How many bison were unearthed at the Olsen-Chubbuck kill site?
a. 90
b. 600
c. 10
d. 190
How do we know that forest cover expanded rapidly at the end of the Ice Age in
southwestern Asia?
a. pollen samples taken from freshwater lakes
b. oral traditions
c. written records
d. excavations of buried forests
Perhaps the most famous type of this kind of site is in Giza, Egypt.
a. kill site
b. living site
c. ceremonial site
d. burial site
An anthropologist living in an Australian Aboriginal camp and observing the activities
of its occupants would be practicing
a. experimental archaeology.
b. a descriptive method.
c. ethnoarchaeology.
d. processual archaeology.
During glacial maxima, ice sheets covered at least this much of earth’s surface.
a. 1/3
b. 1/4
c. 1/6
d. 1/8
Before he was a treasure hunter, Giovanni Battista Belzoni was a/n
a. army general.
b. historian.
c. circus strongman.
d. archaeologist.
A Master of Arts degree qualifies you to work
a. as a faculty member at a research university.
b. in private and government sectors.
c. in research only.
d. as a gofer at excavations and digs.
The Ice Age ended this many years ago.
a. 100,000
b. 15,000
c. 200,000
d. 250,000
The first vessels of this type were probably used for domestic purposes.
a. spears
b. bark trays
c. pottery
d. skin bags
The central institution of lowland Maya civilization.
a. shamans
b. gods
c. kingship
d. demons
Rulers of this Chinese dynasty lived in at least seven capitals.
a. Huang
b. Xia
c. Zhou
d. Shang
Faunal analysis uses direct comparisons with known species for a fairly
simple identification of
a. bones.
b. plants.
c. hair.
d. tools.
Which of the following is characteristic of Homo erectus?
a. far more human than Homo habilis
b. habitual bipedalist
c. probably lost the thick hair covering that is characteristic of nonhuman primates
d. all of the above
They flourished in the Ohio Valley and were among the first to build extensive
earthworks.
a. Adena culture
b. Hohokam
c. Mississippian
d. Mogollan
Which of the following is true of human bipedalism?
a. The center of gravity is behind the knee joint.
b. Bipedalism is configured for endurance rather than power or speed.
c. The knee is not extended when standing.
d. Walking is less efficient in human bipedalism.
The earliest literature in the world comes from
a. Egypt.
b. China.
c. Africa.
d. Sumeria.
At first, they lived in small pit-house villages; later they congregated in above-ground
settlements of adjoining rooms.
a. Hohokam
b. Mogollan
c. Mississippian
d. Ancestral Pueblo
Archaeology shows that Homo sapiens sapiens settled in western Asia over
a. 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.
b. 50,000 years ago.
c. 300,000 years ago.
d. 35,000 years ago.
The greatest leader of the Aztecs; the sixth tlatoani, or “speaker.”
a. Ahuitzotl
b. Itzcoatl
c. Tlacaelel
d. Tezozomoc
NOT one of the three legendary dynasties of Chinese rulers.
a. Huang
b. Xia
c. Shang
d. Zhou
According to legend, Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl rose to heaven and turned into
a. the sun.
b. the moon.
c. the Morning Star.
d. a comet.
Mitochondrial DNA research traces the roots of modern humans back to tropical Africa
about
a. 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.
b. 90,000 years ago.
c. 300,000 years ago.
d. 35,000 years ago.
A spear made from a point, shaft, and binding is an example of
a. a composite tool.
b. an accidental discovery.
c. a trade link.
d. evolution.
Of the following, which is NOT a step in building a culture history?
a. identification of a research area
b. identification of religious practices
c. excavation
d. artifact analysis
The Pleistocene epoch
a. was a period of extremely hot temperatures.
b. from beginning to end, was essentially an ice age.
c. was characterized by a very steady climate with practically no temperature variations.
d. is sometimes called the Age of Humanity.
A common medium of trade in societies that is relatively self-supporting and designed
to reinforce a social relationship is
a. markets.
b. exchange systems.
c. gift exchange.
d. internal exchange.
Which early archaeologist used very precise excavation and recording techniques later
copied by more modern archaeologists?
a. Heinrich Schliemann
b. General Augustus Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers
c. Jacques Boucher de Perthes
d. John Evans
Site destruction is always the end result of this part of the research design.
a. water flotation
b. CRM
c. lithic analysis
d. excavation
Implies either the modification of an old idea or series of ideas.
a. cultural selection
b. invention
c. diffusion
d. ideology
The first signs of political and social complexity occur in many parts of highland and
lowland Mesoamerica during the Formative, or
a. Preclassic era.
b. Classic era.
c. Postclassic era.
d. Ancient era.
Many biological anthropologists assume that Homo erectus settled in the
warmer, southern parts of this area first, then radiated north.
a. China
b. Siberia
c. Mongolia
d. Siam
The study of ancient astronomical observances is called
a. astrology.
b. ritual astroarchaeology.
c. astroarchaeology.
d. pyramidiots.
The first fully modern Europeans are known to physical anthropologists as
a. Homo ergaster.
b. Homo neandertalensis.
c. Cro-Magnons.
d. Homo sapiens.
Most examples of this type of excavation are probes of deep archaeological deposits.
a. random excavation
b. horizontal excavation
c. vertical excavation
d. soil marks
Archaeology could not function without
a. money.
b. the government.
c. investors.
d. volunteers.