Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a controversy surrounding the debate of the peopling of the New World?

Accepted Answer

The controversy surrounding the peopling of the New World includes debates about the toolkit and lifestyle of the first settlers, the timing of their arrival, and the ancestry of the first Native Americans. However, the idea that migrations from Siberia were taken to reach the Americas is widely accepted and not a point of major controversy in the scientific community.

Question 2

The land mass that people crossed to enter the Americas is called __________.

Accepted Answer

Beringia, also known as the Bering Land Bridge, was a land mass that connected Siberia and Alaska during the last Ice Age. It is believed that early human populations used this bridge to enter and populate the Americas. Choices A, B, and D are not correct names for the land mass.

Question 3

Sites in Alaska that date to the time of the first settlements of the Americas do NOT include __________.

Accepted Answer

Clovis Point sites are associated with one of the earliest widespread prehistoric cultures in North America, but they are not specifically located in Alaska. The Clovis culture is named after the Clovis point, a type of stone spear point found in the archaeological sites across the United States, Mexico, and Central America, but not specifically tied to initial settlements in Alaska. Broken Mammoth, Dry Creek, and Walker Road are all archaeological sites in Alaska that provide evidence related to the first settlements of the Americas.

Question 4

According to Christy Turner's research of dental morphology, Native Americans are __________.

Accepted Answer

Christy Turner's research of dental morphology suggests that Native Americans are sinodonts, a dental trait characterized by having single-rooted teeth with shovel-shaped incisors and a curved distal edge on the premolar.

Question 5

Turner and Greenberg think there were __________ groups who migrated into the New World.

Accepted Answer

According to Turner and Greenberg's model, there were three main groups that migrated to the New World: the Paleo-Indians, the Na-Dene, and the Eskimo-Aleut.

Question 6

The oldest site in North America is believed to be __________.

Accepted Answer

The Meadowcroft site, located in Pennsylvania, has been dated to over 16,000 years ago, making it the oldest site in North America that has been widely accepted by archaeologists. The Clovis and Folsom sites are also important prehistoric sites in North America, but they have been dated to a slightly later time period. The Koster site, located in Illinois, is also significant, but it is not considered to be as old as Meadowcroft.

Question 7

The oldest site in South America is believed to be __________.

Accepted Answer

Monte Verde, located in southern Chile, is believed to be the oldest site in South America, dating back to approximately 14,500 years ago.

Question 8

Using computer modeling, it was found that it would take __________ years for new hunter gatherer populations to inhabit the New World.

Accepted Answer

Computer modeling suggests that it would have taken around 2,000 years for new hunter-gatherer populations to reach and inhabit the New World. This is based on factors such as population growth rates, migration patterns, and geographic barriers.

Question 9

Clovis culture is known mainly from which kinds of sites from western North America?

Accepted Answer

Clovis culture is known mainly from kill sites in western North America, particularly where large numbers of extinct megafauna, such as mammoths and bison, were found with distinctive Clovis stone tools. There are also some settlements and temporary camps associated with Clovis culture, but the kill sites are the most diagnostic. There is no evidence that Clovis culture was associated with foraging areas.

Question 10

The Clovis tradition across North America __________.

Accepted Answer

The Clovis tradition is characterized by fluted projectile points and is relatively uniform across North America.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a hypothesis for the big-game extinctions?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following is NOT a...

Question 12

Archaeological Plains sites dating to after 10,500 B. C. show that __________ became the dominant species exploited by Paleo-Indians.

Accepted Answer

Archaeological evidence from Plains sites dating back to after 10,500 B.C. indicates that bison were the dominant species hunted and exploited by Paleo-Indians. While deer, mammoth, and rabbits were also hunted and utilized, it was the abundance and size of bison herds that made them a critical resource for survival and the development of Plains cultures.

Question 13

Which of the following is true about the site of Koster, Illinois?

Accepted Answer

The site of Koster, Illinois chronicles human activity from 7500 B.C. to A.D. 1200, making option D the correct choice. Option A is incorrect because it does not include the later time period of A.D. 1200. Option B is incorrect because the Paleo-Indian settlements were likely nomadic rather than permanent. Option C is incorrect because the Archaic settlements actually exploited more of the natural resources as they developed more advanced hunting and gathering techniques.

Question 14

During the Archaic, long distance exchange was evident in the Eastern Woodlands of North
America. Which of the following was NOT a traded item listed in your textbook?

Accepted Answer

Bird feathers were not listed as a traded item in the textbook, but copper, hematite, and seashells were.

Question 15

The Arctic Small Tool tradition is thought to be the origin of __________.

Accepted Answer

The Arctic Small Tool tradition is associated with the early Inuit people of the Arctic region, and their tools and technology are viewed as the precursor to modern Inuit tools.

Question 16

Differences between Aleut and Inuit seem to be primarily __________.

Accepted Answer

A more detailed understanding of the differences between Aleut and Inuit might reveal some environmental or genetic differences, but the primary and most obvious distinction is cultural. They have distinct languages, different customs, and diverse historical experiences, as well as distinct traditional subsistence practices.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a tradition associated with the Inuit or Aleut?

Accepted Answer

Thule, Norton, and Arctic Small Tool are all cultural traditions associated with the Inuit or Aleut. Halibut, however, is not specifically linked to either group and is found in other indigenous cultures throughout North America.

Question 18

During the time of the Bering land bridge the world sea levels were as much as __________ meters lower than today.

Accepted Answer

During the time of the Bering land bridge, the world sea levels were as much as 100 meters lower than today, which allowed for a land connection between Asia and North America.

Question 19

The site in Siberia thought to have been a staging area for the first Native Americans is __________.

Accepted Answer

The site in Siberia thought to have been a staging area for the first Native Americans is Diuktai.

Question 20

The route(s) of settlement into the New World came via __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The route(s) of settlement into the New...

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