Cultural Evolution

Which hominin species invented and used the Oldowan tool culture?

• H. ergaster

• H. neanderthalensis

• H. sapiens

• H. habilis

Which hominin species was the first to use fire to cook food?

• H. habilis

• H. ergaster/erectus

• H. sapiens

• H. neanderthalensis

Which hominin species used tools to deliberately make fire?

• H. sapiens

• H. habilis

• H. erectus/ergaster

• H. neanderthalensis

Which hominin species could talk?

• H. habilis

• H. erectus/ergaster

• H. neanderthalensis

• H. sapiens

Which of these advantages of fire helped speed up cultural evolution?

• Scaring away predators

• Cooking food released more nutrients

• Increased daylight hours

• Gathering and sharing ideas around the fireplace

Which tool culture is associated with H. neanderthalensis?

• Oldowan

• Acheulean

• Upper paleolithic

• Mousterian

Which of these describe cultural evolution (tick all that apply)?

• Passing on of useful ideas

• Learning and inventing

• Passing on of genes that help survival

• Occurs multiple times per generation

Which tool is made using the Levallois method?

• Oldowan choppers

• Upper paleolithic bone needles

• Acheulean hand axes

• Mousterian hand axes/blades

Which of these tool cultures used more than one type of material?

• Upper paleolithic

• Mousterian

• Acheulean

• Oldowan

Which of these hominin species made and wore clothing?

• H. habilis

• H. erectus/ergaster

• H. neanderthalensis

• H. sapiens