HIST 2111 STUDY SET EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026

HIST 2111 STUDY SET EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026 Beringia - Answer -Land bridge that connected Asia and North America. 20,000 years ago. It's believed this is how first people came to America's Paleo-Indians - Answer -The first people to settle North America; crossed Beringia. 10,000 to 15,000 years ago. They were huntergatherers Clovis Points - Answer -Stove point used to kill large animals. 13,000 years ago. Were not easy to make. Hunter-gatherer - Answer -People who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive. Up to 12,000 years ago. PaleoIndians are an example Archaic Indians - Answer -Nomadic hunters who hunted smaller game; credited with developing grooved axes, fish hooks, and pottery. 10,000 to 3,000 years ago. Specialization of skills allowed advancement. Kenniwick Man - Answer -Human skeleton discovered next to the Columbia River near Kenniwick, Washington. 9,500+ years old. Facial features indicate Japanese origin, meaning ancestors arrived on a coastal routeMonte Verde - Answer -In Chile. artifacts dating to 12,500 years ago. Stone tools, cooked animal and plant remains found. Significant because Paleo-Indians were more established in South America than we had thought Chiquihuite Cave - Answer -Cave in Mexico with evidence dated over 33,000 years ago. Inhabitants crossed Beringia. Bones, sediment, and charcoal found. Tools found. Oldest evid