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

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The cranial remains from Dmanisi are characteristic of all of the following except

A) are easily distinguishable from modern Homo sapiens
B) bear some similarities to early Homo specimens from East Africa
C) bear similarities to australopithecus specimens
D) have very small cranial capacities
E) are different from other hominins outside Africa

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In general, the cranium of Homo erectus

A) has a high vertical forehead
B) is composed of delicate, thin bone
C) has no brow ridges
D) is virtually identical to that of modern humans
E) has a pentagonal shape when viewed from behind

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The Acheulian biface or "hand axe" is a basic tool of the Acheulian tradition.

The term Homo ergaster

When compared to large-bodied earlier Homo specimens, Homo erectus relative brain size is

There is a very late surviving H. erectus group in Java that apparently managed to survive there until less than________years ago.

Kamaya Kimeu discovered the most complete Homo erectus at Zhoukoudian.

New evidence from Zhoukoudian cave has substantiated the long held notion that Homo erectus used controlled fire.

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

Homo erectus differs most distinctly from both early Homo and Homo sapiens in

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?

The Homo erectus remains from Africa are dated to _____ years ago.

A nuchal torus refers to the projection of bone on the top of the cranium which is very common among Homo erectus.

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

Given the newest dates for the Ngandong Homo erectus material on Java, it is possible that Homo erectus could have existed contemporaneously with Homo sapiens.