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5.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.
6.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.
7.Derived features of Homo heidelbergensis include a
a. chin.
b. larger brain.
c. flat back of the skull.
d. prominent occipital bun.
8.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.
9.Neanderthals lived in
a. Europe and western Asia.
b. Asia only.
c. Europe only.
d. Africa and eastern Asia.
10.Homo heidelbergensis lived in
a. Africa only.
b. Eurasia only.
c. Africa and Europe.
d. every continent of the world except Antarctica.
Answer 1:- d) archaic H. sapiens of the early Middle Pleistocene
Reason- Homo heidelbergensis is a subspecies of archaic humans, which were present in the Middle Pleistocene from about 700,000 to 300,000 years ago. These were found at southern and eastern Africa & Europe.
Answer 2:- d) dates to about 2 million years ago, and the excavator proposes the remains are those of dead intentionally buried or deposited there.
Reason- Homo Naledi were present in the Middle Pleistocene around 335,000–236,000 years ago.
Answer 3:- c) burial of the dead and hunting large game
Reason - Neanderthals were the first to start burial practice with flowers
Answer 4:-b) Eurasia teemed with animals like woolly mammoths, woolly rhinoceros, reindeer, aurochs, musk oxen, and horses.
Reason- last glacial period occured at middle parts of Europe and North Africa. There were presence of woolly mammoths, reminders, etc.