Question 1

H.erectus is generally associated with the

Accepted Answer

A) Neolithic age. 
B) Oldowan age. 
C) Mousterian age. 
D) Lower Paleolithic age. 
E) Upper Paleolithic age. 
A) Neolithic age. 
B) Oldowan age. 
C) Mousterian age. 
D) Lower Paleolithic age. 
E) Upper Paleolithic age. D

Question 2

Paleolithic means

Accepted Answer

A) the study of fossil humans. 
B) old technology. 
C) old Stone Age. 
D) bronze Age. 
E) a period of warm weather between glacial periods. 
A) the study of fossil humans. 
B) old technology. 
C) old Stone Age. 
D) bronze Age. 
E) a period of warm weather between glacial periods. C

Question 3

____________ did not facilitate the spread of H.erectus from tropical into subtropical and temperate environments.

Accepted Answer

A) The use of fire 
B) Living in rock shelters and caves 
C) Upper Paleolithic toolmaking traditions 
D) Increasingly efficient hunting methods 
E) A larger brain and essentially modern skeleton 
A) The use of fire 
B) Living in rock shelters and caves 
C) Upper Paleolithic toolmaking traditions 
D) Increasingly efficient hunting methods 
E) A larger brain and essentially modern skeleton C

Question 4

The broad-spectrum revolution

Accepted Answer

A) led to a fluorescence of colored cave paintings beginning around 70,000 B.P. 
B) led to a new technological tradition based on flaked tools. 
C) provided the environmental circumstances favoring the evolution of "Mitochondrial Eve." 
D) set the stage for the development of food production based on plant cultivation and animal domestication. 
E) led to the extinction of the Neandertals. 
A) led to a fluorescence of colored cave paintings beginning around 70,000 B.P. 
B) led to a new technological tradition based on flaked tools. 
C) provided the environmental circumstances favoring the evolution of "Mitochondrial Eve." 
D) set the stage for the development of food production based on plant cultivation and animal domestication. 
E) led to the extinction of the Neandertals.

Question 5

Paleoindians used spears tipped with Clovis points to hunt large game in southern Europe during the Upper Paleolithic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The current debate about Neandertals' relation to anatomically modern humans (AMHs) focuses on

Accepted Answer

A) whether Neandertals were fully human or an H.erectus hybrid. 
B) whether Neandertals made microlithic tools. 
C) whether Neandertals or AMHs were best adapted to a cold climate. 
D) whether Neandertals or AMHs settled the Americas first. 
E) whether Neandertals contributed to the ancestry of modern Europeans. 
A) whether Neandertals were fully human or an H.erectus hybrid. 
B) whether Neandertals made microlithic tools. 
C) whether Neandertals or AMHs were best adapted to a cold climate. 
D) whether Neandertals or AMHs settled the Americas first. 
E) whether Neandertals contributed to the ancestry of modern Europeans.

Question 7

H.erectus was the first hominin to control fire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

__________ is not located within the probable H.erectus range.

Accepted Answer

A) Java 
B) China 
C) South Africa 
D) Alaska 
E) Dmanisi 
A) Java 
B) China 
C) South Africa 
D) Alaska 
E) Dmanisi

Question 9

Body ornamentation

Accepted Answer

A) could signify group identity or social status. 
B) is first known to be used by H.habilis in Africa. 
C) could be a response to decreasing population. 
D) is the most distinctive thing about H.floresiensis. 
E) is not considered a part of behavioral modernity by any anthropologists. 
A) could signify group identity or social status. 
B) is first known to be used by H.habilis in Africa. 
C) could be a response to decreasing population. 
D) is the most distinctive thing about H.floresiensis. 
E) is not considered a part of behavioral modernity by any anthropologists.

Question 10

Many Neandertal anatomical traits reflect adaptation to

Accepted Answer

A) the interglacial environment. 
B) the lack of full human speech. 
C) extreme, dry heat. 
D) vegetarianism. 
E) a cold climate. 
A) the interglacial environment. 
B) the lack of full human speech. 
C) extreme, dry heat. 
D) vegetarianism. 
E) a cold climate.

Question 11

Homo floresiensis was a giant hominin that lived in Europe during the interglacial periods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The DNA of the Denisovans suggests that they interbred with ancestral Melanesians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Citing both biological and cultural evidence, discuss the major similarities and differences between the sociocultural means of adaptation employed by Australopithecus and H.erectus.

Accepted Answer

Australopithecus and H. erectus were bot

Question 14

Analysis of large samples of human mitochondrial DNA has led some researchers to hypothesize that all

Accepted Answer

A) modern humans are descended from Neandertals in Western Europe. 
B) current human mitochondrial DNA comes from one woman who lived in Africa some 200,000 years ago. 
C) modern humans are descended directly from chimpanzees and gorillas, but not orangutans. 
D) modern humans are not descended from robust australopithecines. 
E) H.erectus populations around the world eventually evolved into populations of H.sapiens. 
A) modern humans are descended from Neandertals in Western Europe. 
B) current human mitochondrial DNA comes from one woman who lived in Africa some 200,000 years ago. 
C) modern humans are descended directly from chimpanzees and gorillas, but not orangutans. 
D) modern humans are not descended from robust australopithecines. 
E) H.erectus populations around the world eventually evolved into populations of H.sapiens.

Question 15

Recent DNA analysis suggests that the Americas were settled by more than one haplogroup.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

H.erectus was the first hominin species to expand outside of Africa, eventually colonizing Europe and Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

__________ was the first hominin species to expand its range outside of Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) H.erectus 
B) A.afarensis 
C) H.sapiens 
D) A.africanus 
E) H.sapiens neanderthalensis 
A) H.erectus 
B) A.afarensis 
C) H.sapiens 
D) A.africanus 
E) H.sapiens neanderthalensis

Question 18

The Paleoindians of North America used __________ to hunt large game.

Accepted Answer

A) Clovis points 
B) Mousterian points 
C) Acheulian hand axes 
D) Levallois blades 
E) Oldowan pebble tools 
A) Clovis points 
B) Mousterian points 
C) Acheulian hand axes 
D) Levallois blades 
E) Oldowan pebble tools

Question 19

Beringia is the land bridge that once connected Siberia and North America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Some researchers believe that H.rudolfensis was a separate species that was contemporaneous with

Accepted Answer

A) Ardipithecus. 
B) H.habilis. 
C) H.sapiens. 
D) Gigantopithecus. 
E) A.anamensis. 
A) Ardipithecus. 
B) H.habilis. 
C) H.sapiens. 
D) Gigantopithecus. 
E) A.anamensis.

H.erectus is generally associated with the

Paleolithic means

____________ did not facilitate the spread of H.erectus from tropical into subtropical and temperate environments.

The broad-spectrum revolution

Paleoindians used spears tipped with Clovis points to hunt large game in southern Europe during the Upper Paleolithic.

The current debate about Neandertals' relation to anatomically modern humans (AMHs) focuses on

H.erectus was the first hominin to control fire.

__________ is not located within the probable H.erectus range.

Body ornamentation

Many Neandertal anatomical traits reflect adaptation to

Homo floresiensis was a giant hominin that lived in Europe during the interglacial periods.

The DNA of the Denisovans suggests that they interbred with ancestral Melanesians.

Citing both biological and cultural evidence, discuss the major similarities and differences between the sociocultural means of adaptation employed by Australopithecus and H.erectus.

Analysis of large samples of human mitochondrial DNA has led some researchers to hypothesize that all

Recent DNA analysis suggests that the Americas were settled by more than one haplogroup.

H.erectus was the first hominin species to expand outside of Africa, eventually colonizing Europe and Asia.

__________ was the first hominin species to expand its range outside of Africa.

The Paleoindians of North America used __________ to hunt large game.

Beringia is the land bridge that once connected Siberia and North America.

Some researchers believe that H.rudolfensis was a separate species that was contemporaneous with

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Early Hominins

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Exam 7: The Genus Homo

H.erectus is generally associated with the

Paleolithic means

____________ did not facilitate the spread of H.erectus from tropical into subtropical and temperate environments.

The broad-spectrum revolution

Paleoindians used spears tipped with Clovis points to hunt large game in southern Europe during the Upper Paleolithic.

The current debate about Neandertals' relation to anatomically modern humans (AMHs) focuses on

H.erectus was the first hominin to control fire.

__________ is not located within the probable H.erectus range.

Body ornamentation

Many Neandertal anatomical traits reflect adaptation to

Homo floresiensis was a giant hominin that lived in Europe during the interglacial periods.

The DNA of the Denisovans suggests that they interbred with ancestral Melanesians.

Citing both biological and cultural evidence, discuss the major similarities and differences between the sociocultural means of adaptation employed by Australopithecus and H.erectus.

Analysis of large samples of human mitochondrial DNA has led some researchers to hypothesize that all

Recent DNA analysis suggests that the Americas were settled by more than one haplogroup.

H.erectus was the first hominin species to expand outside of Africa, eventually colonizing Europe and Asia.

__________ was the first hominin species to expand its range outside of Africa.

The Paleoindians of North America used __________ to hunt large game.

Beringia is the land bridge that once connected Siberia and North America.

Some researchers believe that H.rudolfensis was a separate species that was contemporaneous with

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters