Chapter 01_Essay Answer each of the following questions with an essay. Be sure to include specific examples that support your thesis and conclusions. 1. What are some of the problems in using evidence from contemporary gatherer societies to study early humans? 2. How did early Homo erectus spread out of East Africa into other parts of the world? Where did they go, and how early did they reach those places? 3. What were the key features of Paleolithic food attainment and Paleolithic diets? 4. What are some of the theories about gender relationships in Paleolithic societies? What changed in those relationships in the Neolithic period? What kinds of evidence are used in supporting or arguing against these theories? 5. What is the relationship between pastoralism, disease, and humans? 6. How did material goods create, define, and perpetuate social hierarchies in Neolithic societies?