The evidence from Franchthi Cave suggests that
A.the area was unoccupied prior to the arrival of Neolithic farmers.
B.the Mycenaean civilization began very early in this area.
C.the transition from Mesolithic to Neolithic was gradual.
D.early pottery in Europe dates to approximately 10,000 years ago.
At European contact, the largest empire in the Americas was situated in
A.the Andes.
B.highland Mesoamerica.
C.the Petn.
D.the Amazon Basin.
The footprints at Ltoli indicate that
A.very early hominins walked on four legs.
B.very early hominins walked on two legs.
C.very early hominins hopped on one leg.
D.very early hominins used stone tools.
During the second and third millennia B.C., the inhabitants of Mesopotamia were
A.dominated by a single empire centered at Uruk.
B.dependent on a diet of millet and pig.
C.practitioners of scapulimancy.
D.subdivided politically into a series of city-states.
The oldest known stone artifacts are
A.3 to 5 million years old.
B.2 to 2.9 million years old.
C.less than 1.5 million years old.
D.from southern Chile.
Karl Wittfogel argued that _________ was the key factor in the rise of the state.
A.population pressure
B.environmental circumscription
C.long-distance trade
D.water control
Present evidence suggests the collapse of the Minoan state was caused by
A.volcanic eruptions on Thera.
B.Mycenaean conquest.
C.plague or disease.
D.cultural evolution.
In prehistoric North America, which of the following was NOT a variety of
nonresidential construction?
A.communal bath house
B.platform mound
C.kiva
D.effigy mound
The Holocene in South Africa is represented by the remains found at Elands Bay Cave
and De Hangen. Describe these sites and the information they provide about human
groups in this area.
Answer:Answer will vary
Domestication in the Americas
A.involved the domestication of many animal species.
B.occurred later than the earliest Old World domestication.
C.was dependent on the use of canal irrigation.
D.never truly happened.
Maize was not a key food source at
A.Ozette.
B.Moundville.
C.Chaco Canyon.
D.Cahokia.
Footprints preserved in 3.6 million-year-old volcanic ash at Laetoli, Tanzania, indicate
that
A.some of our early ancestors may have worn crude sandals.
B.A. africanus was on his/her way out of Africa.
C.A. boisei and A. africanus both lived about 3.6 million years ago.
D.A. afarensis was quadripedal.
E.bipedalism definitely preceded marked brain expansion in human evolution.
The term “cyclopean” describes the massive ______ at Mycenaean sites.
A.walls
B.tombs
C.temples
D.houses
Llamas generally carry loads that weigh up to ___ pounds.
A.50
B.100
C.200
D.500
Western introductions into ancient China included
A.the written script and scapulimancy.
B.millet and pigs.
C.wheat and the horse-drawn chariot.
D.ceramics and dogs.
Marginal (Edge) Zone, Oasis, and Natural Habitat are
A.varieties of environment at Olduvai.
B.hypotheses about the origins of agriculture.
C.locations where Homo erectus bands hunted large mammals.
D.the three different regions in which Mesolithic cultures flourished.
Paleoanthropology refers to
A.the older generation of anthropologists.
B.the study of human artifacts.
C.the study of human evolution.
D.manufacture of stone tools.
Sedentary villages did not appear in the Tehuacn Valley prior to 3500 BP because
A.hunter-gatherers were not culturally complex until then.
B.maize was not domesticated until 4000 BP.
C.corn cobs were not large enough to be productive until then.
D.intertribal hostility was too fierce.
The first person to recognize and name an australopithecine was
A.Donald Johansen.
B.Louis Leakey.
C.Mary Leakey.
D.Raymond Dart.
Archaeological field survey involves
A.large-scale excavation.
B.questionnaires distributed to local people.
C.field walking.
D.walking and looking for artifacts.
E.accurate dating techniques.
At Guil Naquitz key food resources included all of the following except
A.acorns.
B.maguey hearts.
C.rabbit.
D.blue oysters.
Oldowan artifacts include all of the following types except:
A.pebble tools.
B.flakes.
C.manuports.
D.spearthrowers
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 term cosmology refers to
A.mapping large areas.
B.the interpretation of air photographs.
C.ancient writing systems.
D.origins myths.
The talud-tablero style of architecture is typical of the site of
A.San Jos Mogote.
B.Cuicuilco.
C.Palenque.
D.Teotihuacn.
E.La Venta.
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.
Describe three cradles of domestication and discuss the kinds of plants and animals
involved and the dates for the first domesticates in each area.
Answer:Answer will vary
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.
Which of the following was NOT originally domesticated in the Americas?
A.maize
B.beans
C.potato
D.turkey
E.cattle
AMS in archaeology stands for
A.American Meteorological Society.
B.Ancient Metals and Structures.
C.Accelerator Mass Spectrometer.
D.Antiquity Made Simple.
The footprints at Ltoli are
A.1 million years old.
B.from hominin ancestors that walked on four legs.
C.Pleistocene in age.
D.3.5 million years old.
Hierarchical organization
A.is often found among hunter-gatherers.
B.is associated with rank or class in society.
C.is a technique for classifying pottery and stone tools.
D.is associated with egalitarian groups.
Discuss diachronic changes in the nature of nonresidential features and architecture in
the Valley of Oaxaca.
Answer:Answer will vary
Rice has NOT been found at which of the following sites in Southeast Asia?
A.Spirit Cave
B.Khok Phanom Di
C.Ban Chiang
D.Non Nok Tha
Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Osteologist”
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Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Shaduf”
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Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Oppidum”
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Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Pyramid of the Sun”
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Describe the four major divisions of the Paleolithic period in terms of age and
characteristics.
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Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Altantean column”
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Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Multi-disciplinary”
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Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Mesolithic”
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Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Stepped pyramid”
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Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Richard MacNeish”
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Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Nome”
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Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Paleoethnobotany”
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Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Pipal tree”
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Describe two kinds of agricultural intensification employed by ancient Mesoamericans.
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Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Barbara Bender”
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Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Archaeozoology”
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Describe and discuss the Acheulean handaxe.
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location, and significance.
“Sacrifice Ceremony”
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