Question 1

Ancient religions believed that individuals with supernatural powers, often known as shamans, had the ability to

Accepted Answer

A) pass between the material and spiritual realms. 
B) see into the future. 
C) predict solar eclipses. 
D) united warring civilizations. 
A) pass between the material and spiritual realms. 
B) see into the future. 
C) predict solar eclipses. 
D) united warring civilizations.

Question 2

In Christianity, the rose is a symbol of

Accepted Answer

A) the soul. 
B) the Virgin Mary. 
C) eternity. 
D) the Sun. 
A) the soul. 
B) the Virgin Mary. 
C) eternity. 
D) the Sun.

Question 3

Which of the following practiced ritualized bloodletting and self-mutilation?

Accepted Answer

A) Aztecs 
B) Minoans 
C) Greeks 
D) Moche 
A) Aztecs 
B) Minoans 
C) Greeks 
D) Moche

Question 4

Astroarchaeologist Anthony Aveni believes that the ceremonial site at Cahokia, Illinois, was used by ancient rulers to

Accepted Answer

A) schedule yearly rituals that mark the cycles of the agricultural year. 
B) determine the positions of the moon and stars. 
C) undertake ritualistic self-mutilation and blood-letting. 
D) invest shamans and other spiritual leaders with authority. 
A) schedule yearly rituals that mark the cycles of the agricultural year. 
B) determine the positions of the moon and stars. 
C) undertake ritualistic self-mutilation and blood-letting. 
D) invest shamans and other spiritual leaders with authority.

Question 5

The study of history using oral and other traditional sources is called

Accepted Answer

A) petrology. 
B) astroarchaeology. 
C) ethnoarchaeology. 
D) ethnohistory. 
A) petrology. 
B) astroarchaeology. 
C) ethnoarchaeology. 
D) ethnohistory.

Ancient religions believed that individuals with supernatural powers, often known as shamans, had the ability to

In Christianity, the rose is a symbol of

Which of the following practiced ritualized bloodletting and self-mutilation?

Astroarchaeologist Anthony Aveni believes that the ceremonial site at Cahokia, Illinois, was used by ancient rulers to

The study of history using oral and other traditional sources is called

Introducing Archaeology and Prehistory

The Record of the Past

Acquiring the Record

How Did People Live

Individuals and Interactions

Explaining the Past

Human Origins

African Exodus

The Great Diaspora

The Earliest Farmers

The First Civilizations

Early Asian Civilizations

North America

Mesoamerican Civilizations

Andean Civilizations

What Remains to Be Done: Archaeology and You

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Exam 6: Studying the Intangible

Ancient religions believed that individuals with supernatural powers, often known as shamans, had the ability to

In Christianity, the rose is a symbol of

Which of the following practiced ritualized bloodletting and self-mutilation?

Astroarchaeologist Anthony Aveni believes that the ceremonial site at Cahokia, Illinois, was used by ancient rulers to

The study of history using oral and other traditional sources is called

Introducing Archaeology and Prehistory

The Record of the Past

Acquiring the Record

How Did People Live

Individuals and Interactions

Explaining the Past

Human Origins

African Exodus

The Great Diaspora

The Earliest Farmers

The First Civilizations

Early Asian Civilizations

North America

Mesoamerican Civilizations

Andean Civilizations

What Remains to Be Done: Archaeology and You

Filters