Anthropology test 2

the levalloisian technique was innovative in that it allowed flake tools of a predetermined size to be produced from a shaped core

true

the tool tradition most closely associated with Homo erectus is called

Acheulian

the populations of three foot tall archaic Homo found in Indonesia from 500,000-10,000 years ago are identified as

Homo floresiensis

which of the following is NOT a place where Homo erectus fossils are found

North America

the earliest known stone tool tradition is

Oldowan

what is an atlatl

a spear thrower

according to mDNA evidence all living humans are descended from a single female. Where are when did this common ancestor live?

africa 200,000 years ago

in the film the new chimpanzees what forms of tool use did we observe for chimpanzees?

all of the above

when friend ask how you know stone is a tool you tell her

all of the above

which of the following has NOT been proposed as a reason for the development of bipedalism in human ancestors?

all of the above

which of the following is a suggested way that people first came to the western hemisphere (north, central, & south america)

all of the above

which of the following is NOT part of the complex of primate traits?

all of the above are part

habitual bipeds differ from quadrupeds in which of the following ways?

all of the above ways

according to the film walking with cavemen which statement best describes the pattern of locomotion of lucy?

answers a and b are correct

which of the following statements is true?

apes and monkeys are related, but different kinds of primates

many skeletal features of the primates reflect a tree dwelling or ___ adaptation

arboreal

according to the model presented in class, which of the following is NOT considered to be directly ancestral to modern humans?

australopithecus aethiopicus

which of the following australopithecines is robust?

australopithecus aethiopicus

which of the following early hominids has the earliest dated specimens?

australopithecus afarensis

why are tool making traditions evidence of culture?

because it is evidence of learned, shared knowledge

you and a friend are visiting the playground at a park. you see a primate on the monkey bars. you immediately turn to your friend and make an accurate observation. which of the following could be you accurate observation?

because the primate is hanging on using its prehensile tail it must be a new world monkey

which occurred first in hominid evolution?

bipedal locomotion

sexual dimorphism refers to the differences between biological males and females in

body size and coloration

which of the following statements is TRUE?

chimpanzees make tools

an archeologist is unable to determine the purpose of an artifact from a past society. therefore, the archeologist visits the living descendants of the society to see if they know what it is and possibly still use it. what is this method called?

excavation

there is archaeological evidence to support the theory that the extinction of Neanderthals is the result of systematic extermination by modern Homo sapiens

false

we know exactly which hominid specimen is the last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees.

false

one of the first examples of a funeral ritual by hominids

found by Shanidar by Neanderthal

in lecture the concept of the costs of bipedalism was discussed. which of the following are not costs of bipedalism?

increased length of hair on head

which of the following is an important tool making technique during the upper paleolithic?

indirect percussion

according to anthropological research, what is the role of paintings and carvings in the lives of people of the upper paleolithic?

it represents a visual aspect to ritual

gorillas and chimpanzees on the ground use which of the following forms of locomotion?

knuckle walking

compared to Neandethals, anatomically modern humans have all of the following except

larger brains on average

which of the following is a characteristic of upper paleolithic peoples in contrast to Neanderthals

made cave paintings

we can be fairly certain that Homo erectus did all of the following EXCEPT

make cave paintings

presence of discrete skeletal traits are consistent within geographic regions from Homo erectus to the present. this is evidence used to best support which hypothesis?

multiregional hypothesis

platyrrhines and catarrhines are ways of classifying anthropoids using which of the following?

nose shape

the technique of striking a stone with another stone to alter it and make it a tool is called

percussion flaking

which of the following statements accurately reflects how robust and gracile differ?

robusts had bigger muscles in their jaws for chewing hard foods

robust austrlopithecines have a ridge of bone located on the top of their skulls that anchored muscles called a

sagittal crest

which of the following is associated with Homo erectus

sagittal keel

Which of the following was most different between Homo habilis and the australopithecines?

size of brain

Jane michel chazine determined

there are differences in finger length proportions between males and females

to explain why human evolution would proceed gradually and in the same direction in various parts of the Old World, multiregional theorists point to cultural improvements in ____ that could cause the changes we see in the face, teeth, and jaws as Homo sapiens emerged

tools and and cooking

he tool assemblage that is associated with Neanderthals is called

Mousterian