Chpt 12 Test

Front 1

The fossils called Homo floresiensis were dated to:

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18,000 yBP.

Front 2

The Neandertals’ disappearance after 30,000 yBP likely resulted from:

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their assimilation.

Front 3

Scientists define modern in terms of:

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a series of distinctive anatomical traits that contrast with archaic traits from earlier hominins.

Front 4

To date, the majority of Neandertal fossils have been found in:

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Europe

Front 5

Allen’s and Bergmann’s rules are perfect examples of natural selection working to bring about anatomical adaptations to environments in mammals. These include:

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all of the above

Front 6

In Atapeura 5, early archaic Homo sapiens and Neandertal specimens show heavy wear on the incisors and canines, indicating:

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the use of the front teeth for gripping materials.

Front 7

Modern humans have:

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a high vertical forehead, a round and tall skull, and small browridges.

Front 8

Analyses of modern human genetic variation indicate that Homo sapiens may have evolved approximately:

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200,000 yBP.

Front 9

According to John Relethford, the most likely reasons for modern humans to have migrated out of Africa during the late Pleistocene include:

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loss of food supply and climate change.

Front 10

Broken Hill, Dali, and Atapuerca are sites where specimens of _________ have been discovered.

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archaic Homo sapiens

Front 11

The most distinctive traits about the cold adaptation complex of Neandertals are:

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the body and the length of the arms and legs.

Front 12

The morphology of the Paleoindian skull from Kennewick indicates that it:

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looks quite different from modern Native Americans’ skulls.

Front 13

The Middle Paleolithic is associated with _________ tools which Neandertals produced.

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Mousterian

Front 14

The last Neandertals date to:

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32,000 yBP.

Front 15

Early Native Americans used which distinctive fluted spear points to hunt large-bodied Ice Age mammals?

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Folsom points

Front 16

Human beings first arrived in the Americas approximately:

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15,000 yBP.

Front 17

The discovery of modern/archaic hybrid fossils supports which model of modern human origins?

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assimilation

Front 18

The Herto skulls from Ethiopia:

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have a combination of archaic and modern features.

Front 19

The European archeological period that is marked by a great increase in technology and various kinds of art starting about 35,000 yBP is called the:

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Upper Paleolithic period.

Front 20

The Upper Paleolithic is associated with the_________ method of stone tool production:

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Levallois

Front 21

Compared to modern Homo sapiens, archaic Homo sapiens have:

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a taller and wider nasal aperture, a more projecting occipital bone, larger teeth, and no chin and a longer and lower skull, a larger browridge, and a bigger and more projecting face

Front 22

The out-of-Africa model explains:

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a single origin of modern people and eventual replacement of archaic Homo sapiens throughout Africa, Asia, and Europe.

Front 23

The Multiregional Continuity hypothesis supposes that:

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the transition to modernity took place regionally and without involving replacement.

Front 24

A distinctive trait of people from East Asia and the Americas is:

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shovel-shaped incisors.

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All fossils of archaic Homo sapiens and earlier Homo erectus show:

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continued reduction in skeletal robusticity and tooth size and expansion of the brain and increased cultural complexity