Huaca del Sol is
A.an Inca administrative center.
B.a Moche deity often represented on pottery.
C.a Late Horizon site noted for its finely cut and coursed masonry.
D.a Tiwanaku outpost located on the South coast of Peru.
E.a huge adobe brick pyramid dating to Moche times.
Humans do not belong in the following category in the animal kingdom:
A.primate
B.hominoidea
C.equus
D.sapiens
The largest empire in the Americas, in terms of population and area under its control,
was
A.the Aztec empire.
B.the Sumerian empire.
C.the Chim empire.
D.the Inca empire.
Innovations in the techniques of stone tool manufacture gradually increased
A.the size of tools being produced.
B.the quantity of cutting edge per pound of stone.
C.the use of poorer raw materials.
D.the intricacy of ritual decorations.
Compare pyramid construction in Egypt and Mesoamerica.
Answer:Answer will vary
Besides participating in the production of food for the subsistence of his kin group,
adults had to perform a certain amount of labor for the Moche state. The labor tribute
was called the
A.mit’a.
B.bulla.
C.vita.
D.mitmaq.
Faunal remains found at Mesolithic sites
A.will usually be dominated by reindeer or horse.
B.are likely to include domesticated wheat.
C.will have Levallois points in them.
D.are likely to involve a wide variety of animal species.
The principal form of residential architecture at the Draper site were
A.longhouses.
B.semisubterranean pithouses.
C.singular family rectangular structures.
D.multiroom pueblos.
The site of “Ain Mallaha in the Levant
A.provides the best evidence we have yet for Neanderthal ritual.
B.is the earliest example of a shell midden anywhere in the world.
C.was a Neolithic town.
D.was a permanent settlement directly preceding the earliest farming period.
E.has been shown to be nothing more than a carnivore kill.
A passage grave is
A.beehive-shaped.
B.a Mycenaean elite tomb.
C.a Bronze Age burial.
D.a Neolithic tomb.
The earliest cultivation of rice in Asia appears to have occurred in
A.North China.
B.South China.
C.Thailand.
D.Cambodia.
Three Gulf Coast sites were
A.San Lorenzo, La Venta, and Tres Zapotes.
B.Tikal, Palenque, and Copn.
C.El Mirador, San Jos Mogote, and Monte Albn.
D.Teotihuacn, Tenochtitln, and Cuicuilco.
Khok Phanom Di is now located in
A.North China.
B.Thailand.
C.India.
D.South China.
The _________ is not a division of the Cenozoic.
A.Mesozoic
B.Pliocene
C.Pleistocene
D.Recent
Compared to Upper Paleolithic sites, ________ were particularly abundant at “Ain
Mallaha.
A.obsidian figurines
B.camel bones
C.storage pits
D.wheel-thrown pots
The earliest Australians arrived on the continent “down under” around
A.the beginning of the Holocene.
B.15,000 years ago.
C.the beginning of the Pleistocene.
D.40,000 years ago.
Franchthi Cave is important because
A.it contains early evidence of the transition to agriculture in Europe.
B.evidence from the animal bones indicates a shift toward more plants in the diet.
C.it contains evidence of early pottery manufacture.
D.it documents the domestication of tuna.
Which of the following was NOT first domesticated in Southwest Asia?
A.barley
B.beans
C.wheat
D.pigs
E.goats
Which of the following pairs can be said to be roughly contemporary?
A.Chav’n and Chim
B.Nazca and Inca
C.Nazca and Chim
D.Moche and Nazca
E.Inca and Chav’n
Hierakonpolis is located
A.in the Nile River valley.
B.in the Indus Valley.
C.on the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
D.on the Yellow River.
Some terms associated with establishing a grid system at an archaeological site include
A.accelerator mass spectrometer.
B.ground penetrating radar.
C.datum and elevation.
D.phosphate analysis.
The Zhou period in China was marked by all of the following except
A.large, dense urban centers.
B.iron casting.
C.a series of devastating earthquakes.
D.wet rice agriculture
Vedbk is
A.located in the western United States.
B.a Mesolithic site in southern France.
C.an area with a Mesolithic cemetery.
D.a place with early evidence for the use of fire.
The Narmer tablet discovered at Hierakonpolis depicts the exploits of King Narmer
who
A.united Upper and Lower Egypt.
B.built the Sphinx.
C.was the leader of the Hyksos.
D.built the Great Pyramid.
Which of the following traits is NOT an important precondition for the development of
urban state societies?
A.agricultural diversity
B.technological capabilities
C.trade and exchange networks
D.writing systems
Which of the following were important in the rise of Great Zimbabwe?
A.its seizure of the gold trade and control of exchange routes to the east African coast
B.military defeats of its nearest rivals
C.surplus production of agricultural resources
D.it’s diplomatic alliance with the pharaohs of Egypt
Ester Boserup has argued that __________ spurs technological change and increased
food production.
A.population pressure
B.political change
C.population decline
D.warfare
Compared to the market at Tenochtitln-Tlatelolco, the market at Cuzco was
A.large with a more diverse array of products.
B.small and peripherally located.
C.known for the greater abundance of cacao, which was used as a currency.
D.described in more detail by the Spanish.
The phenomenon of bioturbation would be studied by a(n)
A.geoarchaeologist.
B.paleobotanist.
C.lithic technologist.
D.ethnographer.
The Mesoamerican group with the most and longest written inscriptions are the
A.Maya.
B.Aztec.
C.Olmec.
D.Zapotec.
E.Mexica.
An Archaeological Problem The following multiple choice question refer to the
paragraph below. Base your answers on the information given below, your
archaeological knowledge, and common sense.
Recent excavations in the Levant have uncovered a small settlement of approximately
twenty houses. These structures were circular in shape and had rock-wall foundations. A
number of burials were found in a small cemetery adjacent to the settlement. Storage
pits and roasting areas for preparing plant foods also were found, but there was no
evidence for domesticated plants at the site. Animal bones from deer, gazelle, sheep,
and goat were common at the site. The investigators noticed that a high number of
young male animals were represented in the sheep bones. This difference was not noted
among the bones of the other species. Other materials from the site included sickle
blades, bone tools, charcoal, and grinding slabs.
The settlement probably belongs to the _________ period.
A.Natufian
B.Oldowan
C.Mousterian
D.Ali Kosh
Richard S. MacNeish led an interdisciplinary team to investigate the origins of
agriculture of Mesoamerica in
A.the Tehuacn Valley.
B.the Vir Valley.
C.the Teotihuacn Valley.
D.the Valley of Oaxaca.
The Hadar region is located
A.in South Africa.
B.in the Near East.
C.in West Africa.
D.in Ethiopia.
The shaft graves at Mycenae were opened by
A.Arthur Evans.
B.Heinrich Schliemann.
C.Louis Leakey.
D.V. Gordon Childe.
The bog people are known from
A.the Neolithic of Yugoslavia.
B.the Iron Age of northern Europe.
C.early films.
D.Minoan legends.
Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Pithouse”
Answer:Answer will vary
Create a definition of language and argue that the development of language was
responsible for the creative explosion of the Upper Paleolithic.
Answer:Answer will vary
Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Petty States”
Answer:Answer will vary
Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Ganj Dareh”
Answer:Answer will vary
Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Fluted Point”
Answer:Answer will vary
Gatecliff Shelter required many years of excavation and analysis. Describe the site and
discuss what was learned there.
Answer:Answer will vary
Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Codices”
Answer:Answer will vary
Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Vnget Nord”
Answer:Answer will vary
Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Papyrus”
Answer:Answer will vary
Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“The Three Lis”
Answer:Answer will vary
Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Fertile Crescent”
Answer:Answer will vary
What is meant by split inheritance?
Answer:Answer will vary
Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Quipu”
Answer:Answer will vary
Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Status differentiation”
Answer:Answer will vary
Discuss the major changes witnessed during the Upper Paleolithic period.
Answer:Answer will vary
Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Chenopodium”
Answer:Answer will vary
Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Cultivation”
Answer:Answer will vary