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Part of our ethical responsibilities to the past does NOT include
a. reporting new finds.
b. recording the location of any collected artifacts.
c. respecting the sanctity of all burial sites.
d. obeying tribal laws.
The earliest known hominin, found in Chad, Central Africa, has been named
a. Ardipithecus ramidus.
b. Sahelanthropus tchadensis.
c. Australopithecus africanus.
d. Australopithecus robustus.
Hominin evolution can be thought of as a series of radiations that unfolded over at least
a. 1.5 million years.
b. 2.25 million years.
c. 3.75 million years.
d. 5 million years.
Most European rock paintings and engravings depict
a. animals and human hands.
b. elaborate ceremonies.
c. scenes of the hunt.
d. scenes of fishing.
A powerful tactic used by elites in order to exercise power over others is
a. material objects.
b. ideologies of domination.
c. economic force.
d. public ceremonies.
Compared to the later Nelson's Bay hunters, the flake tools and spears of Klasies River
hunters were
a. larger.
b. smaller.
c. decorative.
d. aerodynamic.
Humanly and naturally caused changes in an archaeological site are known as
a. cultural processes.
b. natural processes.
c. transformation processes.
d. artifactual temporal shifts.
What distinguished Andean state-organized societies from states elsewhere in the
prehistoric world?
a. art
b. religious beliefs
c. organization
d. cosmology
The type of chronology which refers to dates in years.
a. relative chronology
b. chronometric dating
c. relative dating
d. actual chronology
The best archaeological evidence for early maize cultivation comes from
a. the Tehuacn Valley in Southern Mexico.
b. Machu Picchu in Peru.
c. Mesa Verde in Colorado.
d. the Ohio Valley.
The shape of a bowl directly reflects its
a. properties.
b. form.
c. function.
d. typology.
Archaeologists of this general persuasion argue that we can no longer interpret the past
purely in terms of ecological, technological, or other material considerations.
a. general systems theory
b. cognitive-processual archaeology
c. postprocessual archaeology
d. processual archaeology
Shang
a. society was organized along what might be called military lines.
b. kings were mostly pacifists.
c. kings were opposed to human sacrifices.
d. none of the above
The Aztec capitol was
a. Teotihuacn.
b. Tenochtitln.
c. Tehuacn.
d. Tula.
The catalyst for all the elaborate cultural developments of later millennia.
a. agriculture
b. the transition from hunting and gathering to cultivation
c. maize
d. fishing
Some 27 ft (8.2 m) of midden accumulation spans human occupations dating from
between about 8000 and __________ B.C. at the Koster site.
a. 1000
b. 2000
c. 3000
d. 4000
Most archaeology in North America is administered or carried out by
a. academic archaeologists.
b. self-employed archaeologists.
c. government and private sectors.
d. teams of academic archaeologists.
The library of Assyrian King Ashurbanipal contained an account of
a. a flood similar to the Genesis flood.
b. an attack of locusts similar to one found in the Bible.
c. the building of the Tower of Babel.
d. all of the above
Archaeologists use this shorthand term for urbanized, state-level societies.
a. city
b. civilization
c. centralized institution
d. ruling elite
The earliest African form of Homo erectus is sometimes called
a. Homo sapiens.
b. Homo neandertalensis.
c. Homo ergaster.
d. Homo habilis.
Nakbe's temple facades reflect the emerging notion of ch"ul ahau, or
a. ritual cannibalism.
b. immortality.
c. divine kingship.
d. human sacrifice.
The Khmer monarch Jayavarman merged the cult of the ancestors with that of
a. Shiva.
b. Indra.
c. Soma.
d. Devi.
We see the first signs of religious ideology with
a. Neanderthals.
b. Australopithecines.
c. primates.
d. hominids.
Highly centralized societies control every aspect of life, with all wealth and religious
power
a. concentrated within a small part of the population.
b. spread throughout the population.
c. concentrated within a few hands.
d. spread throughout by social ranking.
The urban core of Copn boasted a population density of
a. 500 per sq. km.
b. 750 per sq. km.
c. 2000 per sq. km.
d. 8000 per sq. km.
Ancient religions share a common symbolism for the living and spiritual worlds being
joined
a. by primordial waters.
b. at an axis mundi.
c. at their boundaries.
d. by common ancestors.
When states form, what happens to kin groups?
a. they disappear
b. they grow strong
c. they become nobility
d. their power is reduced
Social complexity was most common where this food source was most abundant.
a. big game
b. freshwater or marine animals
c. nuts and berries
d. yams
The text lists a few factors for the decline of the Harappans. Which of the following is
NOT listed?
a. flooding of the Indus River
b. shifts in patterns of Mesopotamian trade
c. widespread soil saltation
d. geological disturbance
Because jobs are rare and the competition intense, it is not a great time to become
a. an archaeologist.
b. an academic archaeologist.
c. employed by the private sector.
d. employed by the government.
