Question 1

__________ is a trend in hominin evolution since the genus Homo began.

Accepted Answer

A) A lack of sexual dimorphism 
B) decreased molar size 
C) Stable population numbers 
D) Bipedalism 
E) A decreasing geographic range 
A) A lack of sexual dimorphism 
B) decreased molar size 
C) Stable population numbers 
D) Bipedalism 
E) A decreasing geographic range

Question 2

Most of what is known today about archaic H.sapiens comes from South Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Neandertals made clothes, developed elaborate tools, and hunted reindeer, mammoths, and woolly rhinos in order to survive in the cold European climate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Evidence from the cave of El Sidrόn suggests that the Neandertals who lived there might have been victims of cannibalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Paleolithic tool tradition associated with H.erectus is the Acheulian.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

___________ is not a general trend in hominin evolution.

Accepted Answer

A) Greater reliance on cultural means of adaptation 
B) An increase in the quantity, variety, and quality of tools 
C) An increase in cranial capacity 
D) A decrease in the overall geographic range of hominins 
E) Population growth 
A) Greater reliance on cultural means of adaptation 
B) An increase in the quantity, variety, and quality of tools 
C) An increase in cranial capacity 
D) A decrease in the overall geographic range of hominins 
E) Population growth

Question 7

All paleoanthropologists agree that the skull designated KNM-ER 1813 belongs to a separate species, H.rudolfensis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Discuss the Neandertals-their anatomy, when they existed, and their geographic distribution.Review and evaluate the different positions in the debate over Neandertals' relationship to anatomically modern humans.

Accepted Answer

The Neandertals were a distinct species

Question 9

Discuss the fossil and genetic evidence for the Out of Africa theory relating to anatomically modern humans.Analyze what this evidence indicates about the role of Neandertals in the evolution of modern humans.

Accepted Answer

The Out of Africa theory proposes that a

Question 10

According to the mtDNA analyses, the first modern humans left Africa

Accepted Answer

A) About 2 m.y.a. 
B) About 1 m.y.a. 
C) About 735,000 years ago. 
D) About 535,000 years ago. 
E) About 135,000 years ago. 
A) About 2 m.y.a. 
B) About 1 m.y.a. 
C) About 735,000 years ago. 
D) About 535,000 years ago. 
E) About 135,000 years ago.

Question 11

___________ is the name of the stone tool tradition associated with Neandertals.

Accepted Answer

A) Oldowan 
B) Acheulian 
C) Mousterian 
D) Würm 
E) Lower Paleolithic 
A) Oldowan 
B) Acheulian 
C) Mousterian 
D) Würm 
E) Lower Paleolithic

Question 12

Identify the beginning of human behavioral modernity.Discuss the traditional view as well as the revised view with examples to support each approach.

Accepted Answer

The traditional view of the beginning of

Question 13

Choppers that were made by removing flakes from one end of a cobble chacterize the Acheulian tradition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Evidence from the South American site of Monte Verde suggests that the Americas may have first been settled

Accepted Answer

A) around 18,000 years ago. 
B) around 180,000 years ago. 
C) around 1.8 m.y.a. 
D) around 1,800 years ago. 
E) None of the above is correct. 
A) around 18,000 years ago. 
B) around 180,000 years ago. 
C) around 1.8 m.y.a. 
D) around 1,800 years ago. 
E) None of the above is correct.

Question 15

The fossils found at Ileret showed that

Accepted Answer

A) H.habilis evolved into H.erectus. 
B) H.erectus did not have any sexual dimorphism. 
C) H.erectus lived 3 m.y.a. 
D) H.habilis had modern humanlike body size and proportions. 
E) H.habilis and H.erectus lived at about the same time. 
A) H.habilis evolved into H.erectus. 
B) H.erectus did not have any sexual dimorphism. 
C) H.erectus lived 3 m.y.a. 
D) H.habilis had modern humanlike body size and proportions. 
E) H.habilis and H.erectus lived at about the same time.

Question 16

____________ does not characterize a typical Neandertal skull.

Accepted Answer

A) A broad face 
B) A large brow ridge 
C) Huge front teeth 
D) Small nasal cavities 
E) An average cranial capacity larger than that of modern humans 
A) A broad face 
B) A large brow ridge 
C) Huge front teeth 
D) Small nasal cavities 
E) An average cranial capacity larger than that of modern humans

Question 17

The stone tool traditions of the Upper Paleolithic were based primarily on blade tools which, compared to the Mousterian, were faster to make and more efficient in terms of the amount of cutting edge obtained from the same amount of stone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Identify and discuss the significance (in terms of environmental, economic, and social changes) of the broad-spectrum revolution in southwestern Europe.

Accepted Answer

The broad-spectrum revolution in southwe

Question 19

Only two hominin species, H.sapiens neanderthalensis and H.sapiens sapiens, ever lived in the Americas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

__________ species is associated with the broad-spectrum revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) Robust australopithecines 
B) Neandertals 
C) H.sapiens 
D) Archaic H.sapiens 
E) H.erectus 
A) Robust australopithecines 
B) Neandertals 
C) H.sapiens 
D) Archaic H.sapiens 
E) H.erectus

__________ is a trend in hominin evolution since the genus Homo began.

Most of what is known today about archaic H.sapiens comes from South Asia.

Neandertals made clothes, developed elaborate tools, and hunted reindeer, mammoths, and woolly rhinos in order to survive in the cold European climate.

Evidence from the cave of El Sidrόn suggests that the Neandertals who lived there might have been victims of cannibalism.

The Paleolithic tool tradition associated with H.erectus is the Acheulian.

___________ is not a general trend in hominin evolution.

All paleoanthropologists agree that the skull designated KNM-ER 1813 belongs to a separate species, H.rudolfensis.

Discuss the Neandertals-their anatomy, when they existed, and their geographic distribution.Review and evaluate the different positions in the debate over Neandertals' relationship to anatomically modern humans.

Discuss the fossil and genetic evidence for the Out of Africa theory relating to anatomically modern humans.Analyze what this evidence indicates about the role of Neandertals in the evolution of modern humans.

According to the mtDNA analyses, the first modern humans left Africa

___________ is the name of the stone tool tradition associated with Neandertals.

Identify the beginning of human behavioral modernity.Discuss the traditional view as well as the revised view with examples to support each approach.

Choppers that were made by removing flakes from one end of a cobble chacterize the Acheulian tradition.

Evidence from the South American site of Monte Verde suggests that the Americas may have first been settled

The fossils found at Ileret showed that

____________ does not characterize a typical Neandertal skull.

The stone tool traditions of the Upper Paleolithic were based primarily on blade tools which, compared to the Mousterian, were faster to make and more efficient in terms of the amount of cutting edge obtained from the same amount of stone.

Identify and discuss the significance (in terms of environmental, economic, and social changes) of the broad-spectrum revolution in southwestern Europe.

Only two hominin species, H.sapiens neanderthalensis and H.sapiens sapiens, ever lived in the Americas.

__________ species is associated with the broad-spectrum revolution.

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Exam 7: The Genus Homo

__________ is a trend in hominin evolution since the genus Homo began.

Most of what is known today about archaic H.sapiens comes from South Asia.

Neandertals made clothes, developed elaborate tools, and hunted reindeer, mammoths, and woolly rhinos in order to survive in the cold European climate.

Evidence from the cave of El Sidrόn suggests that the Neandertals who lived there might have been victims of cannibalism.

The Paleolithic tool tradition associated with H.erectus is the Acheulian.

___________ is not a general trend in hominin evolution.

All paleoanthropologists agree that the skull designated KNM-ER 1813 belongs to a separate species, H.rudolfensis.

Discuss the Neandertals-their anatomy, when they existed, and their geographic distribution.Review and evaluate the different positions in the debate over Neandertals' relationship to anatomically modern humans.

Discuss the fossil and genetic evidence for the Out of Africa theory relating to anatomically modern humans.Analyze what this evidence indicates about the role of Neandertals in the evolution of modern humans.

According to the mtDNA analyses, the first modern humans left Africa

___________ is the name of the stone tool tradition associated with Neandertals.

Identify the beginning of human behavioral modernity.Discuss the traditional view as well as the revised view with examples to support each approach.

Choppers that were made by removing flakes from one end of a cobble chacterize the Acheulian tradition.

Evidence from the South American site of Monte Verde suggests that the Americas may have first been settled

The fossils found at Ileret showed that

____________ does not characterize a typical Neandertal skull.

The stone tool traditions of the Upper Paleolithic were based primarily on blade tools which, compared to the Mousterian, were faster to make and more efficient in terms of the amount of cutting edge obtained from the same amount of stone.

Identify and discuss the significance (in terms of environmental, economic, and social changes) of the broad-spectrum revolution in southwestern Europe.

Only two hominin species, H.sapiens neanderthalensis and H.sapiens sapiens, ever lived in the Americas.

__________ species is associated with the broad-spectrum revolution.

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

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