Question 1

The Fertile Crescent is a ribbon of Mediterranean climate that arcs across the Middle East.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The __________ links the expansion of farmers into Europe with the spread of the Indo-European language family.

Accepted Answer

A)  language dispersal hypothesis 
B)  agri-linguistic model 
C)  Neolithic Revolution 
D)  hyper-diffusionist hypothesis 
A)  language dispersal hypothesis 
B)  agri-linguistic model 
C)  Neolithic Revolution 
D)  hyper-diffusionist hypothesis A

Question 3

The Late Neolithic site of __________ in Central Turkey includes rooms decorated with frescoes and bulls horns.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jerf el Ahmar 
B)  Çatalhöyük 
C)  Netiv Hagdud 
D)  Lepinski Vir 
A)  Jerf el Ahmar 
B)  Çatalhöyük 
C)  Netiv Hagdud 
D)  Lepinski Vir B

Question 4

Compare and contrast the theories of Morgan, Childe, Rindos, and Ingold as to how agriculture developed.

Accepted Answer

The theories of Morgan, Childe, Rindos,

Question 5

At the Natufian site of __________ in Syria, flotation has recovered many burned seeds that indicate the inhabitants were collecting a wide variety of plants.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ohala 
B)  Jericho 
C)  Netiv Hagdud 
D)  Abu Hureyra 
A)  Ohala 
B)  Jericho 
C)  Netiv Hagdud 
D)  Abu Hureyra

Question 6

The first true agriculture in the Middle East developed during the Kebaran period.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How has our concept of the Neolithic Revolution changed since V. Gordon Childe proposed it?

Accepted Answer

The shift to agriculture in the Middle E

Question 8

How did Lewis Henry Morgan and V. Gordon Childe view the relationship between man and nature as it related to the development of agriculture?

Accepted Answer

Both Morgan and Childe viewed the develo

Question 9

The Early Neolithic includes the period __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pre-Pottery Neolithic A 
B)  Post-Pottery Neolithic B 
C)  Chalcolithic C 
D)  Dravidian D 
A)  Pre-Pottery Neolithic A 
B)  Post-Pottery Neolithic B 
C)  Chalcolithic C 
D)  Dravidian D

Question 10

The most spectacular example of Pre-Pottery Neolithic A construction is the 9-meter-high structure at __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jericho 
B)  Mallaha 
C)  Abu Hureyra 
D)  Jerf el Ahmar 
A)  Jericho 
B)  Mallaha 
C)  Abu Hureyra 
D)  Jerf el Ahmar

Question 11

The Younger Dryas was a global climatic event that is often characterized as "prehistoric global warming."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Toward the end of the Natufian there was a reduction in the number and size of sites. This reduction has been correlated with the __________, a global climatic event known as "the Little Ice Age."

Accepted Answer

A)  Pleistocene 
B)  Older Dryas 
C)  Elder Glaciation 
D)  Younger Dryas 
A)  Pleistocene 
B)  Older Dryas 
C)  Elder Glaciation 
D)  Younger Dryas

Question 13

Why did Marshall Sahlins call hunter-gatherers ʺthe original affluent societyʺ?

Accepted Answer

Through a careful comparison of ethnogra

Question 14

Pottery manufacture developed across the Middle East during the __________ period.

Accepted Answer

A)  Natufian 
B)  Upper Paleolithic 
C)  Late Neolithic 
D)  Younger Dryas 
A)  Natufian 
B)  Upper Paleolithic 
C)  Late Neolithic 
D)  Younger Dryas

Question 15

Discuss the various scenarios for why agriculture was adopted by human populations.

Accepted Answer

There are several scenarios for why agri

Question 16

The ________ period is characterized by hunter-gatherers subsisting on a broad range of plants and animals.

Accepted Answer

A)  Chalcolithic 
B)  Natufian 
C)  Early Neolithic 
D)  Kebaran 
A)  Chalcolithic 
B)  Natufian 
C)  Early Neolithic 
D)  Kebaran

Question 17

What technological innovations occurred during the Late Neolithic?

Accepted Answer

Pottery manufacture developed during the

Question 18

__________ is a component of the study of agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A)  Community 
B)  Aesthetics 
C)  Stratification 
D)  Architecture 
A)  Community 
B)  Aesthetics 
C)  Stratification 
D)  Architecture

Question 19

On domesticated plants, the rachis is selected to be brittle so that it can be more easily harvested.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What was the Linear Band Keramik culture?

Accepted Answer

The LBK were the earliest farmers in Wes

The Fertile Crescent is a ribbon of Mediterranean climate that arcs across the Middle East.

The __________ links the expansion of farmers into Europe with the spread of the Indo-European language family.

The Late Neolithic site of __________ in Central Turkey includes rooms decorated with frescoes and bulls horns.

Compare and contrast the theories of Morgan, Childe, Rindos, and Ingold as to how agriculture developed.

At the Natufian site of __________ in Syria, flotation has recovered many burned seeds that indicate the inhabitants were collecting a wide variety of plants.

The first true agriculture in the Middle East developed during the Kebaran period.

How has our concept of the Neolithic Revolution changed since V. Gordon Childe proposed it?

How did Lewis Henry Morgan and V. Gordon Childe view the relationship between man and nature as it related to the development of agriculture?

The Early Neolithic includes the period __________.

The most spectacular example of Pre-Pottery Neolithic A construction is the 9-meter-high structure at __________.

The Younger Dryas was a global climatic event that is often characterized as "prehistoric global warming."

Toward the end of the Natufian there was a reduction in the number and size of sites. This reduction has been correlated with the __________, a global climatic event known as "the Little Ice Age."

Why did Marshall Sahlins call hunter-gatherers ʺthe original affluent societyʺ?

Pottery manufacture developed across the Middle East during the __________ period.

Discuss the various scenarios for why agriculture was adopted by human populations.

The ________ period is characterized by hunter-gatherers subsisting on a broad range of plants and animals.

What technological innovations occurred during the Late Neolithic?

__________ is a component of the study of agriculture.

On domesticated plants, the rachis is selected to be brittle so that it can be more easily harvested.

What was the Linear Band Keramik culture?

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

Mounds and Maize

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 7: Towers, Villages, and Longhouses

The Fertile Crescent is a ribbon of Mediterranean climate that arcs across the Middle East.

The __________ links the expansion of farmers into Europe with the spread of the Indo-European language family.

The Late Neolithic site of __________ in Central Turkey includes rooms decorated with frescoes and bulls horns.

Compare and contrast the theories of Morgan, Childe, Rindos, and Ingold as to how agriculture developed.

At the Natufian site of __________ in Syria, flotation has recovered many burned seeds that indicate the inhabitants were collecting a wide variety of plants.

The first true agriculture in the Middle East developed during the Kebaran period.

How has our concept of the Neolithic Revolution changed since V. Gordon Childe proposed it?

How did Lewis Henry Morgan and V. Gordon Childe view the relationship between man and nature as it related to the development of agriculture?

The Early Neolithic includes the period __________.

The most spectacular example of Pre-Pottery Neolithic A construction is the 9-meter-high structure at __________.

The Younger Dryas was a global climatic event that is often characterized as "prehistoric global warming."

Toward the end of the Natufian there was a reduction in the number and size of sites. This reduction has been correlated with the __________, a global climatic event known as "the Little Ice Age."

Why did Marshall Sahlins call hunter-gatherers ʺthe original affluent societyʺ?

Pottery manufacture developed across the Middle East during the __________ period.

Discuss the various scenarios for why agriculture was adopted by human populations.

The ________ period is characterized by hunter-gatherers subsisting on a broad range of plants and animals.

What technological innovations occurred during the Late Neolithic?

__________ is a component of the study of agriculture.

On domesticated plants, the rachis is selected to be brittle so that it can be more easily harvested.

What was the Linear Band Keramik culture?

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

Mounds and Maize

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