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there is evidence that Neandertals regularly buried their dead with stone tools and shell necklaces

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false

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neadertals ate meat

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true

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neandertals evolved into homo sapiens

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false

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blombos cave in south africa provides evidence that homo sapiens produced art before it reached europe

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true

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evidence from chimpanzee behavior points to the posibility that hominins living 6-4 mya used tools

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true

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the s-shaped spinal column of bamboos explain why they can stand upright for short periods of time

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false

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the brain of lucy was more than twice the size of a chimpanzee’s brain

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false

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the hair covering the entire body of homo erectus helped protect it against the hot dry climate of the savannah

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false

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based on current evidence . Ardi lived before the apperence of stone tools made by hominins

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true

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neandertals invented the atlatl

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false

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the knees of Ardi support the suggestion that she was bipedal but her feet do not support this idea

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true

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there is evidence that some cave paintings were made by neandertals

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true

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over short distances, bipedalism is slower than quadrupedalism

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true

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as a proportion of body height , the arms of turkana boy were shorter than lucy’s arm

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true

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homo erectus was the first hominin species to reach the american contient

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false

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because the sea levels were low during the ice age, homo sapiens individuals were able to walk to Australia

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false

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archeology has shown that foragers had better dental health than early agriculturalists

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true

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forest-dwelling foragers have high population densities because forests are rich in foods that humans consume

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false

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some past foraging societies lived in settlements and used ceramic vessels

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true

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it is believed that agriculture emerged independently in the fertile crescent, china, and new guinea

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true

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millets and camels were first domesticated in the fertile Crescent

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false

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before 20,000 BCE all human populations on earth were hunter-gatherers

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true

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archeological evidence of culture evolution in homo erectus includes controlled fire dating to 2.6 mya in china

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false

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the appearence of domesticated plants in a region around 10000 BCE supports the pull method of agriculture

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false

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over the past 6000 years, the Persian Gulf has increased in size owing (mainly)to a decrease in sea level
false
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agriculture spread from the fertile cresent to southern england at a rate/ speed of less than 1 mile per year
true
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one essential feature of all early states is writing
false
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archeologist have by now discovered all of the cities listed on the Sumerians kings list
false
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there is no evidence of a communal storage of agriculture crops at the site of gobekli tepe
true
30
the standard of UR was found in the tomb of king Sargon, alongside the bodies of the female harp players
false
31
a ziggurat and a tell are words in different languages for the same type of structure
false
32
evidence from sites in southwest asia shows that plant cultivation can precede plant domestication
true
33
early egyptian farmers relied on the fertile "black mud" deposited by the winter dec-feb floods of the nile
false
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ancient tells in southwest asia consist mainly of layers of stones which were the main building materials of houses
false
35
as illustrated by the sign for bowl; proto-cuneiform script was pictographic
true
36
the majority of cities mentioned the sumerians kings list are located on the flood plains of mesopotamin rivers
true
37
at the time of the emergence of sedentism and pastoralism in egypt, northern africa is wetter than it is now
true
38
because natufian culture burials do not contain grave goods it is difficult to interpret natufian funerary beliefs
false
39
first domestication in the fertile crescent, wheat then spread to egypt
true
40
Thomas Hobbes said that the state emerged as a solution to the problems of life in a geographically bounded region
false
41
the presence of temples and rich graves at the site of catalhoyuk support the idea that it was the worlds first city
false
42
in southwest asia, temples and stamp seals made of stone appeared before the first city
true
43
the idea of neolithic revoltuion in southwest asia is challenged by the appearance of sedentism before ceramics
true
44
the fire at eblas palace G helped preserve it cunieforms tablets
true
45
the ceramics and large grinding stone found at the site of Ohalo II (in Israel) indicate that it was a settlement
false
46
the 'code of Hammurabi' stele was found in a pit located a few feet from hammurabis tomb
false
47
in early egypt irrigation canals carried flood water further inland
true
48
gligamesh may have been king of urk
true
49
papyrus which is represented on the narmer palette is a symbol of lower egypt (which king narmer defeated)
true
50
texts tell us that the five largest urban sites of indus valley civilization were constantly at war with each other
false
51
the absence of grain storage pits at early neolithic cites in china is odd, considering with other evidence for cultivation
false
52
some of the earliest domesticated plants in the idus valley region were the same as those in the fertile crescent
true
53
the early mastaba tombs of egypt served as models of the new kingdom's large pyramids at giza
false
54
in china sentences found on early neolithic ceramic vessels represent the earliest forms of chinese language
false
55
found at four different indus civilization urban centers, the 'great baths' were made of fire mud bricks
false
56
columns in the palace of king djoser (whose tomb was the stepped pyramid) are in the form of reeds bound together
true
57
niuheliang is the largest hongshan culture habitation site known so far
false
58
the elevated 'citadels' of Indus civilization urban centers were located to the west of the residential areas
true
59
found in a middle kingdom mastaba tomb, the rosetta stone was the key to deciphering egyptian heiroglyphics
false
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the tombs of some old kingdom pharaophs indicate the practice of human sacrifice
true
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scholars agree that cuneiform writing predated egyptian heiroglyphs by about 500 years ( and was it's likely source)
false
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the absence of elite burials at indus civilization urban centers suggests that society was not (or not very) hierarchical
true
63
dating to the end of the old kingdom the bent pyramid represents a sharp decline in architecural expertise
false
64
millet played a more important role than wheat in china earliest agriculture societies
true
65
the forts built by the early pharaohs of the old kingdom facilitated egypt territorial expansion toward the south
false
66
the capital of amarna survived the fall of the old kingdom, only to be destroyed by the hyksos
false
67
in egypt, pig domestication occured only once egypt had expanded to the near east (where wild pigs were common).
false
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some of the signs of the indus script are thought to have represented phonetic syllables
true
69
egypt earliest royal tombs were not pyramids
true
70
unlike the shang royal burials at xibeigang, the tomb of fuhao had not been looted when archeaologists found it
true
71
The decline of Liangzhu Culture was the result of the Xia dynasty's military expansion toward the southeast.
false
72
The newly found Mayan city of Valeriana was more densely populated than any other pre-contact Mesoamerican city.
false
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Bronze vessels found at the site of Erlitou were produced by the "piece-mold" technique.
true
74
Based on presently available evidence, hieroglyphic writing appeared carlier in Egypt than in Mesoamerica.
true
75
The 'taotie' mask found on the surface of all Xia dynasty bronze vessels served to purify their contents (wine and food).
false
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The 'palaces' at the site of Erlitou share some architectural features with the later Forbidden City in Beijing.
true
77
Although Teotihuacan colonized certain distant locations, it never conquered all of Mesoamerica.
true
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In the lost wax method, the first step in making a bronze object is to make a precise wax model of that object.
false
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Because the Mayans did not have large domesticated animals, their wheeled carts were pulled by people.
false
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The wall built by the emperor Qin Shi Huang Di was longer than the Ming dynasty wall.
false
81
Although not yet identified, Qin Shi Huang's tomb is probably located below the clay-soldiers in Pit #1.
false
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One change imposed by the emperor Qin Shi Huang Di was the standardization of the length of chariot axles.
true
83
Decreased rainfall may have contributed to the collapse of the Maya.
true
84
Both the oracle bone and modern Chinese characters for "rain" include what appear to be raindrops.
true
85
Lacquerware and the lost wax method were two important technical developments during the Shang dynasty.
false
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As with early cuneiform, Shang dynasty oracle bone inscriptions were mainly concerned with accounting and trade.
false
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Xia dynasty orácle bone inscriptions were much shorter than Shang dynasty oracle bone inscriptions.
false
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No texts dating to the Liangzhu Culture are available to explain the function of jade "cong" tubes.
true
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In Mesoamerica, maize domestication and ceramic vessels appeared after the establishment of sedentary villages.
false
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As evident from excavations at the Xibeigang cemetery human sacrifice was practiced during the Shang dynasty.
true
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Non-local traded goods found at Mayan sites included gold from South America and turquoise from North America.
true
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The first archaeological evidence of the presence of elites in Mesoamerica was found at Morite Afban.
false
92
Confucius believed that the music made by the bells found in the Marquis of Yi's tomb could lead to social instability.
false
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objects found in some wealthy early neolithic burials in china point to the importance of feasting as a source of power
true
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the layout of some early neolithic cemeteries in china suggests that graves had above ground markers
true
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it is thought that some of the objects found tutankhmun's tomb had belonged to his parents
true