Midterm Review Flashcards
The development of agriculture and animal farming was not one of the most important developments in human history;
True or False?
False
Archaeology helps people and societies to make informed decisions about which of the
following topics?
a. Climate Change,
b. diversity and inequality,
c. governance and sustainability
d. all of the above
d. All of the above
Archaeologists aim to study, conserve, and interpret all aspects of our human past;
True or False?
True
The world’s first cities contained which of the following elements:
- Their inhabitants produced works of art
- They contained public buildings
- Their people engaged in trade
- They were divided into different zones
All of the above
Which one of the below is a subfield within archaeology?
- Paleoanthropology
- Linguistic Anthropology
- Ethnography
- Ritual dance
Paleoanthropology
Social inequalities characterize the development from hunter-gatherer to state-level societies;
True or False
True
Archaeologists only study prehistoric societies (ones that do not write);
True or False
False
What is the most distinctive quality of archaeology
- It involves objects in museums
- It involves excavation
- It is dirty
- The timescales with which it deals
The timescales with which it deals
What are the earliest domesticated plants in the Later Aceramic Neolithic? [Choose 2]
- wheat
- rice
- barley
- oats
Wheat and Barley
The houses at Çatalhöyük were…
- large multistory structures
- spread out with large courtyards surrounding them
- entered from the flat rooftops
- poorly maintained and sparsely decorated
Entered from flat rooftops
People typically entered the houses of the so-called Burnt Village at Tell Sabi Abiyad I from a doorway leading to a street or alleyway;
True or False
False
Çayönü Tepesi was….
- a Halafian settlement
- a Neolithic settlement
- an Uruk Period settlement
- a pre-domestication habitation area
A neolithic settlement
Lumps of clay were used to seal containers and the clay was then stamped with a seal to denote the owner. These are called clay sealings and stamp seals;
True or False
True
Göbekli Tepe appears to have been a site devoted to ceremonial buildings rather than everyday domestic occupation;
True or False
True
Settlement size remained about the same between the early and later Aceramic Neolithic;
True or False
False
What is the technical term used to describe artificial mounds? [Do NOT capitalize your answer
and please check your spelling]
tell
Which of the following were among the earliest domesticated animals in the Later Aceramic
Neolithic?
- sheep
- goats
- cattle
- pigs
- all of the above
- none of the above
All of the Above
A mass burial at Tell Brak provides evidence of conflict in the Uruk Period;
True or False
True
Ashurnasirpal II founded a new imperial capital at the site of Kalhu, modern Nimrud. Several
subsequent kings then…
- added temples to Nimrud to form it into the most significant of Mesopotamia’s ancient capitals.
- founded new capital locations with significant architecture, public works, and irrigation as symbols of their reign.
- took the patron deities from Nimrud to Babylon to symbolize their long-standing right to rule.
- added many layers of fortifications to Nimrud to protect it from sieges.
Founded new capital locations with significant architecture, public works, and irrigation as symbols of their reign.
Which one the below items was part of the distinctive package of material culture associated
with the Halafian culture (also known as the Halaf Period)?
- male figurines
- statues of elephants
- bows and arrows
- high-quality painted pottery
high-quality painted pottery
Nineveh settlements are…[choose 2 correct responses]
- mostly small
- mostly large
- full of monumental architecture and inscriptions
- lacking in monumental architecture and writing
mostly small
&
lacking in monumental architecture and writing
Artificial irrigation intensified during the Ubaid Period;
True or False
True
Sumerian states depended upon wells to access water supplies;
True or Flase
False
Which site has an series of temples built on top of one another in chronological sequence and
that show an increase in social and material complexity?
Eridu
Cylinder seals…
- are closely associated with early writing
- were used for administrative control
- were strongly associated with the rise of urban
society - were used to control access to containers and
storerooms
All of the Above
Sometimes Assyrian kings had themselves crowned as kings of Babylon as well as of Assyria;
True or False
True
The Scarre textbook argues that Uruk was the world’s first true city;
True or False
True
By the end of the Old Kingdom it seems that royal power loosened and wealth was distributed
more equally;
True or False
True
The material culture of North Africa was uniform until the end of the last Ice Age (ca. 10,000
BCE). Changes in climate after the Ice Age had a huge impact on separating Egyptian
civilization from surrounding cultures;
True or False
True
Egypt began its attacks on Nubia as early as the Predynastic Era;
True or False
True
Which period formed the turning point in the development of Predynastic Egypt?
- Naqada I
- Naqada II
- Bavarian
- 1st Dynasy
Naqada II
The true pyramid is not a solar symbol;
True or False
False
During which dynasty were the Great Pyramids built?
- 4th
- 1st
- 3rd
- 5th
4th
What are the main changes that marked the beginning of the 1st Dynasty?
- Increase in the use of writing
- The founding of Abydos
- The founding of Memphis
- The use of palettes
Increase in the use of writing
&
the founding of memphis
During the Middle Kingdom, where did Amenemhet I move the capital of Egypt?
- Thebes
- Memphis
- Abydos
- Giza
Memphis
Who were the three ruling powers during the Second Intermediate Period?
-The Kerma rulers, The Theban 17th Dynasty, and the Hyksos.
- The Nubians, the Assyrians, and the Aztecs
- The Babylonians, the Hitties, and the Assyrians
The Kerma rulers, The Theban 17th Dynasty, and the Hyksos.
People looked back on the time of which pharaoh was one of a golden age of achievement and wisdom?
- Peribsen
- Narmer
- Snofru
- Djoser
Djoser
Thutmose I extended Egypt’s territory its greatest size;
True or False
True
A Nubian founded the 25th Dynasty in Egypt;
True or False
True
The 21st Dynasty, which belonged to the Third Intermediate Period, ruled from Thebes;
True or False
False
The hieroglyphic script contained two basic types of signs called…
- pictures and symbols
- Coptic and Demotic
- ideograms/logograms and phonograms
- cursive and block
ideograms/logograms and phonograms
The main priestly offices became hereditary during the 19th and 20th Dynasties, which meant that eventually the priests could rival the king;
True or False
True
Tutankhamun perpetuated the religion his father established;
True or False
False
What is the name of the pharaoh who created a religious revolution to focus on a single deity?
- Ramses II
- Tutankhamun
- Takelot II
- Akhenaten
Akhenaten
Hatshepsut’s reign as pharaoh caused a religious revolution in Egypt;
True or False
False
What is the name of the site with the first evidence of a coherent system of notation (i.e. precursors to writing)?
- Memphis
- Abydos
- Thebes
- Amarna
Abydos
Which pharaoh fought the Hittite army at the Battle of Qadesh?
- Hatshepsut
- Ramses II
- Akhenaten
- Nefertiti
Ramses II
The plant and animal evidence from Mehrgarh provide clear evidence of ongoing domestication and a distinct Neolithic subsistance package based upon local cattle;
True or False
True
Which one of these sites is the earliest settlement in the Indus River Valley, which also provides evidence of a farming and pastoral community?
- Harappa
- Lothar
- Mehrgarh
- Balakot
Mehrgarh
Evidence from early sites such as Mehrgarh show that the Indus River Valley “Neolithic subsistence package” closely resembled that from Mesopotamia. This suggests that developments in Mesopotamia later spread to the Indus River Valley;
True or False
False
The Bronze Age site of Kalibangan consists of a citadel and a lower town;
True or False
True
The planned cities of the Mature Harappan phase developed from earlier experimental settlements, such as Kot Diji;
True or False
True
Mehrgarh consists of a series of tells, each of which is chronologically distinct;
True or False
True
Archaeologists have deciphered graffitti that documents routes of exchange and craft specialization in the Early Harappan Period;
True or False
False
During the Early Harappan phase people buried their dead in formal cemeteries;
True or Flase
True
The Indus script has offered one of the best opportunities to understand the Indus River Valley
civilization;
True or False
False
South Asia contradicts standard archaeological patterns by presenting urbanized civilizations without palaces or royal tombs;
True or False
True
Many Harappan cities are laid out with a citadel next to a lower town where habitation took
place;
True or False
True
Many Harappan cities are laid out with a citadel next to a lower town where habitation took
place;
True or False
True
Why is it hard to decipher the Indus script?
There are no bilingual inscriptions.
There are elite residences in the city of Mohenjo-Daro;
True or False
False
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro have yielded little evidence of writing, unlike smaller hamlets;
True or False
False
It is likely that the language of the Harappans was a Dravidian one;
True or False
True
Which one of these sites was a major city in the Indus civilization?
Mohenjo-Daro
Which material(s) did the Indus people write on?
All of the Above
The Indus script was probably logo-syllabic;
True or False
True
The so-called great bath comes from Harappa;
True or False
False
Which one of the following is a trait of Indus civilization?
All of the Above
___________ is a black volcanic glass that can be reworked like flint. It appears to have been an
important good exchange in Neolithic networks. [Do NOT capitalize your answer and please.]
Obsidian
