Chapter 1 Flashcards
What method makes it possible to place thousands of organic archaeological materials in
their proper historical context even without textual evidence?
C14 Radiocarbon dating
What method makes it possible to get around the lack of radioactive carbon? This method
does not date the organic material, but instead the terrain in which they were found, allowing
us to trace human origins back millions of years to the beginnings of bipedalism.
Aerial photography
Side-scanning radar
Potassium-argon dating
Where did the human lineage diverge from apes sometime between 8 – 6 million years ago?
Africa
All of the following are important contributions of bipedalism EXCEPT?
Allowed hominids to adapt to life in the forests
The name given to modern humans and their more recently extinct ancestors is ________
Hominins
Which species name means “Handy Man”?
Homo habilis
Which species name means “Upright Man”?
Homo erectus
Which species name means “Wise Man”?
Homo sapiens
How did the early gatherers survive?
Became mobile to prevent resource depletion
Controlled population through dispersion or infanticide
Began to “live and work cooperatively”
Which species was the first known tool users?
Homo habilis
Which species was the first to use fire to cook foods, eliminating toxins found in raw meats
and expanding their life spans?
Homo erectus
Which species made advances in tool-making that led to an increase in big game hunting?
Homo sapiens
Why was the Neolithic Revolution significant?
It was the move from a hunter-gatherer world to an agricultural one.
It was the root of what we refer to as civilization.
What was the significance of the “Natufian Adaptation”?
Residents began to see the benefits of sedentary living.
What represents the “real” Neolithic Revolution?
Abandonment of hunting
