Question

Which statement provides the BEST evidence to support the conclusion that the Paleo Indians were the earliest and LEAST advanced prehistoric culture in North America? A) The Woodland Indians were the first native culture to develop a system of agriculture. B) While later cultures lived in settled, permanent villages, the Paleo Indians lived a nomadic lifestyle. C) The Archaic Indians lived in shallow, oval-pit houses and larger rectangular wattle-and-daub dwellings. D) The Woodland Indians were more advanced than the Archaic cultures; their tools included the bow-and-arrow.

Answer 1

B While later cultures lived in settled, permanent villages, the Paleo Indians lived a nomadic lifestyle.
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Answer 2

The BEST evidence to support the conclusion that the Paleo Indians were the earliest and LEAST advanced prehistoric culture in North America is that while later cultures lived in settled, permanent villages, the Paleo Indians lived a nomadic lifestyle. While the other answer choices are true statements about prehistoric cultures, they do not specifically provide evidence that the Paleos were the first. So the answer is B