The two competing theories of the origins of modern humans are called:
A) "Out of Africa" and "Multiregional"
B) "homo erectus" and "Neanderthal"
C) "Homo erectus" and "Homo Sapiens"
D) "unilineal" and "multilineal"

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The two competing theories are known as the "Out of Africa" theory and the "Multiregional" theory. The Out of Africa theory proposes that modern humans originated in Africa and subsequently spread out to populate the rest of the world. The Multiregional theory, on the other hand, suggests that modern humans evolved simultaneously in different parts of the world from pre-existing populations of Homo erectus.

The Two Competing Theories of the Origins of Modern Humans