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Answer the following questions about the hunters.

1
Homo sapiens first appeared in
A)Western Europe.
B)Eastern Europe.
C)China.
D)Java.
E)Africa.
2
The discovery of a Neanderthal hyoid bone
A)suggests that their speaking abilities were the same as modern humans
B)shows that they were quite accomplished hunters.
C)leads to the conclusion that their vision was not as good as modern humans.
D)indicates that they were making art.
E)provides evidence that they were cannibals.
3
The Klasies River Mouth Caves site is important because

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A)evidence of hunting is present.
B)people could only get there by boat.
C)fully modern people were there earlier than any other part of the world.
D)there was conflict between Homo erectus and Neanderthals.
E)All of the above.
4
Approximately how many genes do humans have?
A)5,000
B)10,000
C)25,000
D)50,000
E)100,000
5
Neanderthals
A)hunted large game animals.
B)buried their dead.
C)developed a new tool technology.
D)were able to survive in cold environments.
E)All of the above.
6
What happened to the Neanderthals?
A)They were killed off by modern humans.
B)They were killed of by Homo heidelbergensis.
C)They interbred with modern humans.
D)They were simply out-competed by modern humans
E)The issue has yet to be resolved.
7
Some of the key changes observed during the Upper Paleolithic from about 40,000 to 10,000 years ago include all of the following, except
A)increased sophistication of tools.
B)expansion of the geographic range of humans.
C)the domestication of most plant and animal foods.
D)the invention of new equipment, such as bows and arrows.
E)All of the above occurred between 40,000 and 10,000 years ago.
8
The site of Dolni Vestonice provides evidence that
A)residents were regularly hunting woolly mammoth.
B)structures were being constructed for shelter.
C)cannibalism was being practiced.
D)All of the above.
E)(A) and (B) above.
9
Which of the following has not been suggested as a meaning for the cave paintings at Lascaux?
A)The cave was an elaborate residence where a series of extended families lived over many generations.
B)The art shows that there was a concern with fertility.
C)The caves served as primitive temples.
D)The paintings were done simply for the sake of creating art.
E)The art shows a concern with the hunting of animals.
10
The half-life of carbon-14 is
A)10,550 years.
B)5,730 years.
C)4,280 years.
D)3,350 years.
E)2,900 years.
11
How many years ago did people first enter the New World?

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A)50,000-60,000
B)35,000-40,000
C)25,000-30,000
D)20,000-25,000
E)10,000-15,000
12
Lindenmeier is located in
A)Peru.
B)Bolivia.
C)Colorado.
D)Mississippi.
E)Toronto.
13
Modern humans had spread to virtually all parts of the world by 10,000 years ago. Of the areas listed below, which was the one they showed up in last?

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A)The Americas
B)Europe
C)Africa
D)Australia
E)Asia







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