Question 1

The North American megafauna were driven to extinction after an asteroid struck the earth approximately 13,000 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

How do Anna Roosevelt's excavations at Pedra Pintada challenge the Clovis First model?

Accepted Answer

Pedra Pintada, in the Lower Amazon, is a cave site dating between 13,000 and 11,500 years ago. The discoveries there demonstrate that people in the Brazilian rain forest subsisted on a wide range of resources, including plants, nuts, fruits, and fish. It casts doubts on the simple megafauna-dependent subsistence strategy of the Clovis culture and suggests that Clovis was only one of several adaptive strategies.

Question 3

The land bridge that connected Asia and North America during periods of low sea level is called _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the ALCAN highway 
B)  Beringia 
C)  Wallacea 
D)  the Aleutian Islands 
A)  the ALCAN highway 
B)  Beringia 
C)  Wallacea 
D)  the Aleutian Islands B

Question 4

The Wallace Line separates the prehistoric landmasses known as Sunda and Sahul.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

An alternative to the ice-free corridor route into North America is a coastal migration route.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

How are the flutes on Clovis and Folsom points made, and what are their functions?

Accepted Answer

Clovis and Folsom points are types of st

Question 7

Early modern humans were able to cross over to Australia on the Wallacea land bridge between 100,000-93,000 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Monte Verde is the earliest known site in Australia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is the boundary that separates Sunda and Sahul called?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Marianas Trench 
B)  the Wallace Line 
C)  Arnhem Land 
D)  Beringia 
A)  the Marianas Trench 
B)  the Wallace Line 
C)  Arnhem Land 
D)  Beringia

Question 10

The most recent known Homo erectus fossil is from what site?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nauwalabila Island, Australia 
B)  Ngandong, Java 
C)  Lake Mungo, Australia 
D)  Sahul Land 
A)  Nauwalabila Island, Australia 
B)  Ngandong, Java 
C)  Lake Mungo, Australia 
D)  Sahul Land

Question 11

The initial hominin occupation of the Americas was by which species?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homo erectus 
B)  Homo Floresiensis 
C)  Neanderthals 
D)  Homo sapiens 
A)  Homo erectus 
B)  Homo Floresiensis 
C)  Neanderthals 
D)  Homo sapiens

Question 12

What happened to the Pleistocene megafauna?

Accepted Answer

Throughout the world, there was widespre

Question 13

What is the significance and controversy surrounding Meadowcroft Rockshelter?

Accepted Answer

Meadowcroft Rockshelter is a site in wes

Question 14

Kennewick Man, found in Washington state, is a 40,000-year-old skeleton that bolsters the Early Arrival hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Nenana culture is the earliest culture in Beringia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

This controversial tiny hominin was discovered on an island northwest of Australia and dates to between 46,000 to 27,000 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  Homo sapiencitas 
B)  Homo wallacea 
C)  Homo floresiensis 
D)  Homo hobbitensis 
A)  Homo sapiencitas 
B)  Homo wallacea 
C)  Homo floresiensis 
D)  Homo hobbitensis

Question 17

Which of the following statements is true concerning the skeleton found in Kennewick, Washington?

Accepted Answer

A)  The remains are clearly of Nez Pierce ancestry, and have been returned to tribal lands. 
B)  It provides strong evidence that the earliest Americans arrived from Europe. 
C)  The skeleton is more than 9,000 years old. 
D)  The find was a fraud; the skeleton is only a few hundred years old. 
A)  The remains are clearly of Nez Pierce ancestry, and have been returned to tribal lands. 
B)  It provides strong evidence that the earliest Americans arrived from Europe. 
C)  The skeleton is more than 9,000 years old. 
D)  The find was a fraud; the skeleton is only a few hundred years old.

Question 18

Which migration route has been proposed for entry of humans into the Americas?

Accepted Answer

A)  northward along the eastern North American coast 
B)  through the ice-free corridor 
C)  across the Pacific Ocean 
D)  across the southern Atlantic Ocean 
A)  northward along the eastern North American coast 
B)  through the ice-free corridor 
C)  across the Pacific Ocean 
D)  across the southern Atlantic Ocean

Question 19

What is the Solutrean hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

The lack of evidence of antecedents of C

Question 20

What is the Early Arrival Model for migration into the Americas?

Accepted Answer

A small number of archaeologists argue t

The North American megafauna were driven to extinction after an asteroid struck the earth approximately 13,000 years ago.

How do Anna Roosevelt's excavations at Pedra Pintada challenge the Clovis First model?

The land bridge that connected Asia and North America during periods of low sea level is called _________.

The Wallace Line separates the prehistoric landmasses known as Sunda and Sahul.

An alternative to the ice-free corridor route into North America is a coastal migration route.

How are the flutes on Clovis and Folsom points made, and what are their functions?

Early modern humans were able to cross over to Australia on the Wallacea land bridge between 100,000-93,000 years ago.

Monte Verde is the earliest known site in Australia.

What is the boundary that separates Sunda and Sahul called?

The most recent known Homo erectus fossil is from what site?

The initial hominin occupation of the Americas was by which species?

What happened to the Pleistocene megafauna?

What is the significance and controversy surrounding Meadowcroft Rockshelter?

Kennewick Man, found in Washington state, is a 40,000-year-old skeleton that bolsters the Early Arrival hypothesis.

The Nenana culture is the earliest culture in Beringia.

This controversial tiny hominin was discovered on an island northwest of Australia and dates to between 46,000 to 27,000 years ago.

Which of the following statements is true concerning the skeleton found in Kennewick, Washington?

Which migration route has been proposed for entry of humans into the Americas?

What is the Solutrean hypothesis?

What is the Early Arrival Model for migration into the Americas?

Getting Started in Archaeology

Putting the Picture Together

Early Hominins

From Homo Erectus to Neanderthals

The Origin of Modern Humans

Towers, Villages, and Longhouses

Mounds and Maize

A Feast of Diversity

Complexity Without the State

Cities, Pyramids, and Palaces

Locating the Source of Authority

From City to Empire

Bringing the Four Parts Together

Filters

Exam 6: The Peopling of Australia and the New World

The North American megafauna were driven to extinction after an asteroid struck the earth approximately 13,000 years ago.

How do Anna Roosevelt's excavations at Pedra Pintada challenge the Clovis First model?

The land bridge that connected Asia and North America during periods of low sea level is called _________.

The Wallace Line separates the prehistoric landmasses known as Sunda and Sahul.

An alternative to the ice-free corridor route into North America is a coastal migration route.

How are the flutes on Clovis and Folsom points made, and what are their functions?

Early modern humans were able to cross over to Australia on the Wallacea land bridge between 100,000-93,000 years ago.

Monte Verde is the earliest known site in Australia.

What is the boundary that separates Sunda and Sahul called?

The most recent known Homo erectus fossil is from what site?

The initial hominin occupation of the Americas was by which species?

What happened to the Pleistocene megafauna?

What is the significance and controversy surrounding Meadowcroft Rockshelter?

Kennewick Man, found in Washington state, is a 40,000-year-old skeleton that bolsters the Early Arrival hypothesis.

The Nenana culture is the earliest culture in Beringia.

This controversial tiny hominin was discovered on an island northwest of Australia and dates to between 46,000 to 27,000 years ago.

Which of the following statements is true concerning the skeleton found in Kennewick, Washington?

Which migration route has been proposed for entry of humans into the Americas?

What is the Solutrean hypothesis?

What is the Early Arrival Model for migration into the Americas?

Getting Started in Archaeology

Putting the Picture Together

Early Hominins

From Homo Erectus to Neanderthals

The Origin of Modern Humans

Towers, Villages, and Longhouses

Mounds and Maize

A Feast of Diversity

Complexity Without the State

Cities, Pyramids, and Palaces

Locating the Source of Authority

From City to Empire

Bringing the Four Parts Together

Filters