Question 1

What is a World Heritage Site?

Accepted Answer

A World Heritage Site is a landmark or a

Question 2

What was the significance of net hunting,and why is it considered an important innovation? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Net hunting was a significant innovation

Question 3

The recent studies of mitochondrial DNA suggest many weaknesses in the approach as it now stands.Why,though,is evidence such as this important to explore and consider as we try to re-trace human origins? Consider the importance of different types of data and the complexity inherent in the current fossil record.Present evidence in your answer.

Accepted Answer

The recent studies of mitochondrial DNA

Question 4

There is much disagreement and ambiguous evidence regarding distinctions between Neandertal and anatomically modern humans.Review the evidence that you have found most compelling,and present your point of view regarding the coexistence or interbreeding of these two groups.

Accepted Answer

The evidence regarding distinctions betw

Question 5

What are the major Paleolithic trends? Based on these trends,what would you predict for our future?

Accepted Answer

The major Paleolithic trends include the

Question 6

Modern Europeans resemble Cro-Magnon in all of the following physical characteristics except:

Accepted Answer

A) similar shape of the braincase. 
B) narrow nasal openings. 
C) both had high,broad foreheads. 
D) both had the "occipital bun." 
E) common presence of chins. 
A) similar shape of the braincase. 
B) narrow nasal openings. 
C) both had high,broad foreheads. 
D) both had the "occipital bun." 
E) common presence of chins.

Question 7

The use of poison on spear tips as used by which hunters in Tanzania today shortens killing distance considerably?

Accepted Answer

A) Watusi 
B) Maasai 
C) Hadza 
D) Zulu 
E) Yanomamo 
A) Watusi 
B) Maasai 
C) Hadza 
D) Zulu 
E) Yanomamo

Question 8

UNESCO supports numerous World Heritage Sites in an attempt to help countries preserve and protect these human resources.What is the value and importance of preserving these places? Why are these significant to our species' future?

Accepted Answer

The value and importance of preserving W

Question 9

All of the following are inventions associated with the Upper Paleolithic except:

Accepted Answer

A) net hunting. 
B) wheel. 
C) burin. 
D) bow and arrow. 
E) spear-thrower. 
A) net hunting. 
B) wheel. 
C) burin. 
D) bow and arrow. 
E) spear-thrower.

Question 10

Pressure flaking allowed tools to be resharpened and reused over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Most scientists agree that we are more physically adapted for a foraging life than a sedentary one.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which Ethiopian scholar has been involved in the most recent finds of H.sapiens idaltu in Herto,Ethiopia,and argues that this is the earliest specimen find of anatomically modern H.sapiens?

Accepted Answer

A) Donald Johansson 
B) Xinzhi Wu 
C) Berhane Asfaw 
D) Tim White 
E) Louis Leakey 
A) Donald Johansson 
B) Xinzhi Wu 
C) Berhane Asfaw 
D) Tim White 
E) Louis Leakey

Question 13

What is the "Venus" figure,and how does this art object bring forth a discussion of gender and interpretation among contemporary scientists today?

Accepted Answer

The "Venus" figure refers to the numerou

Question 14

Discuss the genetic and anatomical evidence for the emergence of anatomically modern H.sapiens.

Accepted Answer

The emergence of anatomically modern Hom

Question 15

How do issues such as race fit into the discussion of human diversity during the Upper Paleolithic?

Accepted Answer

Issues such as race during the Upper Pal

Question 16

Using the blade technique,which is similar to peeling long leaves off an artichoke,Upper Paleolithic humans could get how many feet of working edge from a two-pound core?

Accepted Answer

A) 3 
B) 6 
C) 75 
D) 120 
E) 250 
A) 3 
B) 6 
C) 75 
D) 120 
E) 250

Question 17

The presence of sea shells and Baltic amber at sites hundreds of kilometers from the sources of these materials indicate that:

Accepted Answer

A) Neandertals were enslaved by Cro-Magnon populations. 
B) Upper Paleolithic peoples engaged in long-distance trade. 
C) Upper Paleolithic peoples possessed the wheel. 
D) fossil fuel use was common by 35,000 years ago. 
E) the deserts were becoming covered with glaciers. 
A) Neandertals were enslaved by Cro-Magnon populations. 
B) Upper Paleolithic peoples engaged in long-distance trade. 
C) Upper Paleolithic peoples possessed the wheel. 
D) fossil fuel use was common by 35,000 years ago. 
E) the deserts were becoming covered with glaciers.

Question 18

Why cave art? All of the following are common explanations provided except:

Accepted Answer

A) they are tallies of animals taken in the hunt. 
B) they are figures painted to ensure ritualized success in the hunt. 
C) they are painted as ceremonial art,such as for puberty rituals. 
D) they are simple sketches of a cave wall with no significance at all. 
E) they are visions from altered states of consciousness. 
A) they are tallies of animals taken in the hunt. 
B) they are figures painted to ensure ritualized success in the hunt. 
C) they are painted as ceremonial art,such as for puberty rituals. 
D) they are simple sketches of a cave wall with no significance at all. 
E) they are visions from altered states of consciousness.

Question 19

Describe the manner by which aboriginals today practice cave painting and how well this same technique allowed Michel Lorblanchet to recreate Upper Paleolithic scenes.

Accepted Answer

Today, aboriginals practice cave paintin

Question 20

What type of evidence is cited in support of the recent African origins hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A) Karyology studies 
B) Serology studies 
C) Mitochondrial DNA comparison 
D) Nuclear DNA comparison 
E) Tracing of the FOX2 gene 
A) Karyology studies 
B) Serology studies 
C) Mitochondrial DNA comparison 
D) Nuclear DNA comparison 
E) Tracing of the FOX2 gene

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

What is a World Heritage Site?

What was the significance of net hunting,and why is it considered an important innovation? Explain.

There is much disagreement and ambiguous evidence regarding distinctions between Neandertal and anatomically modern humans.Review the evidence that you have found most compelling,and present your point of view regarding the coexistence or interbreeding of these two groups.

What are the major Paleolithic trends? Based on these trends,what would you predict for our future?

Modern Europeans resemble Cro-Magnon in all of the following physical characteristics except:

The use of poison on spear tips as used by which hunters in Tanzania today shortens killing distance considerably?

UNESCO supports numerous World Heritage Sites in an attempt to help countries preserve and protect these human resources.What is the value and importance of preserving these places? Why are these significant to our species' future?

All of the following are inventions associated with the Upper Paleolithic except:

Pressure flaking allowed tools to be resharpened and reused over time.

Most scientists agree that we are more physically adapted for a foraging life than a sedentary one.

Which Ethiopian scholar has been involved in the most recent finds of H.sapiens idaltu in Herto,Ethiopia,and argues that this is the earliest specimen find of anatomically modern H.sapiens?

What is the "Venus" figure,and how does this art object bring forth a discussion of gender and interpretation among contemporary scientists today?

Discuss the genetic and anatomical evidence for the emergence of anatomically modern H.sapiens.

How do issues such as race fit into the discussion of human diversity during the Upper Paleolithic?

Using the blade technique,which is similar to peeling long leaves off an artichoke,Upper Paleolithic humans could get how many feet of working edge from a two-pound core?

The presence of sea shells and Baltic amber at sites hundreds of kilometers from the sources of these materials indicate that:

Why cave art? All of the following are common explanations provided except:

Describe the manner by which aboriginals today practice cave painting and how well this same technique allowed Michel Lorblanchet to recreate Upper Paleolithic scenes.

What type of evidence is cited in support of the recent African origins hypothesis?

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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