Human Evolution Chapter 12 Quiz

The last Neandertals date to: Question 1 options: 250,000 yBP. 100,000 yBP. 75,000 yBP. 32,000 yBP.

Traits of anatomically modern humans include: Question 2 options: a robust build of the postcranial skeleton. large browridges. an average cranial capacity of 1,500 cc. a long and low brain case.

Archaic Homo sapiens: Question 3 options: occurs only in Europe and Asia. shows a mixture of Homo erectus and Homo sapiens traits. is dated to the late Pliocene. is often found with Oldowan stone tools.

The Herto skulls from Ethiopia: Question 4 options: are distinctly modern. have a combination of archaic and modern features. are distinctly archaic. are considered Homo habilis.

To date, the majority of Neandertal fossils have been found in: Question 5 options: India. Europe and western Asia. northern Africa. southeast Asia.

The transition to fully modern Homo sapiens was completed globally by about: Question 6 options: 400,000 yBP. 1.6 mya. 160,000 yBP. 25,000 yBP.

Neandertals' cold-adapted traits include: Question 7 options: a narrow nasal aperture. long limbs. a wide torso. a projecting midface.

Modern humans have: Question 8 options: traits like large browridges, large nasal sinuses, and a large masticatory complex. a high vertical forehead, a round and tall skull, and small browridges. a small face, small teeth, and a projecting chin. both b. and c.

The multiregional continuity hypothesis supposes that: Question 9 options: modern Homo sapiens first evolved in Africa and then spread to Asia and Europe, replacing archaic Homo sapiens populations. the transition to modernity took place regionally and without involving replacement. Homo erectus populations migrated out of Africa to replace archaic Homo sapiens. archaic Homo sapiens migrated out of Africa to replace Neandertals in Europe.

Compared to modern Homo sapiens, archaic Homo sapiens has: Question 10 options: a long and low skull, a smaller brain size, and a large masticatory complex. a taller and wider nasal aperture, a more projecting occipital bone, larger teeth, and no chin. a longer and lower skull, a larger browridge, and a bigger and more projecting face. both b. and c.

The out-of-Africa model asserts: Question 1 options: a single origin of modern people and eventual replacement of archaic Homo sapiens throughout Africa, Asia, and Europe. the importance of gene flow across population boundaries. migrations of australopithecines out of Africa. migrations of Homo habilis out of Africa.

Broken Hill, Dali, and Atapuerca are sites where specimens of _______ have been discovered. Question 2 options: Homo erectus modern Homo sapiens archaic Homo sapiens Neandertals

The Middle Paleolithic is associated with _______ tools, which Neandertals produced. Question 3 options: blade Acheulean flake Mousterian

The fossils called Homo floresiensis were dated to: Question 4 options: 12,000 yBP. 18,000 yBP. 40,000 yBP. 25,000 yBP.

In the study of human evolution, scientists define modern in terms of: Question 5 options: a series of distinctive anatomical traits that contrast with archaic traits from earlier hominins. a designated time frame between the Upper and Lower Paleolithic. a series of anatomical traits that distinguish Cro-Magnon features from Neandertals. traits like large browridges, large nasal sinuses, and a large masticatory complex.