Question 1

Humans do not belong in the following category in the animal kingdom:

Accepted Answer

A)  primate 
B)  hominoidea 
C)  equus 
D)  sapiens 
A)  primate 
B)  hominoidea 
C)  equus 
D)  sapiens

Question 2

The dryopithecines were

Accepted Answer

A)  Pleistocene ape ancestors. 
B)  ancestors of apes and humans. 
C)  found only in North and South America. 
D)  one of the earliest mammal forms. 
A)  Pleistocene ape ancestors. 
B)  ancestors of apes and humans. 
C)  found only in North and South America. 
D)  one of the earliest mammal forms.

Question 3

"Lucy" is the nearly 40% complete skeleton of what hominin species?

Accepted Answer

A)  Australopithecus boisei 
B)  Australopithecus africanus 
C)  Homo habilis 
D)  Homo erectus 
E)  Australopithecus afarensis 
A)  Australopithecus boisei 
B)  Australopithecus africanus 
C)  Homo habilis 
D)  Homo erectus 
E)  Australopithecus afarensis

Question 4

The differences in artifact assemblages in the Lower Paleolithic are intriguing. Describe these differences and discuss what they represent.

Accepted Answer

The differences in artifact assemblages

Question 5

C.K. Brain has argued that __________ were responsible for the deposits of human fossils in the caves of South Africa

Accepted Answer

A)  leopards 
B)  elephants 
C)  australopithecines 
D)  geological forces 
A)  leopards 
B)  elephants 
C)  australopithecines 
D)  geological forces

Question 6

Many of the sites from the Lower Paleolithic in Europe are "kill" sites, where animals were hunted and butchered. Describe the sites of Torralba and Ambrona in this context.

Accepted Answer

The sites of Torralba and Ambrona are si

Question 7

Discuss the evidence for the earliest human occupation of Europe, including at least three important sites.

Accepted Answer

The earliest evidence for human occupati

Question 8

The most common technique for making stone tools at Olduvai was

Accepted Answer

A)  percussion. 
B)  pressure. 
C)  nucleation. 
D)  addition. 
A)  percussion. 
B)  pressure. 
C)  nucleation. 
D)  addition.

Question 9

The earliest clear evidence of hominins outside of Africa

Accepted Answer

A)  occurs around about 6 million years ago. 
B)  occurs around about 4 million years ago. 
C)  occurs around 2 million years ago. 
D)  occurs around 120,000 years ago. 
A)  occurs around about 6 million years ago. 
B)  occurs around about 4 million years ago. 
C)  occurs around 2 million years ago. 
D)  occurs around 120,000 years ago.

Question 10

What are the three most important discoveries at Atapuerca?

Accepted Answer

The Atapuerca archaeological site in Spa

Humans do not belong in the following category in the animal kingdom:

The dryopithecines were

"Lucy" is the nearly 40% complete skeleton of what hominin species?

The differences in artifact assemblages in the Lower Paleolithic are intriguing. Describe these differences and discuss what they represent.

C.K. Brain has argued that __________ were responsible for the deposits of human fossils in the caves of South Africa

Many of the sites from the Lower Paleolithic in Europe are "kill" sites, where animals were hunted and butchered. Describe the sites of Torralba and Ambrona in this context.

Discuss the evidence for the earliest human occupation of Europe, including at least three important sites.

The most common technique for making stone tools at Olduvai was

The earliest clear evidence of hominins outside of Africa

What are the three most important discoveries at Atapuerca?

Principles of Archeology

The Hunters

The Origins of Agriculture

Native North Americans

Ancient Mesoamerica

South America: the Inca and Their Predecessors

States and Empires in Asia and Africa

Prehistoric Europe

The Past As Present and Future

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Exam 2: The First Humans

Humans do not belong in the following category in the animal kingdom:

The dryopithecines were

"Lucy" is the nearly 40% complete skeleton of what hominin species?

The differences in artifact assemblages in the Lower Paleolithic are intriguing. Describe these differences and discuss what they represent.

C.K. Brain has argued that __________ were responsible for the deposits of human fossils in the caves of South Africa

Many of the sites from the Lower Paleolithic in Europe are "kill" sites, where animals were hunted and butchered. Describe the sites of Torralba and Ambrona in this context.

Discuss the evidence for the earliest human occupation of Europe, including at least three important sites.

The most common technique for making stone tools at Olduvai was

The earliest clear evidence of hominins outside of Africa

What are the three most important discoveries at Atapuerca?

Principles of Archeology

The Hunters

The Origins of Agriculture

Native North Americans

Ancient Mesoamerica

South America: the Inca and Their Predecessors

States and Empires in Asia and Africa

Prehistoric Europe

The Past As Present and Future

Filters