Which two archaeologists discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun?
a. Heinrich Schliemann and Alexander Conze
b. Alexander Conze and Flinders Petrie
c. Leonard Woolley and Arthur Evans
d. Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon
The Grotte de Chauvet is one of the earliest
a. historical sites on earth.
b. French sinkholes on record.
c. Neanderthal sites in northern Europe.
d. painted caves in the world.
The form of archaeology that relates how people have exercised control over one
another is
a. archaeology of ideology.
b. engendered archaeology.
c. social archaeology.
d. archaeology of inequality.
The Noah’s Ark model, which states Homo sapiens evolved in one place, then spread to
other parts of the Old World.
a. multiregional model
b. continuity model
c. out of Africa model
d. single source model
NOT one of the three foreign states Mesopotamia obtained goods from.
a. Mohenjodaro
b. Dilmun
c. Magan
d. Meluhha
Bamboo is an ideal material for people subsisting on
a. elephant.
b. hippopotamus.
c. small animals.
d. large animals.
While an undergraduate, it is important to gain experience in
a. advanced methods and theories.
b. the field and laboratory.
c. related disciplines.
d. archaeology.
The largest and the most remote of all Pacific islands.
a. Polynesia
b. Micronesia
c. Tahiti
d. New Zealand
Most archaeological sites are
a. conspicuous.
b. inconspicuous.
c. well-preserved.
d. protected by the locals from looting.
What is the “mother culture” for all later Andean civilizations?
a. the U-shaped ceremonial complexes
b. the Chavn art style
c. the Chavn de Huntar ceremonial center
d. the Early Horizon
What process, invented in the 1940s, allowed for fairly accurate dating of organic
materials?
a. dendrochronology
b. radiocarbon dating
c. nuclear fission dating
d. uranium-thorium dating
The social distinctions between individuals, communities, and other units of society are
a. social stratification.
b. social ranking.
c. social inequality.
d. social pattern.
Clay vessels that are built up with long wedges of clay and joined together with
a mixture of clay and water.
a. clay
b. ceramics
c. coil
d. temper
This method proposes the most adequate explanations for the moment.
a. scientific method
b. inductive method
c. deductive reasoning
d. experimental archaeology
Homo habilis could create about three inches of cutting edge from how many pounds of
flint?
a. 1/2
b. 1
c. 2
d. 5
Maya glyphs tell how axis points could be materialized through
a. powerful ritual.
b. the sacred place.
c. pyramids.
d. natural landscapes only.
Ancient religions share the common belief that human life is governed by
a. “landscape of memory.”
b. ancestors.
c. spirit beings.
d. cycles of the seasons.
The Willandra lakes region contains the earliest human remains found in
a. Borneo.
b. Java.
c. Australia.
d. New Guinea.
An education in archaeology should include a thorough and broad education in
a. ecological studies.
b. biological and cultural anthropology.
c. environmental studies.
d. physical sciences.
Oaxacan leaders controlled monopolies over
a. copper.
b. quetzals.
c. jade.
d. obsidian.
Archaeologist Linda Manzanilla located areas of high phosphate readings
among Teotihuacn’s barrios, where
a. garbage had rotted.
b. tortillas were prepared.
c. stucco was made.
d. jewelry was crafted.
Defines artifacts, assemblages, economic practices, or art styles that last longer than the
duration of a horizon.
a. span
b. tradition
c. phase
d. cultural component
Artifacts offer a unique way of examining the history of many communities that kept no
written records, but expressed their diverse feelings and cultures through
a. material objects.
b. ideology.
c. their economy.
d. belief systems.
Culture history relies on
a. oral traditions.
b. accidental discoveries.
c. cave paintings and pictographs.
d. observations in time and space.
Egypt first became a unified state about 3000 B.C., around the same time as the
appearance of
a. horticulture.
b. animal domestication.
c. slash and burn technology.
d. irrigation works.
When people need to acquire goods and services that are not available to them within
their own territories, they set up
a. political systems.
b. exchange systems.
c. gift exchange.
d. trade routes.
Which of the following animals was tamed by ancient Americans?
a. dog
b. guinea pig
c. turkey
d. all of the above
The process of deliberate settlement, when entire populations, large or small, decide to
move to a new area.
a. cultural selection
b. migration
c. diffusion
d. social selection
In what year did Pizarro land in Peru?
a. 1435
b. 1525
c. 1532
d. 1560
Which is NOT one of the three major centers of native plant domestication in the
Americas?
a. highland and lowland Central America
b. the highlands of the Central Andes
c. the Southeastern United States
d. the Midwestern United States