Question 1

The Mungo I skeleton dates to about what period:

Accepted Answer

A)  26,000 years ago 
B)  18,000 years ago 
C)  10,000 years ago 
D)  4,000 years ago 
A)  26,000 years ago 
B)  18,000 years ago 
C)  10,000 years ago 
D)  4,000 years ago

Question 2

About how long ago did the ice free McKenzie Corridor become available for human travel south:

Accepted Answer

A)  30,000 years ago 
B)  20,000 years ago 
C)  13,000 years ago 
D)  10,000 years ago 
A)  30,000 years ago 
B)  20,000 years ago 
C)  13,000 years ago 
D)  10,000 years ago

Question 3

We know that at least some of the exploration of the Pacific conducted by people hundreds and even thousands of years before the Europeans explored it had been intentional because:

Accepted Answer

A)  these people left a written record of their exploits 
B)  oral traditions examined in the late nineteenth century documented their early explorations 
C)  the islands of the Pacific are so small and far apart 
D)  the settlers brought with them the people and materials necessary for a successful colonization of new territories 
A)  these people left a written record of their exploits 
B)  oral traditions examined in the late nineteenth century documented their early explorations 
C)  the islands of the Pacific are so small and far apart 
D)  the settlers brought with them the people and materials necessary for a successful colonization of new territories

Question 4

The SK Mammoth site in north-central Siberia is about how old:

Accepted Answer

A)  34,000 years 
B)  45,000 years 
C)  87,000 years 
D)  200,000 years 
A)  34,000 years 
B)  45,000 years 
C)  87,000 years 
D)  200,000 years

Question 5

How do we know that the mastodon found at the Manis site in Washington State had been killed by human hunters:

Accepted Answer

A)  pieces of undigested meat were found in human coprolites at the site 
B)  the bones were found in a fireplace 
C)  there were extensive butchering marks on the bone, all made by stone tools 
D)  a bone projectile point was found embedded in one of the animal's ribs 
A)  pieces of undigested meat were found in human coprolites at the site 
B)  the bones were found in a fireplace 
C)  there were extensive butchering marks on the bone, all made by stone tools 
D)  a bone projectile point was found embedded in one of the animal's ribs

Question 6

About how old is the El Fin del Mundo site in Mexico:

Accepted Answer

A)  10,000 years 
B)  11,500 years 
C)  13,400 years 
D)  18,500 years 
A)  10,000 years 
B)  11,500 years 
C)  13,400 years 
D)  18,500 years

Question 7

Briefly discuss the range of adaptations reflected in the archaeological record of Greater Australia.

Accepted Answer

The archaeological record of Greater Aus

Question 8

The habitat of Beringia is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  an arctic waste 
B)  a rich shrub tundra 
C)  a boreal forest 
D)  a boreal savannah 
A)  an arctic waste 
B)  a rich shrub tundra 
C)  a boreal forest 
D)  a boreal savannah

Question 9

What kind of animals did the residents of the Schaefer and Hebior sites hunt:

Accepted Answer

A)  woolly mammoth 
B)  bison 
C)  horse 
D)  dinosaur 
A)  woolly mammoth 
B)  bison 
C)  horse 
D)  dinosaur

Question 10

What kinds of tools do the Nenana industry in North America and the Ushki Lake industry (component 7) of Kamchatka have in common:

Accepted Answer

A)  bone harpoons 
B)  bifacially worked points and knives 
C)  wedge-shaped cores 
D)  microblades 
A)  bone harpoons 
B)  bifacially worked points and knives 
C)  wedge-shaped cores 
D)  microblades

Question 11

Variability within Native American mtDNA lineages suggests a dispersal through the Americas about how long ago:

Accepted Answer

A)  25,000-20,000 years ago 
B)  18,000 years ago 
C)  16,000 years ago 
D)  13,000 years ago 
A)  25,000-20,000 years ago 
B)  18,000 years ago 
C)  16,000 years ago 
D)  13,000 years ago

Question 12

Who was the Anzick boy?

Accepted Answer

The Anzick boy refers to the remains of

Question 13

The harsh, dry interior of Australia was first inhabited:

Accepted Answer

A)  after 5,000 years ago 
B)  between 10,000 and12,000 years ago 
C)  between 20,000 and 25,000 years ago 
D)  before 40,000 years ago 
A)  after 5,000 years ago 
B)  between 10,000 and12,000 years ago 
C)  between 20,000 and 25,000 years ago 
D)  before 40,000 years ago

Question 14

Which site may represent a very early habitation of the descendants of settlers who traveled along the coast of Beringia into the New World more than 12,000 and as much as 18,500 years ago:

Accepted Answer

A)  Bluefish Caves 
B)  Monte Verde 
C)  Quebrada Tacahuay 
D)  Koster 
A)  Bluefish Caves 
B)  Monte Verde 
C)  Quebrada Tacahuay 
D)  Koster

Question 15

The Yana RHS site provides the oldest evidence for the human occupation of:

Accepted Answer

A)  North America 
B)  South America 
C)  the Levantine Corridor 
D)  eastern Siberia 
A)  North America 
B)  South America 
C)  the Levantine Corridor 
D)  eastern Siberia

Question 16

During glacial maxima, Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania were a single land mass called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sahul 
B)  Sunda 
C)  Lemuria 
D)  Pangaea 
A)  Sahul 
B)  Sunda 
C)  Lemuria 
D)  Pangaea

Question 17

What is the significance of Paisley Five Mile Point Cave site? How old is it, what foods did the inhabitants eat, and what is the significance of its location?

Accepted Answer

The Paisley Five Mile Point Cave site is

Question 18

Early settlers of the interior of northwestern North America would have been faced with what challenge if they attempted to migrate south:

Accepted Answer

A)  active volcanoes along the Rocky Mountains 
B)  the coalesced Cordilleran and Laurentide ice sheets 
C)  massive animal extinctions 
D)  a 1,000-year-long drought 
A)  active volcanoes along the Rocky Mountains 
B)  the coalesced Cordilleran and Laurentide ice sheets 
C)  massive animal extinctions 
D)  a 1,000-year-long drought

Question 19

What questions must be answered in order to answer the bigger question: When was the New World first settled by people?

Accepted Answer

In order to answer the bigger question o

Question 20

Discuss the spread of human populations through the interior of Australia.

Accepted Answer

The spread of human populations through

The Mungo I skeleton dates to about what period:

About how long ago did the ice free McKenzie Corridor become available for human travel south:

We know that at least some of the exploration of the Pacific conducted by people hundreds and even thousands of years before the Europeans explored it had been intentional because:

The SK Mammoth site in north-central Siberia is about how old:

How do we know that the mastodon found at the Manis site in Washington State had been killed by human hunters:

About how old is the El Fin del Mundo site in Mexico:

Briefly discuss the range of adaptations reflected in the archaeological record of Greater Australia.

The habitat of Beringia is best described as:

What kind of animals did the residents of the Schaefer and Hebior sites hunt:

What kinds of tools do the Nenana industry in North America and the Ushki Lake industry (component 7) of Kamchatka have in common:

Variability within Native American mtDNA lineages suggests a dispersal through the Americas about how long ago:

Who was the Anzick boy?

The harsh, dry interior of Australia was first inhabited:

Which site may represent a very early habitation of the descendants of settlers who traveled along the coast of Beringia into the New World more than 12,000 and as much as 18,500 years ago:

The Yana RHS site provides the oldest evidence for the human occupation of:

During glacial maxima, Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania were a single land mass called:

What is the significance of Paisley Five Mile Point Cave site? How old is it, what foods did the inhabitants eat, and what is the significance of its location?

Early settlers of the interior of northwestern North America would have been faced with what challenge if they attempted to migrate south:

What questions must be answered in order to answer the bigger question: When was the New World first settled by people?

Discuss the spread of human populations through the interior of Australia.

Encountering the Past

Probing the Past

African Roots

The Human Lineage

The First Humans: The Evolution of Homo Sapiens

Expanding Intellectual Horizons: Arts and Ideas in the Upper Paleolithic and Late Stone Age

After the Ice: The Food-Producing Revolution

Roots of Complexity: The Origins of Civilization

An Explosion of Complexity: Mesopotamia, Africa, and Europe

An Explosion of Complexity: The Indus Valley and China

An Explosion of Complexity: Mesoamerica

An Explosion of Complexity: South America

An Explosion of Complexity: North America

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Exam 7: Expanding Geographical Horizons: New Worlds

The Mungo I skeleton dates to about what period:

About how long ago did the ice free McKenzie Corridor become available for human travel south:

We know that at least some of the exploration of the Pacific conducted by people hundreds and even thousands of years before the Europeans explored it had been intentional because:

The SK Mammoth site in north-central Siberia is about how old:

How do we know that the mastodon found at the Manis site in Washington State had been killed by human hunters:

About how old is the El Fin del Mundo site in Mexico:

Briefly discuss the range of adaptations reflected in the archaeological record of Greater Australia.

The habitat of Beringia is best described as:

What kind of animals did the residents of the Schaefer and Hebior sites hunt:

What kinds of tools do the Nenana industry in North America and the Ushki Lake industry (component 7) of Kamchatka have in common:

Variability within Native American mtDNA lineages suggests a dispersal through the Americas about how long ago:

Who was the Anzick boy?

The harsh, dry interior of Australia was first inhabited:

Which site may represent a very early habitation of the descendants of settlers who traveled along the coast of Beringia into the New World more than 12,000 and as much as 18,500 years ago:

The Yana RHS site provides the oldest evidence for the human occupation of:

During glacial maxima, Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania were a single land mass called:

What is the significance of Paisley Five Mile Point Cave site? How old is it, what foods did the inhabitants eat, and what is the significance of its location?

Early settlers of the interior of northwestern North America would have been faced with what challenge if they attempted to migrate south:

What questions must be answered in order to answer the bigger question: When was the New World first settled by people?

Discuss the spread of human populations through the interior of Australia.

Encountering the Past

Probing the Past

African Roots

The Human Lineage

The First Humans: The Evolution of Homo Sapiens

Expanding Intellectual Horizons: Arts and Ideas in the Upper Paleolithic and Late Stone Age

After the Ice: The Food-Producing Revolution

Roots of Complexity: The Origins of Civilization

An Explosion of Complexity: Mesopotamia, Africa, and Europe

An Explosion of Complexity: The Indus Valley and China

An Explosion of Complexity: Mesoamerica

An Explosion of Complexity: South America

An Explosion of Complexity: North America

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