Exam 2: The Evolution of Humanity and Culture

Moderns humans are not part of the primate order.

An example of nonhuman primate culture is __________.

Present the key features of AMH, or modern humans, compared to pre-modern hominin species in terms of anatomy and culture.

According to the textbook, __________ were the first modern humans in Europe.

H. erectus is the first species of hominin widely distributed across the Old World.

Australian archaeologist Ian Gilligan hypothesizes that Neanderthals died out because of their lack of ability to make simple clothing.

Evidence suggests that the first hominins left Africa __________.

Which was the first of the genus Homo to bury their dead?

Humans are the only animals capable of making and using tools.

A main difference between chimpanzees and bonobos is that _________.

A ziggurat is a small house in prehistoric Mesopotamia.

Homo habilis is associated with a tools called __________.

__________ is a form of primate locomotion that involves arboreal travel using the forelimbs to swing from branch to branch.

__________ are bifacial stone tools dating to about 1.7 million years ago and named for a site in France.

Stonehenge dates to 10,000 years before the Neolithic.

Cave art, wall paintings of animals, portable art, and figurine sculptures are a distinguishing feature of the__________ in Europe.

What are the three dominant hypotheses regarding why archaic Homo left Africa?

What was the most important factor leading to state formation in the Andes?

The first domesticated animal was the dog.

Explain how clothing may have affected the Neanderthals' ability to survive as a species, theorized by Ian Gilligan.