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1.Which of the following correctly describes prepared core tools?
a. They are classified as Mode 2 technology.
b. They include those made by the Acheulean technique.
c. They are associated with all Homo species.
d. They include a variety of different kinds of tools made by modifying the shape of the original core.
2.Which of the following statements can be seen as support for the idea that Homo floresiensis is descended from Homo erectus?
a.Mode 2 tools have been found on Flores and are dated to 500,000 years ago.
b. A rich fossil record documents a long occupation of nearby mainland areas by H. erectus.
c. Adult H. floresiensis look like H. erectus children.
d. The skulls of H. floresiensis share a number of derived characters with H. erectus.
3.Derived features of Homo heidelbergensis include a
a. chin.
b. larger brain.
c. flat back of the skull.
d. prominent occipital bun.
4.Studies of Neanderthal postcrania indicate that Neanderthals
a. were adapted for interglacial periods.
b. did not have a hunter-gatherer lifestyle.
c. were robust and heavily muscled.
d. used technology instead of their bodies to deal with the environment.
5.Neanderthals lived in
a. Europe and western Asia.
b. Asia only.
c. Europe only.
d. Africa and eastern Asia.
6.Homo heidelbergensis lived in
a. Africa only.
b. Eurasia only.
c. Africa and Europe.
d. every continent of the world except Antarctica.
1. Prepared core tools are (d) include a variety of different kinds of tools made by modifying the shape of the original core.
these are classified as Mode 3 technologies and is called Levallois technology
2. The statements can be seen as support for the idea that Homo floresiensis is descended from Homo erectus is (a) Mode 2 tools have been found on Flores and are dated to 500,000 years ago.
Mode 2 tools used by homo erectus and are found in same place where Homo floresiensis fossils were discovered
3. Derived features of Homo heidelbergensis include (c) flat back of the skull. The cranium, is Neanderthal-like as it is very rounded at the rear and has a slight depression in the occipital bone at the back of the skull.
4. Studies of Neanderthal postcrania indicate that Neanderthals (c)were robust and heavily muscled
5. Neanderthals lived in Europe and Asia
6. Homo heidelbergensis lived in Africa and Europe