Homo ergaster is considered by those paleoanthropologists who originally split this new species off of what was previously called Homo erectus and those that agree with this split to be:
A. the earliest species in the genus Homo
B. a species that predated Homo erectus in Africa and other areas but in some ways displays characteristics more similar to Homo sapiens than to Homo erectus
C. a species that evolved from Homo erectus in Africa and other areas but in some ways displays characteristics more similar to the Australopithecines than to Homo sapiens
D. an early species of the genus Homo that had cognitive abilities greater than modern humans
B. a species that predated Homo erectus in Africa and other areas but in some ways displays characteristics more similar to Homo sapiens than to Homo erectus
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Multiculturalism emphasizes the need for a series of cultures to abandon their old ethnic identities and join together to forge a new and unique cultural identity.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following is not a primary perspective of anthropology?
a. a holistic perspective b. an ethnocentric perspective c. a cross-cultural perspective d. an evolutionary perspective
Which of the following factors does NOT have an influence on primate social behavior?
a. The distribution of resources b. The distribution of predators c. Life histories d. Higher intelligence e. Basal Metabolic Rate
It is likely that H. sapiens reached the New World __________
a. during the Middle Stone Age b. by crossing the Atlantic on watercraft c. via the coast of Siberia d. directly from Africa on a South Atlantic land bridge