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
