Chapter 12. Reflections on the First Americans, Chapter 1

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Correct. The answer is c. The author argues in this section that the first settlers in the Western Hemisphere were Asian migrants who walked across the Beringian land bridge in pursuit of large game. Only after the extinction of the big game they depended upon did the Paleo-Indians gradually abandon their uniform Clovis culture and, by adapting to their specific local conditions, create the astounding variety of Native American cultures that existed when Europeans arrived in 1492.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The author argues in this section that the first settlers in the Western Hemisphere were Asian migrants who walked across the Beringian land bridge in pursuit of large game. Only after the extinction of the big game they depended upon did the Paleo-Indians gradually abandon their uniform Clovis culture and, by adapting to their specific local conditions, create the astounding variety of Native American cultures that existed when Europeans arrived in 1492.

Correct. The answer is b. The author suggests that one of the major developments that enabled humans to migrate into the Western Hemisphere was their successful adaptation to the frigid environment near the Arctic Circle, which depended in large part on their ability to fashion warm clothing out of animal hides.

Incorrect. The answer is b. The author suggests that one of the major developments that enabled humans to migrate into the Western Hemisphere was their successful adaptation to the frigid environment near the Arctic Circle, which depended in large part on their ability to fashion warm clothing out of animal hides.

Correct. The answer is d. The author points to the discovery of abundant Clovis points throughout North and Central America in sites occupied between 13,500 BP and 13,000 BP as evidence that Paleo-Indian hunters shared a common ancestry and way of life.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The author points to the discovery of abundant Clovis points throughout North and Central America in sites occupied between 13,500 BP and 13,000 BP as evidence that Paleo-Indian hunters shared a common ancestry and way of life.

Correct. The answer is c. The author suggests that Paleo-Indians faced a major crisis in 11,000 BP when the large mammals their culture depended upon began to become extinct. The animals’ disappearance over several hundred years meant that Paleo-Indians inhabited a new world, requiring substantial cultural adaptations.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The author suggests that Paleo-Indians faced a major crisis in 11,000 BP when the large mammals their culture depended upon began to become extinct. The animals’ disappearance over several hundred years meant that Paleo-Indians inhabited a new world, requiring substantial cultural adaptations.

Correct. The answer is a. Paleo-Indians’ abandonment of Clovis culture in 11,000 BP and their adaptations to their diverse local and natural environments between 11,000 BP and AD 1492 accounted for the astounding variety of Native American cultures that existed in the Western Hemisphere when Europeans first arrived.

Incorrect. The answer is a. Paleo-Indians’ abandonment of Clovis culture in 11,000 BP and their adaptations to their diverse local and natural environments between 11,000 BP and AD 1492 accounted for the astounding variety of Native American cultures that existed in the Western Hemisphere when Europeans first arrived.

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