Questions & Answers
Browse all 15 questions from the
Landmarks in Anthropology study set below.
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1
Which hominid fossil, discovered in 1974, is famously known as 'Lucy'?
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A
Australopithecus afarensis
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B
Homo habilis
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C
Homo neanderthalensis
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D
Ardipithecus ramidus
2
What is considered the oldest known type of stone tool technology, dating back about 2.6 million years?
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A
Mousterian
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B
Oldowan
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C
Acheulean
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D
Clovis
3
Which 19th-century English naturalist is credited with the theory of evolution by natural selection?
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A
Louis Leakey
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B
Franz Boas
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C
Charles Darwin
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D
Bronisław Malinowski
4
The discovery of the 'Rosetta Stone' allowed scholars to decipher which ancient writing system?
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A
Cuneiform
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B
Sanskrit
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C
Maya hieroglyphs
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D
Egyptian hieroglyphs
5
Where were the famous Lascaux cave paintings, known for their depictions of large animals, discovered?
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A
France
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B
Egypt
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C
China
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D
Brazil
6
Which invention is credited to the Upper Paleolithic period and significantly improved hunting efficiency?
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A
The wheel
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B
The atlatl (spear-thrower)
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C
The steam engine
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D
The printing press
7
Who is often referred to as the 'Father of Modern Anthropology' for his work in the United States?
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A
Margaret Mead
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B
Ruth Benedict
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C
Franz Boas
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D
Claude Lévi-Strauss
8
What was the first metal to be extensively used by humans for tool making during the Copper Age?
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A
Iron
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B
Gold
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C
Copper
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D
Aluminum
9
The 'Peopling of the Americas' is most commonly associated with the crossing of which ancient land bridge?
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A
Beringia
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B
The Isthmus of Panama
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C
The Sinai Peninsula
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D
The Korean Peninsula
10
Which site in modern-day Turkey is considered one of the world's oldest known temple complexes, dating to the Neolithic?
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A
Giza
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B
Göbekli Tepe
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C
Stonehenge
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D
Angkor Wat
11
Which field of anthropology focuses specifically on the study of human remains to understand past populations?
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A
Linguistic anthropology
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B
Cultural anthropology
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C
Biological (physical) anthropology
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D
Economic anthropology
12
What Neolithic revolution milestone allowed humans to settle in permanent villages?
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A
The invention of writing
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B
The domestication of plants and animals
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C
The invention of the compass
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D
The discovery of fire
13
The 'Laetoli footprints' provide evidence for which major human evolutionary trait?
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A
Bipedalism
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B
Fire usage
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C
Tool manufacture
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D
Language capacity
14
Which ancient civilization is credited with the first known system of writing called cuneiform?
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A
Ancient Egyptians
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B
Ancient Greeks
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C
Sumerians
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D
Romans
15
What was the primary material used for crafting tools during the Paleolithic era?
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A
Steel
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B
Bronze
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C
Stone
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D
Plastic
