Question 1

The first to people the Americas were:

Accepted Answer

A) anatomically modern H.sapiens. 
B) Neandertals. 
C) H.erectus. 
D) H.habilis. 
E) Aegyptopithecus. 
A) anatomically modern H.sapiens. 
B) Neandertals. 
C) H.erectus. 
D) H.habilis. 
E) Aegyptopithecus.

Question 2

What is Sunda?

Accepted Answer

Sunda refers to several related concepts

Question 3

Entoptic phenomena are most typical of Upper Paleolithic art in what area?

Accepted Answer

A) Europe 
B) Africa 
C) China 
D) Australia 
E) Mexico 
A) Europe 
B) Africa 
C) China 
D) Australia 
E) Mexico

Question 4

Map the various routes suggested to enable people to move into the Americas.

Accepted Answer

The various routes suggested for people

Question 5

Which of the following was an Upper Paleolithic tool technology?

Accepted Answer

A) Oldowan 
B) Levalloisian 
C) Aurignacian 
D) Mousterian 
E) Acheulian 
A) Oldowan 
B) Levalloisian 
C) Aurignacian 
D) Mousterian 
E) Acheulian

Question 6

Though the earliest of rock art appeared in the form of sculpture and engravings,figurative art portrayed in the Upper Paleolithic paintings:

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A) includes a lot of humans,obviously hunting. 
B) is of common,everyday experiences showing the home life of Upper Paleolithic peoples. 
C) includes abstract designs rendered two-dimensionally. 
D) is in accessible parts of caves,almost as if they served as murals in a living room where Upper Paleolithic peoples lived. 
E) was painted in total darkness,probably by telepathic artists. 
A) includes a lot of humans,obviously hunting. 
B) is of common,everyday experiences showing the home life of Upper Paleolithic peoples. 
C) includes abstract designs rendered two-dimensionally. 
D) is in accessible parts of caves,almost as if they served as murals in a living room where Upper Paleolithic peoples lived. 
E) was painted in total darkness,probably by telepathic artists.

Question 7

The genetic evidence for modern H.sapiens supports that:

Accepted Answer

A) there has been genetic blending over time between various hominid types. 
B) anatomically modern humans emerged from Africa over 200,000 years ago. 
C) anatomically modern humans first emerged in Asia and then re-migrated to Africa and Europe. 
D) various species of human coexisted for more than 100,000 years and did not interbreed at all. 
E) there is no continuity between any two human species,and there is no way to track human origins through the gene pool. 
A) there has been genetic blending over time between various hominid types. 
B) anatomically modern humans emerged from Africa over 200,000 years ago. 
C) anatomically modern humans first emerged in Asia and then re-migrated to Africa and Europe. 
D) various species of human coexisted for more than 100,000 years and did not interbreed at all. 
E) there is no continuity between any two human species,and there is no way to track human origins through the gene pool.

Question 8

Upper Paleolithic peoples engaged in long-distance trade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Abstract forms experienced during trance are known as:

Accepted Answer

A) atropic phenomena. 
B) entoptic phenomena. 
C) iconic imaging. 
D) philanthropic experience. 
E) hallucinations. 
A) atropic phenomena. 
B) entoptic phenomena. 
C) iconic imaging. 
D) philanthropic experience. 
E) hallucinations.

Question 10

The spear-thrower that allowed Upper Paleolithic individuals to throw spears at animals from a safe distance with speed and accuracy is also known as a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) flint. 
B) scraper. 
C) bongo. 
D) atlatl. 
E) bolas. 
A) flint. 
B) scraper. 
C) bongo. 
D) atlatl. 
E) bolas.

Question 11

Flutes and whistles made of bone have been found as early as 35,000 years ago,but it is reasonable to suggest that stringed bows during the Upper Paleolithic could have:

Accepted Answer

A) been used only for hunting. 
B) been used to make farming implements. 
C) served as the oldest stringed instrument. 
D) fostered entopic phenomena. 
E) been used by female hunters. 
A) been used only for hunting. 
B) been used to make farming implements. 
C) served as the oldest stringed instrument. 
D) fostered entopic phenomena. 
E) been used by female hunters.

Question 12

Venus figurines are interpreted differently by different scholars.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What advantages did the spear-thrower offer Upper Paleolithic peoples?

Accepted Answer

The spear-thrower, also known as an atla

Question 14

Living people today such as the aborigines of Australia do not meet the definition of anatomical modernity proposed in the recent African origins model.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What was the typical Upper Paleolithic tool?

Accepted Answer

A) Burin 
B) Blade 
C) Hand axe 
D) Scraper 
E) Chopper 
A) Burin 
B) Blade 
C) Hand axe 
D) Scraper 
E) Chopper

Question 16

Michel Lorblanchet has argued that Upper Paleolithic cave-painting techniques include:

Accepted Answer

A) spitting paint onto the walls. 
B) use of elaborate brushes and brushstrokes. 
C) use of applique and wood prints. 
D) stamping figures onto cave walls. 
E) use of various bases of primer before applying the figures. 
A) spitting paint onto the walls. 
B) use of elaborate brushes and brushstrokes. 
C) use of applique and wood prints. 
D) stamping figures onto cave walls. 
E) use of various bases of primer before applying the figures.

Question 17

The art associated with the Upper Paleolithic was radically new in the world.There was no precedence for this type of painting and carving in the archaeological record.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

All of the following are Paleolithic trends except:

Accepted Answer

A) increasingly healthy lifestyle. 
B) increasingly sophisticated tool kits. 
C) increasing migration into new environments. 
D) decreased size and weight of the face and teeth. 
E) development of more complex brains. 
A) increasingly healthy lifestyle. 
B) increasingly sophisticated tool kits. 
C) increasing migration into new environments. 
D) decreased size and weight of the face and teeth. 
E) development of more complex brains.

Question 19

Mitochondrial DNA is subject to very steady genetic recombination rates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Upper Paleolithic peoples,like all humans,were challenged to understand how they fit into the larger system of life systems.How did they meet the challenge? How does their way compare with the ways we meet challenge today?

Accepted Answer

Upper Paleolithic peoples met the challe

Exam 8: The Global Expansion of Homo Sapiens and Their Technology

The first to people the Americas were:

What is Sunda?

Entoptic phenomena are most typical of Upper Paleolithic art in what area?

Map the various routes suggested to enable people to move into the Americas.

Which of the following was an Upper Paleolithic tool technology?

Though the earliest of rock art appeared in the form of sculpture and engravings,figurative art portrayed in the Upper Paleolithic paintings:

The genetic evidence for modern H.sapiens supports that:

Upper Paleolithic peoples engaged in long-distance trade.

Abstract forms experienced during trance are known as:

The spear-thrower that allowed Upper Paleolithic individuals to throw spears at animals from a safe distance with speed and accuracy is also known as a(n):

Flutes and whistles made of bone have been found as early as 35,000 years ago,but it is reasonable to suggest that stringed bows during the Upper Paleolithic could have:

Venus figurines are interpreted differently by different scholars.

What advantages did the spear-thrower offer Upper Paleolithic peoples?

Living people today such as the aborigines of Australia do not meet the definition of anatomical modernity proposed in the recent African origins model.

What was the typical Upper Paleolithic tool?

Michel Lorblanchet has argued that Upper Paleolithic cave-painting techniques include:

The art associated with the Upper Paleolithic was radically new in the world.There was no precedence for this type of painting and carving in the archaeological record.

All of the following are Paleolithic trends except:

Mitochondrial DNA is subject to very steady genetic recombination rates.

Upper Paleolithic peoples,like all humans,were challenged to understand how they fit into the larger system of life systems.How did they meet the challenge? How does their way compare with the ways we meet challenge today?

The Essence of Anthropology

Biology, Genetics, and Evolution

Living Primates

Primate Behavior

Field Methods in Archaeology and Paleoanthropology

From First Primates to First Bipeds

Origins of the Genus Homo

The Neolithic Revolution: the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity: Race and Racism

Human Adaptation to a Changing World

Characteristics of Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, Methods, and Theories

Language and Communication

Social Identity, Personality, and Gender

Patterns of Subsistence

Economic Systems

Sex, Marriage, and Family

Kinship and Descent

Grouping by Gender, Age, Common Interest, and Social Status

Politics, Power, War, and Peace

Spirituality, Religion, and Shamanism

The Arts

Processes of Cultural Change

Global Challenges, Local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology

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