UCLA ANTHRO 1 FINAL EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
When was the major migration out of Africa? - ANS -60ka
-modern humans replaced the Neanderthals and robust hominids across the world
When did modern humans evolve? - ANS 200,000 years ago
modern Homo sapien derived characteristics: - ANS -small, flat face with portruding chin
-rounded skull
-cranial capacity of at least 1,350cc
-less robust post-cranial skeleton
-relatively long limbs and shorter trunks
why was the modern human less robust? - ANS -relied more on elaborate tools and
technological advancements, less on body strength
how does modern human behavior compare to that of early hominins? - ANS -much more
complex and variable
-vast array of specialized tools and techniques to adapt to diverse environments
-elaborate and varied symbolic, artistic, and religious behavior
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, -due to large geographic range
-ability to accumulate and transmit over successive generations
Middle Stone Age (MSA) - ANS -The stone tool industries of sub-Saharan Africa and southern
and eastern Asia that existed 250 to 40 kya.
-counterpart of the Middle Paleolithic (Mousterian) in Europe
-varied, but flake tools were manufactured in all of them
-large social networks, Llong-distance exchange networks
MSA tools - ANS -blades: long, thin stone tools, Mode 4
-symmetrical, leaf-shaped points
-microliths: small stone flake, sharp edge on one side and flat on the other, Mode 5
-atlatl: throws spears farther
-bone tools
-shelters and hearths
When did the Middle Stone Age occur? - ANS Later Pleistocene
What was change in human behavior caused by? - ANS -increased cognitive ability
-cultural innovations, not genetic
-technological innovation
MSA transition - ANS technological innovation --> more efficient food acquisition --> greater
economic surplus --> more economic specialization --> greater symbolic and ritual activity
Fossil Evidence for movement out of Africa - ANS -earliest found in China, 120-80ka
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
When was the major migration out of Africa? - ANS -60ka
-modern humans replaced the Neanderthals and robust hominids across the world
When did modern humans evolve? - ANS 200,000 years ago
modern Homo sapien derived characteristics: - ANS -small, flat face with portruding chin
-rounded skull
-cranial capacity of at least 1,350cc
-less robust post-cranial skeleton
-relatively long limbs and shorter trunks
why was the modern human less robust? - ANS -relied more on elaborate tools and
technological advancements, less on body strength
how does modern human behavior compare to that of early hominins? - ANS -much more
complex and variable
-vast array of specialized tools and techniques to adapt to diverse environments
-elaborate and varied symbolic, artistic, and religious behavior
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, -due to large geographic range
-ability to accumulate and transmit over successive generations
Middle Stone Age (MSA) - ANS -The stone tool industries of sub-Saharan Africa and southern
and eastern Asia that existed 250 to 40 kya.
-counterpart of the Middle Paleolithic (Mousterian) in Europe
-varied, but flake tools were manufactured in all of them
-large social networks, Llong-distance exchange networks
MSA tools - ANS -blades: long, thin stone tools, Mode 4
-symmetrical, leaf-shaped points
-microliths: small stone flake, sharp edge on one side and flat on the other, Mode 5
-atlatl: throws spears farther
-bone tools
-shelters and hearths
When did the Middle Stone Age occur? - ANS Later Pleistocene
What was change in human behavior caused by? - ANS -increased cognitive ability
-cultural innovations, not genetic
-technological innovation
MSA transition - ANS technological innovation --> more efficient food acquisition --> greater
economic surplus --> more economic specialization --> greater symbolic and ritual activity
Fossil Evidence for movement out of Africa - ANS -earliest found in China, 120-80ka
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