UCLA ANTHRO 1 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS

UCLA ANTHRO 1 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS When was the major migration out of Africa? - -60ka -modern humans replaced the Neanderthals and robust hominids across the world When did modern humans evolve? - 200,000 years ago modern Homo sapien derived characteristics: - -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? - -relied more on elaborate tools and technological advancements, less on body strength Copyright ©EMILLECT 2024. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Page 2/15 how does modern human behavior compare to that of early hominins? - -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 -due to large geographic range -ability to accumulate and transmit over successive generations Middle Stone Age (MSA) - -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 - -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 Copyright ©EMILLECT 2024. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Page 3/15 -atlatl: throws spears farther -bone tools -shelters and hearths When did the Middle Stone Age occur? - Later Pleistocene What was change in human behavior caused by? - -increased cognitive ability -cultural innovations, not genetic -technological innovation MSA transition - technological innovation --> more efficient food acquisition --> greater economic surplus --> more econo