Quiz 9 D2L Quiz Questions Flashcards
True or False: Herto, one of the oldest Homo sapien individuals found, has a cranial capacity that more closely resembles Homo neanderthalensis than modern Homo sapiens.
True
True or False: Mitochondrial DNA points to the existence of a common female ancestor of Homo from the Middle East.
False
Among the monumental works of the Olmec were the…
A. transportation and carving of enormous basalt sculpted heads
B. construction of huge earthen mounds
C. construction of elaborate water supply and drainage systems
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
The human burials at Catalhoyuk are commonly found…
A. in mausoleum-like structures called mastabas
B. in cremation jars located adjacent to the village
C. under the rooms of each family’s residence
D. in the community trash dump
C. under the rooms of each family’s residence
True or False: Today’s evidence points to the regional continuity model instead of the single origin hypothesis as the one that best describes the origins of Homo.
False
True or False: Homo sapiens populations spread throughout the world much more quickly than Homo erectus populations.
True
The Olmec appear to have been... A. a unified kingdom B. a city-state-based civilization C. a loose affiliation of chiefdoms sharing an art style D. inspired by the Aztecs
C. a loose affiliation of chiefdoms sharing an art style
Catalhoyuk was…
A. the world’s first true city
B. the place where einkorn wheat was first domesticated
C.one of the oldest and largest complex settlements in the Neolithic
D. a town mentioned in the Bible whose existence has recently been verified through archaeology
C. one of the oldest and largest complex settlements in the Neolithic
Stonehenge is an example of which characteristic of complex societies…
A. warfare
B. agriculture
C. labor organization beyond the level of the family
D. an economy based on a monetary system
C. labor organization beyond the level of the family
Chavin was…
A. the first empire in the prehistoric South America
B. a unifying religion and art style in prehistoric South America
C. the earliest city in South America, dating to more than 2,500 years ago
D. an art style likely inspired by the Olmec to the north
B. a unifying religion and art style in prehistoric South America
Communal labor at Samarran sites is represented in the construction of…
A. elaborate graves
B. canals
C. enormous walls around their settlements
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
The existence of middens, or trash dumps, 75,000-60,000 years ago demonstrates that at that time Homo sapiens was engaged in the practice of... A. vegetarianism B. farming C. housekeeping D. cannibalism
C. housekeeping
The oldest Homo sapien specimen ever found, dated to about 190,000 years ago, is known as... A. Lucy B. Omo C. Chad D. Herto
B. Omo
Caral with its large monumental structures and clear evidence of social, political, and economic complexity at about 5,000 years ago is…
A. unique, in South America there being no other evidence for monumental architecture or cultural complexity at this time
B. inexplicable, likely the result of contact with Old World, trans-Pacific visitors
C. the predictable result of a people adapting to the exceptionally rich environment of the North Chico region of Peru
D. one of about 20 similarly complex societies developing at this time in the North Chico region of Peru
D. one of about 20 similarly complex societies developing at this time in the North Chico region of Peru
Within the geographic confines of the New Worlds, a significant innovation of the Olmec was…
A. maize, beans, and squash based agriculture
B. a sedentary way of life
C. densely settled, urban life
D. a system of writing
D. a system of writing
The large, carved basalt heads that characterize the Olmec probably are…
A. depictions of actual Olmec rulers
B. depictions of prehistoric African visitors to the New World
C. Olmec gods
D. representations of the first Spanish visitors in the sixteenth century
A. depictions of actual Olmec rulers
Rank societies are ones in which…
A.there are a series of socio-political strata
B.there are a few sociopolitical ranks filled by a relatively small number of people
C.all people have equal access to wealth
D.all people pass through a series of ranks as they age
B.there are a few sociopolitical ranks filled by a relatively small number of people
Most hunting and gathering societies organize their social, political, and economic lives at what level?... A. the state B. the region C. the fraternal organization D. the family
D. the family
In all likelihood, complex societies developed at first in order for people to…
A. build great monuments like Stonehenge and Carnac
B. organize the labor of large groups of people in response to practical challenges
C. respond the threat posed by militarily powerful complex societies in their region
D. all of the above
B. organize the labor of large groups of people in response to practical challenges
The study of modern people to learn about the archaeological record is called... A. ethnocentrism B. ethnography C. ethnobotany D. ethnoarchaeology
D. ethnoarchaeology
The attempt to construct a Stonehenge trilithon by the producers of the science series,
Nova, applied which archaeological technique?…
A. experimental archaeology
B. neutron activation analysis
C. optical luminescence
D. dendrochronology
A. experimental archaeology
Linguistic evidence suggests that the oldest language family was... A. Khoisan B. Chinese C. Hebrew D. Afrikaans
A. Khoisan
Stonehenge is an example of which characteristic of complex societies?…
A. warfare
B. agriculture
C. labor organization beyond the level of the family
D. an economy based on a monetary system
C. labor organization beyond the level of the family
True or False: Africa is important for anatomically modern humans because it had the fewest
number of predators compared to other regions
False
At the heart of the development of complex societies is a group’s ability to…
A. trade over great distances
B. organize labor to build great monuments
C. keep accurate records as a result of the invention of writing
D. produce a food surplus
D. produce a food surplus
