Anthropology Test Review

To determine if a human walked upright, scientists can look at the _______ or knee cap.

• patella

• femur

• skull

• pelvis

There was a land bridge between Europe and North America during the Ice Age.

• True, many people crossed there

• False, it was between North America and Asia

In the Ice Age the water in the ocean rose as glaciers formed on the land.

• True, water levels rose

• False, water levels went down

In the Ice Age where was the land bridge between Asia and North America?

• Bering Strait
• Indonesia
• Carquinez
• California

People who eat what others leave behind.

• hunters
• scavengers
• gatherers
• nomads

The Latin phrase Anno Domini means...

• In the year of our Lord
• After Death
• Before Christ
• Common Era

The Latin word "homo" means _____.

• human
• upright
• handy
• wise

"Paleo" means _____ at the beginning of a word.

• old
• new
• modern
• bone

When people began to practice agriculture...

• the population went up
• people lived in one place
• there was more food
• all of these are correct

In words like anthropology, "-ology" means _____.

• human
• the study of
• life
• stone