Introduction to Physical Anthropology TEST 5 (Chapters 10-11, 14) Stephen J.Bous

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Introduction to Physical Anthropology TEST 5 (Chapters 10-11, 14) Stephen J.Bouscaren, Ph.D. -Professor Fall 2017 This test is worth a total of 100 points. The 50 multiple choice and true-false questions are worth 2 points each. Chapter 10Premodern Humans 1. The term "Paleolithic" is also known as the: Age of the Mammal New Stone Age c. old Stone Age d. one of the above a. b. "Homo heidelbergensis" was around between (approximately): a. 2. 1.1 mya-4.4 mya 1.8 mya-400, 000 B.P. b. 780,000-125,000 B.P Homo heidelbergensis" was found on which continent (s)? a. Africa d. 120,000-28,000 B.P C.Burope d. all of the above Asia 4. Neandertals were found in which areas on the African continent? a. North b. Eastern Southern they were not found on the African Continent d. Some paleoanthropologiets have suggested that Buropean Homa heidelbergensis gave rise to a. Homo erectus b. Homo habilis 5. c. Neandertals d. Homo rudolfensis 6 Homo heidelbergensis lived in a. open-air sites b. caves c. rock shelters d. al1 of the above we do not know where they lived The dividing line between Homo erectus and H. heidelbergensis e. 7. is a. b. very distinct drawn at about 500,000 B.P. not very distinct d. c. a and c 8. Temporally, Homo heidelbergensis is placed between Homo habilis and modern Homo erectus a. true b. false

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1. The term 'Paleolithic' is also known as the Old stone age.

The age began about 2.5 to 2 million years ago marked by the use of chipped stones and ended around 10,000 years ago.

2.'Homo Heidelbergensis' was around between 780,000-125,000 b.p. This is an extinct species og genus 'Homo' that lived in Africa, Europe and Western Asia.

3. 'Homo Heidelbergensis' was found on all of the mentioned continents i.e. Africa, Europe and Asia.

4.Neanderthals were not found on the African continents. They were the archaic humans that became extinct around 40,000 years ago. This is a distict species, Homo neanderthalensis or a subspecies of Homo sapiens. There were found in Europe and later expanded into Asia.

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