Question 1

The Upper Paleolithic culture period is divided into categories based on stone tool technologies. These include all of the following except

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A)   Solutrean
B)   Magdalenian
C)   Aurignacian
D)   Chatelperroonian
E)   Grottevian

Question 2

Define the problematic nature of the genetic evidence regarding the origins of modern Homo sapiens.

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The problematic nature of the genetic ev...

Question 3

Recent analyses have shown that the mtDNA from fossil modern human skeletons is somewhat limited because mtDNA is a fairly small segment of DAN, and is transmitted between generations as a single unit.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to the text, Blombos Cave is significant for accomplishments in art and technology that compare to similarly dated accomplishments in

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A)   Europe
B)   North America
C)   South America
D)   Russia
E)   Australia

Question 5

Lascaux and Altamira

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A)   are well known Neandertal sites
B)   are 20,000 year-old campsites
C)   contain evidence of butchered mammoths
D)   are famous for their numerous cave bear skulls
E)   are famous for their elaborate cave paintings

Question 6

A newly published controversial date for the Lake Mungo remains indicates they may be as old as ________ years.

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A)   30,000
B)   400,000
C)   10,000
D)   600,000
E)   150,000, or the earliest specimens from Africa

Question 7

The Kow Swamp remains

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A)   are more robust than the Lake Mungo remains
B)   are dated earlier than Lake Mungo remains
C)   are from central Europe
D)   were dated from museum collections and therefore dates may be invalid
E)   suggest that native Australians are later migrants from elsewhere, not descendants of a single migration dating back to about 50,000 ya.

Question 8

_______ is a site in southern France dated to 28,000 years ago. Fossil material from this site became the archetype for Upper Paleolithic Europeans.

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A)   Skhūl
B)   La Chapelle-aux-Saints
C)   Cro-Magnon
D)   Qafzeh
E)   Zhoukoudian

Question 9

According to Partial Replacement Models, modern humans first appeared in Africa

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A)   and interbred with premodern populations of Eurasia, thus partially displacing them
B)   and remained there until modern humans from Asia displaced them
C)   about 500,000 years ago
D)   but were later displaced by European Neandertals
E)   and India, simultaneously.

Question 10

Of the sites listed below, which is the most important one for determining the morphology of the earliest Homo sapiens in western Europe?

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A)   Cro-Magnon
B)   Tabun
C)   Katanda
D)   Mladeč
E)   Herto

Question 11

According to the Regional Continuity Model, ________ prevented local populations of premodern Homo sapiens from becoming separate species.

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A)   founder's effect
B)   gene flow
C)   displacement by African Homo sapiens
D)   mitochondrial DNA
E)   genetic drift

Question 12

Modern human occupation dates to 50,000 in

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A)   Australia
B)   South America
C)   North America
D)   Africa
E)   Europe

Question 13

Discuss the two main hypotheses that have been used to explain the origin and dispersal of modern humans.

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The two main hypotheses that have been u...

Question 14

The question of whether modern humans and Neandertals interbred at some point

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A)   was settled about ten years ago
B)   was never an issue among paleoanthropologists
C)   is far from settled
D)   was called into question with the discoveries at Zhoukoudian
E)   is established based on genetic evidence.

Question 15

What is the benefit of an atlatl?

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A)   It is a unique type of projectile point
B)   It is used for starting fires.
C)   It is used to increase the force and distance of a spear throw.
D)   It can be used as a drill
E)   It is used for fishing.

Question 16

As a group, the specimens from Skhūl all have modern human features and none show any hints of premodern features.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Skhūl site is dated to approximately ________ years ago.

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A)   250,000-200,000
B)   75,000-43,000
C)   200,000-100,000
D)   130,000-100,000
E)   40,000

Question 18

During the last glaciation in Eurasia,

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A)   human habitation was impossible
B)   the entire area was permanently covered with ice-sheets
C)   a warming trend at about 30,000 ya partially melted the glacial ice
D)   hunting was impossible because there were no animals in the region
E)   Neandertals became extinct.

Question 19

What were the environmental and climatic conditions from 40,000 ya to 10,000 ya in Eurasia? How did these factors influence the technological and cultural innovations of Upper Paleolithic humans?

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From 40,000 years ago to 10,000 years ag...

Question 20

The cave paintings in the Grotte Chauvet

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A)   are relatively crude and primitive
B)   mostly depict landscapes
C)   mostly depict female humans
D)   date to about 10,000 ya
E)   date to 35,000 ya

Exam 12: The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

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The Kow Swamp remains

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Recent analyses have shown that the mtDNA from fossil modern human skeletons is somewhat limited because mtDNA is a fairly small segment of DAN, and is transmitted between generations as a single unit.

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According to the Regional Continuity Model, ________ prevented local populations of premodern Homo sapiens from becoming separate species.

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As a group, the specimens from Skhūl all have modern human features and none show any hints of premodern features.

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Define the problematic nature of the genetic evidence regarding the origins of modern Homo sapiens.

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According to Partial Replacement Models, modern humans first appeared in Africa

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_______ is a site in southern France dated to 28,000 years ago. Fossil material from this site became the archetype for Upper Paleolithic Europeans.

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Of the sites listed below, which is the most important one for determining the morphology of the earliest Homo sapiens in western Europe?

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Discuss the two main hypotheses that have been used to explain the origin and dispersal of modern humans.

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According to the text, Blombos Cave is significant for accomplishments in art and technology that compare to similarly dated accomplishments in

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Modern human occupation dates to 50,000 in

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Lascaux and Altamira

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The Upper Paleolithic culture period is divided into categories based on stone tool technologies. These include all of the following except

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The cave paintings in the Grotte Chauvet

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A newly published controversial date for the Lake Mungo remains indicates they may be as old as ________ years.

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The Skhūl site is dated to approximately ________ years ago.

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