To What Does the Advent of Behavioral Modernity Refer

question 16

Multiple Choice

To what does the advent of behavioral modernity refer?

• A) when early anatomically modern humans became fully human in behavior (relying on symbolic thought and elaborating cultural creativity) as well as in anatomy
• B) when hominids became hominins
• C) the beginning of a truly civilized and sedentary life, achieved 10,000 years ago
• D) when early anatomically modern humans began to manipulate fire
• E) the beginning of life beyond the forest and in the open grasslands

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