Question 1

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?

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Early modern people moved out of Africa ...

Question 2

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

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A)   blade
B)   Acheulean
C)   flake
D)   MousterianE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

The last Neandertals date to:

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A)   250,000 yBP.
B)   100,000 yBP.
C)   75,000 yBP.
D)   32,000 yBP.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

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

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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.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 5

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:

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A)   later Stone Age.
B)   Upper Paleolithic period.
C)   Neolithic period.
D)   Eurocentric period.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 6

The oldest Neandertal site dates to __________, at __________.

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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, FranceE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 7

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

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A)   their assimilation.
B)   their isolation.
C)   their extinction.
D)   their migration out of Africa.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 8

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

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A)   Homo erectus
B)   modern Homo sapiens
C)   archaic Homo sapiens
D)   NeandertalsE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

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?

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A)   the cervical (neck)  vertebrae
B)   the mandible
C)   the ribs
D)   the hyoidE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Painted perforated shells are evidence that Neandertals:

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

Question 11

The Denisova fossils likely:

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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.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

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

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A)   Mousterin
B)   Acheulean
C)   Levallois
D)   SolutreanE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

The Multiregional Continuity hypothesis supposes that:

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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.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

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

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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.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

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

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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.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 16

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)?

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Neandertals were similar to modern human...

Question 17

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

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A)   Atapuerca, Spain.
B)   Mauer, Germany.
C)   Petralona, Greece.
D)   Cro-Magnon, France.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 18

The Herto skulls from Ethiopia:

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

Question 19

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 yBPE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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:

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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 aboveE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Exam 12: The Origins, Evolution, and Dispersal of Modern People

The Herto skulls from Ethiopia:

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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?

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

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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)?

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

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

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

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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?

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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:

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

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

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

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

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The last Neandertals date to:

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Painted perforated shells are evidence that Neandertals:

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The Multiregional Continuity hypothesis supposes that:

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The Denisova fossils likely:

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

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The oldest Neandertal site dates to __________, at __________.

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