Content Review Game #2 (Mon, Oct 6)

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What makes storytelling different from basic language?

Back

It uses imagination and shared meaning.

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Where is the world’s oldest known story scene painting found?

Back

Indonesia (Sulawesi Island)

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What two abilities gave Homo sapiens an evolutionary advantage over earlier species?

Back

Advanced language and symbolic thinking

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What does the author mean by calling stories “the cheapest survival tool ever”?

Back

Storytelling helped people share lessons and warnings.

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Why are social rule-breaking stories important?

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They teach moral consequences.

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What advantage helped Homo sapiens outlast Neanderthals?

Back

Theory of mind

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What evidence shows Neanderthals and Homo sapiens interbred? Options: Stone tools, DNA in modern humans, Similar burial sites, Shared fire-making techniques

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DNA in modern humans

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Why do scientists call Denisovan genes “super-athlete genes”?

Back

They helped people use oxygen better in high altitudes.

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What rule about evolution is shown by the “Hobbits” of Flores?

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Evolution on islands can produce unusual adaptations in species.

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Why were the “Flores Hobbits” so small?

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They evolved smaller bodies to survive with limited island food.