Answer the following questions about the first humans.
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When did the first human ancestors appear outside of Africa? |
| | A) | About 6 m.y.a. |
| | B) | About 5 m.y.a. |
| | C) | About 4 m.y.a. |
| | D) | About 3 m.y.a. |
| | E) | About 2 m.y.a. |
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The stone tools typically associated with Homo erectus are referred to as |
| | A) | Lower Paleolithic. |
| | B) | Middle Paleolithic. |
| | C) | Upper Paleolithic. |
| | D) | Basal Paleolithic. |
| | E) | Neolithic. |
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Eugene Dubois discovered Homo erectus specimens in |
| | A) | Tanzania. |
| | B) | Kenya. |
| | C) | South Africa. |
| | D) | Java. |
| | E) | Europe. |
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The most recent glacial stage is known as the |
| | A) | Günz. |
| | B) | Würm. |
| | C) | Mindel. |
| | D) | Riss. |
| | E) | Pleistocene. |
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Where are the hominid fossil Zhoukoudian remains today? |
| | A) | Davidson Black, a Canadian, donated them to the Toronto Museum of Natural History, where they reside today. |
| | B) | The Chinese government took possession of them and refuse to state where they are located. |
| | C) | They are housed in the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C. |
| | D) | They are in Tokyo, since they were given to Japan as a gift by the Chinese emperor. |
| | E) | They were lost while being transported from China to the United States. |
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Why did human ancestors settle in Asia long before settling in Europe? |
| | A) | Europe may have been too cold to live in at the time. |
| | B) | One has to go through Asia to get to Europe. |
| | C) | Traveling east is much easier than traveling north. |
| | D) | Large carnivores were present in Europe. |
| | E) | There is less daylight on average in Europe. |
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The earliest site in Europe dates to |
| | A) | 1.5 million years ago. |
| | B) | 1.2 million years ago. |
| | C) | 900,000 years ago. |
| | D) | 600,000 years ago. |
| | E) | 300,000 years ago. |
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Sima de los Huesos and Gran Dolina are layers from which important site? |
| | A) | Zhoukoudian |
| | B) | Atapuerca |
| | C) | Trinil |
| | D) | Java |
| | E) | Heidelberg |
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Acheulean handaxes were basically used for |
| | A) | cutting. |
| | B) | sawing. |
| | C) | digging. |
| | D) | bashing. |
| | E) | All of the above. |
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Which of the following artifacts is an Acheulean handaxe? |
| | A) | Upper-left |
| | B) | Middle-left |
| | C) | Bottom-left |
| | D) | Bottom-middle |
| | E) | Bottom-right |
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This photograph shows the excavations that took place at Zhoukoudian. What was the name of the location that was excavated? |
| | A) | Olduvai Gorge |
| | B) | Sima de los Huesos |
| | C) | Dragon Bone Hill |
| | D) | Gran Dolina |
| | E) | Ologesailie |
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