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Recent anthropological findings suggest that hunters and gatherers have ___ leisure
time than (as) farmers.
A.more
B.slightly less
C.much less
D.the same amount of
The Potassium/Argon (K/Ar or radiopotassium) method is used
A.to measure the contribution of meat to the diet.
B.to date items between 50,000 BP and the present.
C.only on items from Olduvai Gorge.
D.to date items more than 500,000 years old.
The principal theme of Maya inscriptions on carved stone monuments appears to have
been
A.accounting.
B.political/dynastic.
C.foretelling the future.
D.keeping track of time.
Which of the following plants is NOT part of the basic triad of Mesoamerican plant
food staples?
A.chili pepper
B.squash
C.beans
D.maize
The emergence of hierarchical societies with monumental constructions on the dry
Pacific coast of Peru
A.occurred soon after the development of pottery.
B.preceded the advent of pottery making in western South America.
C.rapidly spurred the development of highly decorated ceramic forms.
D.was contemporary with the advent of pottery in western South America.
The neighboring sites of Torralba and Ambrona
A.are located in France.
B.may represent organized elephant hunting by Homo erectus.
C.contained Solutrean tools.
D.are in the Italian Alps.
Compare the Plio/Pleistocene discoveries of human bone and artifacts from South and
East Africa. Be sure to discuss the evidence from specific sites.
Answer:Answers will vary.
The site of Atapuerca was discovered
A.by archival research.
B.by Russian geologists.
C.along an old railroad cut.
D.in the Hungarian plain.
The site of Sannai Maruyama is
A.located in the Eastern United States.
B.an important cave site with Mousterian artifacts.
C.a Jomon site with evidence for large buildings.
D.an early Neolithic site in China
The Inca quipu was used for
A.the roadside storage of food.
B.cooking maize beer.
C.numerical recording and calculation.
D.the construction of suspension bridges.
The primary reason for the success of the Minoan civilization was its
A.control of the eastern Mediterranean.
B.innovative weapons.
C.larger average body size.
D.substantial gold deposits not far from citadels.
The major divisions of the Paleolithic do not include
A.Basal pebble tools.
B.Younger core tools.
C.Middle flake tools.
D.Upper blade tools.
Handaxes become more symmetric and regular over time, probably due to the use of
__________.
A.softer stone.
B.bigger hammers.
C.softer hammers.
D.bigger stones.
The evidence from Zhoukoudian does not include
A.Homo erectus fossils.
B.plant seeds and remains.
C.stone tools.
D.bark containers.
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.
During the period from A.D. 950-1160, the most powerful city in central Mexico was
A.Teotihuacn.
B.Tula.
C.Cuicuilco.
D.Tikal.
Teosinte is thought to be the most likely candidate for which of the following
domesticates?
A.wheat
B.corn
C.sunflower
D.chili pepper
E.barley
Prior to the establishment of Monte Albn, the largest site in the Valley of Oaxaca with a
danzante was
A.San Jos Mogote.
B.Cuicuilco.
C.San Lorenzo.
D.Tikal.
Franchthi Cave is located
A.on the Danube River in Romania.
B.on the coast of Greece.
C.in southern England.
D.on the west coast of Turkey.
Which is true of Monte Albn?
A.It had more temples than any other prehispanic Mesoamerican site.
B.It had a residential pattern of houses built on terraces.
C.It had several large round temples.
D.The first chinampas are found there.
E.It was founded by peoples from Teotihuacn.
A major difference between early civilizations in the Americas and the Old World is the
much greater role that domesticated animals had in the latter area. Discuss the
implications of this difference.
Answer:Answers will vary.
The term cosmology refers to
A.mapping large areas.
B.the interpretation of air photographs.
C.ancient writing systems.
D.origins myths.
The bog people are known from
A.the Neolithic of Yugoslavia.
B.the Iron Age of northern Europe.
C.early films.
D.Minoan legends.
The earliest permanent dwellings in the American Southwest were
A.pueblos.
B.rectangular brick dwellings.
C.pithouses.
D.teepees.
Artifacts at the site of Lindenmeier did not include
A.a variety of stone tools.
B.Paleoindian projectile points.
C.animal bones.
D.bows and arrows.
The _________ is not a division of the Cenozoic.
A.Mesozoic
B.Pliocene
C.Pleistocene
D.Recent
The earliest clear evidence of hominins outside of Africa
A.occurs around about 6 million years ago.
B.occurs around about 4 million years ago.
C.occurs around 2 million years ago.
D.occurs around 120,000 years ago.
Catalhyk, perhaps the first city, contains evidence for all of the following except
A.obsidian trade.
B.human burial.
C.pottery.
D.bronze toolmaking.
An Archaeological Problem
The following multiple choice questions 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.
Compare and contrast the origins of agriculture in Southwest Asia and Mesoamerica.
Answer:Answers will vary.
Wet-site excavation techniques were employed at
A.Ozette.
B.Snaketown.
C.Chaco Canyon.
D.Poverty Point.
Petroglyphs are one kind of
A.stone tool.
B.ancient writing.
C.rock art.
D.cave or rockshelter.
The first Australopithecine fossil discovered in Africa was
A.discovered in sedimentary deposits along ancient lakeshores.
B.blasted out of ancient cave deposits using dynamite.
C.never properly placed in an evolutionary scheme.
D.eventually found to be a fraud.
The term ethnography refers to
A.decipherment of ancient texts.
B.analysis of the chemical composition of marble.
C.descriptive studies of living peoples.
D.study of prehistoric textiles.
The earliest cultivation of rice in Asia appears to have occurred in
A.North China.
B.South China.
C.Thailand.
D.Cambodia.
Which of the following is NOT true about Jenn-jeno?
A.With the development of regional trade networks, Jenn-jeno became an important
market center.
B.Jenn-jeno was an important center of salt production.
C.Blacksmiths and coppersmiths at Jenn-jeno worked iron ore and copper that was
obtained through exchange.
D.Potters at Jenn-jeno made significant quantities of well-made ceramics decorated
with twine impressions.
