What Was the Most Important Consequence of the Large-Scale Ecological

question 13

Multiple Choice

What was the most important consequence of the large-scale ecological changes in Africa several hundred thousand years ago?

• A) Australopithecines survived by building structures to store water.
• B) Retreating ice sheets created the savannas,which favored Homo habilis.
• C) Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons fought a war over resources,which led to the extinction of Neanderthals.
• D) Larger-brained,quicker,more adaptable Homo sapiens survived and spread out of Africa.

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