Question 1

The widespread introduction of pottery into the Southwest happened at the beginning of the Formative period.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Bruce Smith views domestication as the result of intentional actions of individuals, most likely shamans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

What refinement of radiocarbon dating makes it possible to date very small samples?

Accepted Answer

A)  optically stimulated luminescence 
B)  obsidian hydration 
C)  accelerator mass spectrometry 
D)  electron spin resonance 
A)  optically stimulated luminescence 
B)  obsidian hydration 
C)  accelerator mass spectrometry 
D)  electron spin resonance C

Question 4

The Adena and Hopewell were periods of intensive mound building in the Oaxaca Valley.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Optimal foraging theory is based on the assumption that choices people make reflect altruistic impulses to benefit others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The earliest crude ceramic vessels first appeared in eastern North America in the __________ culture.

Accepted Answer

A)  Green River 
B)  Weeden Island 
C)  Stalling Island 
D)  Adena 
A)  Green River 
B)  Weeden Island 
C)  Stalling Island 
D)  Adena

Question 7

Which of these statements best applies Hayden's model to the function of Poverty Point?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a defensive bulwark against invasion from the West. 
B)  It was the first urban center along the Gulf Coast. 
C)  It was the administrative center for the Archaic in the Lower Mississippi Valley. 
D)  It was the focal point of feasting events, servicing the local region. 
A)  It was a defensive bulwark against invasion from the West. 
B)  It was the first urban center along the Gulf Coast. 
C)  It was the administrative center for the Archaic in the Lower Mississippi Valley. 
D)  It was the focal point of feasting events, servicing the local region.

Question 8

According to this model, the Hopewell culture earthworks served as the symbolic and ceremonial core of a dispersed settlement pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)  agency theory 
B)  vacant center pattern 
C)  central place theory 
D)  optimal foraging theory 
A)  agency theory 
B)  vacant center pattern 
C)  central place theory 
D)  optimal foraging theory

Question 9

Guilá Naquitz is an early agricultural site in Arizona with canal-irrigated fields.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Describe the physical layout of the Poverty Point site.

Accepted Answer

This Late Archaic site is a massive plan

Question 11

How have Adena and Hopewell mound sites, and the people who made them, been interpreted through time?

Accepted Answer

The interpretation of Adena and Hopewell

Question 12

Like the mounds, Hopewell domestic settlements are numerous and are easily found by archaeologists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The widespread use of pottery in the American Southwest around 1,800 years ago marks the beginning of what period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Archaic 
B)  Early neolithic 
C)  Early Woodland 
D)  Formative 
A)  Archaic 
B)  Early neolithic 
C)  Early Woodland 
D)  Formative

Question 14

AMS radiocarbon dating makes it possible to date very small samples.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Excavations at __________ have produced the earliest evidence of domesticated plants in the Americas.

Accepted Answer

A)  Poverty Point 
B)  Guilá Naquitz 
C)  Las Capas 
D)  Milagro 
A)  Poverty Point 
B)  Guilá Naquitz 
C)  Las Capas 
D)  Milagro

Question 16

The Newark Earthworks in Ohio is attributed to the __________ culture.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ohioan 
B)  Mississippian 
C)  Adena 
D)  Hopewell 
A)  Ohioan 
B)  Mississippian 
C)  Adena 
D)  Hopewell

Question 17

What was the impact of maize agriculture on the peoples of the southwestern United States?

Accepted Answer

The impact of maize agriculture on the p

Question 18

How does Guy Prentice introduce the concept of agency into the process of plant domestication?

Accepted Answer

Prentice has proposed that the domestica

Question 19

The earliest domesticated plant in the Americas is __________, which dates to between 10,000 and 8,300 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  squash 
B)  maize 
C)  chenopodium 
D)  beans 
A)  squash 
B)  maize 
C)  chenopodium 
D)  beans

Question 20

What early agricultural site has over eight kilometers of stone terrace walls?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cerro Juanaqueña 
B)  Guilá Naquitz 
C)  Poverty Point 
D)  Milagro 
A)  Cerro Juanaqueña 
B)  Guilá Naquitz 
C)  Poverty Point 
D)  Milagro

The widespread introduction of pottery into the Southwest happened at the beginning of the Formative period.

Bruce Smith views domestication as the result of intentional actions of individuals, most likely shamans.

What refinement of radiocarbon dating makes it possible to date very small samples?

The Adena and Hopewell were periods of intensive mound building in the Oaxaca Valley.

Optimal foraging theory is based on the assumption that choices people make reflect altruistic impulses to benefit others.

The earliest crude ceramic vessels first appeared in eastern North America in the __________ culture.

Which of these statements best applies Hayden's model to the function of Poverty Point?

According to this model, the Hopewell culture earthworks served as the symbolic and ceremonial core of a dispersed settlement pattern.

Guilá Naquitz is an early agricultural site in Arizona with canal-irrigated fields.

Describe the physical layout of the Poverty Point site.

How have Adena and Hopewell mound sites, and the people who made them, been interpreted through time?

Like the mounds, Hopewell domestic settlements are numerous and are easily found by archaeologists.

The widespread use of pottery in the American Southwest around 1,800 years ago marks the beginning of what period?

AMS radiocarbon dating makes it possible to date very small samples.

Excavations at __________ have produced the earliest evidence of domesticated plants in the Americas.

The Newark Earthworks in Ohio is attributed to the __________ culture.

What was the impact of maize agriculture on the peoples of the southwestern United States?

How does Guy Prentice introduce the concept of agency into the process of plant domestication?

The earliest domesticated plant in the Americas is __________, which dates to between 10,000 and 8,300 years ago.

What early agricultural site has over eight kilometers of stone terrace walls?

Getting Started in Archaeology

Putting the Picture Together

Early Hominins

From Homo Erectus to Neanderthals

The Origin of Modern Humans

The Peopling of Australia and the New World

Towers, Villages, and Longhouses

A Feast of Diversity

Complexity Without the State

Cities, Pyramids, and Palaces

Locating the Source of Authority

From City to Empire

Bringing the Four Parts Together

Filters

Exam 8: Mounds and Maize

The widespread introduction of pottery into the Southwest happened at the beginning of the Formative period.

Bruce Smith views domestication as the result of intentional actions of individuals, most likely shamans.

What refinement of radiocarbon dating makes it possible to date very small samples?

The Adena and Hopewell were periods of intensive mound building in the Oaxaca Valley.

Optimal foraging theory is based on the assumption that choices people make reflect altruistic impulses to benefit others.

The earliest crude ceramic vessels first appeared in eastern North America in the __________ culture.

Which of these statements best applies Hayden's model to the function of Poverty Point?

According to this model, the Hopewell culture earthworks served as the symbolic and ceremonial core of a dispersed settlement pattern.

Guilá Naquitz is an early agricultural site in Arizona with canal-irrigated fields.

Describe the physical layout of the Poverty Point site.

How have Adena and Hopewell mound sites, and the people who made them, been interpreted through time?

Like the mounds, Hopewell domestic settlements are numerous and are easily found by archaeologists.

The widespread use of pottery in the American Southwest around 1,800 years ago marks the beginning of what period?

AMS radiocarbon dating makes it possible to date very small samples.

Excavations at __________ have produced the earliest evidence of domesticated plants in the Americas.

The Newark Earthworks in Ohio is attributed to the __________ culture.

What was the impact of maize agriculture on the peoples of the southwestern United States?

How does Guy Prentice introduce the concept of agency into the process of plant domestication?

The earliest domesticated plant in the Americas is __________, which dates to between 10,000 and 8,300 years ago.

What early agricultural site has over eight kilometers of stone terrace walls?

Getting Started in Archaeology

Putting the Picture Together

Early Hominins

From Homo Erectus to Neanderthals

The Origin of Modern Humans

The Peopling of Australia and the New World

Towers, Villages, and Longhouses

A Feast of Diversity

Complexity Without the State

Cities, Pyramids, and Palaces

Locating the Source of Authority

From City to Empire

Bringing the Four Parts Together

Filters