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Chapter 01 Quiz C with References
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The oldest and largest variety of fossils comes from _____.
Africa.
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India
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North America.
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Europe.
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The main physical traits that distinguish humans from apes and other primates
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Upright walking.
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Flexible hands.
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Communication through speech.
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All of the above.
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The use of tools is a distinguishing characteristic of humans.
True.
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False.
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One factor that made human migration out of Africa possible was _____.
Global warming.
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The development of clothing.
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The use of fire.
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Communication through speech
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The diversity of languages is one of the mean features that distinguish human
populations.
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True.
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False.
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During the Neolithic Period, humans primarily used _____ for tools.
Iron.
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Copper.
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Bronze.
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Stone
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The use of tools allowed human ancestors to eat meat, which led to _____.
Increased aggression.
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Increased brain size.
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Extinction of animal species.
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Warfare.
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Homo sapiens' increasingly sophisticated tools made _____ possible.
Migration out of Africa.
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The emergence of society and culture.
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Colonization.
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Warfare.
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The first human ancestors began to bury their dead around _____.
100,000 years ago.
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10,000 years ago.
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5000 years ago.
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1000 years ago.
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Paleolithic statuettes of women are referred to as 'Venus' because they focus on
_____.
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The legs and hips.
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The hips, breasts, and vulva.
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The arms and head.
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The astrological sign.
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Agricultural techniques developed in Europe and spread to all other parts of the
globe.
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True.
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False.
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Human selection of plants to farm caused evolution of those species.
True.
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False.
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The invention of _____ made settlement possible even in arid parts of the world.
Farming.
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Fertilizer.
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Irrigation.
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Weapons.
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Scholars see the development of houses with rooms with specialized functions as a
sign of _____.
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Complex social organization.
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Increased wealth.
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Increased taxation
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The development of modern ideas of privacy.
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Catal Hoyuk is remarkable for its ______.
Complex grid of streets.
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Openness and indefensibility.
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Lack of art and culture.
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Lack of doors, windows, and streets.
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Before the arrival of European settlers in Australia, no one farmed.
True.
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False.
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Australian Aborigines were unsophisticated, living in harmony with the land and not
manipulating their environment at all.
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True.
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False.
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Aborigines made have made a conscious choice not to adopt agriculture or to
domesticate animals.
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True.
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False.
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Aborigines' complex religious life was based on _____.
A pantheon of nature gods.
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Dreamtime, a state where they could contact their creators.
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One distant, patriarchal god.
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A pair of twin deities, male and female.
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As human ancestors adapted to their environments, they changed physically.
True.
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False.
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