Late Paleolithic hunting groups in northern Europe mainly hunted the
A.wild boar.
B.reindeer.
C.mammoth.
D.wooly rhino.
E.seal.
One of the most important and most famous Upper Paleolithic cave art sites
is called
A.Lascaux.
B.Le Moustier
C.Shanidar Cave.
D.Torralba.
The annual exchange of holiday presents between two friends is an example of
A.redistribution.
B.marketing.
C.potlatch.
D.reciprocity.
The dryopithecines were
A.Pleistocene ape ancestors.
B.ancestors of apes and humans.
C.found only in North and South America.
D.one of the earliest mammal forms.
Although exchange linked most Mesoamerican cities with their hinterland, marketing
has an especially crucial role at
A.Teotihuacn.
B.Tenochtitln.
C.Monte Albn.
D.San Lorenzo
The evidence from Franchthi Cave suggests that
A.the area was unoccupied prior to the arrival of Neolithic farmers.
B.the Mycenaean civilization began very early in this area.
C.the transition from Mesolithic to Neolithic was gradual.
D.early pottery in Europe dates to approximately 10,000 years ago.
The first metal used in West Africa was
A.copper.
B.bronze.
C.iron.
D.tin.
The Harappan civilization was characterized by all of the following except
A.a written script found on soapstone seals.
B.a standardized system of weights.
C.planned settlements with streets and drains.
D.highly developed craft industries.
E.beautifully colored murals depicting scenes of harvest and worship.
The following is NOT associated with the Zapotecs:
A.tombs
B.funerary urns
C.conquest glyphs
D.the Street of the Dead
The Levallois technique is
A.the early French style of cave painting.
B.a tool tradition associated with Homo habilis.
C.a method of producing flakes from prepared cores.
D.a method of getting bone marrow from mammoths.
Kalambo Falls is a very unusual site because
A.evidence for the early use of plants is preserved.
B.stone tools are present.
C.it is located in Africa.
D.it is underwater.
Characteristics of the Mycenaean state include all of the following except
A.a powerful priestly caste
B.a writing system.
C.monumental architecture.
D.stratified society.
The site of Monte Verde is all of the following except
A.located in Chile, South America.
B.one of the oldest sites in the New World.
C.a settlement with dwelling structures.
D.famed for its impressive stepped pyramids.
Innovations in the techniques of stone tool manufacture gradually increased
A.the size of tools being produced.
B.the quantity of cutting edge per pound of stone.
C.the use of poorer raw materials.
D.the intricacy of ritual decorations.
Early sites in Europe do not include
A.Bilzingsleben.
B.Hadar.
C.Isernia.
D.Verteszlls.
The Mesolithic in Europe
A.is an artifact used to shear sheep.
B.occurs between the Lower and Upper Paleolithic.
C.is a period associated with coastal settlements.
D.was a time of spectacular cave paintings.
Compared to ancient Mesopotamia, Indus civilization was characterized by
A.many more urban centers.
B.lavish centers.
C.more developed writing system with longer and more numerous texts.
D.a somewhat more even distribution of portable resources across social strata.
An early domesticate at Poverty Point was/were
A.gourds.
B.maize.
C.millet.
D.acorns.
The period between the end of the Pleistocene and the introduction of agriculture in
Europe is called
A.the Upper Paleolithic.
B.the Solutrean.
C.the Middle Paleolithic.
D.the Mesolithic.
E.the Acheulean.
_______ from the island of Melos indicates that Mesolithic people at Franchthi were
seafarers.
A.Obsidian
B.Tuna
C.Pottery
D.Flint
If an archaeologist wishes to study community plans, he/she should
A.excavate many small and deep test pits.
B.cross-section a site with two narrow test trenches.
C.excavate a broad horizontal area that exposes features.
D.limit the excavations to tombs and burials.
Archaeozoologists can determine all of the following except
A.the kinds of animals present at a site.
B.whether hunting or scavenging was practiced.
C.the religious significance of animal sacrifice.
D.the age and sex of the animals at a site.
E.how the animals were butchered.
Stratigraphy is important in an archaeological excavation because it
A.is a record of deposits at the site.
B.always provides an accurate date for the site.
C.insures good conditions for preservation.
D.usually means that ancient bones are present.
Cutmarks on animal bones at early human sites indicate
A.sexual dimorphism.
B.use of stone tools.
C.construction of shelter.
D.violent intertribal conflict
Which of the following pairs can be said to be roughly contemporary?
A.Chav’n and Chim
B.Nazca and Inca
C.Nazca and Chim
D.Moche and Nazca
E.Inca and Chav’n
Which of the following would you NOT expect to find in a Mesolithic site in southern
Scandinavia?
A.cemetery areas
B.the bones of sea animals
C.flint blades and cores
D.ceramic vessels
E.carbonized cereals
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.
The largest prehispanic structure north of Mexico, situated at Cahokia, is called
A.Monks Mound.
B.Mound 72.
C.The Great Kiva.
D.Pueblo Bonito.
In prehistoric North America, which of the following was NOT a variety of
nonresidential construction?
A.communal bath house
B.platform mound
C.kiva
D.effigy mound
Prehistoric economies involve concepts like
A.subsistence pattern.
B.lineage.
C.demography.
D.chronology.
The site of Mycenae is located in
A.mainland Greece.
B.eastern Crete.
C.the Aegean islands.
D.southern Italy.
The half-life of carbon-14 is
A.around 5,700 years.
B.around 2,000,000 years.
C.close to 1,000 years.
D.infinite.
The Bronze Age barrows contain
A.the graves of elite individuals.
B.refuse and midden material.
C.time capsules, preserved for thousands of years.
D.metallurgical equipment.
Which of the following is NOT true of the domestication of plants and animals?
A.It began during the Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene.
B.It happened simultaneously in the Old and New Worlds.
C.It occurred independently in a number of areas.
D.It appears to have occurred first in Southwest Asia
Extraction sites are used for
A.removal of teeth.
B.building residential structures.
C.burial of the dead.
D.gathering raw materials.