What is most significant about the species Homo erectus?
A) They were the first hominins to use tools.
B) They were the only species of hominin confined to a very small geographical region.
C) They were the only vegetarian species of hominin.
D) They were the first species of hominin to be widely distributed in the Old World.
D) They were the first species of hominin to be widely distributed in the Old World.
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Morotopithecus may be a better candidate than Proconsul as the ancestor of hominoids because __________
a. it is a knucklewalker b. it is larger bodied c. it has a short stiff back and suspensory shoulder anatomy d. it has a Y-5 molar pattern
Which of the following is NOT a reason the upper class in the United States has considerable power?
a. It owns the means of production. b. It controls the media. c. It has enormous political influence. d. It is the main source of soft money contributions to political campaigns. e. It comprises about 20 percent of the U.S. population.
A mode of production is
A. a post-industrial adaptive strategy, such as commercial agriculture and international mercantilism. B. the land, labor, and technology used in production. C. the way production is organized in a society. D. a technology used to produce consumer goods. E. the cultural aspects of an economy, such as changing fashions in the textile and clothing industry.
Globalization began with __________
a. United States' interest in Latin America and the Pacific during the late nineteenth century b. expansion of the Roman Empire during the first century c. European colonial and mercantile expansion in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries d. the explosion of media and information technology during the late twentieth century