Question 1

The middle Pleistocene archaic Homo sapiens is credited with inventing:

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A) prepared core "points" that may have been hafted to spear shafts. 
B) the Acheulean tradition. 
C) cave art. 
D) the alphabet. 
A) prepared core "points" that may have been hafted to spear shafts. 
B) the Acheulean tradition. 
C) cave art. 
D) the alphabet. A

Question 2

Damage to Neandertal skeletons often occurs in bones from the upper body,mimicking injuries often seen in modern day:

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A) rodeo riders. 
B) construction workers. 
C) body builders. 
D) university professors. 
A) rodeo riders. 
B) construction workers. 
C) body builders. 
D) university professors. A

Question 3

The first European Upper Paleolithic site where anatomically modern human fossils were discovered was:

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A) Atapuerca,Spain. 
B) Mauer,Germany. 
C) Petralona,Greece. 
D) Cro-Magnon,France. 
A) Atapuerca,Spain. 
B) Mauer,Germany. 
C) Petralona,Greece. 
D) Cro-Magnon,France. D

Question 4

What "symbolic" behavior is evident in the archeological record and associated with anatomically modern humans in Europe beginning around 35,000 yBP (Upper Paleolithic)?

Accepted Answer

From the perspective of European archaeo

Question 5

Which of the following statements concerning Homo sapiens is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) The oldest Homo sapiens fossils are close to 200,000 years old. 
B) The earliest Homo sapiens fossils are associated with cave art and other symbolic archeological remains. 
C) Molecular studies demonstrate that Homo sapiens are all fairly similar genetically. 
D) This is the only hominid species with a well-defined chin. 
A) The oldest Homo sapiens fossils are close to 200,000 years old. 
B) The earliest Homo sapiens fossils are associated with cave art and other symbolic archeological remains. 
C) Molecular studies demonstrate that Homo sapiens are all fairly similar genetically. 
D) This is the only hominid species with a well-defined chin.

Question 6

Only a single archaic cranium,the Narmada skull,has been recovered from the entire Indian subcontinent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

While on an archaeological dig in Europe,you find a stone tool that is rounded on one side and flakes have been removed from the other side,giving it the appearance of a tortoise shell.This is likely to be:

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A) a prepared core typically of prehistoric modern humans that inhabited this region. 
B) an example of the Levallois technique of Homo erectus. 
C) a completed tool that is similar to those you have seen from the Solutrean toolkit. 
D) none of the above 
A) a prepared core typically of prehistoric modern humans that inhabited this region. 
B) an example of the Levallois technique of Homo erectus. 
C) a completed tool that is similar to those you have seen from the Solutrean toolkit. 
D) none of the above

Question 8

Archaic Homo sapiens display several primitive features found in geologically older hominids (e.g.,Homo erectus).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Analyses of modern human genetic variation suggest that Homo sapiens evolved approximately:

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A) 50,000 yBP. 
B) 200,000 yBP. 
C) 750,000 yBP. 
D) 1,000,000 yBP. 
A) 50,000 yBP. 
B) 200,000 yBP. 
C) 750,000 yBP. 
D) 1,000,000 yBP.

Question 10

The archeological period in Europe starting about 35,000 yBP,marked by a great increase in technology and various kinds of art,is called the:

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A) later Stone Age. 
B) Upper Paleolithic period. 
C) Neolithic period. 
D) Eurocentric period. 
A) later Stone Age. 
B) Upper Paleolithic period. 
C) Neolithic period. 
D) Eurocentric period.

Question 11

The distinctive fluted spear points used by early Native Americans (Paleoindians)to hunt large-bodied Ice Age mammals are:

Accepted Answer

A) Mousterian points. 
B) Solutrean blades. 
C) Levallois flakes. 
D) Folsom points. 
A) Mousterian points. 
B) Solutrean blades. 
C) Levallois flakes. 
D) Folsom points.

Question 12

Which modern human population exhibits the greatest genetic diversity today?

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A) Native Americans 
B) sub-Saharan Africans 
C) Aboriginal Australians 
D) East Asians 
A) Native Americans 
B) sub-Saharan Africans 
C) Aboriginal Australians 
D) East Asians

Question 13

Using evidence from well-known sites such as Shanidar,Iraq,and Krapina,Croatia,describe the life of a Neandertal group living in Europe during the last "Ice Age."

Accepted Answer

Based on these two long-studied and prol

Question 14

In terms of mtDNA,Neandertals differ more from modern humans than any one modern group differs from any other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Neandertal record begins in Eastern Europe-at the site in Krapina,Croatia-about 130,000 yBP.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Some archaic Homo sapiens specimens resemble Homo erectus in having:

Accepted Answer

A) employed finely made blade technology. 
B) a well-defined chin. 
C) cranial capacity in excess of 1,400 cc. 
D) a long,low cranial shape. 
A) employed finely made blade technology. 
B) a well-defined chin. 
C) cranial capacity in excess of 1,400 cc. 
D) a long,low cranial shape.

Question 17

The Paleoindian skull from Kennewick,in Washington State:

Accepted Answer

A) was recovered from an elaborate burial. 
B) represents an early Eskimo population. 
C) looks quite different from modern Native Americans' skulls. 
D) is about 3,000 years old. 
A) was recovered from an elaborate burial. 
B) represents an early Eskimo population. 
C) looks quite different from modern Native Americans' skulls. 
D) is about 3,000 years old.

Question 18

Anthropologist Chris Ruff's research has shown that adaptation to heat and to cold is strongly related to overall height,not to body width.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Neandertal sites in what is now Israel (e.g.,Kebara and Amud)clearly predate sites in the same region containing modern-looking hominids (e.g.,Skhul and Qafzeh).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to John Relethford,the most likely reason for modern-looking people to have migrated out of Africa during the late Pleistocene was:

Accepted Answer

A) disease. 
B) loss of food supply. 
C) climate change. 
D) rapid population growth. 
A) disease. 
B) loss of food supply. 
C) climate change. 
D) rapid population growth.

The middle Pleistocene archaic Homo sapiens is credited with inventing:

Damage to Neandertal skeletons often occurs in bones from the upper body,mimicking injuries often seen in modern day:

The first European Upper Paleolithic site where anatomically modern human fossils were discovered was:

What "symbolic" behavior is evident in the archeological record and associated with anatomically modern humans in Europe beginning around 35,000 yBP (Upper Paleolithic)?

Which of the following statements concerning Homo sapiens is FALSE?

Only a single archaic cranium,the Narmada skull,has been recovered from the entire Indian subcontinent.

While on an archaeological dig in Europe,you find a stone tool that is rounded on one side and flakes have been removed from the other side,giving it the appearance of a tortoise shell.This is likely to be:

Archaic Homo sapiens display several primitive features found in geologically older hominids (e.g.,Homo erectus).

Analyses of modern human genetic variation suggest that Homo sapiens evolved approximately:

The archeological period in Europe starting about 35,000 yBP,marked by a great increase in technology and various kinds of art,is called the:

The distinctive fluted spear points used by early Native Americans (Paleoindians)to hunt large-bodied Ice Age mammals are:

Which modern human population exhibits the greatest genetic diversity today?

Using evidence from well-known sites such as Shanidar,Iraq,and Krapina,Croatia,describe the life of a Neandertal group living in Europe during the last "Ice Age."

In terms of mtDNA,Neandertals differ more from modern humans than any one modern group differs from any other.

The Neandertal record begins in Eastern Europe-at the site in Krapina,Croatia-about 130,000 yBP.

Some archaic Homo sapiens specimens resemble Homo erectus in having:

The Paleoindian skull from Kennewick,in Washington State:

Anthropologist Chris Ruff's research has shown that adaptation to heat and to cold is strongly related to overall height,not to body width.

Neandertal sites in what is now Israel (e.g.,Kebara and Amud)clearly predate sites in the same region containing modern-looking hominids (e.g.,Skhul and Qafzeh).

According to John Relethford,the most likely reason for modern-looking people to have migrated out of Africa during the late Pleistocene was:

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Exam 12: The Origins,evolution,and Dispersal of Modern People

The middle Pleistocene archaic Homo sapiens is credited with inventing:

Damage to Neandertal skeletons often occurs in bones from the upper body,mimicking injuries often seen in modern day:

The first European Upper Paleolithic site where anatomically modern human fossils were discovered was:

What "symbolic" behavior is evident in the archeological record and associated with anatomically modern humans in Europe beginning around 35,000 yBP (Upper Paleolithic)?

Which of the following statements concerning Homo sapiens is FALSE?

Only a single archaic cranium,the Narmada skull,has been recovered from the entire Indian subcontinent.

While on an archaeological dig in Europe,you find a stone tool that is rounded on one side and flakes have been removed from the other side,giving it the appearance of a tortoise shell.This is likely to be:

Archaic Homo sapiens display several primitive features found in geologically older hominids (e.g.,Homo erectus).

Analyses of modern human genetic variation suggest that Homo sapiens evolved approximately:

The archeological period in Europe starting about 35,000 yBP,marked by a great increase in technology and various kinds of art,is called the:

The distinctive fluted spear points used by early Native Americans (Paleoindians)to hunt large-bodied Ice Age mammals are:

Which modern human population exhibits the greatest genetic diversity today?

Using evidence from well-known sites such as Shanidar,Iraq,and Krapina,Croatia,describe the life of a Neandertal group living in Europe during the last "Ice Age."

In terms of mtDNA,Neandertals differ more from modern humans than any one modern group differs from any other.

The Neandertal record begins in Eastern Europe-at the site in Krapina,Croatia-about 130,000 yBP.

Some archaic Homo sapiens specimens resemble Homo erectus in having:

The Paleoindian skull from Kennewick,in Washington State:

Anthropologist Chris Ruff's research has shown that adaptation to heat and to cold is strongly related to overall height,not to body width.

Neandertal sites in what is now Israel (e.g.,Kebara and Amud)clearly predate sites in the same region containing modern-looking hominids (e.g.,Skhul and Qafzeh).

According to John Relethford,the most likely reason for modern-looking people to have migrated out of Africa during the late Pleistocene was:

What Is Physical Anthropology

Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory

Genetics: Reproducing Life and Producing Variation

Genes and Their Evolution: Population Genetics

Biology in the Present: Living People

Biology in the Present: The Other Living Primates

Primate Sociality, social Behavior, and Culture

Fossils and Their Place in Time and Nature

Primate Origins and Evolution: The First 50 Million Years

Early Hominid Origins and Evolution: The Roots of Humanity

The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

Our Last 10, 000 Years: Agriculture, population, and the Bioarchaeology of a Fundamental Transition

Evolution: Today and Tomorrow

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