The Living Primates

Comparative Studies: Anatomy and Genetics

Onhuman Primate Behavior

Human Behavior in Perspective

The Record of the Past

The Early Primate Fossil Record and the Origins of the Hominins

The Early Hominins

Early Species of the Genus Homo

The Biology of Modern Homo Sapiens

The Analysis of Human Variation

The Modern World

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