Question 1

The Neanderthals vanished by

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A) 30,000 years ago. 
B) 20,000 years ago 
C) 10,000 years ago. 
D) 5,000 years ago. 
A) 30,000 years ago. 
B) 20,000 years ago 
C) 10,000 years ago. 
D) 5,000 years ago. A

Question 2

The first fully modern Europeans are known to physical anthropologists as

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A) Homo ergaster. 
B) Homo neadertalensis. 
C) Cro-Magnons. 
D) Homo sapiens. 
A) Homo ergaster. 
B) Homo neadertalensis. 
C) Cro-Magnons. 
D) Homo sapiens. C

Question 3

All of the following is true of the Clovis people EXCEPT

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A) they were purely big-game hunters. 
B) they preyed on bison. 
C) their tool kit was highly portable. 
D) they used atlatls to kill their quarry. 
A) they were purely big-game hunters. 
B) they preyed on bison. 
C) their tool kit was highly portable. 
D) they used atlatls to kill their quarry. A

Question 4

Although we cannot yet rule out that earlier settlement may be found someday, consistent distributions of human settlement in the New World currently date to

Accepted Answer

A) 35,000 years ago. 
B) 15,000 years ago. 
C) 50,000 years ago. 
D) 6,000 years ago. 
A) 35,000 years ago. 
B) 15,000 years ago. 
C) 50,000 years ago. 
D) 6,000 years ago.

Question 5

Human occupation in what is now Australia is well documented by 35,000 years ago, but may extend

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A) 15,000 years earlier. 
B) 25,000 years earlier. 
C) 35,000 years earlier. 
D) 45,000 years earlier. 
A) 15,000 years earlier. 
B) 25,000 years earlier. 
C) 35,000 years earlier. 
D) 45,000 years earlier.

Question 6

The large landmass made up of the present day islands of Sulawesi and Timor in Southeast Asia was known as

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A) Wallacea. 
B) Pangea. 
C) Sunda. 
D) Sahul. 
A) Wallacea. 
B) Pangea. 
C) Sunda. 
D) Sahul.

Question 7

The Ice Age landmass made up of New Guinea, Australia, and the now flooded shelf between them was known as

Accepted Answer

A) Sunda. 
B) Sahul. 
C) Wallacea. 
D) Pangea. 
A) Sunda. 
B) Sahul. 
C) Wallacea. 
D) Pangea.

Question 8

Homo sapiens had appeared in Southeast Asia by at least

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A) 20,000 years ago. 
B) 25,000 years ago. 
C) 50,000 years ago. 
D) 55,000 years ago. 
A) 20,000 years ago. 
B) 25,000 years ago. 
C) 50,000 years ago. 
D) 55,000 years ago.

Question 9

Discuss the limitations of archaeology in northern China, northeastern Siberia, and Alaska. What modern technologies can you think of that may open up this territory to research in the future?

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The limitations of archaeology in northe

Question 10

Explain how "stone artifacts" can be potentially misleading. How it is possible to prove that such objects were made by prehistoric people and are not products of natural processes?

Accepted Answer

Stone artifacts can be potentially misle

Question 11

All of the following were preferred by Cro-Magnons for blade cores EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) chert 
B) antlers 
C) flint 
D) obsidian 
A) chert 
B) antlers 
C) flint 
D) obsidian

Question 12

The site in Oregon's Cascade Range where a scatter of human feces was found dates to 12,300 years ago is called

Accepted Answer

A) the Paisley Five-Mile Point. 
B) the Debra L. Friedkin site. 
C) Valsequillo. 
D) Fort Rock Cave. 
A) the Paisley Five-Mile Point. 
B) the Debra L. Friedkin site. 
C) Valsequillo. 
D) Fort Rock Cave.

Question 13

Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS)radiocarbon dates the Grotte de Chauvet cave paintings to around

Accepted Answer

A) 35,000 B.C. 
B) 2500 B.C. 
C) 7000 B.C. 
D) 22,500 B.C. 
A) 35,000 B.C. 
B) 2500 B.C. 
C) 7000 B.C. 
D) 22,500 B.C.

Question 14

Describe the four interrelated foundations of Cro-Magnon technology.

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The four interrelated foundations of Cro

Question 15

The first signs of human settlement appeared along the banks of the Huang Ho River in the grasslands of Mongolia just before

Accepted Answer

A) 35,000 years ago. 
B) 10,000 years ago. 
C) 5,000 years ago. 
D) 50,000 years ago. 
A) 35,000 years ago. 
B) 10,000 years ago. 
C) 5,000 years ago. 
D) 50,000 years ago.

Question 16

Name three sites famous for Cro-Magnon art and discuss the characteristics each site is known for. Given the differences and the similarities among the sites, why is it difficult for us to interpret this art?

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Three sites famous for Cro-Magnon art ar

Question 17

The Willandra lakes region in Australia contains the earliest human remains, with shell middens and campsites dating from at least as early as

Accepted Answer

A) 26,000 years ago. 
B) 10,000 to 15,000 years ago. 
C) 50,000 years ago. 
D) 2,000 years ago. 
A) 26,000 years ago. 
B) 10,000 to 15,000 years ago. 
C) 50,000 years ago. 
D) 2,000 years ago.

Question 18

Henri Breuil classified the late Ice Age cultures of southwestern France into several basic cultural traditions, which culminated in which culture that dates to about 18,000 to 12,000 years ago?

Accepted Answer

A) burin makers. 
B) Magdalenian. 
C) Cro-Magnon. 
D) Wallacian. 
A) burin makers. 
B) Magdalenian. 
C) Cro-Magnon. 
D) Wallacian.

Question 19

During the last glaciation, what geographical feature joined extreme northwestern Siberia and Alaska?

Accepted Answer

A) the Bering land bridge. 
B) the Yukon. 
C) the Verkhene-Trotiskaya site. 
D) none of these 
A) the Bering land bridge. 
B) the Yukon. 
C) the Verkhene-Trotiskaya site. 
D) none of these

Question 20

During the late Ice Age, the Sahara was

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A) a vast grassland. 
B) wetter than present conditions. 
C) dry, if not drier than modern times. 
D) 75% covered with glaciers. 
A) a vast grassland. 
B) wetter than present conditions. 
C) dry, if not drier than modern times. 
D) 75% covered with glaciers.

The Neanderthals vanished by

The first fully modern Europeans are known to physical anthropologists as

All of the following is true of the Clovis people EXCEPT

Although we cannot yet rule out that earlier settlement may be found someday, consistent distributions of human settlement in the New World currently date to

Human occupation in what is now Australia is well documented by 35,000 years ago, but may extend

The large landmass made up of the present day islands of Sulawesi and Timor in Southeast Asia was known as

The Ice Age landmass made up of New Guinea, Australia, and the now flooded shelf between them was known as

Homo sapiens had appeared in Southeast Asia by at least

Discuss the limitations of archaeology in northern China, northeastern Siberia, and Alaska. What modern technologies can you think of that may open up this territory to research in the future?

Explain how "stone artifacts" can be potentially misleading. How it is possible to prove that such objects were made by prehistoric people and are not products of natural processes?

All of the following were preferred by Cro-Magnons for blade cores EXCEPT

The site in Oregon's Cascade Range where a scatter of human feces was found dates to 12,300 years ago is called

Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS)radiocarbon dates the Grotte de Chauvet cave paintings to around

Describe the four interrelated foundations of Cro-Magnon technology.

The first signs of human settlement appeared along the banks of the Huang Ho River in the grasslands of Mongolia just before

Name three sites famous for Cro-Magnon art and discuss the characteristics each site is known for. Given the differences and the similarities among the sites, why is it difficult for us to interpret this art?

The Willandra lakes region in Australia contains the earliest human remains, with shell middens and campsites dating from at least as early as

Henri Breuil classified the late Ice Age cultures of southwestern France into several basic cultural traditions, which culminated in which culture that dates to about 18,000 to 12,000 years ago?

During the last glaciation, what geographical feature joined extreme northwestern Siberia and Alaska?

During the late Ice Age, the Sahara was

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Exam 10: The Great Diaspora

The Neanderthals vanished by

The first fully modern Europeans are known to physical anthropologists as

All of the following is true of the Clovis people EXCEPT

Although we cannot yet rule out that earlier settlement may be found someday, consistent distributions of human settlement in the New World currently date to

Human occupation in what is now Australia is well documented by 35,000 years ago, but may extend

The large landmass made up of the present day islands of Sulawesi and Timor in Southeast Asia was known as

The Ice Age landmass made up of New Guinea, Australia, and the now flooded shelf between them was known as

Homo sapiens had appeared in Southeast Asia by at least

Discuss the limitations of archaeology in northern China, northeastern Siberia, and Alaska. What modern technologies can you think of that may open up this territory to research in the future?

Explain how "stone artifacts" can be potentially misleading. How it is possible to prove that such objects were made by prehistoric people and are not products of natural processes?

All of the following were preferred by Cro-Magnons for blade cores EXCEPT

The site in Oregon's Cascade Range where a scatter of human feces was found dates to 12,300 years ago is called

Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS)radiocarbon dates the Grotte de Chauvet cave paintings to around

Describe the four interrelated foundations of Cro-Magnon technology.

The first signs of human settlement appeared along the banks of the Huang Ho River in the grasslands of Mongolia just before

Name three sites famous for Cro-Magnon art and discuss the characteristics each site is known for. Given the differences and the similarities among the sites, why is it difficult for us to interpret this art?

The Willandra lakes region in Australia contains the earliest human remains, with shell middens and campsites dating from at least as early as

Henri Breuil classified the late Ice Age cultures of southwestern France into several basic cultural traditions, which culminated in which culture that dates to about 18,000 to 12,000 years ago?

During the last glaciation, what geographical feature joined extreme northwestern Siberia and Alaska?

During the late Ice Age, the Sahara was

Introducing Archaeology and Prehistory

The Record of the Past

Acquiring the Record

How Did People Live

Individuals and Interactions

Studying the Intangible

Explaining the Past

Human Origins

African Exodus

The Earliest Farmers

The First Civilizations

Early Asian Civilizations

North America

Mesoamerican Civilizations

Andean Civilizations

What Remains to Be Done: Archaeology and You

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