ANTH 1000 - Ch. 11

Question 1

civilization

Answer 1

in anthropology, a type of society marked by the presence of cities, social classes, and the state

Question 2

Bronze Age

Answer 2

in the Old World, the period marked by the production of tools and ornaments of bronze; began about 5,000 years ago in China and Southwest Asia and about 500 years earlier in Southeast Asia

Question 3

grave goods

Answer 3

items such as utensils, figurines, and personal possessions, symbolically placed in the grave for the deceased person’s use in the afterlife

Question 4

hydraulic theory

Answer 4

the theory that explains civilization’s emergence as the result of the construction of elaborate irrigation systems, the functioning of which required full-time managers whose control blossomed into the first governing body and elite social class

Question 5

action theory

Answer 5

the theory that self-serving actions by forceful leaders play a role in civilization’s emergence