Anthropology: The emergence of Modern Humans

What is not a theory of bipedalism?

Natural selection due to the overuse of arms and the negative affects

Regulating body temperature

To free hands for tool use

Adapt to tall grasses

Which is NOT a trend in human evolution?

Decrease in height

Increase in body size

Increased brain size

Reduced facial prognathism

Did the pelvis grow wider or skinnier through evolution?

Skinnier

Wider

What is a correct characteristic of Australopithecus

Growth in front teeth

Sexually dimorphic

Reduction in body size

Large brain

Which in NOT a characteristic of paranthropous

Large jaw and supraorbital torus

Large molars

Primarly meat diet

Bigger built (also known as Robusts)

Where did early humans migrate from?

North America

Africa

Europe

Asia

What is a characteristic of Homo Erectus/Ergaster

Still exhibited sexual dimorphic tendencies

Large jaw and teeth

Larger brain

No forehead

What theory describes the reason why Homo Floresiensis is so small?

Single-orgin theory

Fire drives

Island effect

Genocide

Which one is a characteristic of Archaics?

Mostly hunted small game

Had a modern human sature

Tools were getting larger

All of the above

Characteristic of neadertals?

Very robust build

Adapted to life in cold cimates

First evidence of portable art

All of the above

What developed the spread of apes?

Food

Geography

Culture

Water

Why was cooked food better for primates?

Their health

The taste

It was faster to eat

Took more calories to digest

What is the "Out of Africa" Hypothesis?

Modern umans migrated and replaced all archaic hominids

The interbreeding of archaic hominids and humans

The genocide of archaic hominids

Modern humans stayed in Africa and didn't move

Which is NOT a model of origin of domestication?

Climate change

Population growth models

Trading networks

Increase in family culture

Anthropology: The emergence of Modern Humans

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