Understanding Human Migration: Test on Chapters 7 & 8

Module 4: Test (Chapters 7 & 8) Question 1 1 / 1 pts The ancient people who settled the Gault site likely did so because of the availability of what kind of resource: fish clay stone copper Question 2 1 / 1 pts Of the five mitochondrial haplogroups seen in Native Americans, how many can be traced to east-central Asia: one three all five none of the five mtDNA haplogroups in the New World can be traced to east- central Asia Question 3

1 / 1 pts The location of Meadowcroft Rockshelter poses a problem for those studying the earliest human migration into the New World because: it is in South America, far from the Beringian entry point it is right where the Cordilleran and Laurentide glaciers are thought to have coalesced there is no trail of successively older sites leading back to the Beringian entry point it was situated in the glacial tundra and it is thought that no human group has ever successfully adapted to such a harsh environment Question 4 1 / 1 pts The first settlers of Australia likely got there: across a land bridge connecting southeast Asia and New Guinea via boat from New Zealand via boat from southeast Asia when the islands of Micronesia were part of a vast Pacific continent called Lemuria Question 5 1 / 1 pts After the initial settlement of Australia, people next spread throughout the country:

from north to south, in waves across the interior along the coast and later into the interior following the kangaroo herds by following sources of obsidian Question 6 1 / 1 pts Panaramitee North and Wharton Hill in Australia are known for: their remarkable preservation of the faunal remains recovered at the sites the recovery of extremely robust crania with large brow ridges reminiscent of those of archaic Homo sapiens rich burial sites with finely crafted grave goods some of the earliest artwork seen anywhere in the world Question 7 1 / 1 pts At its peak, the area of Beringia was comparable to that of: the state of Rhode Island the nation of Australia

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twice that of the state of Texas the nation of Panama Question 8 1 / 1 pts The unique marsupial fauna of Australia is directly attributable to that continent’s: extremely hot and dry climate location far south of the equator isolation lack of any large predator species Question 9 1 / 1 pts What is the diagnostic artifact type from Dyuktai Cave in central Siberia? wedge-shaped cores bifacial spear points fluted points bone harpoons

Question 10 1 / 1 pts Researcher Paul Martin believes that the massive extinction of large mammals at the end of the Pleistocene in North America was the result of: climate change overhunting diseases brought in by the first human migrants evolution Question 11 1 / 1 pts Evidence from the chronological sequence of occupation of Ali Kosh shows quite clearly that: domesticated crops were so superior they quickly eclipsed the significance of wild crops in the diet domesticated crops obviously were introduced to the site’s inhabitants from elsewhere; there is no evidence of domestication actually occurring at the site einkorn wheat replaced emmer in the diet domesticated crops only very slowly eclipsed the significance of wild foods in the diet Question 12

1 / 1 pts The heavy wear exhibited on human teeth found in Natufian burials has been interpreted as evidence of: the use of grinding stones in food preparation an increase in periodontal disease resulting from an agricultural diet high in carbohydrates use of the jaw in hide preparation their having filed down their teeth to provide flat surfaces for eating tough cereal grains Question 13 1 / 1 pts In Australia, the cultural diversity that characterized much of the rest of the world in the post-Pleistocene is most clearly reflected in: geographic variation in raw materials used to make tools the use of domesticated plants and animals a broad array of different art styles differing social patterns Question 14 1 / 1 pts The people who occupied Spirit Cave in Thailand subsisted on: agricultural foods, especially rice, which was a crop they had domesticated

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monkey meat domesticated animals, especially dog, which they had domesticated as a source of food a broad range of wild plant and animal foods Question 15 1 / 1 pts raw materials through trade during the European Mesolithic can be characterized in this way: materials didn’t move as far, but more of it was being traded materials moved across much greater distances, but less of it was traded materials moved across much greater distances, and much more of it was traded only raw materials used in ceremonies were traded for, while in the Paleolithic, utilitarian raw materials were the focus of trade Question 16 1 / 1 pts Most of the crops that formed the subsistence base of the European Neolithic were: indigenous to Europe indigenous to the Middle East

indigenous to Africa not food crops but producers of fibers and dyes Question 17 1 / 1 pts Wheat, rice, and maize are lacking in one essential amino acid. The ancient people who domesticated these crops: have been shown through paleopathological research to have been malnourished also domesticated foods that made up for the lack in lysine enhanced their amino acid intake by including minerals in their diets wheat, rice, and maize are not lacking in any amino acid Question 18 1 / 1 pts The archaeological record shows that human groups adapted to the changed climatic conditions of the Holocene by: inventing tailored clothing living in caves and other natural shelters shifting their subsistence focus

migrating north Question 19 1 / 1 pts In the case of the domesticated dog, the characteristic ancient people selected for initially seems to have been: smaller size a longer coat more palatable meat larger size Question 20 1 / 1 pts The Fertile Crescent is located in: Mexico the Middle East northern Africa southeast Asia Quiz Score: 20 out of 20 Previous Next

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