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values | options sequence | correct_options sequence | correct_options_idx sequence | correct_options_literal sequence |
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According to Timothy Pauketat, the evidence for social stratification and political power at Cahokia suggests: | [
"a center of Mississippian civilization with conditions similar to the rise of early states.",
"the limitations of authority in a Native American society of egalitarian foragers.",
"a simple chiefdom or perhaps a complex chiefdom had evolved by A.D. 1500.",
"a center of Mississippian civilization with conditi... | [
"A"
] | [
0
] | [
"a center of Mississippian civilization with conditions similar to the rise of early states."
] |
Researchers now believe that the decline of the Maya was caused chiefly by: | [
"a cataclysm of some kind, such as an earthquake, volcano, or tsunami.",
"ecological degradation resulting from slash-and-burn farming techniques.",
"endless wars between neighboring Mayan city-states.",
"practices of interbreeding that led to a steep rise in congenital disorders."
] | [
"B"
] | [
1
] | [
"ecological degradation resulting from slash-and-burn farming techniques."
] |
Recent research on hominid species dating from the Middle Pliocene indicates there was (as of 2020): | [
"a great amount of species diversity, or a single species that exhibited a lot of diversity.",
"very little species diversity during this period and very few hominids.",
"decreased species diversity due to a prolonged ice age followed by a severe drought.",
"decreased species diversity but increased numbers o... | [
"A"
] | [
0
] | [
"a great amount of species diversity, or a single species that exhibited a lot of diversity."
] |
What is the approximate mean cranial capacity of Homo erectus? | [
"under 650 cc",
"about 800 cc",
"just under 1000 cc",
"1200 cc"
] | [
"C"
] | [
2
] | [
"just under 1000 cc"
] |
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