Question 1

Which of the following sites is NOT a candidate for the earliest occupation of the New World?

Accepted Answer

A)  Meadowcroft Rockshelter 
B)  Pedra Furada 
C)  Monte Verde 
D)  Beringia 
E)  Cactus Hill 
A)  Meadowcroft Rockshelter 
B)  Pedra Furada 
C)  Monte Verde 
D)  Beringia 
E)  Cactus Hill

Question 2

Fluted point technology

Accepted Answer

A)  is present at the Pre-Clovis site of Monte Verde 
B)  has clear precursors in northern Asia 
C)  has no clear Asian predecessors 
D)  is primarily associated with the Archaic period 
E)  is probably not an American invention 
A)  is present at the Pre-Clovis site of Monte Verde 
B)  has clear precursors in northern Asia 
C)  has no clear Asian predecessors 
D)  is primarily associated with the Archaic period 
E)  is probably not an American invention

Question 3

Which of the following describes the primary difference between the diet of people in Northern and Western Europe and those in the Near East?

Accepted Answer

A)  Diet in the Near East included more wild plant foods. 
B)  The European diet included more plant foods. 
C)  Diet in the Near East included more animal foods. 
D)  Coastal resources were much more important in the Near East. 
E)  Coastal resources were not exploited by European groups. 
A)  Diet in the Near East included more wild plant foods. 
B)  The European diet included more plant foods. 
C)  Diet in the Near East included more animal foods. 
D)  Coastal resources were much more important in the Near East. 
E)  Coastal resources were not exploited by European groups.

Question 4

What are the different models used to explain the peopling of the New World. Discuss the evidence used to support or refute each model.

Accepted Answer

The peopling of the New World is a topic

Question 5

All of the alternative models to the Bering Land Bridge model require the use of watercraft.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Discuss the possible role of humans in the Pleistocene extinctions.

Accepted Answer

The Pleistocene extinctions, also known

Question 7

The dry land connection between Asia and America is associated with which proposed models for the entrance of people to the New World?

Accepted Answer

A)  North Atlantic Ice-Edge Corridor 
B)  Pacific Coastal Route 
C)  Bering Land Bridge 
D)  Alaska Connector 
E)  Siberian Transit Corridor 
A)  North Atlantic Ice-Edge Corridor 
B)  Pacific Coastal Route 
C)  Bering Land Bridge 
D)  Alaska Connector 
E)  Siberian Transit Corridor

Question 8

Which theory for the settlement of the New World relies on a passage using canoes, rafts, or forms of water transport?

Accepted Answer

A)  North Atlantic Ice-Edge Corridor 
B)  Pacific Coastal Route 
C)  Bering Land Bridge 
D)  Australia Connection 
E)  Asian Land-Sea Bridge 
A)  North Atlantic Ice-Edge Corridor 
B)  Pacific Coastal Route 
C)  Bering Land Bridge 
D)  Australia Connection 
E)  Asian Land-Sea Bridge

Question 9

What were some of the environmental changes occurring as a result of the end of the Younger Dryas?

Accepted Answer

Some of the environmental changes occurr

Question 10

Discuss the physical evidence for the initial occupation of the New World.

Accepted Answer

The physical evidence for the initial oc

Question 11

Sites like Ohalo II demonstrate that some food-collecting communities experienced economic changes as long ago as the Last Glacial Maximum, which led to

Accepted Answer

A)  The use of a small range of wild plants and no animals as food. 
B)  The use of a wide range of wild plants and no animals as food. 
C)  The use of a wide range of wild plants and animals as food. 
D)  The use of a small range of wild plants and animals as food. 
E)  The demise of human populations in the regions affected. 
A)  The use of a small range of wild plants and no animals as food. 
B)  The use of a wide range of wild plants and no animals as food. 
C)  The use of a wide range of wild plants and animals as food. 
D)  The use of a small range of wild plants and animals as food. 
E)  The demise of human populations in the regions affected.

Question 12

What is the Holocene?

Accepted Answer

The Holocene is the current geological e

Question 13

Describe the environmental changes that occurred at the end of the Pleistocene.

Accepted Answer

At the end of the Pleistocene, there wer

Question 14

Paleo-Indian subsistence is best defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  variable based on local environmental conditions 
B)  based mostly on marine resources 
C)  a uniform pattern of specialized megafauna exploitation 
D)  primarily associated with gathering nut and seed crops 
E)  focused almost exclusively on mammoths and mastodons 
A)  variable based on local environmental conditions 
B)  based mostly on marine resources 
C)  a uniform pattern of specialized megafauna exploitation 
D)  primarily associated with gathering nut and seed crops 
E)  focused almost exclusively on mammoths and mastodons

Question 15

Hunter-gatherers in Western North America, particularly the Great Basin, tended to focus on what environmental feature in addition to upland resources?

Accepted Answer

A)  marshes 
B)  deciduous forests 
C)  coastal resources 
D)  bison herds 
E)  desert rodents 
A)  marshes 
B)  deciduous forests 
C)  coastal resources 
D)  bison herds 
E)  desert rodents

Question 16

Which of the following factors is NOT used to support the Pacific Coastal Route model?

Accepted Answer

A)  the colonization of Australia by 40,000 ya. 
B)  the presence of early coastal sites in South America 
C)  the demonstrated presence of marine-adapted human populations in northeastern Asia 
D)  the relative lack of interior sites in North America 
E)  the technological capabilities of Late Pleistocene populations 
A)  the colonization of Australia by 40,000 ya. 
B)  the presence of early coastal sites in South America 
C)  the demonstrated presence of marine-adapted human populations in northeastern Asia 
D)  the relative lack of interior sites in North America 
E)  the technological capabilities of Late Pleistocene populations

Question 17

Based on the cultural data, which of the following best describes the opinion of the majority of archaeologists regarding the origins of Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native American populations originated in Asia. 
B)  Native American populations are the result of multiple migrations from both Asia and Western Europe. 
C)  Native Americas only traveled along the Bering Land Bridge route. 
D)  It is unclear where the Native American populations originated. 
E)  Many Native American populations are likely the result of boat travel from Polynesia. 
A)  Native American populations originated in Asia. 
B)  Native American populations are the result of multiple migrations from both Asia and Western Europe. 
C)  Native Americas only traveled along the Bering Land Bridge route. 
D)  It is unclear where the Native American populations originated. 
E)  Many Native American populations are likely the result of boat travel from Polynesia.

Question 18

Compared with foragers, food collectors rely much more on a few seasonally abundant resources, and their camps often show evidence of specialized processing and storage technologies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Foragers are typically associated with large, sedentary villages and dense populations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What are three sites that provide evidence for the earliest occupation of the New World?

Accepted Answer

Three archaeological sites that provide

Which of the following sites is NOT a candidate for the earliest occupation of the New World?

Fluted point technology

Which of the following describes the primary difference between the diet of people in Northern and Western Europe and those in the Near East?

What are the different models used to explain the peopling of the New World. Discuss the evidence used to support or refute each model.

All of the alternative models to the Bering Land Bridge model require the use of watercraft.

Discuss the possible role of humans in the Pleistocene extinctions.

The dry land connection between Asia and America is associated with which proposed models for the entrance of people to the New World?

Which theory for the settlement of the New World relies on a passage using canoes, rafts, or forms of water transport?

What were some of the environmental changes occurring as a result of the end of the Younger Dryas?

Discuss the physical evidence for the initial occupation of the New World.

Sites like Ohalo II demonstrate that some food-collecting communities experienced economic changes as long ago as the Last Glacial Maximum, which led to

What is the Holocene?

Describe the environmental changes that occurred at the end of the Pleistocene.

Paleo-Indian subsistence is best defined as

Hunter-gatherers in Western North America, particularly the Great Basin, tended to focus on what environmental feature in addition to upland resources?

Which of the following factors is NOT used to support the Pacific Coastal Route model?

Based on the cultural data, which of the following best describes the opinion of the majority of archaeologists regarding the origins of Native Americans?

Compared with foragers, food collectors rely much more on a few seasonally abundant resources, and their camps often show evidence of specialized processing and storage technologies.

Foragers are typically associated with large, sedentary villages and dense populations.

What are three sites that provide evidence for the earliest occupation of the New World?

Introduction to Anthropology

Heredity and Evolution

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

Modern Human Variation and Adaptation

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

An Overview of the Primates

Primate Behavior

Understanding the Past: Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods

Hominin Origins

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Food Production

The First Civilizations

Conclusion

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Exam 13: Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers

Which of the following sites is NOT a candidate for the earliest occupation of the New World?

Fluted point technology

Which of the following describes the primary difference between the diet of people in Northern and Western Europe and those in the Near East?

What are the different models used to explain the peopling of the New World. Discuss the evidence used to support or refute each model.

All of the alternative models to the Bering Land Bridge model require the use of watercraft.

Discuss the possible role of humans in the Pleistocene extinctions.

The dry land connection between Asia and America is associated with which proposed models for the entrance of people to the New World?

Which theory for the settlement of the New World relies on a passage using canoes, rafts, or forms of water transport?

What were some of the environmental changes occurring as a result of the end of the Younger Dryas?

Discuss the physical evidence for the initial occupation of the New World.

Sites like Ohalo II demonstrate that some food-collecting communities experienced economic changes as long ago as the Last Glacial Maximum, which led to

What is the Holocene?

Describe the environmental changes that occurred at the end of the Pleistocene.

Paleo-Indian subsistence is best defined as

Hunter-gatherers in Western North America, particularly the Great Basin, tended to focus on what environmental feature in addition to upland resources?

Which of the following factors is NOT used to support the Pacific Coastal Route model?

Based on the cultural data, which of the following best describes the opinion of the majority of archaeologists regarding the origins of Native Americans?

Compared with foragers, food collectors rely much more on a few seasonally abundant resources, and their camps often show evidence of specialized processing and storage technologies.

Foragers are typically associated with large, sedentary villages and dense populations.

What are three sites that provide evidence for the earliest occupation of the New World?

Introduction to Anthropology

Heredity and Evolution

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

Modern Human Variation and Adaptation

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

An Overview of the Primates

Primate Behavior

Understanding the Past: Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods

Hominin Origins

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Food Production

The First Civilizations

Conclusion

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