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One of the important characteristics separating the genus Homo from the genus Australopithecus is |
| | A) | reliance on culture |
| | B) | time at which they lived |
| | C) | bipedalism |
| | D) | reliance on culture AND bipedalism |
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The earliest evidence for Homo dates back |
| | A) | 6 Ma |
| | B) | 4.4 Ma |
| | C) | 2.5 Ma |
| | D) | 500 ka |
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Homo habilis was named for what characteristic? |
| | A) | association with tools |
| | B) | walking upright |
| | C) | fossils first found at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania |
| | D) | none of these |
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Evidence of tool use and food remains indicate that H. habilis lived by |
| | A) | hunting |
| | B) | gathering |
| | C) | scavenging |
| | D) | agriculture |
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The stone tool technology associated with H. erectus is |
| | A) | Acheulian |
| | B) | Olduwan |
| | C) | chopping tools |
| | D) | Levallois |
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The first hominid species to move out of Africa into other parts of the world was |
| | A) | H. habilis |
| | B) | H. rudolfensis |
| | C) | H. erectus |
| | D) | archaic humans |
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Hominids reached the islands of Indonesia by |
| | A) | walking |
| | B) | rafting |
| | C) | swimming |
| | D) | walking OR rafting |
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The trend from H. habilis to H. erectus for brain size is one of |
| | A) | increase |
| | B) | decrease |
| | C) | stabilization |
| | D) | unknown |
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Archaeological evidence for hunting behavior among H. erectus consists of |
| | A) | all bones of a butchered animal present at a site |
| | B) | just leg bones of a butchered animal present at a site |
| | C) | stone tools present at a site |
| | D) | tooth marks on animal bones at a site |
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H. erectus is known from the following regions. Select the answer that places the regions in order of chronological appearance of H. erectus from oldest to youngest. |
| | A) | Eastern Europe, Africa, Indonesia |
| | B) | Eastern Europe, Indonesia, Africa |
| | C) | Africa, Indonesia, East Asia |
| | D) | Indonesia, Eastern Europe, Africa |
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Early archaic humans are found in the Old World between the following dates: |
| | A) | 2 Ma to 1 Ma |
| | B) | 1 Ma to 500 ka |
| | C) | 500 ka to 28 ka |
| | D) | 50 ka to 6 ka |
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The prepared-core technique (Levallois) for tool manufacture was the first to demonstrate what skill? |
| | A) | ability to visualize the finished tool |
| | B) | use of waste flakes as tools |
| | C) | production of bifaces |
| | D) | ability to make fire |
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A distinctive feature of Neandertal teeth is that |
| | A) | their teeth prevented them from language vocalization |
| | B) | they had smaller teeth than modern humans |
| | C) | they used their front teeth as tools |
| | D) | their teeth are adapted to a cold climate |
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A reason for classifying Neandertals as a separate species from modern humans based on genetic evidence is |
| | A) | their mtDNA is different from modern humans |
| | B) | there is no mtDNA among modern humans as divergent as Neandertal mtDNA |
| | C) | there is no affinity of Neandertal DNA with any living Europeans |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Evidence for symbolic thought among Neandertals lies in |
| | A) | use of fire |
| | B) | intentional burial of the dead |
| | C) | manufacture of Mousterian tools |
| | D) | migration |
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Of the 3 species, H. habilis, H. rudolfensis, and H. erectus, the best candidate for a human ancestor is |
| | A) | H. habilis |
| | B) | H. rudolfensis |
| | C) | H. erectus |
| | D) | none of these |
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Current evidence suggests that H. erectus remained in Africa for how long before moving out to other regions of the world? |
| | A) | 1.8 million years |
| | B) | 500,000 years |
| | C) | 200,000 years |
| | D) | H. erectus first evolved outside of Africa. |
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What evidence shows that H. erectus made or controlled fire for warmth, light, and cooking? |
| | A) | burned animal bones |
| | B) | stone built hearth structures |
| | C) | fire-making tools, such as fire starters |
| | D) | stone lamps |
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Past cultural bias among anthropologists has led to a disproportionate emphasis on what survival strategy of H. erectus? |
| | A) | gathering plant material |
| | B) | scavenging |
| | C) | hunting |
| | D) | weaving |
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What has study of endocasts of Neandertal skulls suggested about the structural organization of Neandertal brains? |
| | A) | it is much more primitive than that of modern humans |
| | B) | it is the same as that of modern humans |
| | C) | it is more complex than that of modern humans |
| | D) | it is more similar to that of australopithecines than to that of modern humans. |
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