Which of the Following Is True of the Clovis Culture

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the Clovis culture?

• A)the earliest hunting culture of which we have evidence
• B)a hunting-gathering culture that arose in central Mexico
• C)the originator of the use of the atlatl
• D)the first group of migrants to the New World
• E)began during the Archaic Period, when finding sufficient fruits and berries became problematic

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Definitions:

Interpretation of the Past

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Hindsight Bias

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"I Knew It All Along"

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Negative Response Set

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