Which of the Following Statements Describes a Key Difference Between

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements describes a key difference between Oldowan and Acheulean tools?

• A) Oldowan tools show an increase in size and a focus in being used for hunting.
• B) Acheulean tools, such as the hand ax, represent a predetermined shape based on a template in the mind of the toolmaker, suggesting a cognitive leap between earlier hominins and H. erectus.
• C) Oldowan tools are based on the production of blades, associated with an increasing range of ways hominins exploited their biological and cultural environments.
• D) Acheulean tools show representations of the human form on nonfunctional surfaces.
• E) Acheulean tools constitute a move away from wood toward more plastic media like clay.

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Definitions:

Common Ancestor

The most recent individual from which all organisms in a group are directly descended.

Monkeys

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Human Evolution

The lengthy process of change by which people originated from apelike ancestors, involving developments in physical, social, and cultural traits.

Deuterostomes

A major division of the animal kingdom in which the anus develops from the first opening in the embryo, followed by the mouth.