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Where are the earliest stone tools found? |
| | A) | Africa |
| | B) | Asia |
| | C) | The Americas |
| | D) | Europe |
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What are lithics? |
| | A) | Any artifact from a literate society |
| | B) | Any artifact from an illiterate society |
| | C) | Shaped stone artifacts |
| | D) | Artifacts with writing |
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A piece of raw material for making stone tools is usually called a: |
| | A) | nodule. |
| | B) | mat. |
| | C) | common. |
| | D) | plat. |
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The technique of striking stone to remove a flake is called: |
| | A) | punching. |
| | B) | pressure. |
| | C) | percussion. |
| | D) | dropping. |
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The two different types of blades are referred to as: |
| | A) | oblique and obtuse. |
| | B) | flakes and trims. |
| | C) | hard hammer and soft hammer. |
| | D) | frayed and parallel. |
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The Lower Paleolithic is characterized by what kinds of tools? |
| | A) | Hand axes and related types |
| | B) | A multitude of flake tools such as scrapers, burins, and points |
| | C) | Blade technology |
| | D) | Precision technology |
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The investigation of stone tools of hunter-gatherers in the Carson Sink region of western Nevada focused on:
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| | A) | how people used stone tools to display status. |
| | B) | the relationship between stone tools and human mobility. |
| | C) | the question of why stone tools were only made from certain types of obsidian. |
| | D) | the use of stone tools during religious rituals. |
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Terra Amata is located:
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| | A) | on the Normandy Coast of France. |
| | B) | on the Mediterranean Coast of France. |
| | C) | Near the border between Spain and France. |
| | D) | in Portugal. |
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The site of Koobi Fora is located in: |
| | A) | Africa. |
| | B) | Asia. |
| | C) | Europe. |
| | D) | Australia |
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Stone artifacts from Koobi Fora date to: |
| | A) | 3.6 m.y.a. |
| | B) | 2.4 m.y.a. |
| | C) | 1.5 m.y.a. |
| | D) | 800,000 years ago. |
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| | A) | forms. |
| | B) | cores. |
| | C) | blades. |
| | D) | refuse. |
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