Question 1

What is the relationship between states and food production?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
1.Necessity of intensive agriculture
2.Relieves populace of individual food-production duties
3.Trade with other cities for rare/absent resources

Question 2

Which statement best represents the anthropological position on the origin of the state?

Accepted Answer

A)  No one theory seems to tell the whole story explaining the origin of the state. 
B)  There is convincing evidence supporting the irrigation model of the origin of the state. 
C)  Archaeologists are certain that states developed as a response to rapid population growth. 
D)  There are no consistent patterns in the origin of states around the world. 
A)  No one theory seems to tell the whole story explaining the origin of the state. 
B)  There is convincing evidence supporting the irrigation model of the origin of the state. 
C)  Archaeologists are certain that states developed as a response to rapid population growth. 
D)  There are no consistent patterns in the origin of states around the world. A

Question 3

Which was the only area of the New World where early domestic animals were a significant part of the economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Andes 
B)  Mesoamerica 
C)  the Amazon basin 
D)  the great plains 
A)  the Andes 
B)  Mesoamerica 
C)  the Amazon basin 
D)  the great plains A

Question 4

What do anthropologists mean when they say that city-states arose "independently" in various regions of the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  The states emerged without colonization or conquest from other states. 
B)  The people developed a complex society without any contact from outside populations. 
C)  There was no trade involved in the development of the city-state. 
D)  The state had no political connections to the surrounding villagers. 
A)  The states emerged without colonization or conquest from other states. 
B)  The people developed a complex society without any contact from outside populations. 
C)  There was no trade involved in the development of the city-state. 
D)  The state had no political connections to the surrounding villagers.

Question 5

Which of the following is part of the state's infrastructure?

Accepted Answer

A)  irrigation systems 
B)  hunting 
C)  writing system 
D)  pastoralism 
A)  irrigation systems 
B)  hunting 
C)  writing system 
D)  pastoralism

Question 6

What is the most likely factor involved in the decreased birth interval seen in sedentary !Kung communities,as compared to more nomadic groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  changes in infant feeding practices that result in a faster return of fertility 
B)  a shift away from the post-partum sex taboo seen in more nomadic groups 
C)  a more diverse diet resulting in greater nutritional stores in the mother 
D)  a social preference for a bigger family in sedentary communities 
A)  changes in infant feeding practices that result in a faster return of fertility 
B)  a shift away from the post-partum sex taboo seen in more nomadic groups 
C)  a more diverse diet resulting in greater nutritional stores in the mother 
D)  a social preference for a bigger family in sedentary communities

Question 7

Why are many anthropologists interested in the reasons ancient civilizations collapsed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Knowing about the decline of states in the past may help us preserve our own. 
B)  Anthropologists like to study "failures." 
C)  They show which political system is the most successful over time. 
D)  The decline of ancient civilizations supports our modern notion of cultural evolution. 
A)  Knowing about the decline of states in the past may help us preserve our own. 
B)  Anthropologists like to study "failures." 
C)  They show which political system is the most successful over time. 
D)  The decline of ancient civilizations supports our modern notion of cultural evolution.

Question 8

What proportion of the Teotihuacán Vvalley population lived in the metropolis of Teotihuacán by a.d.500?

Accepted Answer

A)  approximately 90 percent 
B)  about one-half 
C)  approximately one-quarter 
D)  less than 10 percent 
A)  approximately 90 percent 
B)  about one-half 
C)  approximately one-quarter 
D)  less than 10 percent

Question 9

The increased use of stationary food sources during the Epipaleolithic explains in part why people in the Near East began to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  lead more sedentary lives 
B)  hunt over wide ranges more than ever 
C)  have a breakdown in family life 
D)  become increasingly nomadic 
A)  lead more sedentary lives 
B)  hunt over wide ranges more than ever 
C)  have a breakdown in family life 
D)  become increasingly nomadic

Question 10

What is the Binford-Flannery model for the development of food production?

Accepted Answer

A)  People used domestication to replicate their previous diets in suboptimal regions. 
B)  There was an economic incentive for food production, because it could be sold to neighboring peoples. 
C)  Food production creates adequate nutrition with less work than hunting and gathering. 
D)  People had to respond to rapid and drastic environmental change at the end of the Paleolithic. 
A)  People used domestication to replicate their previous diets in suboptimal regions. 
B)  There was an economic incentive for food production, because it could be sold to neighboring peoples. 
C)  Food production creates adequate nutrition with less work than hunting and gathering. 
D)  People had to respond to rapid and drastic environmental change at the end of the Paleolithic.

Question 11

The Uruk period refers to pre-state developments in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Near East 
B)  Mesoamerica 
C)  East Asia 
D)  sub-Saharan Africa 
A)  the Near East 
B)  Mesoamerica 
C)  East Asia 
D)  sub-Saharan Africa

Question 12

In Ali Kosh in southwestern Iran after about 5500 b.c.,__________ were two important innovations.

Accepted Answer

A)  irrigation and the use of domesticated cattle 
B)  the steel plow and crop rotation 
C)  intercrop cultivation and fertilizer 
D)  growth of legumes and artificial fertilizer 
A)  irrigation and the use of domesticated cattle 
B)  the steel plow and crop rotation 
C)  intercrop cultivation and fertilizer 
D)  growth of legumes and artificial fertilizer

Question 13

Which was the only area of the New World where early domestic animals were a significant part of the economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Andes 
B)  Mesoamerica 
C)  the Amazon basin 
D)  the great plains 
A)  the Andes 
B)  Mesoamerica 
C)  the Amazon basin 
D)  the great plains

Question 14

Discuss the various hypotheses concerning the origin of food production.

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
1.Child

Question 15

How does the formative period in Mesoamerica compare to the formative era in Iraq?

Accepted Answer

A)  In both regions, developments in irrigation were crucial for more permanent settlements. 
B)  In both regions, recent ecological catastrophe drove new methods of food production. 
C)  The formative period in Mesoamerica was much longer than the period in Iraq. 
D)  The formative period in Mesoamerica was much earlier than the period in Iraq. 
A)  In both regions, developments in irrigation were crucial for more permanent settlements. 
B)  In both regions, recent ecological catastrophe drove new methods of food production. 
C)  The formative period in Mesoamerica was much longer than the period in Iraq. 
D)  The formative period in Mesoamerica was much earlier than the period in Iraq.

Question 16

Which modern type of home best approximates the homes in the city of Teotihuacán?

Accepted Answer

A)  an apartment block 
B)  a suburban house 
C)  a mobile home 
D)  a country estate 
A)  an apartment block 
B)  a suburban house 
C)  a mobile home 
D)  a country estate

Question 17

How do domesticated plants get to be different from their wild varieties?

Accepted Answer

A)  Certain variations are artificially selected through the harvesting and planting process. 
B)  Wild varieties die quickly in a garden, leaving only the domesticated ones. 
C)  People deliberately took only the biggest and best foods when gathering. 
D)  Different domesticated plants are cross-bred to get rid of all tracdes of the wild species. 
A)  Certain variations are artificially selected through the harvesting and planting process. 
B)  Wild varieties die quickly in a garden, leaving only the domesticated ones. 
C)  People deliberately took only the biggest and best foods when gathering. 
D)  Different domesticated plants are cross-bred to get rid of all tracdes of the wild species.

Question 18

Discuss how archaeologists know that they have discovered sites that show evidence of a switch to food production.

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
1.Artif

Question 19

We know that domestication was present in Africa after 6000 b.c.What is still unknown about African domestication?

Accepted Answer

A)  whether the first crops were indigenous or borrowed 
B)  whether the first crops were fruits or grains 
C)  whether they domesticated animals or plants were domesticated first 
D)  whether they herded animals were herded in a sedentary or nomadic fashion 
A)  whether the first crops were indigenous or borrowed 
B)  whether the first crops were fruits or grains 
C)  whether they domesticated animals or plants were domesticated first 
D)  whether they herded animals were herded in a sedentary or nomadic fashion

Question 20

How do we know that the city of Teotihuacán in Mesoamerica was very influential at its peak?

Accepted Answer

A)  At the height of its power, the city occupied an area larger than imperial Rome. 
B)  Though very small, the city provided a great deal of resources for its people. 
C)  The population decreased over time and people moved into the agricultural areas. 
D)  Teotihuacán is the only true city-state known from Mesoamerica. 
A)  At the height of its power, the city occupied an area larger than imperial Rome. 
B)  Though very small, the city provided a great deal of resources for its people. 
C)  The population decreased over time and people moved into the agricultural areas. 
D)  Teotihuacán is the only true city-state known from Mesoamerica.

What is the relationship between states and food production?

Which statement best represents the anthropological position on the origin of the state?

Which was the only area of the New World where early domestic animals were a significant part of the economy?

What do anthropologists mean when they say that city-states arose "independently" in various regions of the world?

Which of the following is part of the state's infrastructure?

What is the most likely factor involved in the decreased birth interval seen in sedentary !Kung communities,as compared to more nomadic groups?

Why are many anthropologists interested in the reasons ancient civilizations collapsed?

What proportion of the Teotihuacán Vvalley population lived in the metropolis of Teotihuacán by a.d.500?

The increased use of stationary food sources during the Epipaleolithic explains in part why people in the Near East began to __________.

What is the Binford-Flannery model for the development of food production?

The Uruk period refers to pre-state developments in __________.

In Ali Kosh in southwestern Iran after about 5500 b.c.,__________ were two important innovations.

Which was the only area of the New World where early domestic animals were a significant part of the economy?

Discuss the various hypotheses concerning the origin of food production.

How does the formative period in Mesoamerica compare to the formative era in Iraq?

Which modern type of home best approximates the homes in the city of Teotihuacán?

How do domesticated plants get to be different from their wild varieties?

Discuss how archaeologists know that they have discovered sites that show evidence of a switch to food production.

We know that domestication was present in Africa after 6000 b.c.What is still unknown about African domestication?

How do we know that the city of Teotihuacán in Mesoamerica was very influential at its peak?

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Exam 8: Food Production and the Rise of States

What is the relationship between states and food production?

Which statement best represents the anthropological position on the origin of the state?

Which was the only area of the New World where early domestic animals were a significant part of the economy?

What do anthropologists mean when they say that city-states arose "independently" in various regions of the world?

Which of the following is part of the state's infrastructure?

What is the most likely factor involved in the decreased birth interval seen in sedentary !Kung communities,as compared to more nomadic groups?

Why are many anthropologists interested in the reasons ancient civilizations collapsed?

What proportion of the Teotihuacán Vvalley population lived in the metropolis of Teotihuacán by a.d.500?

The increased use of stationary food sources during the Epipaleolithic explains in part why people in the Near East began to __________.

What is the Binford-Flannery model for the development of food production?

The Uruk period refers to pre-state developments in __________.

In Ali Kosh in southwestern Iran after about 5500 b.c.,__________ were two important innovations.

Which was the only area of the New World where early domestic animals were a significant part of the economy?

Discuss the various hypotheses concerning the origin of food production.

How does the formative period in Mesoamerica compare to the formative era in Iraq?

Which modern type of home best approximates the homes in the city of Teotihuacán?

How do domesticated plants get to be different from their wild varieties?

Discuss how archaeologists know that they have discovered sites that show evidence of a switch to food production.

We know that domestication was present in Africa after 6000 b.c.What is still unknown about African domestication?

How do we know that the city of Teotihuacán in Mesoamerica was very influential at its peak?

What Is Anthropology?

Research Methods in Anthropology

Genetics and Evolution

Human Variation and Adaptation

Primates: Past and Present

The First Hominins and the Emergence of Homo

The Emergence of Homo sapiens and the Upper Paleolithic World

Culture and Culture Change

Communication and Language

Economics

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Sex and Gender

Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

The Arts

Global Problems

Practicing and Applying Anthropology

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