Deck 1: The Peopling of the World, to 4000 B.C.E.

Question 1

What characteristic of mitochondrial Eve distinguishes her from all other females?

A)Her walking in a hand-knuckle manner.
B)Her use of fire. 
C)Her living in walk-in caves.
D)Her DNA.
E)None of these choices. 

Answer 1

Her DNA.

Question 2

All scientists who study early humans agree on the basic concept that

A)Humans evolved from apes.
B)Some of the earliest tools were made of metal.
C)Humans originated in Africa.
D)Humans evolved from the African Eve gene.
E)Humans originated in Australia.

Answer 2

Humans originated in Africa.

Question 3

What distinguishes one species from another?

A)Ability to communicate with one another.
B)Size of physical body.
C)Location of earliest remains.
D)Inability to reproduce together.
E)Amount of DNA shared.

Answer 3

Inability to reproduce together.

Question 4

Paleontologists believe that Homo sapiens sapiens developed this ability in order to form male hunting parties

A)The act of speaking.
B)The act of swimming.
C)The act of farming.
D)The invention of the wheel.
E)None of these choices 

Question 5

The peopling of Australia marked an important phase in the history of humankind because

A)There is no evidence of indigenous food in Australia.
B)Incessant warfare ensued from the beginning in Australia.
C)There is no evidence of indigenous animals in Australia.
D)Those who made it to Australia had to fashion one of the earliest boats
E)All of these choices 

Question 6

The concept of evolution which explains the development of new species through genetic mutation and natural selection was proposed by

A)James C. Chatters.
B)Richard Leakey.
C)Charles Darwin.
D)Thomas Koppel.
E)Mary Leakey.

Question 7

Approximately 150,000 years ago,the first anatomically modern humans moved out of their homeland in

A)Australia.
B)Europe.
C)Africa.
D)South America.
E)Southeast Asia.

Question 8

Two major evolutionary differences between hominids and other primates are larger brains and the ability to

A)Think aesthetically.
B)Walk upright.
C)Live in groups.
D)Remember past events.
E)Feel emotions.

Question 9

The remains of theMungo Man were found in

A)Alaska.
B)Peru.
C)Australia
D)Siberia.
E)Mexico.

Question 10

Archeological evidence of the very earliest humans includes all of the following except

A)Skulls.
B)Teeth.
C)Written documents.
D)Cave paintings.
E)Tools.

Question 11

TheNew Stone Age is also known as the

A)Paleolithic Age.
B)Metal Age.
C)Neolithic Age.
D)Age of Migration.
E)Sedentary Life Age.

Question 12

Evidence of this characteristic was found in the Blombos Cave in South Africa

A)Walking on all four limbs.
B)Boat making.
C)Tool making.
D)Symbolic thinking.
E)None of these choices.

Question 13

The ancient species whose cells contain nuclei with DNA that overlaps with 98.4 percent of human DNA is the

A)Chimpanzee.
B)Gorilla.
C)Orangutan.
D)Monkey.
E)Sloth.

Question 14

Homo sapiens idaltu was found in

A)Ethiopia.
B)Germany.
C)Australia.
D)France.
E)Monte Verde

Question 15

The last place to be populated by humans was

A)Africa.
B)America.
C)Australia.
D)Europe.
E)Asia.

Question 16

What was an important result of the use of fire by Homo Neanderthalensis?

A)Ability to create a community.
B)Ability to migrate into colder environments.
C)Ability to eat more meat.
D)Ability to make metal tools.
E)Ability to make art.

Question 17

By 25,000 BCE,these had died out leaving only homo sapiens sapiens.

A)homo habilis
B)neanderthal
C)homonins
D)austrolopithecines.
E)none of these choices

Question 18

Which of these is the earliest concrete archaeological evidence of migration to Asia (found in Jwalapuram,India)?

A)Developed agriculture
B)Human remains
C)215 stone tools
D)Art in caves
E)Jewelry.

Question 19

Our forebears began to leave Africaapproximately

A)1 million years ago.
B)500,000 years ago.
C)100,000 years ago.
D)25,000 years ago 
E)10,000 years ago.

Question 20

Homininscan best described as a term referring to all

A)Hunters.
B)Humans.
C)Fishermen.
D)Herders.
E)Apes.

Question 21

Neanderthals differed from Homo sapiens sapiens in that Neanderthals

A)Skulls were longer. 
B)Faces protruded more.
C)Bones were bigger.
D)Bones were heavier.
E)All of these choices. 

Question 22

The remains of residences found at Monte Verde indicate that the homes were made with

A)Hardened clay.
B)Fired brick.
C)Animal skins.
D)Wooden planks tied together with vine cords.
E)Swamp reeds tied together and sealed with gum from local trees.

Question 23

The burial of Mungo Woman from 60,000 years ago displays the earliest evidence of

A)Deliberate burial.
B)Cremation.
C)Use of red ochre paint.
D)Rafts.
E)Family bonds.

Question 24

The early human species that is considered anatomically modern because the body and brain cases are similar to present-day humans is the

A)Australopithecus.
B)Homo erectus.
C)Australopithecines.
D)Homo sapiens sapiens.
E)Homo habilis.

Question 25

Monte Verde tools were made out of stone and

A)Bone.
B)Wood.
C)Obsidian.
D)Glass.
E)Iron.

Question 26

Chauvet and Lascaux present evidence of early hominid hunting and

A)Burials.
B)Agriculture.
C)Art.
D)Mating with Neanderthals.
E)Sacrificial rituals.

Question 27

The preserving medium that saved much of the ancient evidence at Monte Verde was

A)Ice.
B)Rock slab.
C)Sand.
D)Peat.
E)Saline swamp water.

Question 28

What does John Noble Wilford's phrase "in this sense,we are all African" imply?

A)European peoples emerged from areas in Asia.
B)All humans are related to groups that migrated from Africa to the Americas.
C)All human species started in Africa but became extinct during the ice ages.
D)Humans evolved in Asia and moved to the warmer African climate.
E)All humans are descendants from African Homo sapiens sapiens.

Question 29

The date that is associated with the earliest human occupation of the Western Hemisphere is

A)12,000 B.C.E.
B)6,500 B.C.E.
C)100,000 B.C.E.
D)100,000 C.E.
E)5000 B.C.E.

Question 30

Cave art found in Chauvet,France,included all of the following except

A)Images of animals.
B)Handprints.
C)Patterns of dots.
D)Family scenes.
E)Hunting patterns.

Question 31

According to the "Movement of Ideas: The Worship of Goddesses?" the carving at Laussel features a woman holding a

A)Baby.
B)Bison horn.
C)Sheaf of wheat.
D)Phallus.
E)Human head.

Question 32

Settlement of Australia suggests that early humans knew how to

A)Make rafts.
B)Ride horses or camels.
C)Make wheels.
D)Travel in large groups.
E)Walk across a land bridge.

Question 33

All human remains found in the Americas belong to

A)Homo erectus.
B)Homo habilis.
C)Homo floresiensis.
D)Neanderthal.
E)Homo sapiens sapiens.

Question 34

The best evidence for the earliest migration across the Beringia land mass to the Americas is found in

A)the Arizona area of North America.
B)the Canadian coast.
C)Monte Verde, Chile.
D)the western coastline of Mexico.
E)the coastline of San Francisco.

Question 35

Beringia was a land bridge which connected which land masses?

A)Alaska and Japan.
B)Russia and Canada.
C)The Arctic Circle and Greenland.
D)Alaska and Russia.
E)Russia, Alaska, and the Arctic Circle.

Question 36

Carbon-14 testing,which measures an isotope of carbon that is present at a fixed percentage in a living organism,is used to identify

A)Approximate age of archaeological evidence.
B)Different types of rock.
C)Duration of ice ages.
D)Early human paintings.
E)Amount of carbon in ancient plant samples.

Question 37

Although no human remains have ever been found at Monte Verde,what evidence was found that proved that the site was once occupied by approximately 12,000 B.C.E.?

A)Stone tools.
B)Animal remains.
C)Empty burial sites.
D)Cave art.
E)A human footprint.

Question 38

The remains of Mungo Man and Mungo Woman were found in

A)Africa.
B)Spain.
C)Israel.
D)Australia.
E)China.

Question 39

The land bridge between Russia and Alaska was formed by

A)Climatic warming.
B)Severe drought that exposed the land area.
C)Volcanic action in Alaska that pushed the area above water level.
D)Earthquake action that created new land areas.
E)An Ice Age, which resulted in a drop in the ocean level.

Question 40

The most commonly used weapon for hunting large game at Monte Verde was the

A)Axe.
B)Bow and arrow.
C)Bolo.
D)Slingshot.
E)Atlatl.

Question 41

Please define the following key terms.
evolution

Question 42

People at Catalhoyuk traded goods to obtain what material for making knives and jewelry?

A)Flint.
B)Bone.
C)Obsidian.
D)Silver.
E)Marble.

Question 43

The Natufians,who were the first to domesticate animals and cultivate crops approximately 12,500 B.C.E.,lived in

A)West Africa.
B)Egypt.
C)The Mediterranean areas.
D)Palestine and southern.
E)China.

Question 44

The most important event of the New Stone Age was the

A)Development of the wheel.
B)Creation of the first kingdom.
C)Production of food by farming and animal domestication.
D)Discovery and control of fire.
E)Hunting of large animals, like the elephants, to extinction.

Question 45

In addition to meat,one of the most important things provided by the domestication of sheep was / were

A)Horns for music.
B)Wool for cloth.
C)Skulls for holy objects.
D)Bones for needles.
E)Skin to wear.

Question 46

Please define the following key terms.
ocher

Question 47

Please define the following key terms.
Homo sapiens sapiens

Question 48

Please define the following key terms.
Neanderthal

Question 49

Please define the following key terms.
Mungo Man

Question 50

The wealthy of Catalhoyuk were buried with

A)Pots.
B)Jewelry and tools.
C)Weapons.
D)Cloth.
E)Animal skeletons.

Question 51

How did the people of Catalhoyuk enter their homes?

A)Through the roof.
B)Through underground tunnels.
C)Through windows.
D)Through connecting hallways.
E)Through doorways.

Question 52

Between 8300 and 7500 B.C.E.,the largest Natufian settlement was at

A)Ain Ghazal.
B)Amman.
C)Catalhoyuk.
D)Sumer.
E)Jericho.

Question 53

The first crops cultivated from agriculture by the Natufians were

A)Figs
B)Fruit.
C)Cotton.
D)Root vegetables.
E)Nuts.

Question 54

Please define the following key terms.
mitochondrial Eve

Question 55

Natufians discovered that tall plants had kernels with thinner husks and were easier to

A)Plant.
B)Eat.
C)Find.
D)Grow.
E)Harvest.

Question 56

The first tamed animal approximately 10,000 B.C.E.was the

A)Goat.
B)Deer.
C)Sheep.
D)Dog.
E)Cat.

Question 57

Please define the following key terms.
Hominin

Question 58

Please define the following key terms.
Religion

Question 59

Please define the following key terms.
stratigraphy

Question 60

Unlike Jericho,Catalhoyuk lacked

A)Trade.
B)Hunting weapons.
C)Buildings.
D)Walls or moats.
E)Agriculture.

Question 61

What were some of the defining characteristics of the cave art in Chauvet and Lascaux?

Question 62

What difficulties did early humans face in migrating to Australia and the Americas and what are the theories about how they overcame those difficulties?

Question 63

What were the primary differences between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens sapiens?

Question 64

How did the Natufians evolve into an agricultural society?

Question 65

How do scientists use evolution in explaining how life forms,as well as humans,came into being?

Question 66

Please define the following key terms.
Clovis technological complex

Question 67

Please define the following key terms.
Beringia

Question 68

What kind of evidence suggests early religious beliefs?

Question 69

Why have scientists had more difficulty in studying early settlements in the Americas?

Question 70

Please define the following key terms.
Agriculture

Question 71

What do the walls around Jericho suggest about how Neolithic communities interacted with other populations?

Question 72

What characteristics distinguished Homo sapiens sapiens from other species?

Question 73

Please define the following key terms.
Catalhoyuk

Question 74

Please define the following key terms.
Monte Verde,Chile

Question 75

Please define the following key terms.
Neolithic

Question 76

Please define the following key terms.
Carbon-14

Question 77

Discuss the movements of early humans out of Africa.

Question 78

Why is the Monte Verde site so important for the study of early humans in the Americas?

Question 79

Please define the following key terms.
Natufians