Question 1

During the height of the Pleistocene, the Beringia was about how wide?

Accepted Answer

A)  100 km 
B)  500 km 
C)  1000 km 
D)  1500 km 
A)  100 km 
B)  500 km 
C)  1000 km 
D)  1500 km

Question 2

The more than 1,400 radiocarbon dates examined by Janet Wilmshurst and her colleagues showed that the islands of central and eastern Polynesia, including Hawaii, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), the Marquesas, and New Zealand were settled:

Accepted Answer

A)  no earlier than A.D. 1200 
B)  no later than A.D. 500 
C)  after A.D. 1500 
D)  by about 100 B.C. 
A)  no earlier than A.D. 1200 
B)  no later than A.D. 500 
C)  after A.D. 1500 
D)  by about 100 B.C.

Question 3

The two fluted point traditions of North America listed in the order of their appearance (from older to younger) are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Monte Verde and Meadowcroft 
B)  Scottsbluff and Hell Gap 
C)  Clovis and Folsom 
D)  Folsom and Clovis 
A)  Monte Verde and Meadowcroft 
B)  Scottsbluff and Hell Gap 
C)  Clovis and Folsom 
D)  Folsom and Clovis

Question 4

An analysis of the DNA of a sample of modern Native people of Australia suggests that their most ancient ancestors split from the people of Southeast Asia about how long ago?

Accepted Answer

A)  40,000 years ago 
B)  more than 50,000 years ago 
C)  100,000 years ago 
D)  1 million years ago 
A)  40,000 years ago 
B)  more than 50,000 years ago 
C)  100,000 years ago 
D)  1 million years ago

Question 5

The Mungo I skeleton differs from the skeletons of modern Australian Aborigines in that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Mungo I skeleton is of an archaic variety of humanity, whereas all modern Australian natives are anatomically modern 
B)  the Mungo I skeleton is lightly constructed, while modern Australian natives are far more robust 
C)  the Mungo I skeleton shows extensive evidence of malnutrition, while modern Australian natives are better adapted culturally and rarely suffer from malnutrition 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the Mungo I skeleton is of an archaic variety of humanity, whereas all modern Australian natives are anatomically modern 
B)  the Mungo I skeleton is lightly constructed, while modern Australian natives are far more robust 
C)  the Mungo I skeleton shows extensive evidence of malnutrition, while modern Australian natives are better adapted culturally and rarely suffer from malnutrition 
D)  all of the above

Question 6

Anthropologist Joseph Birdsell has calculated that during glacial maxima, Southeast Asians could have migrated to Australia by island hopping. The mean distance of the eight gaps between islands in Birdsell's view was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a bit more than 100 miles 
B)  a bit less than 50 miles 
C)  about 30 miles 
D)  fewer than 20 miles 
A)  a bit more than 100 miles 
B)  a bit less than 50 miles 
C)  about 30 miles 
D)  fewer than 20 miles

Question 7

What is a "fluted point?"

Accepted Answer

A "fluted point" refers to a specific ty

Question 8

The genome of Kennewick Man is most similar to which group of modern human beings:

Accepted Answer

A)  East Asians 
B)  Polynesians 
C)  the Norse 
D)  Native Americans in living in northwest North America 
A)  East Asians 
B)  Polynesians 
C)  the Norse 
D)  Native Americans in living in northwest North America

Question 9

Is there a connection between the Solutrean and Clovis stone tool traditions? Is there any evidence for a European source for Clovis?

Accepted Answer

The connection between the Solutrean and

Question 10

Today the water in the Bering Strait is about how deep:

Accepted Answer

A)  200-250 meters 
B)  150-200 meters 
C)  50-100 meters 
D)  30-50 meters 
A)  200-250 meters 
B)  150-200 meters 
C)  50-100 meters 
D)  30-50 meters

During the height of the Pleistocene, the Beringia was about how wide?

The more than 1,400 radiocarbon dates examined by Janet Wilmshurst and her colleagues showed that the islands of central and eastern Polynesia, including Hawaii, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), the Marquesas, and New Zealand were settled:

The two fluted point traditions of North America listed in the order of their appearance (from older to younger) are:

An analysis of the DNA of a sample of modern Native people of Australia suggests that their most ancient ancestors split from the people of Southeast Asia about how long ago?

The Mungo I skeleton differs from the skeletons of modern Australian Aborigines in that:

Anthropologist Joseph Birdsell has calculated that during glacial maxima, Southeast Asians could have migrated to Australia by island hopping. The mean distance of the eight gaps between islands in Birdsell's view was:

What is a "fluted point?"

The genome of Kennewick Man is most similar to which group of modern human beings:

Is there a connection between the Solutrean and Clovis stone tool traditions? Is there any evidence for a European source for Clovis?

Today the water in the Bering Strait is about how deep:

Encountering the Past

Probing the Past

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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

During the height of the Pleistocene, the Beringia was about how wide?

The more than 1,400 radiocarbon dates examined by Janet Wilmshurst and her colleagues showed that the islands of central and eastern Polynesia, including Hawaii, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), the Marquesas, and New Zealand were settled:

The two fluted point traditions of North America listed in the order of their appearance (from older to younger) are:

An analysis of the DNA of a sample of modern Native people of Australia suggests that their most ancient ancestors split from the people of Southeast Asia about how long ago?

The Mungo I skeleton differs from the skeletons of modern Australian Aborigines in that:

Anthropologist Joseph Birdsell has calculated that during glacial maxima, Southeast Asians could have migrated to Australia by island hopping. The mean distance of the eight gaps between islands in Birdsell's view was:

What is a "fluted point?"

The genome of Kennewick Man is most similar to which group of modern human beings:

Is there a connection between the Solutrean and Clovis stone tool traditions? Is there any evidence for a European source for Clovis?

Today the water in the Bering Strait is about how deep:

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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