Question 1

The last region of the world to be colonized by humans was __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the Americas 
B) Siberia 
C) the Pacific Islands 
D) Northern Europe 
A) the Americas 
B) Siberia 
C) the Pacific Islands 
D) Northern Europe C

Question 2

Specimens of early modern humans never possess primitive features they may share with archaic H.sapiens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The Clovis culture appears all over __________ by __________ years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) Africa/ 13,000 
B) North America/ 25,000 
C) Africa/ 25,000 
D) North America/ 13,000 
A) Africa/ 13,000 
B) North America/ 25,000 
C) Africa/ 25,000 
D) North America/ 13,000 D

Question 4

The earliest skeletal remains in the Americas __________.

Accepted Answer

A) exhibit features that differentiate them from recent Native American populations 
B) date back over a million years 
C) are of H.erectus 
D) all of these 
A) exhibit features that differentiate them from recent Native American populations 
B) date back over a million years 
C) are of H.erectus 
D) all of these

Question 5

Studies of ancient Neandertal mtDNA samples agree that they fall outside the range of variation that has been observed in modern humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

It is likely that H.sapiens reached the New World __________.

Accepted Answer

A) during the Middle Stone Age 
B) by crossing the Atlantic on watercraft 
C) via the coast of Siberia 
D) directly from Africa on a South Atlantic land bridge 
A) during the Middle Stone Age 
B) by crossing the Atlantic on watercraft 
C) via the coast of Siberia 
D) directly from Africa on a South Atlantic land bridge

Question 7

Evidence shows that hominins predating the Upper Paleolithic were incapable of symbolic or artistic expression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The tools associated with the African Late Stone Age and European Upper Paleolithic are distinguished from Middle Stone Age technology by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) a greater level of skill 
B) standardized production 
C) the creation of a blade technology 
D) all of these 
A) a greater level of skill 
B) standardized production 
C) the creation of a blade technology 
D) all of these

Question 9

Upper Paleolithic cultures were the first to exploit aquatic resources such as fish and shellfish.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The earliest evidence for humans in Australia dates back to __________ years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) 20,000 
B) 30,000 
C) 90,000 
D) 40,000 
A) 20,000 
B) 30,000 
C) 90,000 
D) 40,000

Question 11

Aurignacian technology is directly associated with __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Middle Paleolithic Neandertals 
B) late African H.erectus 
C) Upper Paleolithic H.sapiens 
D) none of these 
A) Middle Paleolithic Neandertals 
B) late African H.erectus 
C) Upper Paleolithic H.sapiens 
D) none of these

Question 12

Which of the following is a prediction of the multiregional models for the origins of modern humans?

Accepted Answer

A) a single evolving lineage of H.sapiens in each region of the Old World 
B) regional H.erectus characteristics appearing in local H.sapiens populations 
C) regional archaeological links between H.erectus and H.sapiens populations 
D) all of these 
A) a single evolving lineage of H.sapiens in each region of the Old World 
B) regional H.erectus characteristics appearing in local H.sapiens populations 
C) regional archaeological links between H.erectus and H.sapiens populations 
D) all of these

Question 13

Citing specific examples,explain the early symbolic behavior of our species.

Accepted Answer

The early symbolic behavior of our speci

Question 14

Which of the following describes the tools of the earliest H.sapiens?

Accepted Answer

A) more complex and varied than those of H.erectus or Neandertals 
B) smaller and more compact than typical Middle Stone Age tools 
C) indistinguishable from those of earlier hominins 
D) none of these 
A) more complex and varied than those of H.erectus or Neandertals 
B) smaller and more compact than typical Middle Stone Age tools 
C) indistinguishable from those of earlier hominins 
D) none of these

Question 15

By 100,000 years ago in Africa __________.

Accepted Answer

A) H.erectus was the most common hominin 
B) H.habilis could still be found in small pockets of ease Africa. 
C) H.sapiens was a well-established species 
D) Neandertal was making headway into the continent from the north. 
A) H.erectus was the most common hominin 
B) H.habilis could still be found in small pockets of ease Africa. 
C) H.sapiens was a well-established species 
D) Neandertal was making headway into the continent from the north.

Question 16

Evidence suggests that modern humans were in Australia before they were in Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Evidence suggests that Upper Paleolithic tools were only made from stone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Explain how the fossils from Asia may support either replacement or multiregional models of the origins of modern humans.

Accepted Answer

The fossils from Asia can support both t

Question 19

Explain the difference between replacement and multiregional models of the origins of modern humans.Are these two models irreconcilable? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The replacement model, also known as the

Question 20

Describe the migration patterns of modern humans as they covered the world during the last 20,000 years,or so.

Accepted Answer

The migration patterns of modern humans

The last region of the world to be colonized by humans was __________.

Specimens of early modern humans never possess primitive features they may share with archaic H.sapiens.

The Clovis culture appears all over by years ago.

The earliest skeletal remains in the Americas __________.

Studies of ancient Neandertal mtDNA samples agree that they fall outside the range of variation that has been observed in modern humans.

It is likely that H.sapiens reached the New World __________.

Evidence shows that hominins predating the Upper Paleolithic were incapable of symbolic or artistic expression.

The tools associated with the African Late Stone Age and European Upper Paleolithic are distinguished from Middle Stone Age technology by __________.

Upper Paleolithic cultures were the first to exploit aquatic resources such as fish and shellfish.

The earliest evidence for humans in Australia dates back to __________ years ago.

Aurignacian technology is directly associated with __________.

Which of the following is a prediction of the multiregional models for the origins of modern humans?

Citing specific examples,explain the early symbolic behavior of our species.

Which of the following describes the tools of the earliest H.sapiens?

By 100,000 years ago in Africa __________.

Evidence suggests that modern humans were in Australia before they were in Europe.

Evidence suggests that Upper Paleolithic tools were only made from stone.

Explain how the fossils from Asia may support either replacement or multiregional models of the origins of modern humans.

Explain the difference between replacement and multiregional models of the origins of modern humans.Are these two models irreconcilable? Why or why not?

Describe the migration patterns of modern humans as they covered the world during the last 20,000 years,or so.

What Is Biological Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability

The Primates

Primate Behavior

Geology and Primate Origins

Early Hominins and Australopithecus

Rise of the Genus Homo

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

Evolution of the Brain and Behavior

Biomedical and Forensic Anthropology

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Exam 13: The Emergence,dispersal,and Bioarchaeology of Homo Sapiens

The last region of the world to be colonized by humans was __________.

Specimens of early modern humans never possess primitive features they may share with archaic H.sapiens.

The Clovis culture appears all over __________ by __________ years ago.

The earliest skeletal remains in the Americas __________.

Studies of ancient Neandertal mtDNA samples agree that they fall outside the range of variation that has been observed in modern humans.

It is likely that H.sapiens reached the New World __________.

Evidence shows that hominins predating the Upper Paleolithic were incapable of symbolic or artistic expression.

The tools associated with the African Late Stone Age and European Upper Paleolithic are distinguished from Middle Stone Age technology by __________.

Upper Paleolithic cultures were the first to exploit aquatic resources such as fish and shellfish.

The earliest evidence for humans in Australia dates back to __________ years ago.

Aurignacian technology is directly associated with __________.

Which of the following is a prediction of the multiregional models for the origins of modern humans?

Citing specific examples,explain the early symbolic behavior of our species.

Which of the following describes the tools of the earliest H.sapiens?

By 100,000 years ago in Africa __________.

Evidence suggests that modern humans were in Australia before they were in Europe.

Evidence suggests that Upper Paleolithic tools were only made from stone.

Explain how the fossils from Asia may support either replacement or multiregional models of the origins of modern humans.

Explain the difference between replacement and multiregional models of the origins of modern humans.Are these two models irreconcilable? Why or why not?

Describe the migration patterns of modern humans as they covered the world during the last 20,000 years,or so.

What Is Biological Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability

The Primates

Primate Behavior

Geology and Primate Origins

Early Hominins and Australopithecus

Rise of the Genus Homo

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

Evolution of the Brain and Behavior

Biomedical and Forensic Anthropology

Filters

The Clovis culture appears all over by years ago.