Exam 11: Reconstructing Social And Political Systems Of The Past

Ethnographic data indicate that when pottery production moves from manufacture for the residential group to manufacture for the nonresidential group, the task of pottery production shifts from women to men.

A set of lineages that claims to share a distant, often-mythical ancestor is called a:

Kinship systems describe relationships based solely on biological descent.

Margaret Conkey and Janet Spector pointed out which of the following biases in archaeology?

The difference between gender roles and gender ideologies is:

Petrographic analysis involves:

The primary method for reconstructing male and female activities from the archaeological record comes from:

The purpose of adding temper to clay is to prevent cracking and improve the strength of the ceramic item.

Clusters of residences among the Mikea people in Madagascar reflect:

The socially recognized network of relationships through which individuals are related to one another by ties of descent (real or imagined) and marriage is called:

If you live in a society in which two or more local groups are organized under a single highly ranked individual, you live in a(n):

The cultural tradition that is found primarily in the Ohio River Valley and its tributaries dating between 200 BC and AD 400, that constructed geometric earthworks and effigy mounds, and that is known for its elaborate mortuary rituals is:

Ethnographic data from a variety of societies around the world has shown which of the following about men's and women's roles in ceramic manufacture?

Archeologists think in terms of only residential groups, excluding non residential groups.

Because different volcanic flows contain identical amounts of trace elements, it is nearly impossible to source obsidian using methods that rely on trace element analysis.

The socially recognized network of relationships through which individuals are related to one another by ties of descent (real or imagined) and marriage is known as

A social system in which positions of status are limited, and thus where not everyone of talent may achieve high status or prestige is called a(n):

Anthropologists distinguish between gender and sex. Sex refers to

The standard kinship system in North America as well as in many other industrialized nations is:

In anthropology, the terms "gender" and "sex" are used interchangeably.