Question 1

Folsom culture spear implements are called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Folsom culture spear implements are called ____________________....

Question 2

The Adena culture

Accepted Answer

A) was the most significant Woodland Civilization. 
B) are known for burial practices. 
C) relied on forest animals for food. 
D) used bows and arrows. 
E) All of the options are correct. 
A) was the most significant Woodland Civilization. 
B) are known for burial practices. 
C) relied on forest animals for food. 
D) used bows and arrows. 
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 3

The Olmec civilization evidently did not contain which of the following?

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A) Pyramids. 
B) Advanced agriculture. 
C) A complex system used for record keeping. 
D) Iron smelting for weaponry. 
E) Stonework that rivaled some Egyptian stonework. 
A) Pyramids. 
B) Advanced agriculture. 
C) A complex system used for record keeping. 
D) Iron smelting for weaponry. 
E) Stonework that rivaled some Egyptian stonework.

Question 4

Our knowledge of Andean societies is speculative because

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A) there was no writing. 
B) there are few archaeological sites. 
C) there are no artifacts, only written records. 
D) the geography is too difficult to navigate today. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) there was no writing. 
B) there are few archaeological sites. 
C) there are no artifacts, only written records. 
D) the geography is too difficult to navigate today. 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 5

Term for identification: Chavin

Accepted Answer

The term "Chavin" refers to an ancient p

Question 6

Term for identification: Peruvian textiles

Accepted Answer

Peruvian textiles refer to the tradition

Question 7

Some of the major islands settled by the Polynesians were ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Hawai'i, E

Question 8

The second wave of migrants to North America probably

Accepted Answer

A) came from Southeast Asia by boat. 
B) settled in western Canada. 
C) came from northeast Asia. 
D) were ancestors of the Inuit Eskimo peoples. 
E) moved across southern Canada as far as the Great Lakes region. 
A) came from Southeast Asia by boat. 
B) settled in western Canada. 
C) came from northeast Asia. 
D) were ancestors of the Inuit Eskimo peoples. 
E) moved across southern Canada as far as the Great Lakes region.

Question 9

What are the main sources of information on the ancient South American cultures?

Accepted Answer

A) Archaeological discoveries. 
B) Books known as codices. 
C) Left over kipu cords. 
D) Linguistic evidence. 
E) Both A and D. 
A) Archaeological discoveries. 
B) Books known as codices. 
C) Left over kipu cords. 
D) Linguistic evidence. 
E) Both A and D.

Question 10

Elaborate on the significance of climatic change on the prehistory of the Americas.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 11

Which of the following statements was true of Pre-Columbian Peru?

Accepted Answer

A) The El Niño effect usually improved fishing prospects for the year. 
B) The inhabitants established early on a major cotton textile industry. 
C) Early Peruvians isolated themselves from trade and exchange with outsiders. 
D) Food shortages were often worse in Peru than in Mesoamerica, due to more mountainous terrain. 
E) Earliest settlers to the area appeared along the rivers flowing from the Peruvian mountains. 
A) The El Niño effect usually improved fishing prospects for the year. 
B) The inhabitants established early on a major cotton textile industry. 
C) Early Peruvians isolated themselves from trade and exchange with outsiders. 
D) Food shortages were often worse in Peru than in Mesoamerica, due to more mountainous terrain. 
E) Earliest settlers to the area appeared along the rivers flowing from the Peruvian mountains.

Question 12

How did the Austronesians, Lapita, and later Polynesians manage to migrate across such large expanses of ocean in ancient times?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include development of dou

Question 13

Peruvian ____________________ were extremely important to Andean societies.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Peruvian ____________________ were extremely important to Andean...

Question 14

The ancestors of Native Americans today

Accepted Answer

A) are known as Amerindians. 
B) originated in northeast Asia. 
C) migrated across a land bridge. 
D) All of the options are correct. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) are known as Amerindians. 
B) originated in northeast Asia. 
C) migrated across a land bridge. 
D) All of the options are correct. 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 15

The early ____________________ civilizations raised guinea pigs and llamas for food, which added to their protein sources and allowed the development of a great civilization.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The early ____________________ civilizations raised guinea pigs...

Question 16

Before the American Southwest was desert, it was

Accepted Answer

A) swampland. 
B) tundra. 
C) grassland. 
D) rain forest. 
E) hilly. 
A) swampland. 
B) tundra. 
C) grassland. 
D) rain forest. 
E) hilly.

Question 17

How far west did the Austronesians sail and colonize while traveling across the Indian Ocean?

Accepted Answer

A) As far as the Hawaiian Islands. 
B) To some parts of the Bismarck Archipelago. 
C) To the coast of New Zealand. 
D) To the island of Madagascar off the coast of east Africa. 
E) To the edge of South America. 
A) As far as the Hawaiian Islands. 
B) To some parts of the Bismarck Archipelago. 
C) To the coast of New Zealand. 
D) To the island of Madagascar off the coast of east Africa. 
E) To the edge of South America.

Question 18

Term for identification: Andes

Accepted Answer

The term "Andes" refers to the Andes Mou

Question 19

The Clovis culture was

Accepted Answer

A) the earliest hunting culture of which we have evidence. 
B) a hunting-gathering culture that arose in central Mexico. 
C) the originator of the use of the atlatl. 
D) the first group of migrants to the New World. 
E) begun during the Archaic Period, when finding sufficient fruits and berries became problematic. 
A) the earliest hunting culture of which we have evidence. 
B) a hunting-gathering culture that arose in central Mexico. 
C) the originator of the use of the atlatl. 
D) the first group of migrants to the New World. 
E) begun during the Archaic Period, when finding sufficient fruits and berries became problematic.

Question 20

Discoveries of tool kits from the archaic Period indicate that

Accepted Answer

A) hunting and gathering had become less important that previously. 
B) big game still provided a fair percentage of the people's food. 
C) the people used specialized hunting and gathering tools. 
D) tools from the period were designed more for processing plants than for use on animals. 
E) people did not eat animals such as mice, rats, and snakes. 
A) hunting and gathering had become less important that previously. 
B) big game still provided a fair percentage of the people's food. 
C) the people used specialized hunting and gathering tools. 
D) tools from the period were designed more for processing plants than for use on animals. 
E) people did not eat animals such as mice, rats, and snakes.

Exam 7: The Settlement of the Americas and the Pacific Islands

Folsom culture spear implements are called ____________________.

The Adena culture

The Olmec civilization evidently did not contain which of the following?

Our knowledge of Andean societies is speculative because

Term for identification: Chavin

Term for identification: Peruvian textiles

Some of the major islands settled by the Polynesians were ____________________.

The second wave of migrants to North America probably

What are the main sources of information on the ancient South American cultures?

Elaborate on the significance of climatic change on the prehistory of the Americas.

Which of the following statements was true of Pre-Columbian Peru?

How did the Austronesians, Lapita, and later Polynesians manage to migrate across such large expanses of ocean in ancient times?

Peruvian ____________________ were extremely important to Andean societies.

The ancestors of Native Americans today

The early ____________________ civilizations raised guinea pigs and llamas for food, which added to their protein sources and allowed the development of a great civilization.

Before the American Southwest was desert, it was

How far west did the Austronesians sail and colonize while traveling across the Indian Ocean?

Term for identification: Andes

The Clovis culture was

Discoveries of tool kits from the archaic Period indicate that

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