Question 1

Broken Hill, Dali, and Atapuerca are sites where specimens of _________ have been discovered.

Accepted Answer

A)  Homo erectus 
B)  modern Homo sapiens 
C)  archaic Homo sapiens 
D)  Neandertals 
A)  Homo erectus 
B)  modern Homo sapiens 
C)  archaic Homo sapiens 
D)  Neandertals

Question 2

The oldest Neandertal site dates to __________, at __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  130,000 yBP; Krapina, Croatia 
B)  32,000 yBP; Krapina, Croatia 
C)  130,000 yBP; La Chapelle-aux-Saints, France 
D)  25,000 yBP; La Chapelle-aux-Saints, France 
A)  130,000 yBP; Krapina, Croatia 
B)  32,000 yBP; Krapina, Croatia 
C)  130,000 yBP; La Chapelle-aux-Saints, France 
D)  25,000 yBP; La Chapelle-aux-Saints, France

Question 3

Anatomically modern human fossils were discovered in the European Upper Paleolithic site of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Atapuerca, Spain. 
B)  Mauer, Germany. 
C)  Petralona, Greece. 
D)  Cro-Magnon, France. 
A)  Atapuerca, Spain. 
B)  Mauer, Germany. 
C)  Petralona, Greece. 
D)  Cro-Magnon, France.

Question 4

The morphology of the Paleoindian skull from Kennewick indicates that it:

Accepted Answer

A)  was recovered from an elaborate burial. 
B)  represents an early Eskimo population. 
C)  looks quite different from modern Native Americans' skulls. 
D)  is about 3,000 years old. 
A)  was recovered from an elaborate burial. 
B)  represents an early Eskimo population. 
C)  looks quite different from modern Native Americans' skulls. 
D)  is about 3,000 years old.

Question 5

The Middle Paleolithic is associated with _________ tools which Neandertals produced.

Accepted Answer

A)  blade 
B)  Acheulean 
C)  flake 
D)  Mousterian 
A)  blade 
B)  Acheulean 
C)  flake 
D)  Mousterian

Question 6

Sub-Saharan Africans show the largest genetic diversity of any human population. This is likely to have resulted from:

Accepted Answer

A)  the accumulation of genetic mutations over the last ten years. 
B)  the group's small breeding population, maintaining genetic diversity. 
C)  the accumulations of genetic mutations over time. 
D)  random chance. 
A)  the accumulation of genetic mutations over the last ten years. 
B)  the group's small breeding population, maintaining genetic diversity. 
C)  the accumulations of genetic mutations over time. 
D)  random chance.

Question 7

The last Neandertals date to:

Accepted Answer

A)  250,000 yBP. 
B)  100,000 yBP. 
C)  75,000 yBP. 
D)  32,000 yBP. 
A)  250,000 yBP. 
B)  100,000 yBP. 
C)  75,000 yBP. 
D)  32,000 yBP.

Question 8

The best fossil evidence to suggest that Neandertals could produce a language like that of modern humans comes from which bone(s) collected at Kebara, Israel?

Accepted Answer

A)  the cervical (neck) vertebrae 
B)  the mandible 
C)  the ribs 
D)  the hyoid 
A)  the cervical (neck) vertebrae 
B)  the mandible 
C)  the ribs 
D)  the hyoid

Question 9

The earliest archaeological evidence of humans in Australia is from _________, dating to _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Kow Swamp; 13,000 yBP 
B)  Lake Mungo; 40,000 yBP 
C)  Melbourne; 25,000 yBP 
D)  Tasmania; 35,000 yBP 
A)  Kow Swamp; 13,000 yBP 
B)  Lake Mungo; 40,000 yBP 
C)  Melbourne; 25,000 yBP 
D)  Tasmania; 35,000 yBP

Question 10

The Multiregional Continuity hypothesis supposes that:

Accepted Answer

A)  modern Homo sapiens first evolved in Africa and then spread to Asia and Europe, replacing archaic Homo sapiens populations. 
B)  the transition to modernity took place regionally and without involving replacement. 
C)  Homo erectus populations migrated out of Africa to replace archaic Homo sapiens. 
D)  archaic Homo sapiens migrated out of Africa to replace Neandertals in Europe. 
A)  modern Homo sapiens first evolved in Africa and then spread to Asia and Europe, replacing archaic Homo sapiens populations. 
B)  the transition to modernity took place regionally and without involving replacement. 
C)  Homo erectus populations migrated out of Africa to replace archaic Homo sapiens. 
D)  archaic Homo sapiens migrated out of Africa to replace Neandertals in Europe.

Question 11

What kinds of environmental pressures contributed to the dispersal of modern Homo sapiens around the world? What do the migrations of modern humans into Australia tell us about the range of human variation and adaptability in the past compared to the diversity we see in human populations today?

Accepted Answer

Early modern people moved out of Africa

Question 12

The European archeological period that is marked by a great increase in technology and various kinds of art starting about 35,000 yBP is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  later Stone Age. 
B)  Upper Paleolithic period. 
C)  Neolithic period. 
D)  Eurocentric period. 
A)  later Stone Age. 
B)  Upper Paleolithic period. 
C)  Neolithic period. 
D)  Eurocentric period.

Question 13

The Denisova fossils likely:

Accepted Answer

A)  interbred with Homo erectus. 
B)  share a common ancestor with Neandertals. 
C)  were isolated to the point of extinction. 
D)  looked very much like Neandertals. 
A)  interbred with Homo erectus. 
B)  share a common ancestor with Neandertals. 
C)  were isolated to the point of extinction. 
D)  looked very much like Neandertals.

Question 14

The Neandertals' disappearance after 30,000 yBP likely resulted from:

Accepted Answer

A)  their assimilation. 
B)  their isolation. 
C)  their extinction. 
D)  their migration out of Africa. 
A)  their assimilation. 
B)  their isolation. 
C)  their extinction. 
D)  their migration out of Africa.

Question 15

The Herto skulls from Ethiopia:

Accepted Answer

A)  are distinctly modern. 
B)  have a combination of archaic and modern features. 
C)  are distinctly archaic. 
D)  are considered Homo habilis. 
A)  are distinctly modern. 
B)  have a combination of archaic and modern features. 
C)  are distinctly archaic. 
D)  are considered Homo habilis.

Question 16

The most distinctive traits about the cold adaptation complex of Neandertals are:

Accepted Answer

A)  the suprainiac fossa and globular shape of the skull. 
B)  thick bones and extra muscles. 
C)  the body and the length of the arms and legs. 
D)  the retromolar space and heavy wearing on the teeth. 
A)  the suprainiac fossa and globular shape of the skull. 
B)  thick bones and extra muscles. 
C)  the body and the length of the arms and legs. 
D)  the retromolar space and heavy wearing on the teeth.

Question 17

The Upper Paleolithic is associated with the_________ method of stone tool production:

Accepted Answer

A)  Mousterin 
B)  Acheulean 
C)  Levallois 
D)  Solutrean 
A)  Mousterin 
B)  Acheulean 
C)  Levallois 
D)  Solutrean

Question 18

Painted perforated shells are evidence that Neandertals:

Accepted Answer

A)  traded with modern humans. 
B)  used body ornaments. 
C)  used symbolism. 
D)  both b. and c. 
A)  traded with modern humans. 
B)  used body ornaments. 
C)  used symbolism. 
D)  both b. and c.

Question 19

What "symbolic" behavior is evident in the archeological record and associated with Neandertals and anatomically modern humans in Europe beginning around 35,000 yBP (during the Upper Paleolithic)?

Accepted Answer

Neandertals were similar to modern human

Question 20

While on an archaeological dig in Europe, you find a stone tool that is rounded on one side and has had flakes removed from the other side, giving it the appearance of a tortoise shell. This is likely to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  a prepared core typical of prehistoric modern humans that inhabited this region. 
B)  an example of the Levallois technique of Homo erectus. 
C)  a completed tool that is similar to those you have seen from the Solutrean toolkit. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  a prepared core typical of prehistoric modern humans that inhabited this region. 
B)  an example of the Levallois technique of Homo erectus. 
C)  a completed tool that is similar to those you have seen from the Solutrean toolkit. 
D)  none of the above

Broken Hill, Dali, and Atapuerca are sites where specimens of _________ have been discovered.

The oldest Neandertal site dates to , at .

Anatomically modern human fossils were discovered in the European Upper Paleolithic site of:

The morphology of the Paleoindian skull from Kennewick indicates that it:

The Middle Paleolithic is associated with _________ tools which Neandertals produced.

Sub-Saharan Africans show the largest genetic diversity of any human population. This is likely to have resulted from:

The last Neandertals date to:

The best fossil evidence to suggest that Neandertals could produce a language like that of modern humans comes from which bone(s) collected at Kebara, Israel?

The earliest archaeological evidence of humans in Australia is from _, dating to _.

The Multiregional Continuity hypothesis supposes that:

What kinds of environmental pressures contributed to the dispersal of modern Homo sapiens around the world? What do the migrations of modern humans into Australia tell us about the range of human variation and adaptability in the past compared to the diversity we see in human populations today?

The European archeological period that is marked by a great increase in technology and various kinds of art starting about 35,000 yBP is called the:

The Denisova fossils likely:

The Neandertals' disappearance after 30,000 yBP likely resulted from:

The Herto skulls from Ethiopia:

The most distinctive traits about the cold adaptation complex of Neandertals are:

The Upper Paleolithic is associated with the_________ method of stone tool production:

Painted perforated shells are evidence that Neandertals:

What "symbolic" behavior is evident in the archeological record and associated with Neandertals and anatomically modern humans in Europe beginning around 35,000 yBP (during the Upper Paleolithic)?

While on an archaeological dig in Europe, you find a stone tool that is rounded on one side and has had flakes removed from the other side, giving it the appearance of a tortoise shell. This is likely to be:

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Broken Hill, Dali, and Atapuerca are sites where specimens of _________ have been discovered.

The oldest Neandertal site dates to __________, at __________.

Anatomically modern human fossils were discovered in the European Upper Paleolithic site of:

The morphology of the Paleoindian skull from Kennewick indicates that it:

The Middle Paleolithic is associated with _________ tools which Neandertals produced.

Sub-Saharan Africans show the largest genetic diversity of any human population. This is likely to have resulted from:

The last Neandertals date to:

The best fossil evidence to suggest that Neandertals could produce a language like that of modern humans comes from which bone(s) collected at Kebara, Israel?

The earliest archaeological evidence of humans in Australia is from _________, dating to _________.

The Multiregional Continuity hypothesis supposes that:

What kinds of environmental pressures contributed to the dispersal of modern Homo sapiens around the world? What do the migrations of modern humans into Australia tell us about the range of human variation and adaptability in the past compared to the diversity we see in human populations today?

The European archeological period that is marked by a great increase in technology and various kinds of art starting about 35,000 yBP is called the:

The Denisova fossils likely:

The Neandertals' disappearance after 30,000 yBP likely resulted from:

The Herto skulls from Ethiopia:

The most distinctive traits about the cold adaptation complex of Neandertals are:

The Upper Paleolithic is associated with the_________ method of stone tool production:

Painted perforated shells are evidence that Neandertals:

What "symbolic" behavior is evident in the archeological record and associated with Neandertals and anatomically modern humans in Europe beginning around 35,000 yBP (during the Upper Paleolithic)?

While on an archaeological dig in Europe, you find a stone tool that is rounded on one side and has had flakes removed from the other side, giving it the appearance of a tortoise shell. This is likely to be:

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The oldest Neandertal site dates to , at .

The earliest archaeological evidence of humans in Australia is from _, dating to _.