Question 1

Increased meat consumption is suggested to have led to increased brain and body size in H. erectus and ultimately, geographic expansion. What implication, if any, does this suggest in modern humans?

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Question 2

Describe the attributes and important uses of the biface as part of the Acheulian tool kit.

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Question 3

The Dmanisi cranial remains show that the very early European specimens had large brains.

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The Dmanisi cranial remains, which are among the oldest found outside Africa, suggest that early human ancestors had small brains, challenging the idea that brain size significantly increased early in human evolution.

Question 4

Although Zhoukoudian is the most famous Homo erectus site in China, there are other sites. Name two of these sites, give their dates and significance to paleoanthropological research.

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Question 5

Account for the evidence that suggests the Zhoukoudian was not a hominid habitation site?

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Question 6

List the differences between the cranium and brain size of Homo erectus and modern Homo sapiens.

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Question 7

H. erectus was the first species with a cranial capacity approaching H. sapiens.

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This statement is true. The cranial capacity of H. erectus ranged from 650 to 1250 cubic centimeters, with an average of around 1000 cubic centimeters, which is similar to the cranial capacity of some modern humans. This suggests that H. erectus had significant brain expansion compared to earlier hominid species.

Question 8

It now appears likely that cultural traditions relating to stone tool technology were largely equivalent over the full geographical range of H. erectus and its contemporaries.

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Research suggests that Homo erectus and its contemporaries had similar stone tool technologies across different regions, indicating shared cultural traditions.

Question 9

Why do some researchers consider the Gran Dolina hominids to be a different species from Homo erectus?

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Question 10

In a sentence or two explain why the answer to the question, "Where did H. erectus first appear?" is not simple.

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Question 11

What have scientists been able to ascertain about the Homo erectus lifestyle at Zhoukoudian? Include any disagreements within the scientific community. What is the nature of the evidence?

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Question 12

List the characteristics of Homo erectus discoveries in Java and China.

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Question 13

Discuss the differences between Homo erectus remains from East Africa and the Javanese and Chinese fossils.

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Question 14

There is some variation among the different geographical groups of the highly successful hominins, but anthropologists debate on how to classify them. Why? What are some of the causes of debate?

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Question 15

Discuss the fossil finds at Dmanisi in terms of their morphology and in terms of the information they provide about the dispersal of hominids out of Africa.

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Quiz 10: The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries