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__________ is a preagricultural village on the coast of Peru, which provides a vivid
demonstration of the importance of marine resources to early village communities.
a. Humboldt
b. Paloma
c. Quechua
d. Cusco
__________ found with the Gravettian industry are portable art objects depicting the
female body.
a. Venus figurines
b. Eve idols
c. Lady stones
d. Graven images
Which of these was the only animal domesticated in Mesoamerica?
a. dogs
b. chickens
c. turkeys
d. guinea pigs
An archaeological survey maps the distribution of __________.
a. the oldest stones in the region
b. only sites over 100 years old
c. the physical remains of human activity
d. only those sites deemed to be significant ʺ ʺ
The evidence for early hominin subsistence suggests that they __________.
a. may have scavenged when they needed to
b. were vegetarians
c. were essentially killer apesʺ ʺ
d. relied primarily on aquatic food resources
The ________ is the geological era beginning 1.8 million years ago and characterized
by glacial activity.
a. Jurassic
b. Pleistocene
c. Pliocene
d. Holocene
Excavations at __________ have produced the earliest evidence of domesticated plants
in the Americas.
a. Poverty Point
b. Guil Naquitz
c. Las Capas
d. Milagro
Which of the following statements is true concerning the skeleton found in Kennewick,
Washington?
a. The remains are clearly of Nez Pierce ancestry, and have been returned to tribal
lands.
b. It provides strong evidence that the earliest Americans arrived from Europe.
c. The skeleton is more than 9,000 years old.
d. The find was a fraud; the skeleton is only a few hundred years old.
What was the capital of the Toltec Empire?
a. Monte Albn
b. La Tisa
c. Tula
d. Teotihuacn
The Pyramid of the Sun can be found at what site?
a. Teotihuacn
b. Copn
c. Tikal
d. Tenochtitln
The oldest modern human remains in Europe (ca. 36,000 years old) were found in
__________.
a. Herto
b. Peştera cu Oase Cave
c. Klasies River Mouth
d. St. Cesaire
What early agricultural site has over eight kilometers of stone terrace walls?
a. Cerro Juanaquea
b. Guil Naquitz
c. Poverty Point
d. Milagro
Which of these physical skull traits distinguishes modern humans from Neanderthals?
a. big brain
b. pronounced brow ridges
c. vertical forehead
d. minimal chin
What method of remote sensing has been used to discover sites and orient exploration?
a. multispectral satellite imagery
b. hyperspectral imaging
c. ground-penetrating radar
d. resistivity
Any object that shows traces of human manufacture is referred to as a/n. __________.
a. ecofact
b. artifact
c. site
d. feature
Which of the following best characterizes Moche metallurgy?
a. Hammers were used to shape artifacts.
b. It is known for is strong iron spear points.
c. The only material used by the Moche was gold.
d. It was only used for utilitarian items.
Where is the Nile Delta found?
a. Lower Egypt
b. Upper Egypt
c. the Fayum Depression
d. Nubia
What Andean period corresponds with the appearance of monumental architecture and
the absence of pottery?
a. Prepottery Neolithic B
b. Moche
c. Archaic
d. Cotton Preceramic
Which of the following features distinguish Neanderthals from modern humans?
a. physical adaptations to cold weather
b. a hairy, brutish caveman appearance
c. a larger than average brain size
d. reduced sexual dimorphism
Discuss the skeleton found at the site of Nariokotome, Kenya.
Pastoral societies have an economy based on __________.
a. fishing
b. herding
c. hunting and gathering
d. horticulture
Aztec agriculture depended on artificial islands of raised beds called __________.
a. khipu
b. chinampas
c. pagos
d. panaqa
When does maize become a major component of the diet in eastern North America?
a. at the beginning of the Woodland Period
b. after the Woodland Period
c. during the Middle Woodland Period
d. at the beginning of the Late Woodland Period
The Toltec Empire was large and powerful, controlling a substantial area.
Domesticates in the Yangtze and Huai River Valleys in southern China include
__________.
a. water buffalo
b. camels
c. millet
d. rye
Though Early and Middle Woodland subsistence was based heavily on cultivated
plants, __________ is rare and does not appear to have played a major role in the
Woodland diet.
a. maize
b. beans
c. squash
d. wheat
According to Karl Wittfogel, early state formation was the result of __________.
a. response to foreign aggression
b. population growth
c. large-scale irrigation processes
d. geographical circumscription
Folsom points can be recognized by what distinctive feature?
a. a bifacial edge
b. a shiny, black surface
c. a basal notching
d. a center flute
The earliest crude ceramic vessels first appeared in eastern North America in the
__________ culture.
a. Green River
b. Weeden Island
c. Stalling Island
d. Adena
In the Ethiopian highlands, an impressive kingdom developed around what city?
a. Timbuktu
b. Nubia
c. Amarna
d. Axum
The intact tomb of a Moche elite found at __________ illustrates the wealth of the
Moche society.
a. Chavn de Huntar
b. Nasca
c. Cuzco
d. Sipn
Describe the Inca Empire.
How did the Inca conduct warfare?
What are the characteristics that distinguish early hominins from the other hominoids?
Describe the physical layout of the Poverty Point site.
What is the importance of the site of Jenne-Jeno?
What is the significance of Australian rock art?
What is remote sensing and what is it relevance to archaeology?
What was the Code of Hammurabi?
How have the cities of Mesopotamia impacted their environment?
What is domestication? How is it recognized archaeologically?
What is the role of the Humboldt Current in the subsistence of the Andean coast?
What was the contribution of V. Gordon Childe to archaeology?
What is Chavn de Huntar?
How has the Three Gorges Dam project threatened Chinese archaeology?
Graham Clark led a multi-disciplinary team to study the remains at Star Carr.
What characterized the Natufian Period?
