Chapter 13. Reflections on Archaic Hunters and Gatherers, Chapter 1

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Correct. The answer is a. The author argues in this section that the Archaic Indians who descended from Paleo-Indians were generally nomadic hunter-gathers who made and used a variety of tools suited to their particular local environments.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The author argues in this section that the Archaic Indians who descended from Paleo-Indians were generally nomadic hunter-gathers who made and used a variety of tools suited to their particular local environments.

Correct. The answer is b. In order to substantiate his point that Archaic peoples’ environmental context shaped their cultural and economic practices, he demonstrates that although Great Plains societies centered on bison hunting, Pacific Coast Indians built their cultures around fishing and acorn-gathering.

Incorrect. The answer is b. In order to substantiate his point that Archaic peoples’ environmental context shaped their cultural and economic practices, he demonstrates that although Great Plains societies centered on bison hunting, Pacific Coast Indians built their cultures around fishing and acorn-gathering.

Correct. The answer is d. The author cites George McJunkin’s discovery in the 1920s of Folsom points embedded in the bones of bison that had been extinct for more than 10,000 years as the evidence that proved to archeologists and historians that ancient Americans had arrived in the New World much earlier than they had previously imagined.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The author cites George McJunkin’s discovery in the 1920s of Folsom points embedded in the bones of bison that had been extinct for more than 10,000 years as the evidence that proved to archeologists and historians that ancient Americans had arrived in the New World much earlier than they had previously imagined.

Correct. The answer is b. The author argues that present-day California was both environmentally rich and diverse, and that those characteristics promoted dense population and encouraged variety among groups of native peoples in the region.

Incorrect. The answer is b. The author argues that present-day California was both environmentally rich and diverse, and that those characteristics promoted dense population and encouraged variety among groups of native peoples in the region.

Correct. The answer is c. The author suggests that Eastern Woodland cultures adopted durable clay pots, which were introduced through trade and migration from Mexico, because they formed permanent settlements. Nomadic groups, on the other hand, chose to use lighter weight baskets in order to ease their travel from camp to camp.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The author suggests that Eastern Woodland cultures adopted durable clay pots, which were introduced through trade and migration from Mexico, because they formed permanent settlements. Nomadic groups, on the other hand, chose to use lighter weight baskets in order to ease their travel from camp to camp.

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