Biological and cultural changes enabled H. erectus to exploit a new adaptive strategy—gathering and hunting. This in turn was crucial for H. erectus to
A. diminish the rate of mortalities due to violent encounters with large animals and other hominins.
B. overcome its greatest challenge: an imperfect bipedal gait.
C. beat out H. habilis in competition for key ecological niches.
D. push the hominin range beyond Africa, into Asia and Europe.
E. bring about the onset of complex language.
Answer: D
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