Which is true of Monte Albn?
A.It had more temples than any other prehispanic Mesoamerican site.
B.It had a residential pattern of houses built on terraces.
C.It had several large round temples.
D.The first chinampas are found there.
E.It was founded by peoples from Teotihuacn.
Raised fields have been found in the vicinity of
A.Tiwanaku.
B.El Para’so.
C.Moche.
D.Machu Picchu
Analysis of animal bones and teeth from an archaeological site can tell us
A.how many animals lived at the site.
B.what kinds of animals lived at the site.
C.how many people lived at the site.
D.what kinds of seeds people ate.
Radiocarbon dating can be used to obtain the age of all of the following except
A.wood.
B.shell.
C.bronze.
D.charcoal.
E.bone.
Excavation of an archaeological site
A.involves the destruction of the place.
B.a technique to uncover buried remains from the past.
C.answers questions about prehistoric human activity.
D.all of the above
E.none of the above
“Lucy” is the nearly 40% complete skeleton of what hominin species?
A.Australopithecus boisei
B.Australopithecus africanus
C.Homo habilis
D.Homo erectus
E.Australopithecus afarensis
Large earthen mounds were not erected at
A.Moundville.
B.Cahokia.
C.Poverty Point.
D.the Draper site.
E.Hopewell.
To date, no ball court is known from the site of
A.Chichn Itz.
B.Monte Albn.
C.Tenochtitln.
D.Teotihuacn.
Stone tools include all of the following characteristics except:
A.intricate carvings.
B.striking platform.
C.sharp edges.
D.bulbar surface.
The Minoan civilization on Crete lasted from
A.2500 to 2000 B.C.
B.1800 to 1100 B.C.
C.2000 to 1450 B.C.
D.1100 to 800 B.C.
The annual exchange of holiday presents between two friends is an example of
A.redistribution.
B.marketing.
C.potlatch.
D.reciprocity.
The long-term process that results in the loss of fitness for a species to survive without
the assistance of humans is called
A.sedentism.
B.domestication.
C.mutation.
D.adaptation.
Wet-site excavation techniques were employed at
A.Ozette.
B.Snaketown.
C.Chaco Canyon.
D.Poverty Point.
Giant stone columns of warriors were found at which site:
A.Teotihuacn
B.Tenochtitln
C.Tlatilolco
D.Tula
The Potassium/Argon (K/Ar or radiopotassium) method is used
A.to measure the contribution of meat to the diet.
B.to date items between 50,000 BP and the present.
C.only on items from Olduvai Gorge.
D.to date items more than 500,000 years old.
Oldowan tools were made by the _____ method.
A.hard hammer percussion
B.soft hammer percussion
C.pressure flaking
D.indirect percussion
Describe and evaluate Denise Schmandt-Besserat’s model for the beginnings of writing
in Mesopotamia.
Answer:Answer will vary
Which of the following was NOT originally domesticated in the Old World?
A.barley
B.millet
C.turkey
D.rice
E.goat
The following is NOT associated with the Zapotecs:
A.tombs
B.funerary urns
C.conquest glyphs
D.the Street of the Dead
Discuss prehistoric subsistence change in eastern North America.
Answer:Answer will vary
At Non Nok Tha metal objects were made of
A.bronze and iron.
B.gold and silver.
C.steel and aluminum.
D.copper and tin.
The site of Laetoli is important for all of the following reasons except
A.evidence of bipedalism is preserved there in the form of footprints preserved in
volcanic ash.
B.evidence that Australopithecus afarensis was bipedal by 3.5 million years ago.
C.evidence of a very brief moment in time is recorded here, atypical of the nature of
most other hominin and archaeological sites.
D.evidence of violent conflict among rival regional tribes
The peopling of the New World
A.occurred first in South America
B.was accomplished via the Bering Strait land bridge.
C.certainly occurred prior to 20,000 BP.
D.was accomplished via boats from Egypt.
The Mound 72 excavations at Cahokia revealed
A.the burial of a monk from the early historic period.
B.the burial of an individual laid out on a litter of shell beads.
C.caches of Southern Cult objects.
D.the largest prehistoric structure north of Mexico.
Artifacts at the site of Lindenmeier did not include
A.a variety of stone tools.
B.Paleoindian projectile points.
C.animal bones.
D.bows and arrows.
The earliest known fossil human ancestor is called
A.Australopithecus.
B.Paranthropus.
C.Orrorin.
D.Homo.
Which of the following is a true statement of differences between the food-producing
traditions of Mesopotamia and Mesoamerica?
A.Domesticated animals played a greater role in Mesopotamia than in Mesoamerica.
B.Mesopotamians depended on maize as their major crop.
C.Agriculture occurred thousands of years earlier in Mesoamerica.
D.Goats were a key domesticated resource in Mesoamerica.
A diverse range of blade tools is common to the
A.Mousterian.
B.Pleistocene.
C.Acheulean.
D.Upper Paleolithic.
E.Oldowan.
Major powers in the Bronze Age Aegean included
A.Mycenae
B.Natufians
C.Romans
D.Celts
The footprints at Ltoli were dated using
A.radiopotassium dates on bone.
B.radiocarbon dates on bone.
C.radiopotassium dates on volcanic ash.
D.radiocarbon dates on volcanic ash.
Which of the following prehistoric cultigens is NOT correctly matched with its original
place of domestication?
A.Irelandpotato
B.Southwest Asiabarley
C.Andean South Americalima beans
D.Mesoamericasquash
Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Homo neanderthalensis”
Answer:Answer will vary
Discuss various theories on the origins of language. Why is it so difficult to evaluate
these theories?
Answer:Answer will vary
Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Olmec horizon”
Answer:Answer will vary
What are the major trends in the development of Europe from the Neolithic through the
Iron Age?
Answer:Answer will vary
Discuss and critique the Maritime Hypothesis.
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Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Monks Mound”
Answer:Answer will vary
Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Obsidian”
Answer:Answer will vary
Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Hopewell Interaction Sphere”
Answer:Answer will vary
What is the difference between egalitarian and non-egalitarian societies?
Answer:Answer will vary
Describe some of the environmental changes that took place in Europe during the
Holocene.
Answer:Answer will vary
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.
Outline the oasis theory for the origins of agriculture. Using information from
Southwest Asia, evaluate the usefulness of this theory.
Answer:Answer will vary
Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Long Count”
Answer:Answer will vary
Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Split inheritance”
Answer:Answer will vary
Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Lascaux”
Answer:Answer will vary
The differences in artifact assemblages in the Lower Paleolithic are intriguing. Describe
these differences and discuss what they represent.
Answer:Answer will vary
Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Mississippian”
Answer:Answer will vary
Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age,
location, and significance.
“Reciprocity”
Answer:Answer will vary