What Did Kent Flannery (1969) Refer to with the Term

question 12

Multiple Choice

What did Kent Flannery (1969) refer to with the term broad-spectrum revolution? The period

• A) The period in which Asia became the only place in the world with communities leading a sedentary life and engaging in food and animal domestication.
• B) The period in which the first large states began to grow, although there was nothing revolutionary about it because this process occurred very gradually.
• C) The period in which a wider range of tools was being fabricated, for both utilitarian and ritualistic purposes.
• D) The period beginning around 15,000 B.P. in the Middle East and 12,000 B.P. in Europe, during which a wider range of plant and animal life was hunted, gathered, collected, caught, and fished.
• E) The period between 20,000 B.P. and 10,000 B.P. when anatomically modern humans (AMHs) colonized the entire world, made possible by a smarter utilization of a wider range of environments.

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Definitions:

Process

A series of actions, changes, or functions that bring about a result, often related to manufacturing, business operations, or scientific research.

Natural Variation

The inherent fluctuations in the characteristics or performance of processes or systems over time.

Capable

Refers to the ability or capacity of something or someone to achieve a particular task or goal.

X-bar And R-charts

Tools used in statistical process control; the X-bar chart monitors the mean of a process whereas the R-chart monitors the range or dispersion.