What Is the Most Likely Explanation of Why Early Homo

question 16

Multiple Choice

What is the most likely explanation of why early Homo left Africa and spread into Eurasia?

• A) a hyperspecialization on vegetarian diets
• B) the pursuit of meat
• C) because Homo's smaller bodies made them more fit for long-distance travel
• D) overpopulation in Africa
• E) a maladaptation to a more energy-inefficient system of locomotion

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