1
Archaeologists were able to glean all of the following information about Ötzi the Ice Man
EXCEPT his
(A)
health.
(B)
nutritional history.
(C)
occupation.
(D)
way of dressing.
2
Archaeologists Higham and Thoserat believe the burial patterns at Khok Phanom Di reveal
that status in that society came from
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
The answer is personal achievement.
3
Burial patterns in Moundville, Alabama, indicate
(A)
the richest individuals were buried closest to the mounds.
(B)
a vertical relationship among individuals.
(C)
personal achievement was valued above wealth.
(D)
women were valued for their pottery skills.
The answer is the richest individuals were buried closest to the mounds.
4
The use of religious beliefs by rulers to reinforce their own power and to ensure conformity
by their subjects is termed
(A)
ideologies of domination.
(B)
social stratification.
(C)
social domination.
(D)
ideologies of hierarchy.
The answer is ideologies of domination.
5
Eighteenth-century Garrison Plantation in Maryland is famous for its
(A)
obsidian deposits.
The answer is occupation.
(B)
artifacts of African inspiration.
(C)
burial mounds.
(D)
oral traditions.
6
Obsidian sourcing from Medicine Lake Highlands in northern California reveals
(A)
declining usage farther from the source.
(B)
widespread distribution.
(C)
only local distribution.
(D)
no obvious pattern.
Feedback:
The answer is declining usage farther from the source.
7
Egyptologist Herbert Winlock’s find in a sepulcher close to the tomb of Pharaoh Mentuhotep
is famous for its inclusion of
(A)
soldiers killed in battle dressed in linen shrouds.
(B)
skilled women potters accorded burial prestige because of their accomplishments.
(C)
bones that reveal women’s repetitive-movement injuries from grinding corn.
(D)
a highly ornamental jade mosaic death mask.
Feedback:
The answer is soldiers killed in battle dressed in linen shrouds.
8
Explain how the artifacts recovered from the excavation of the Uluburun shipwreck in
Turkey help us better understand trade patterns that were prevalent more than 3,000
years ago.
Answer:
9
Define the phrase “engendering archaeology.” Discuss in what ways this is important.
Answer:
10
Name an example of recent archaeological evidence of ethnic resistance. Discuss how this
new-found knowledge has the potential to rewrite history.
Answer:
11
Explain how knowing that women at Abu Hureyra, Syria, had arthritic toes helps us
understand gender roles at this site.
Answer:
12
One of the most valuable insights into the elaborate trade network that linked the eastern
Mediterranean with Egypt was discovered
Feedback:
The answer is artifacts of African inspiration.
(A)
in a shipwreck at Uluburun, Turkey.
(B)
at an obsidian mine in Çatalhöyuk in Anatolia.
(C)
in the Mississippian site at Moundville, Alabama.
(D)
in the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Rameses II.
13
The technology used to distinguish Greek silver coins made of mainland ore from those
manufactured of metal from Siphnos is
(A)
radiocarbon dating.
(B)
isotopic chemistry.
(C)
remote sensing.
(D)
palynology.
The answer is isotopic chemistry.
14
Most early Egyptian and Mesopotamian trade took place
(A)
on rivers.
(B)
at the Delhi bazaar.
(C)
among high-ranking individuals.
(D)
as gift exchanges.
The answer is on rivers.
15
Radiocarbon tests reveal Ötzi the Ice Man lived between
(A)
3350 and 3150 B.C.
(B)
300 and 315 B.C.
(C)
A.D. 300 and 315
(D)
2300 and 3500 B.C.
The answer is 3350 and 3150 B.C.
16
The social distinctions between individuals, communities, and other units of society in
ancient civilizations usually detected in burial ornamentation are collectively termed
(A)
social stratification.
(B)
social ranking.
(C)
social reciprocity.
The answer is in a shipwreck at Uluburun, Turkey.
(D)
social inequality.
17
The term in archaeology commonly used to describe the differences in social classes is
(A)
social stratification.
(B)
social ranking.
(C)
social reciprocity.
(D)
social inequality.
Feedback:
The answer is social stratification.
18
The Babylonian King Hammurabi is best known for developing the first written
(A)
alphabet.
(B)
law code.
(C)
creation myth.
(D)
moral code.
19
Who was buried in an underground sepulcher beneath a pyramid at the Temple of the
Inscriptions?
(A)
Maya Lord Pacal
(B)
Babylonian King Hammurabi
(C)
Ötzi the Ice Man
(D)
the women of Khok Phanom Di, Thailand
Feedback:
The answer is Maya Lord Pacal.
20
All of the following are variables archaeologists can determine when studying how people
are buried EXCEPT
(A)
age.
(B)
sex.
(C)
circumstances of death.
(D)
oral traditions.
Feedback:
The answer is social ranking.
21
In Aztec civilization, women produced cloth, which served as a primary way of organizing
the ebb and flow of goods and services, revealing its importance
(A)
to social status.
(B)
to the Aztec economy.
(C)
as currency.
(D)
as an everyday activity.
The answer is to the Aztec economy.
22
The study of the ways in which people have exercised economic and social power over
others is called
(A)
archaeology of inequality.
(B)
social ranking.
(C)
ideology of domination.
(D)
resistance study.
The answer is archaeology of inequality.
23
Both exchange and trade require
(A)
markets and gift exchange.
(B)
internal exchange and reciprocity.
(C)
commodities to be exchanged and people to do the exchanging.
(D)
market and redistribution systems.
The answer is commodities to be exchanged and people to do the exchanging.
24
A kula ring is a(n)
(A)
highly prized gift in the southwestern Pacific.
(B)
exchange system involving shell necklaces.
(C)
complicated system of markets and trade sites.
(D)
artifact found at the Abu Hureyra, Syria, site.
The answer is exchange system involving shell necklaces.
The answer is oral traditions.
25
Glass was never manufactured in sub-Saharan Africa, yet glass beads have been found in
archaeological sites in the area that date to the first millennium A.D. Discuss why this
finding is significant.
Answer: