Question 1

A concept developed by anthropologists to describe the distinctive adaptive system used by human beings is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  culture 
B)  invention 
C)  diffusion 
D)  prehistory 
A)  culture 
B)  invention 
C)  diffusion 
D)  prehistory

Question 2

Which of the following materials CANNOT be used in radiocarbon dating?

Accepted Answer

A)  charcoal 
B)  wood 
C)  volcanic rock 
D)  human remains 
A)  charcoal 
B)  wood 
C)  volcanic rock 
D)  human remains

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT true about unilinear cultural evolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  it was influenced by Darwin's theory of biological and natural selection 
B)  it is applied to the analysis of societies today 
C)  it suggested that human societies evolved from simple (barbarism) to more complex (civilization) 
D)  it had biases regarding the superiority of one society over another 
A)  it was influenced by Darwin's theory of biological and natural selection 
B)  it is applied to the analysis of societies today 
C)  it suggested that human societies evolved from simple (barbarism) to more complex (civilization) 
D)  it had biases regarding the superiority of one society over another

A concept developed by anthropologists to describe the distinctive adaptive system used by human beings is __________.

Which of the following materials CANNOT be used in radiocarbon dating?

Which of the following is NOT true about unilinear cultural evolution?

Human Origins: 7 Million to 19 Million Years Ago

Archaic Humans: Homo Ergaster, Homo Erectus, and Homo Heidelbergensis: 19 Million to 150,000 Years Ago

Origins and the Diaspora Begins: C 200,000 Years Ago and Later

Europe and Eurasia: C 48,000 Years Ago to 8000

The First Americans: Around 14000

After the Ice: Before 10000

Agriculture and Animal Domestication

The Origins of Food Production in Southwest Asia

The First European Farmers

First Farmers in Egypt and Tropical Africa

Asia and the Pacific: Rice, Roots, and Ocean Voyages

The Story of Maize: Early Farmers in the Americas

The Development of Civilization

Early Civilizations in Southwest Asia

Egypt, Nubia, and Tropical Africa

Early States in South and Southeast Asia

Early Chinese Civilization

Hittites, Minoans, and Mycenaeans

Europe Before the Romans

Mesoamerican Civilizations

Andean Civilizations

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Exam 1: Introducing World Prehistory

A concept developed by anthropologists to describe the distinctive adaptive system used by human beings is __________.

Which of the following materials CANNOT be used in radiocarbon dating?

Which of the following is NOT true about unilinear cultural evolution?

Human Origins: 7 Million to 19 Million Years Ago

Archaic Humans: Homo Ergaster, Homo Erectus, and Homo Heidelbergensis: 19 Million to 150,000 Years Ago

Origins and the Diaspora Begins: C 200,000 Years Ago and Later

Europe and Eurasia: C 48,000 Years Ago to 8000

The First Americans: Around 14000

After the Ice: Before 10000

Agriculture and Animal Domestication

The Origins of Food Production in Southwest Asia

The First European Farmers

First Farmers in Egypt and Tropical Africa

Asia and the Pacific: Rice, Roots, and Ocean Voyages

The Story of Maize: Early Farmers in the Americas

The Development of Civilization

Early Civilizations in Southwest Asia

Egypt, Nubia, and Tropical Africa

Early States in South and Southeast Asia

Early Chinese Civilization

Hittites, Minoans, and Mycenaeans

Europe Before the Romans

Mesoamerican Civilizations

Andean Civilizations

Filters