ANTH-1210 quiz 11 with complete
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In 1996 a human skull and other bones were found and later called "Kennewick
Man". Who was he?
a.A possible Paleo-Indian find with Homo erectus-like physical features.
b.A Neandertal male who was found dressed in a full set of clothing made from
hides.
c.An early North American skeleton that has Polynesian-like features.
d.An early Homo sapiens skeleton that had been buried in beaded clothing. -
correct answer ✔✔c.An early North American skeleton that has Polynesian-like
features.
Which of the following is a theory for how the first people entered the New
World?
a.Across the Bering Strait land bridge from Asia and down the Ice-Free Corridor.
b.Crossing the Atlantic from Europe.
c.Across the Bering Strait and down the Pacific Coast to the west of the Cordilleran
glacier.
d.All of these choices. - correct answer ✔✔d.All of these choices.
Most archaeological data support the inference that humans have been in the
New World for about:
a.100,000 years.
b.50,000 to 65,000 years.
, c.12,000 to 15,000 years.
d.4,000 years. - correct answer ✔✔c.12,000 to 15,000 years.
For the earliest New World inhabitants to arrive from Asia by the Pacific coastal
route they would have needed:
a.advanced hunting technology.
b.to travel westward only during the warm summer months.
c.durable foot protection.
d.water transport, such as dugout canoes. - correct answer ✔✔d.water transport,
such as dugout canoes.
The European Mesolithic:
a.followed the Upper Paleolithic in time.
b.coincided with a generally warmer climate and rise in average sea levels.
c.featured a diversification in food-gathering activities.
d.All of these choices. - correct answer ✔✔d.All of these choices.
Distinctive tools found in Clovis artifact assemblages are:
a.fluted spear points.
b.laurel-leaf points.
c.hand axes.
d.Microlithic tools. - correct answer ✔✔a.fluted spear points.
The explosion of a meteor high over North America about 12,900 years ago
caused the end of the last Ice Age and the beginning of the present warm
interglacial period.
solutions rated A+
In 1996 a human skull and other bones were found and later called "Kennewick
Man". Who was he?
a.A possible Paleo-Indian find with Homo erectus-like physical features.
b.A Neandertal male who was found dressed in a full set of clothing made from
hides.
c.An early North American skeleton that has Polynesian-like features.
d.An early Homo sapiens skeleton that had been buried in beaded clothing. -
correct answer ✔✔c.An early North American skeleton that has Polynesian-like
features.
Which of the following is a theory for how the first people entered the New
World?
a.Across the Bering Strait land bridge from Asia and down the Ice-Free Corridor.
b.Crossing the Atlantic from Europe.
c.Across the Bering Strait and down the Pacific Coast to the west of the Cordilleran
glacier.
d.All of these choices. - correct answer ✔✔d.All of these choices.
Most archaeological data support the inference that humans have been in the
New World for about:
a.100,000 years.
b.50,000 to 65,000 years.
, c.12,000 to 15,000 years.
d.4,000 years. - correct answer ✔✔c.12,000 to 15,000 years.
For the earliest New World inhabitants to arrive from Asia by the Pacific coastal
route they would have needed:
a.advanced hunting technology.
b.to travel westward only during the warm summer months.
c.durable foot protection.
d.water transport, such as dugout canoes. - correct answer ✔✔d.water transport,
such as dugout canoes.
The European Mesolithic:
a.followed the Upper Paleolithic in time.
b.coincided with a generally warmer climate and rise in average sea levels.
c.featured a diversification in food-gathering activities.
d.All of these choices. - correct answer ✔✔d.All of these choices.
Distinctive tools found in Clovis artifact assemblages are:
a.fluted spear points.
b.laurel-leaf points.
c.hand axes.
d.Microlithic tools. - correct answer ✔✔a.fluted spear points.
The explosion of a meteor high over North America about 12,900 years ago
caused the end of the last Ice Age and the beginning of the present warm
interglacial period.
