Question 1

According to the complete replacement model, anatomically modern Homo sapiens first appeared in Africa

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A)   and dispersed to Europe where they interbred with local premodern H. sapiens populations
B)   and migrated to other areas completely displacing all premodern H. sapiens populations without interbreeding with them
C)   remained there while premodern populations elsewhere evolved more slowly
D)   around 500,000 years ago
E)   and the local populations would not have evolved totally independently from one another.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

Discuss the Upper Paleolithic cultural period, including innovations in technology, art and burials.

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The Upper Paleolithic period, which last...

Question 3

What does the Regional Continuity Model of modern Homo sapiens origins not propose?

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A)   Modern humans did not appear solely in Africa.
B)   Premodern populations in Europe, Asia, and Africa all evolved into modern Homo sapiens.
C)   There was gene flow between premodern populations from different regions of the Old World.
D)   Local populations would have evolved totally independently from one another
E)   Local populations would not have evolved totally independently from one anotherF) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 4

Why do most paleoanthropologists agree that several fossil forms, dating back to 100,000 ya, should be included in as fully modern humans?

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Most paleoanthropologists agree that sev...

Question 5

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 AfricaF) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

Anatomically modern Homo sapiens fossils from Africa have been dated to about _____ years ago.

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A)   100,000-70,000
B)   200,000-100,000
C)   195,000-80,000
D)   35,000
E)   65,000F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

The transition between premodern and anatomically modern forms of humans may have occurred as early as 500,000 years ago in Africa.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Herto remains are

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A)   from South Africa
B)   from the Middle Awash area of Ethiopia
C)   considered to be modern Neandertal
D)   considered to be Ardipithecus
E)   the earliest European evidence of modern humansF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

Which of the following has not been proposed as a model to explain the origin of modern Homo sapiens?

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A)   An origin in Africa followed by migration to other areas where indigenous premodern populations were replaced.
B)   An origin in Africa followed by migration to other areas where both interbreeding and replacement occurred.
C)   Several origins in different areas where modern forms evolved from local populations.
D)   Separate origins in Africa and Australia with migrations from both these areas to displace all other populations.
E)   A strong influence of modern humans evolving first in Africa that left an imprint on populations throughout the world that is detectable today.F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

Summarize the main points of the various Replacement Models.

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Replacement models are used to determine...

Question 11

Review the evidence relative to the human occupation of Australia.

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The evidence for human occupation of Aus...

Question 12

Genetic evidence indicates that all native Australians are descendants of a single migration 50 kya.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The analysis of the Herto remains indicates they are

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A)   most similar to Australopithecus
B)   indistinguishable from modern Homo sapiens
C)   most similar to late Homo erectus from China
D)   not specifically similar to modern Homo sapiens
E)   none of theseF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

Bone tools, beads, and decorated ocher fragments were found at Blombos Cave as old as 73,000 years old.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 16

Types of Upper Paleolithic art include all of the following except?

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A)   engravings
B)   cave paintings
C)   sculptured figurines
D)   fired ceramics
E)   rock artF) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 17

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 18

The hypothesis that all modern humans descended from an African lineage

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A)   has been conclusively proven to be correct
B)   is supported by mtDNA evidence
C)   is supported by evidence from researchers in India
D)   is conclusively proven as incorrect
E)   is based on archaeological evidence obtained from caves in SpainF) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

What does the discovery of Homo floresiensis tell us about the adaptive potential of humans?

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The discovery of Homo floresiensis, also...

Question 20

Discuss the evidence that suggests modest interbreeding took place between Neandertals and modern humans.

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What does the Regional Continuity Model of modern Homo sapiens origins not propose?

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Review the evidence relative to the human occupation of Australia.

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