Question 1

Cro-Magnon populations were characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A) massive faces 
B) low foreheads 
C) small cranial capacities 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) massive faces 
B) low foreheads 
C) small cranial capacities 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

With the development of Neolithic and Bronze Age cultures,population sizes:

Accepted Answer

A) remained stable 
B) decreased slightly 
C) increased slightly 
D) increased dramatically 
A) remained stable 
B) decreased slightly 
C) increased slightly 
D) increased dramatically

Question 4

Current evidence indicates that the replacement model

Accepted Answer

A) might be a better fit to the data than the regional continuity model 
B) that there was some interbreeding between modern Homo sapiens as they moved out of Africa into other areas and pre-modern Homo sapiens. 
C) that the replacement of pre-Homo sapiens populations was incomplete 
D) All of the above 
A) might be a better fit to the data than the regional continuity model 
B) that there was some interbreeding between modern Homo sapiens as they moved out of Africa into other areas and pre-modern Homo sapiens. 
C) that the replacement of pre-Homo sapiens populations was incomplete 
D) All of the above

Question 5

Upper Paleolithic tool technologies of Europe include:

Accepted Answer

A) Aurignacian 
B) Gravettian 
C) Solutrean 
D) all of the above 
A) Aurignacian 
B) Gravettian 
C) Solutrean 
D) all of the above

Question 6

Folsom and Clovis points are:

Accepted Answer

A) arrowheads 
B) lance tips 
C) spearheads 
D) a and c 
E) b and c 
A) arrowheads 
B) lance tips 
C) spearheads 
D) a and c 
E) b and c

Question 7

Kennewick man:

Accepted Answer

A) dates to 7880 B.P. 
B) exhibits "Caucasoid" features 
C) was found in Washington state 
D) all of the above 
A) dates to 7880 B.P. 
B) exhibits "Caucasoid" features 
C) was found in Washington state 
D) all of the above

Question 8

What significant cultural developments are associated with the Neolithic?

Accepted Answer

The Neolithic period, also known as the

Question 9

Most Neolithic village were:

Accepted Answer

A) small 
B) self-sufficient 
C) farming communities 
D) All of the above 
A) small 
B) self-sufficient 
C) farming communities 
D) All of the above

Question 10

The find of Kennewick man implies:

Accepted Answer

A) humans were in the New World much earlier than previously thought 
B) European genes may have been included in the genome of the earliest arrivals to the New World 
C) Europeans arrived in the New World before those from Asia 
D) all of the above 
A) humans were in the New World much earlier than previously thought 
B) European genes may have been included in the genome of the earliest arrivals to the New World 
C) Europeans arrived in the New World before those from Asia 
D) all of the above

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Curtis Marean has proposed that the origins of H.sapiens resulted from:

Accepted Answer

A) climatic changes bringing about severe drought forcing hominin populations into coastline habitats in South Africa 
B) climatic changes bringing about the expansion of the Sahara desert forcing hominin populations into the lakes of the Rift valleys 
C) the expansion of the Red Sea altering ocean currents bringing about changing in the distribution of marine resources along the coast of East Africa 
D) a period of extreme rainfall and flooding forcing hominin populations out of the expanding rain forests into grassland and desert regions 
A) climatic changes bringing about severe drought forcing hominin populations into coastline habitats in South Africa 
B) climatic changes bringing about the expansion of the Sahara desert forcing hominin populations into the lakes of the Rift valleys 
C) the expansion of the Red Sea altering ocean currents bringing about changing in the distribution of marine resources along the coast of East Africa 
D) a period of extreme rainfall and flooding forcing hominin populations out of the expanding rain forests into grassland and desert regions

Question 13

Beringia:

Accepted Answer

A) may have been 2,000 kilometers wide 
B) connects Europe to Asia 
C) refers to a group of islands in the Pacific 
D) is an area around Berlin where numerous fossils have been found 
A) may have been 2,000 kilometers wide 
B) connects Europe to Asia 
C) refers to a group of islands in the Pacific 
D) is an area around Berlin where numerous fossils have been found

Question 14

Matching Questions
match each of the following to the time at which it occurred:
-first civilizations

Accepted Answer

A) Bronze Age 
B) Mesolithic 
C) Neolithic 
A) Bronze Age 
B) Mesolithic 
C) Neolithic

Question 15

Compared with earlier hominids,the modern human skull:

Accepted Answer

A) is less robust 
B) has a strong chin 
C) lacks any bone crests 
D) all of the above 
A) is less robust 
B) has a strong chin 
C) lacks any bone crests 
D) all of the above

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Matching Questions
match each of the following to the time at which it occurred:
-first agricultural communities

Accepted Answer

A) Bronze Age 
B) Mesolithic 
C) Neolithic 
A) Bronze Age 
B) Mesolithic 
C) Neolithic

Question 18

Matching Questions
match each of the following to the time at which it occurred:
-village life becomes dominant

Accepted Answer

A) Bronze Age 
B) Mesolithic 
C) Neolithic 
A) Bronze Age 
B) Mesolithic 
C) Neolithic

Question 19

Hafting refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) putting a handle on a tool 
B) preparing a core 
C) the use of bone in tool manufacture 
D) working both sides of a tool 
A) putting a handle on a tool 
B) preparing a core 
C) the use of bone in tool manufacture 
D) working both sides of a tool

Question 20

The earliest,transitional European Upper Paleolithic tool tradition is the:

Accepted Answer

A) Aurignacian 
B) Gravettian 
C) Châteperronian 
D) Magdalenian 
A) Aurignacian 
B) Gravettian 
C) Châteperronian 
D) Magdalenian

Cro-Magnon populations were characterized by:

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

With the development of Neolithic and Bronze Age cultures,population sizes:

Current evidence indicates that the replacement model

Upper Paleolithic tool technologies of Europe include:

Folsom and Clovis points are:

Kennewick man:

What significant cultural developments are associated with the Neolithic?

Most Neolithic village were:

The find of Kennewick man implies:

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

Curtis Marean has proposed that the origins of H.sapiens resulted from:

Beringia:

Matching Questions match each of the following to the time at which it occurred: -first civilizations

Compared with earlier hominids,the modern human skull:

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

Matching Questions match each of the following to the time at which it occurred: -first agricultural communities

Matching Questions match each of the following to the time at which it occurred: -village life becomes dominant

Hafting refers to:

The earliest,transitional European Upper Paleolithic tool tradition is the:

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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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Exam 15: The Evolution of Homo Sapiens

Cro-Magnon populations were characterized by:

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

With the development of Neolithic and Bronze Age cultures,population sizes:

Current evidence indicates that the replacement model

Upper Paleolithic tool technologies of Europe include:

Folsom and Clovis points are:

Kennewick man:

What significant cultural developments are associated with the Neolithic?

Most Neolithic village were:

The find of Kennewick man implies:

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

Curtis Marean has proposed that the origins of H.sapiens resulted from:

Beringia:

Matching Questions match each of the following to the time at which it occurred: -first civilizations

Compared with earlier hominids,the modern human skull:

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

Matching Questions match each of the following to the time at which it occurred: -first agricultural communities

Matching Questions match each of the following to the time at which it occurred: -village life becomes dominant

Hafting refers to:

The earliest,transitional European Upper Paleolithic tool tradition is the:

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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