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ssal

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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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What is the name of the time period that evolved out of the Oldowan, or pebble tool, tradition and lasted until about 15,000 years ago?
 
  A. Oldowan
  B. Acheulean
  C. Chalcolithic
  D. Paleolithic
  E. Neolithic



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raenoj

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D




ssal

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Reply 2 on: Aug 11, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

 

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