Prehistoric Cultures Answers

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Why did prehistoric peoples stay at Beringia for so long?

They were unable to move past the glaciers.

They enjoyed the tropical environment.

They were kept in Beringia as punishment.

They had to finish building giant monuments.

Why were megafauna so important to prehistoric cultures?

Prehistoric cultures used megafauna to perform labor, like plowing fields.

Prehistoric cultures could only find food by following megafauna and eating what they left behind.

Prehistoric cultures were hunter-gatherers and had to follow the megafauna for food.

Prehistoric cultures worshipped the megafauna and paid tribute to them.

The altithermal period was significant because it led to all of the following except __________.

the melting of the glaciers

the desertification of the Great Basin region

the formation of the Arbuckle Mountains

the extinction of the megafauna

What was the purpose of bird stones?

They added speed and power to atlatl throws.

They were used to hunt large game like buffalo.

They made it possible to hunt birds in flight.

They were used to lure game to open clearings.

What was an adze?

an axe whose head was attached perpendicularly to the shaft

a type of ornate pottery that was used for storing grain

a farm whose field space was devoted to crops like corn

a religious ceremony involving the moon cycle and cairns

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