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1

Climatic changes in Europe at the end of the Pleistocene
A)led to rising sea levels and the separation of Great Britain for the European continent
B)included a rapid rise in summer temperatures
C)caused the reforestation of many steppe and tundra regions
D)all of the above
2

The European Mesolithic Period
A)is contemporary with the Clovis Complex in North America
B)begins with the end of the Pleistocene and ends with the beginnings of farming
C)is characterized by the specialized hunting of a very small number of large mammal species
D)all of the above
3

In comparison with the Upper Paleolithic people of Europe, the Mesolithic people were traditionally seen as
A)continuing the Upper Paleolithic tradition of specialized reindeer hunting
B)Europe's first farmers
C)impoverished foragers eking out an existence in a changed environment
D)continuing the Upper Paleolithic tradition of cave painting
4

Pollen analysis or palynology can be used
A)to reconstruct past human environments
B)to provide absolute dates for archaeological sites
C)to reconstruct past human diets
D)all of the above
5

Pollen diagrams from late glacial and early post-glacial Europe show
A)an increase in steppe and tundra through time
B)an increase in tree pollen around 10,000 years ago
C)few changes between the Pleistocene and the Holocene
D)none of the above
6

Mesolithic stone toolkits include
A)microliths and large chipped stone axes
B)microblades struck from prismatic cores
C)fluted points
D)choppers and small bifacially flaked points
7

Microliths were generally used
A)as scrapers for cleaning hides
B)as hand-held woodworking tools
C)for forest clearance
D)as parts of composite tools, such as barbs for arrows
8

Mesolithic peoples made their living by
A)hunting and fishing
B)collecting wild plants such as wild beats
C)shellfishing
D)all of the above
9

The Mesolithic inhabitants of the Kitchen Middens of Denmark and North Germany
A)moved on a seasonal basis to make use of different plant and animal resources
B)were specialized hunters of red deer
C)relied entirely on terrestrial foods
D)None of the above
10

Leister prongs were used for
A)fishing
B)hunting
C)plant collecting
D)collecting shellfish
11

Archaeological evidence for Mesolithic watercraft includes
A)canoe paddles only
B)dugout canoes only
C)skin boats
D)canoes and paddles
12

The one domestic animal known from Mesolithic sites is
A)the goat
B)the cow
C)the dog
D)the horse
13

Mesolithic people played an active role in manipulating their environment by
A)digging drainage ditches
B)using fire to clear vegetation
C)cultivating plants
D)raising cattle
14

The advantage of using fire to clear vegetation is that
A)it can increase food yields by 500% or more
B)it can increase plant reources such as hazel which were used for food and basketry
C)it can cause plants to appear two or three weeks earlier in the spring
D)all of the above
15

The site of Mount Sandel in Ireland is important because it has provided archaeological evidence for
A)Mesolithic huts
B)canoes
C)remains of wild beets
D)all of the above
16

Recent re-excavation and re-analysis of the archaeological material from Star Carr indicates that
A)Star Carr was only occupied during the winter months
B)Star Carr is a late Mesolithic site
C)Star Carr was occupied during the spring
D)the inhabitants of Star Carr made use of marine resources such as shellfish
17

The late Mesolithic inhabitants of Erteb,lle sites
A)should be classified as foragers
B)were highly mobile hunter-gatherers
C)should be classified as foragers
D)used a Magdalenian stone tool technology
18

Wood artifacts such as boats and paddles were recovered from Tybrind Vig because
A)the site is Mesolithic
B)the site is waterlogged
C)the site was located on an island
D)the site was densely populated
19

Which of the following was not found at Tybrind Vig?
A)a burial of a woman and an infant
B)fish traps and leister prongs
C)circular hunts
D)remains of fish, shellfish, and sea mammals
20

The late Mesolithic inhabitants of Northern Europe are often considered complex foragers because
A)they had permanent settlements
B)they had some degree of social differentiation, as seen in the late Mesolithic human burials
C)they had a complex, specialized, and multipurpose technology
D)all of the above





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