Exam 10: The Origin and Spread of Modern Humans

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Unlike the Mousterian technology,which had many different kinds of stone tools,the tool traditions of the Upper Paleolithic included only a few different types of implements.

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When and how was Australia settled?

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The dry land that connected Australia and Tasmania is known as Beringia.

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Anatomically modern humans spread out of Africa and eventually replaced what nonmodern human type in the Far East?

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Which of the following has NOT been suggested as an explanation for why Upper Paleolithic people made cave paintings?

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Which of the following characterizes Upper Paleolithic traditions?

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How was the blade-core method,which characterizes the tools of Upper Paleolithic traditions,superior to Mousterian technology?

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How did modern humans take advantage of global climate change to expand their range?

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What species is associated with the cave paintings in western Europe?

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What is the earliest known settlement in Polynesia?

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Recent research has pushed back the probable date of the first arrival of anatomically modern humans to the Americas to

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Unlike the Mousterian technology,which had many different kinds of stone tools,the tool traditions of the Upper Paleolithic included only a few different types of implements.

When and how was Australia settled?

The dry land that connected Australia and Tasmania is known as Beringia.

Anatomically modern humans spread out of Africa and eventually replaced what nonmodern human type in the Far East?

Which of the following has NOT been suggested as an explanation for why Upper Paleolithic people made cave paintings?

Which of the following characterizes Upper Paleolithic traditions?

How was the blade-core method,which characterizes the tools of Upper Paleolithic traditions,superior to Mousterian technology?

How did modern humans take advantage of global climate change to expand their range?

What species is associated with the cave paintings in western Europe?

What is the earliest known settlement in Polynesia?

Recent research has pushed back the probable date of the first arrival of anatomically modern humans to the Americas to

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