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subject Authors Gary Feinman, T. Douglas Price

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Zhoukoudian is located in
A.Southwest Asia.
B.Thailand.
C.Java.
D.China.
As early cities developed in different parts of the world, people often developed writing
systems. In Mesopotamia, the earliest writing system was used primarily for
A.ritual purposes.
B.literary works.
C.accounting purposes.
D.the recording of dynastic histories.
Bullae are
A.large storage facilities that were associated with temples.
B.supernatural Egyptian creatures that are part bull and part human.
C.hollow clay spheres.
D.geometrically shaped clay tokens.
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E.Mesopotamian tombs.
The Hadar region is located
A.in South Africa.
B.in the Near East.
C.in West Africa.
D.in Ethiopia.
The key early domesticates at Ban-po-ts'un were
A.wheat and goats.
B.corn and guinea pigs.
C.grapes and cattle.
D.millet and pigs.
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Sedentary villages did not appear in the Tehuacn Valley prior to 3500 BP because
A.hunter-gatherers were not culturally complex until then.
B.maize was not domesticated until 4000 BP.
C.corn cobs were not large enough to be productive until then.
D.intertribal hostility was too fierce.
Oldowan artifacts include all of the following types except:
A.pebble tools.
B.flakes.
C.manuports.
D.spearthrowers
Giant stone columns of warriors were found at which site:
A.Teotihuacn
B.Tenochtitln
C.Tlatilolco
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D.Tula
Natufian sites are NOT characterized by
A.sickle blades.
B.permanent settlements.
C.use of wild wheat and barley.
D.two different kinds of burials
Plant remains at archaeological sites include all of the following except
A.pollen.
B.leaves.
C.seeds.
D.wood.
E.algae.
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San Jos Mogote was situated
A.on the Gulf Coast.
B.in the Basin of Mexico.
C.in the Petn.
D.in the Valley of Oaxaca.
The substantial increase in brain size witnessed during the evolution of Homo erectus
suggests that
A.bipedal locomotion was working.
B.there was substantial selection for intelligence.
C.body size was shrinking.
D.sexual dimorphism was absent.
Rice has NOT been found at which of the following sites in Southeast Asia?
A.Spirit Cave
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B.Khok Phanom Di
C.Ban Chiang
D.Non Nok Tha
We are now beginning to understand that the Maya did all of the following except:
A.engaging in warfare frequently.
B.occupying cities supported by numerous farming villages.
C.maintaining long distance trade connections with Teotihuacan.
D.forging and casting iron
Archaeologists do not work in
A.national parks.
B.private business.
C.department stores.
D.museums.
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"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
Which of the following traits is NOT an important precondition for the development of
urban state societies?
A.agricultural diversity
B.technological capabilities
C.trade and exchange networks
D.writing systems
The most common technique for making stone tools at Olduvai was
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A.percussion.
B.pressure.
C.nucleation.
D.addition.
Raised fields have been found in the vicinity of
A.Tiwanaku.
B.El Para'so.
C.Moche.
D.Machu Picchu
Field notes from archaeological surveys include
A.the location of the site.
B.the materials that were found.
C.observations about the place.
D.all of the above.
E.none of the above.
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At Guil Naquitz key food resources included all of the following except
A.acorns.
B.maguey hearts.
C.rabbit.
D.blue oysters.
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.
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Menhirs are
A.single standing stones from Neolithic Europe.
B.large stone graves in Neolithic France.
C.flint tools used for engraving.
D.examples of early ships.
Chan Chan covered approximately
A.5 sq km.
B.10 sq km.
C.20 sq km.
D.30 sq km.
Compare pyramid construction in Egypt and Mesoamerica.
Answer:Answers will vary.
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Large earthen mounds were not erected at
A.Moundville.
B.Cahokia.
C.Poverty Point.
D.The Draper site.
E.Hopewell.
Which of these civilizations is NOT known for its lavish funerary rituals?
A.Ur
B.Qin
C.Old Kindgom Egypt
D.Angkor
E.Harappan
Mural art at Teotihuacn
A.glorified past rulers.
B.depicted ritual feasts and offerings.
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C.portrayed major military battles.
D.helped predict eclipses.
The city of __________ in southern Pakistan is one of the earliest cities in South Asia
with evidence for baked brick buildings and drainage systems.
A.Mohenjo-daro
B.An-yang
C.Uruk
D.Gujarat
E.Jenn-jeno
Which of the following was NOT originally domesticated in the Old World?
A.barley
B.millet
C.turkey
D.rice
E.goat
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Olduvai Gorge is all of the following except
A.almost two million years old.
B.home to a trove of garnet and onyx jewelry
C.located in East Africa.
D.a rich deposit of early hominin bones and stone tools.

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