Question 1

Dating too about 850,000 years ago, human fossils from Gran Dolina are placed within Homo

Accepted Answer

A)  erectus 
B)  habilis 
C)  neanderthalensis 
D)  antecessor 
E)  heidelbergensis 
A)  erectus 
B)  habilis 
C)  neanderthalensis 
D)  antecessor 
E)  heidelbergensis

Question 2

What can be said about the dispersal of Middle Pleistocene hominins?

Accepted Answer

A)  Discoveries of their presence come from North America 
B)  For the first time Europe became more permanently and densely occupied 
C)  Presence in Asia is noticeably lacking 
D)  Unlike their H. erectus predecessors they were widely distributed in the Old World 
E)  Africa was no longer a central area of hominin occupation 
A)  Discoveries of their presence come from North America 
B)  For the first time Europe became more permanently and densely occupied 
C)  Presence in Asia is noticeably lacking 
D)  Unlike their H. erectus predecessors they were widely distributed in the Old World 
E)  Africa was no longer a central area of hominin occupation

Question 3

Compared to Homo erectus, the cranium of the earliest premodern Homo sapiens exhibit

Accepted Answer

A)  a lower forehead 
B)  a more angled occipital region 
C)  a smaller average cranial capacity 
D)  a more rounded braincase 
E)  a less vertical nose 
A)  a lower forehead 
B)  a more angled occipital region 
C)  a smaller average cranial capacity 
D)  a more rounded braincase 
E)  a less vertical nose

Question 4

Characterize Mousterian technology, subsistence, settlements, and symbolic behavior.

Accepted Answer

Mousterian technology is characterized b

Question 5

Some Neandertal physical characteristics may have arisen as adaptations to a ______ environment.

Accepted Answer

A)  humid 
B)  hot 
C)  cold 
D)  tropical 
E)  high altitude 
A)  humid 
B)  hot 
C)  cold 
D)  tropical 
E)  high altitude

Question 6

The Middle Pleistocene humans are morphologically

Accepted Answer

A)  diverse and broadly dispersed throughout time and space 
B)  diverse but not broadly dispersed throughout time and space 
C)  similar and broadly dispersed throughout time and space 
D)  similar and not broadly dispersed throughout time and space 
E)  similar and broadly dispersed through time, but not space 
A)  diverse and broadly dispersed throughout time and space 
B)  diverse but not broadly dispersed throughout time and space 
C)  similar and broadly dispersed throughout time and space 
D)  similar and not broadly dispersed throughout time and space 
E)  similar and broadly dispersed through time, but not space

Question 7

Why is it difficult to get a clear evolutionary picture of Middle Pleistocene hominins?

Accepted Answer

The Middle Pleistocene, a period that sp

Question 8

Which is not true about the Teshik-Tash remains?

Accepted Answer

A)  They show evidence of hybridization. 
B)  The remains are a child not considered at first to be clearly a Neandertal. 
C)  They include tools of the Mousterian industry. 
D)  They have recently been evaluated using DNA analysis. 
E)  They demonstrate dispersion to central Asia. 
A)  They show evidence of hybridization. 
B)  The remains are a child not considered at first to be clearly a Neandertal. 
C)  They include tools of the Mousterian industry. 
D)  They have recently been evaluated using DNA analysis. 
E)  They demonstrate dispersion to central Asia.

Question 9

The Middle Pleistocene began about _____ years ago and ended______years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  125,000, 780,000 
B)  500,000, 125,000 
C)  10,000, 7,000 
D)  780,000, 125,000 
E)  180,000, 100,000 
A)  125,000, 780,000 
B)  500,000, 125,000 
C)  10,000, 7,000 
D)  780,000, 125,000 
E)  180,000, 100,000

Question 10

Neandertal crania are characterized by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  small, flat faces 
B)  the absence of brow ridges 
C)  a rounded, smooth occipital area like that seen in modern humans 
D)  a vertical forehead like that seen in modern humans 
E)  a projecting midface 
A)  small, flat faces 
B)  the absence of brow ridges 
C)  a rounded, smooth occipital area like that seen in modern humans 
D)  a vertical forehead like that seen in modern humans 
E)  a projecting midface

Question 11

The La Chapelle-aux-Saints skeleton is not a typical Neandertal

Accepted Answer

A)  and therefore not considered to be a Neandertal. 
B)  because it represents what is most likely a deliberate burial. 
C)  because is that of an older male. 
D)  because, as a specimen, it is a nearly complete skeleton. 
E)  because the individual not only had arthritis of the spine but evidences an extreme in the Neandertal range of variation. 
A)  and therefore not considered to be a Neandertal. 
B)  because it represents what is most likely a deliberate burial. 
C)  because is that of an older male. 
D)  because, as a specimen, it is a nearly complete skeleton. 
E)  because the individual not only had arthritis of the spine but evidences an extreme in the Neandertal range of variation.

Question 12

Contrast the morphology of the earliest European premodern Homo sapiens with that of later European premodern Homo sapiens such as Neandertals.

Accepted Answer

The earliest European premodern Homo sap

Question 13

Describe what is known about Middle Pleistocene culture. Include information about technology, settlement, and subsistence.

Accepted Answer

The Middle Pleistocene period, which las

Question 14

Some paleoanthropologists classify Neandertals as Homo sapiens neanderthalensis? Others disagree. What are the biological and phylogenetic arguments?

Accepted Answer

The classification of Neandertals (Neand

Question 15

The Neandertal site in Croatia that has produced hominin remains showing the full suite of classic Neandertal morphology is

Accepted Answer

A)  La Chapelle-aux-Saints 
B)  Krapina 
C)  Shanidar 
D)  Arago Cave 
E)  Broken Hill 
A)  La Chapelle-aux-Saints 
B)  Krapina 
C)  Shanidar 
D)  Arago Cave 
E)  Broken Hill

Question 16

The evidence of deliberate burial of the dead by Neandertal is found at all the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  Sima de los Huesos 
B)  Tabun 
C)  Kabwe 
D)  La Chapelle 
E)  Kebara 
A)  Sima de los Huesos 
B)  Tabun 
C)  Kabwe 
D)  La Chapelle 
E)  Kebara

Question 17

Dated to approximately 500,000-400,000 years ago, the site of______________has yielded a sample of 4,000 fossil fragments representing about twenty-eight premodern Homo sapiens individuals, more than 80% of all Middle Pleistocene hominin remains in the world.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ehringsdorf 
B)  Sima de los Huesos 
C)  Steinheim 
D)  Swanscombe 
E)  Petralona 
A)  Ehringsdorf 
B)  Sima de los Huesos 
C)  Steinheim 
D)  Swanscombe 
E)  Petralona

Question 18

Supposed grave goods found in Neandertal burials

Accepted Answer

A)  have been cited as evidence for Neandertal symbolic behavior 
B)  include bone and stone tools, along with animal bones 
C)  are found less consistently and in less concentrations than earlier hominin sites 
D)  suggest the presence of language 
E)  are not significant as evidence of intentional behavior. 
A)  have been cited as evidence for Neandertal symbolic behavior 
B)  include bone and stone tools, along with animal bones 
C)  are found less consistently and in less concentrations than earlier hominin sites 
D)  suggest the presence of language 
E)  are not significant as evidence of intentional behavior.

Question 19

Describe the injuries and pathologies evident in the Shanidar I skeleton. What, if anything, does this tell us about Neandertal lifestyle and/or cultural behavior?

Accepted Answer

The Shanidar I skeleton, which is a Nean

Question 20

Africa sites evidence premodern H. sapien fossils that range from _________ years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  200,000 
B)  400,000 
C)  100,000 
D)  600,000 
E)  35,000 
A)  200,000 
B)  400,000 
C)  100,000 
D)  600,000 
E)  35,000

Dating too about 850,000 years ago, human fossils from Gran Dolina are placed within Homo

What can be said about the dispersal of Middle Pleistocene hominins?

Compared to Homo erectus, the cranium of the earliest premodern Homo sapiens exhibit

Characterize Mousterian technology, subsistence, settlements, and symbolic behavior.

Some Neandertal physical characteristics may have arisen as adaptations to a ______ environment.

The Middle Pleistocene humans are morphologically

Why is it difficult to get a clear evolutionary picture of Middle Pleistocene hominins?

Which is not true about the Teshik-Tash remains?

The Middle Pleistocene began about _ years ago and ended__years ago.

Neandertal crania are characterized by which of the following?

The La Chapelle-aux-Saints skeleton is not a typical Neandertal

Contrast the morphology of the earliest European premodern Homo sapiens with that of later European premodern Homo sapiens such as Neandertals.

Describe what is known about Middle Pleistocene culture. Include information about technology, settlement, and subsistence.

Some paleoanthropologists classify Neandertals as Homo sapiens neanderthalensis? Others disagree. What are the biological and phylogenetic arguments?

The Neandertal site in Croatia that has produced hominin remains showing the full suite of classic Neandertal morphology is

The evidence of deliberate burial of the dead by Neandertal is found at all the following except

Dated to approximately 500,000-400,000 years ago, the site of______________has yielded a sample of 4,000 fossil fragments representing about twenty-eight premodern Homo sapiens individuals, more than 80% of all Middle Pleistocene hominin remains in the world.

Supposed grave goods found in Neandertal burials

Describe the injuries and pathologies evident in the Shanidar I skeleton. What, if anything, does this tell us about Neandertal lifestyle and/or cultural behavior?

Africa sites evidence premodern H. sapien fossils that range from _________ years ago.

Introduction to Physical Anthropology

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

The Biological Basis of Life Connections

Heredity and Evolution

Processes of Macroevolution

An Overview of the Primates

Primate Behavior

Primate and Hominin Origins

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Human Variation and Adaptation

Legacies of Human Evolutionary History: Effects on the Individual

The Human Disconnection

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Exam 10: Premodern Humans

Dating too about 850,000 years ago, human fossils from Gran Dolina are placed within Homo

What can be said about the dispersal of Middle Pleistocene hominins?

Compared to Homo erectus, the cranium of the earliest premodern Homo sapiens exhibit

Characterize Mousterian technology, subsistence, settlements, and symbolic behavior.

Some Neandertal physical characteristics may have arisen as adaptations to a ______ environment.

The Middle Pleistocene humans are morphologically

Why is it difficult to get a clear evolutionary picture of Middle Pleistocene hominins?

Which is not true about the Teshik-Tash remains?

The Middle Pleistocene began about _____ years ago and ended______years ago.

Neandertal crania are characterized by which of the following?

The La Chapelle-aux-Saints skeleton is not a typical Neandertal

Contrast the morphology of the earliest European premodern Homo sapiens with that of later European premodern Homo sapiens such as Neandertals.

Describe what is known about Middle Pleistocene culture. Include information about technology, settlement, and subsistence.

Some paleoanthropologists classify Neandertals as Homo sapiens neanderthalensis? Others disagree. What are the biological and phylogenetic arguments?

The Neandertal site in Croatia that has produced hominin remains showing the full suite of classic Neandertal morphology is

The evidence of deliberate burial of the dead by Neandertal is found at all the following except

Dated to approximately 500,000-400,000 years ago, the site of______________has yielded a sample of 4,000 fossil fragments representing about twenty-eight premodern Homo sapiens individuals, more than 80% of all Middle Pleistocene hominin remains in the world.

Supposed grave goods found in Neandertal burials

Describe the injuries and pathologies evident in the Shanidar I skeleton. What, if anything, does this tell us about Neandertal lifestyle and/or cultural behavior?

Africa sites evidence premodern H. sapien fossils that range from _________ years ago.

Introduction to Physical Anthropology

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

The Biological Basis of Life Connections

Heredity and Evolution

Processes of Macroevolution

An Overview of the Primates

Primate Behavior

Primate and Hominin Origins

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Human Variation and Adaptation

Legacies of Human Evolutionary History: Effects on the Individual

The Human Disconnection

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The Middle Pleistocene began about _ years ago and ended__years ago.