Anthropology Quiz 4 Chapter 11

Front 1

Who went to Southeast asia to look for hominid fossils to see if humans came from asia?

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Dubois

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Homo erectus

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an early Homo species and the likely descendant of Homo habilis; the first hominid species to move out of Africa into Asia and Europe.

Front 3

What are modern humans known for?

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bigger brains and depending on material culture

Front 4

What features happened between A. boise and H habilis?

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smaller chewing complex and a bigger brain

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What's the problem with H. habilis and H. rudolfensis?

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they are debated to be two species but are described as one general species.

Front 6

What was special about Homo habilis's legs?

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they were short in comparison with the arms but H. habilis was bipedal and had a shortened gait.

Front 7

What is linked to the making and use of tools?

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bigger brains and smaller chewing complexes

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How do we know that H. habilis used tools?

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remnant muscle attachments in the hands showed a precision grip and tools were found in the same site.

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What happened at 2.5mya?

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the environment shifted to a cooler period

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When the environment shifted what type of plants spread?

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c4

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What did H. habilis use tools for?

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digging and processing foods

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Homo habilis

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the earliest Homo species, a possible descendant of A. garb and an ancestor to H. erectus; showed the first substantial increase in brain size and was the first species definitively associated with the production and use of stone tools.

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What was the first species to use tools?

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A. garhi

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What was the first species to definitively use tools?

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H. habilis

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When did Homo erectus appear?

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1.8mya-300,000 yBP

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What traits did H. erectus have?

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large brow ridge, long and low skull, bigger brain than predecessors,

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Where are H. erectus fossils found?

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Europe, Asia, and Africa

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Where does the earliest record of H. erectus come from?

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Africa 2mya

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Was H. erectus tall or short?

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very tall, almost 6 feet compared to the 3 feet

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Nariokotome skeleton

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80% complete, H. erectus found in East Africa

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Ileret footprints

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1.5mya; shows double arch and abducted toe

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What are the traits of H. erectus?

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robust skulls, thick cranial bones and large brow ridges

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What evidence was found on a H. erectus skull?

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tool scraping off of soft tissue that may have been a ritual or cannibalism.

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When was H. erectus found in Asia?

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1.8-0.3mya

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What is the difference that H. erectus in Asia have?

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smaller jaws and less developed brow ridges, legs longer than arms

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sagittal keel

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a slight ridge of bone found along the midline sagittal suture of the cranium, which is typically found on H. erectus skulls.

Front 27

What hominid was the first to show signs of disease?

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H. erectus

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What happens as we go through time with fossils in the same area for H. erectus?

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larger brains develop

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What was found at Zhoukoudian?

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evidence of fire; over 40 individual fossils

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What was fire used for?

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warmth and to cook food for higher protein.

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When was H. erectus found in Europe?

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1.2-0.4mya

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What was found at Gran Dolina?

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0.9mya; animal and human bones cut with stone tools and purposely broken, appeared more modern, wider nasal aperature.

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Acheulian Complex

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the culture associated with H. erectus, including handaxes, and other types of stone tools; more refined than the earlier Oldowan tools.

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What happened in tooth size from H. habilis to H. erectus

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reduction in size

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what happened in the face and jaws from H. habilis to H. erectus?

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reduction in size relative to size of brain case

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what happened to the brain from H. habilis to H. erectus?

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increased in size

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What happened to the brow ridge between H. habilis to H. erectus?

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increase in size

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what happened to the cranial bone between H. habilis to H. erectus?

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increase in thickness

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what happened to the body between H. habilis to H. erectus?

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increased in size

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What happened to the arms and legs between H. habilis to H. erectus?

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reduced arm length and increased leg length.

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handaxe

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the most dominant tool in the Acheulian complex, characterized by a sharp edge for both cutting and scraping.

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What does cooking the meat do?

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increases the nutritional value

Front 43

Out of the European, Asian, and African H. erectus which is the most robust if any?

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African H. erectus

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What is the differences between the early forms of H. erectus and late H. erectus?

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decrease in cranial bone thickness, decrease in brow ridge size, reduction in tooth size

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Pithecampus erectus

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the name first proposed by Ernst Haeckel for the oldest hominid; Dubois later used this name for his first fossil discovery, which later became known as Homo erectus.

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Homo erectus

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an early Homo species and the likely descendant of H. habilis; the first hominid species to move out of Africa into Asia and Europe.