Quiz 14: Exploring Modern Humans in Anthropology

Quiz 14 - Modern Humans Due Dec 1 at 4:59pm Points 20 Questions 17 Available Nov 10 at 5pm - Dec 3 at 11:59pm Time Limit 30 Minutes Attempt History Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 22 minutes 20 out of 20  Correct answers are hidden. Score for this quiz: 20 out of 20 Submitted Dec 1 at 1:57pm This attempt took 22 minutes. 1 / 1 pts Question 1 Homo sapiens and Neanderthals have a few morphological differences. Compared to Neanderthals, humans have a high and round cranium, high forehead, small to no brow ridges, smaller face and teeth, and what else?

Bigger eyes The ability to talk Canine size A chin 3 / 3 pts Question 2 There have been many important discoveries about early modern humans. Match the discovery to the place where it was found. Each answer is only used once. Neanderthals and early Homo sapiens sapiens have been found at this site Mt Carmel, Israel Homo erectus and early Homo sapiens sapiens have been found at this site Zhoukoudian, China This is where the oldest fully modern human was found and the best preserved early modern cranium Ethiopia, Africa 1 / 1 pts Question 3 It is estimated that humans arrived in Australia 65 KYA. Why is this remarkable?

The only way humans could have gotten to Australia is by boat It is not remarkable It means that humans used to be really strong swimmers Because no one wants to live in Australia 1 / 1 pts Question 4 In 1998, the discovery of a child in Portugal that lived 24 kya supported the "assimilation" model of archaic and early modern humans. Why did these remains support the this model?

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The child was a Neanderthal The child was human but had two Neanderthal parents The child was neither human nor Neanderthal The child was a Neanderthal-Human hybrid 1 / 1 pts Question 5 Homo floresiensis , otherwise known as "Hobbits" from Flores Island, are descents of normal-sized Homo erectus . Limited resources on the island pushed some species to become smaller over time. In fact, H. floresiensis hunted dwarf elephants on Flores. What is this phenomenon called?

Disease Being Small Island Dwarfism They were all children 1 / 1 pts Question 6 Which of the following were tool industries during the Upper Paleolithic?

Gravettian Industry Aurignacian Industry Solutrean Industry All of these are true Chatelperronian Industry 1 / 1 pts Question 7 Choose the best word to fill in the blank. The Spear-Thrower, or Atlatl, is a type of Magdalenian tool. This tool was used ______ the bow and arrow.

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before after at the same time as 1 / 1 pts Question 8 It was thought that the Clovis culture represent occupation of the first humans in North and South America. Archeological evidence showed that the Clovis people lived 13,500-12,900 years ago. They lived East of the Rockies, hunted mammoths, and made Clovis points for hunting. An archeological site in Monte Verde, Chile surprised researchers. Why?

The site is not all that surprising The site predates Clovis culture by 1,000 years The site shows humans settled in the Americas later than we thought The site is dated after the Clovis culture

1 / 1 pts Question 9 The Mesolithic Period came after the Upper Paleolithic. During the Mesolithic Period, the Ice Age ended and cold weather "megafauna" die out. What characterized the Neolithic Period? The end of the Ice Age All these statements are correct The extinction of mammoths The advent & spread of agriculture 2 / 2 pts Question 10 Match the word to the correct definition. The science/practice of cultivating plants and animals for food and other products to sustain life Agriculture The process by which plants and animals are modified over time by humans (known as artificial selection) for traits that are more advantageous or desirable for humans Domestication 1 / 1 pts Question 11

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The first evidence of agriculture is in the Fertile Crescent about 13,000 years ago. What was grown there? Figs, rye, wheat and barley Barley and mung beans Millet, rice Bananas, yams and taro 1 / 1 pts Question 12 In Mesoamerica, no large animals were domesticated. What animals were domesticated in Mesoamerica? Turkeys and ducks llamas, alpaca and guinea pigs

Sheep, goats and pigs Rats and mice 1 / 1 pts Question 13 What are some disadvantages to agriculture? Long hours, poor health Pollution All these statements are correct Famine risk Land degradation 1 / 1 pts Question 14

Agriculture reduced the quality of life for Neolithic peoples, yet agriculture was almost universally adopted across the globe. The spread of agriculture is linked to a reproductive advantage for humans. Why did agriculture give early humans a reproductive advantage? Extra food led to social inequality Humans traveled less and that was advantageous There was more food which meant more babies Social inequality led to a reproductive advantage 1 / 1 pts Question 15 Homo sapiens have been around for 200 kya. Which hominin species existed for almost two million years?

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Humans Homo erectus Neanderthals Homo heidelbergensis 1 / 1 pts Question 16

The United States has 4.25% of the world's total human population. What percentage of the world's carbon dioxide emissions is the US responsible for? 4.25% of total carbon dioxide emissions 25-30% of total carbon dioxide emissions 10% of total carbon dioxide emissions 1 / 1 pts Question 17 Are humans still evolving? No Yes Quiz Score: 20 out of 20

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