Question 1

Which theory is most discounted by the finding that the HLA system was inherited from Neandertals and Denisovans?

Accepted Answer

A)  single-origin 
B)  multiregional 
C)  assimilation 
D)  genocide 
A)  single-origin 
B)  multiregional 
C)  assimilation 
D)  genocide

Question 2

How can archaeologists estimate the size of Upper Paleolithic settlements?

Accepted Answer

A)  They consider the number of huts and hearths within each hut. 
B)  They count the number of bones in the community grave site. 
C)  They look at the size of the toolmaking sites at each community. 
D)  They consider the types of animals in the area and the number of people they could support. 
A)  They consider the number of huts and hearths within each hut. 
B)  They count the number of bones in the community grave site. 
C)  They look at the size of the toolmaking sites at each community. 
D)  They consider the types of animals in the area and the number of people they could support.

Question 3

Toward the end of the Acheulian period,a technique developed that enabled toolmakers to produce flake tools of a predetermined size,which was called the __________ method.

Accepted Answer

A)  Levalloisian 
B)  Oldowan 
C)  Paleolithic 
D)  Mousterian 
A)  Levalloisian 
B)  Oldowan 
C)  Paleolithic 
D)  Mousterian

Question 4

Why might cave and rock shelters be overrepresented in the fossil record?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are more likely to be found than are sites that were once in the open but now buried. 
B)  They tend to be very damp, which promotes fossilization. 
C)  Wild animals cannot access the tools or bones in caves, so they are more likely to be preserved. 
D)  Paleoanthropologists have preconceived notions about hominins living in caves, so they are more likely to search there. 
A)  They are more likely to be found than are sites that were once in the open but now buried. 
B)  They tend to be very damp, which promotes fossilization. 
C)  Wild animals cannot access the tools or bones in caves, so they are more likely to be preserved. 
D)  Paleoanthropologists have preconceived notions about hominins living in caves, so they are more likely to search there.

Question 5

What is the major principle of the single-origin theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neandertals became extinct. 
B)  Neandertals evolved into modern humans. 
C)  Neandertals still live among us today. 
D)  The early modern Homo sapiens became extinct. 
A)  Neandertals became extinct. 
B)  Neandertals evolved into modern humans. 
C)  Neandertals still live among us today. 
D)  The early modern Homo sapiens became extinct.

Question 6

Most of the remains that have been excavated from Upper Paleolithic sites have been found in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  caves and rock shelters 
B)  canvas tents 
C)  wood huts 
D)  mud dwellings 
A)  caves and rock shelters 
B)  canvas tents 
C)  wood huts 
D)  mud dwellings

Question 7

What environmental change was associated with the disappearance of the glaciers?

Accepted Answer

A)  sea levels rose 
B)  the inland lakes dried up 
C)  the tundra extended farther south 
D)  storms became more common 
A)  sea levels rose 
B)  the inland lakes dried up 
C)  the tundra extended farther south 
D)  storms became more common

Question 8

How long did Neandertals and humans coexist in Europe and the Near East?

Accepted Answer

A)  between 20,000 and 60,000 years 
B)  less than 10,000 years 
C)  between 75,000 and 100,000 years 
D)  at least 100,000 years 
A)  between 20,000 and 60,000 years 
B)  less than 10,000 years 
C)  between 75,000 and 100,000 years 
D)  at least 100,000 years

Question 9

What innovation from Upper Paleolithic culture had the most lasting importance for humans,both in the Old and New Worlds?

Accepted Answer

A)  domestication of plants and animals 
B)  social stratification and war 
C)  big game hunting strategies 
D)  the discovery of stone tools 
A)  domestication of plants and animals 
B)  social stratification and war 
C)  big game hunting strategies 
D)  the discovery of stone tools

Question 10

What evidence is there for a more sedentary lifestyle among the Upper Paleolithic peoples of East Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many of the cave sites were occupied for long periods of time. 
B)  There were no herds of animals to follow on annual migrations. 
C)  The climate was much colder in Asia than in Africa during this period. 
D)  Most of the archaeological sites are located in caves or rock shelters. 
A)  Many of the cave sites were occupied for long periods of time. 
B)  There were no herds of animals to follow on annual migrations. 
C)  The climate was much colder in Asia than in Africa during this period. 
D)  Most of the archaeological sites are located in caves or rock shelters.

Question 11

What does the new discovery of the Denisovan hominins add to our understanding of the emergence of Homo sapiens?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

What support exists for the idea that cave paintings depicting animals were intended to influence the hunters' success?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cave art seems to reach its peak around the same time the big game herds were dwindling. 
B)  The paintings are often associated with a cache of ritual hunting tools. 
C)  Cave paintings only depict animals used for meat. 
D)  The paintings are located in many different locations in the caves. 
A)  Cave art seems to reach its peak around the same time the big game herds were dwindling. 
B)  The paintings are often associated with a cache of ritual hunting tools. 
C)  Cave paintings only depict animals used for meat. 
D)  The paintings are located in many different locations in the caves.

Question 13

The __________ theory is currently the most widely used explanation among paleoanthropologists for the emergence of modern Homo sapiens.

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation 
B)  multiregional 
C)  total replacement 
D)  single-origin 
A)  assimilation 
B)  multiregional 
C)  total replacement 
D)  single-origin

Question 14

Why are mtDNA and Y chromosome DNA so important for evolutionary genetics?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are the only types of DNA that do not undergo recombination. 
B)  Their variation comes from sources other than mutation. 
C)  MtDNA and Y chromosome DNA are found only in the cells of women and men, respectively. 
D)  They are evolutionarily recent developments, and are only found in hominin genetics. 
A)  They are the only types of DNA that do not undergo recombination. 
B)  Their variation comes from sources other than mutation. 
C)  MtDNA and Y chromosome DNA are found only in the cells of women and men, respectively. 
D)  They are evolutionarily recent developments, and are only found in hominin genetics.

Question 15

At Olsen-Chubbuck,archaeological evidence shows that early hunters were __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  organized and hunted together 
B)  always hunting alone 
C)  hunting only small birds and mammals 
D)  prohibited by religion from hunting bison 
A)  organized and hunted together 
B)  always hunting alone 
C)  hunting only small birds and mammals 
D)  prohibited by religion from hunting bison

Question 16

Paleo-Indians who lived in the eastern woodlands would likely have depended on what resources for food?

Accepted Answer

A)  plant food and small game 
B)  big herd game 
C)  fish and other seafood 
D)  grains and legumes 
A)  plant food and small game 
B)  big herd game 
C)  fish and other seafood 
D)  grains and legumes

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)  600,000 
B)  250,000 
C)  400,000 
D)  100,000 
A)  600,000 
B)  250,000 
C)  400,000 
D)  100,000

Question 18

Which of these features would you expect to see on a Homo heidelbergensis skull?

Accepted Answer

A)  separated browridge 
B)  chin 
C)  sagittal keel 
D)  occipital bun 
A)  separated browridge 
B)  chin 
C)  sagittal keel 
D)  occipital bun

Question 19

During the Upper Paleolithic,people migrated to Australia and New Guinea from __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Asia 
B)  Europe 
C)  South America 
D)  Antarctica 
A)  Asia 
B)  Europe 
C)  South America 
D)  Antarctica

Question 20

The most supported alternative to the Beringia model of movement of Native Americans is that they came to the Americas from __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Asia by boat 
B)  Africa by boat 
C)  Europe across a North Atlantic land bridge 
D)  Australia across a Pacific land bridge 
A)  Asia by boat 
B)  Africa by boat 
C)  Europe across a North Atlantic land bridge 
D)  Australia across a Pacific land bridge

Which theory is most discounted by the finding that the HLA system was inherited from Neandertals and Denisovans?

How can archaeologists estimate the size of Upper Paleolithic settlements?

Toward the end of the Acheulian period,a technique developed that enabled toolmakers to produce flake tools of a predetermined size,which was called the __________ method.

Why might cave and rock shelters be overrepresented in the fossil record?

What is the major principle of the single-origin theory?

Most of the remains that have been excavated from Upper Paleolithic sites have been found in __________.

What environmental change was associated with the disappearance of the glaciers?

How long did Neandertals and humans coexist in Europe and the Near East?

What innovation from Upper Paleolithic culture had the most lasting importance for humans,both in the Old and New Worlds?

What evidence is there for a more sedentary lifestyle among the Upper Paleolithic peoples of East Asia?

What does the new discovery of the Denisovan hominins add to our understanding of the emergence of Homo sapiens?

What support exists for the idea that cave paintings depicting animals were intended to influence the hunters' success?

The __________ theory is currently the most widely used explanation among paleoanthropologists for the emergence of modern Homo sapiens.

Why are mtDNA and Y chromosome DNA so important for evolutionary genetics?

At Olsen-Chubbuck,archaeological evidence shows that early hunters were __________.

Paleo-Indians who lived in the eastern woodlands would likely have depended on what resources for food?

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

Which of these features would you expect to see on a Homo heidelbergensis skull?

During the Upper Paleolithic,people migrated to Australia and New Guinea from __________.

The most supported alternative to the Beringia model of movement of Native Americans is that they came to the Americas from __________.

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Communication and Language

Economics

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

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Exam 7: The Emergence of Homo sapiens and the Upper Paleolithic World

Which theory is most discounted by the finding that the HLA system was inherited from Neandertals and Denisovans?

How can archaeologists estimate the size of Upper Paleolithic settlements?

Toward the end of the Acheulian period,a technique developed that enabled toolmakers to produce flake tools of a predetermined size,which was called the __________ method.

Why might cave and rock shelters be overrepresented in the fossil record?

What is the major principle of the single-origin theory?

Most of the remains that have been excavated from Upper Paleolithic sites have been found in __________.

What environmental change was associated with the disappearance of the glaciers?

How long did Neandertals and humans coexist in Europe and the Near East?

What innovation from Upper Paleolithic culture had the most lasting importance for humans,both in the Old and New Worlds?

What evidence is there for a more sedentary lifestyle among the Upper Paleolithic peoples of East Asia?

What does the new discovery of the Denisovan hominins add to our understanding of the emergence of Homo sapiens?

What support exists for the idea that cave paintings depicting animals were intended to influence the hunters' success?

The __________ theory is currently the most widely used explanation among paleoanthropologists for the emergence of modern Homo sapiens.

Why are mtDNA and Y chromosome DNA so important for evolutionary genetics?

At Olsen-Chubbuck,archaeological evidence shows that early hunters were __________.

Paleo-Indians who lived in the eastern woodlands would likely have depended on what resources for food?

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

Which of these features would you expect to see on a Homo heidelbergensis skull?

During the Upper Paleolithic,people migrated to Australia and New Guinea from __________.

The most supported alternative to the Beringia model of movement of Native Americans is that they came to the Americas from __________.

What Is Anthropology?

Research Methods in Anthropology

Genetics and Evolution

Human Variation and Adaptation

Primates: Past and Present

The First Hominins and the Emergence of Homo

Food Production and the Rise of States

Culture and Culture Change

Communication and Language

Economics

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Sex and Gender

Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

The Arts

Global Problems

Practicing and Applying Anthropology

Filters