If Neandertals were not ancestors of today’s Europeans, then they probably A.) Evolved into Australopithecines
B.) Went extinct
C.) Lived in South Africa
D.) Moved to North America

B.) Went extinct

Explanation:

Neandertals were a subspecies of the the ancestors of modern humans and they occupied Eurasia while they were alive up to 40,000 years ago.

It was originally thought that Europeans may have descended from them but this was found not to be true even though traces of their DNA exist in very small quantities in Europeans. Rather they went extinct due to multiple factors including possible conflict with modern humans.

radioactive dating, also known as  radioisotope dating  is a process that in  estimating the approximate  age  of  rocks. these data can be analyzed from  the studies dealing with the  decay of the radioactive elements that are present in these rocks. in nature, there are a few types of materials or atoms which are quite unstable and they spontaneously decay or breakdown to form other kinds of atoms.

when studying cause and effect, historians usually group the causes into different categories. for example, cultural causes reflect how a society’s literature and art convey the way the society saw itself in relation to the rest of the world. another resource that historians use to understand society is pop culture, which tells them the trends and ideas that are preferred by the common people. when studying cause and effect, it’s important to remember multiple causation, or the idea that an effect could have several causes and vice versa.  

the correct option is “cultural causes” since art and literature are related to the culture of a place. culture is determined by literature, art, music.

the correct option is “pop culture” since it reflects the likes and ideas of common people whereas the rest of the options do not focus on common people.  

the correct option is “multiple causation” since it refers to the idea that events are caused by multiple reasons, not just a single one.