Question 1

The researcher who studied growth and development in Neandertals and compared it with modern human growth was

Accepted Answer

A)  Sally Binford. 
B)  Nancy Minugh-Purvis. 
C)  Charles Darwin. 
D)  Lewis Binford. 
A)  Sally Binford. 
B)  Nancy Minugh-Purvis. 
C)  Charles Darwin. 
D)  Lewis Binford.

Question 2

The ___________scenario has the clearest archaeological evidence to support it.

Accepted Answer

A)  interbreeding 
B)  genocide 
C)  extinction 
D)  intermediate 
A)  interbreeding 
B)  genocide 
C)  extinction 
D)  intermediate

Question 3

Evaluate the theories on the origin of modern humans.

Accepted Answer

The origin of modern humans is a topic t

Question 4

Cro-Magnon first appeared in Europe about _________ years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  75,000 
B)  65,000 
C)  45,000 
D)  35,000 
A)  75,000 
B)  65,000 
C)  45,000 
D)  35,000

Question 5

Many of the excavated home sites from the Middle Paleolithic from Europe and the Near East are located in

Accepted Answer

A)  caves. 
B)  river beds. 
C)  mountain tops. 
D)  trees. 
A)  caves. 
B)  river beds. 
C)  mountain tops. 
D)  trees.

Question 6

_________ is the main evidence used by the multiregional theorists to support their theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  MtDNA 
B)  Extinction 
C)  Interbreeding 
D)  Continuity 
A)  MtDNA 
B)  Extinction 
C)  Interbreeding 
D)  Continuity

Question 7

Intermediate Theories have some relevance in the discussion of human origins because

Accepted Answer

A)  they try to explain the replacement of one population by another and some interbreeding between early modern humans and other populations. 
B)  they prove that all other theories are wrong. 
C)  they prove that all other theories are actually very accurate. 
D)  they finally clarify the process of human evolution. 
A)  they try to explain the replacement of one population by another and some interbreeding between early modern humans and other populations. 
B)  they prove that all other theories are wrong. 
C)  they prove that all other theories are actually very accurate. 
D)  they finally clarify the process of human evolution.

Question 8

Early Neandertals and early modern humans got their food in a variety of ways. Why?

Accepted Answer

A)  all the possible food sources were grouped together in one region 
B)  nobody shared anything 
C)  it was a relatively easy life with food readily available 
D)  it varied with their environment whether semiarid desert or cold tundra 
A)  all the possible food sources were grouped together in one region 
B)  nobody shared anything 
C)  it was a relatively easy life with food readily available 
D)  it varied with their environment whether semiarid desert or cold tundra

Question 9

Recent finds in South Africa date Homo sapiens to about __________ years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  300,000 
B)  200,000 
C)  160,000 
D)  50,000 
A)  300,000 
B)  200,000 
C)  160,000 
D)  50,000

Question 10

Y chromosome evidence traces descent only from

Accepted Answer

A)  males. 
B)  females. 
C)  both males and females. 
D)  neither males nor females. 
A)  males. 
B)  females. 
C)  both males and females. 
D)  neither males nor females.

Question 11

Researchers from the United States and Germany have argued that the common ancestor of Neandertal and modern humans existed about ____________ years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  1,000,000 
B)  600,000 
C)  400,000 
D)  100,000 
A)  1,000,000 
B)  600,000 
C)  400,000 
D)  100,000

Question 12

In what way do modern humans, or Homo sapiens, look different than Neandertals?

Accepted Answer

A)  modern humans have higher foreheads 
B)  modern humans have thinner and lighter bones 
C)  modern humans have smaller faces 
D)  all of the above 
A)  modern humans have higher foreheads 
B)  modern humans have thinner and lighter bones 
C)  modern humans have smaller faces 
D)  all of the above

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a theory about what happened to the Neandertals?

Accepted Answer

A)  interbreeding 
B)  genocide 
C)  extinction 
D)  multi-national 
A)  interbreeding 
B)  genocide 
C)  extinction 
D)  multi-national

Question 14

Why have some anthropologists concluded that Neandertals may have had homesites outside of caves?

Accepted Answer

A)  while there is evidence of cave dwelling, there is also evidence of open-air sites as well 
B)  they found elaborately designed homes in which they lived 
C)  all the caves were occupied, so some had to live elsewhere 
D)  the Neandertals were environmentalists 
A)  while there is evidence of cave dwelling, there is also evidence of open-air sites as well 
B)  they found elaborately designed homes in which they lived 
C)  all the caves were occupied, so some had to live elsewhere 
D)  the Neandertals were environmentalists

Question 15

__________ thinks that the Kleisis River people in Africa hunted large and small game.

Accepted Answer

A)  Lewis Binford 
B)  Sally Binford 
C)  Richard Klein 
D)  Charles Darwin 
A)  Lewis Binford 
B)  Sally Binford 
C)  Richard Klein 
D)  Charles Darwin

Question 16

To explain why human evolution would proceed gradually and in the same direction in various parts of the Old World, multiregional theorists point to cultural improvements in ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  clothing 
B)  hunting tools and cooking technology 
C)  teeth care 
D)  language and communication 
A)  clothing 
B)  hunting tools and cooking technology 
C)  teeth care 
D)  language and communication

Question 17

There is some belief in a multiregional theory which can best be explained as

Accepted Answer

A)  Neandertals lived throughout the world passing on their genes. 
B)  Homo erectus populations in various parts of the Old World gradually evolved into anatomically modern looking humans. 
C)  a way to explain early travel among populations. 
D)  two central regions where humans began. 
A)  Neandertals lived throughout the world passing on their genes. 
B)  Homo erectus populations in various parts of the Old World gradually evolved into anatomically modern looking humans. 
C)  a way to explain early travel among populations. 
D)  two central regions where humans began.

Question 18

Compare the Mousterian and Levalloisian tool assemblages.

Accepted Answer

The Mousterian and Levalloisian tool ass

Question 19

Discuss the evidence for Neandertal religion.

Accepted Answer

The evidence for Neanderthal religion is

Question 20

Why is it important to discover the ways in which Homo erectus evolved into early modern humans?

Accepted Answer

Understanding the evolutionary transitio

Exam 10: The Emergence of Homo Sapiens

The researcher who studied growth and development in Neandertals and compared it with modern human growth was

The ___________scenario has the clearest archaeological evidence to support it.

Evaluate the theories on the origin of modern humans.

Cro-Magnon first appeared in Europe about _________ years ago.

Many of the excavated home sites from the Middle Paleolithic from Europe and the Near East are located in

_________ is the main evidence used by the multiregional theorists to support their theory.

Intermediate Theories have some relevance in the discussion of human origins because

Early Neandertals and early modern humans got their food in a variety of ways. Why?

Recent finds in South Africa date Homo sapiens to about __________ years ago.

Y chromosome evidence traces descent only from

Researchers from the United States and Germany have argued that the common ancestor of Neandertal and modern humans existed about ____________ years ago.

In what way do modern humans, or Homo sapiens, look different than Neandertals?

Which of the following is NOT a theory about what happened to the Neandertals?

Why have some anthropologists concluded that Neandertals may have had homesites outside of caves?

__________ thinks that the Kleisis River people in Africa hunted large and small game.

To explain why human evolution would proceed gradually and in the same direction in various parts of the Old World, multiregional theorists point to cultural improvements in ______________.

There is some belief in a multiregional theory which can best be explained as

Compare the Mousterian and Levalloisian tool assemblages.

Discuss the evidence for Neandertal religion.

Why is it important to discover the ways in which Homo erectus evolved into early modern humans?

What Is Anthropology

History of Anthropological Theory

Research Methods in Anthropology

Genetics and Evolution

Human Variation and Adaptation

The Living Primates

Primate Evolution: From Early Primates to Hominoids

The First Hominids

The Origins of Culture and the Emergence of Homo

The Upper Paleolithic World

Origins of Food Production and Settled Life

Origins of Cities and States

Culture and Culture Change

Communication and Language

Getting Food

Economic Systems

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Culture and the Individual

Sex, Gender, and Culture

Marriage and the Family

Marital Residence and Kinship

Associations and Interest Groups

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

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