Question 1

A kula ring is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) highly prized gift in the southwestern Pacific. 
B) exchange system involving shell necklaces. 
C) complicated system of markets and trade sites. 
D) artifact found at the Abu Hureyra, Syria, site. 
A) highly prized gift in the southwestern Pacific. 
B) exchange system involving shell necklaces. 
C) complicated system of markets and trade sites. 
D) artifact found at the Abu Hureyra, Syria, site. B

Question 2

Eighteenth-century Garrison Plantation in Maryland is famous for its

Accepted Answer

A) obsidian deposits. 
B) artifacts of African inspiration. 
C) burial mounds. 
D) oral traditions. 
A) obsidian deposits. 
B) artifacts of African inspiration. 
C) burial mounds. 
D) oral traditions. B

Question 3

The technology used to distinguish Greek silver coins made of mainland ore from those manufactured of metal from Siphnos is

Accepted Answer

A) radiocarbon dating. 
B) isotopic chemistry. 
C) remote sensing. 
D) palynology. 
A) radiocarbon dating. 
B) isotopic chemistry. 
C) remote sensing. 
D) palynology. B

Question 4

Egyptologist Herbert Winlock's find in a sepulcher close to the tomb of Pharaoh Mentuhotep is famous for its inclusion of

Accepted Answer

A) soldiers killed in battle dressed in linen shrouds. 
B) skilled women potters accorded burial prestige because of their accomplishments. 
C) bones that reveal women's repetitive-movement injuries from grinding corn. 
D) a highly ornamental jade mosaic death mask. 
A) soldiers killed in battle dressed in linen shrouds. 
B) skilled women potters accorded burial prestige because of their accomplishments. 
C) bones that reveal women's repetitive-movement injuries from grinding corn. 
D) a highly ornamental jade mosaic death mask.

Question 5

Archaeologists were able to glean all of the following information about Ötzi the Ice Man EXCEPT his

Accepted Answer

A) health. 
B) nutritional history. 
C) occupation. 
D) way of dressing. 
A) health. 
B) nutritional history. 
C) occupation. 
D) way of dressing.

Question 6

In Aztec civilization, women produced cloth, which served as a primary way of organizing the ebb and flow of goods and services, revealing its importance

Accepted Answer

A) to social status. 
B) to the Aztec economy. 
C) as currency. 
D) as an everyday activity. 
A) to social status. 
B) to the Aztec economy. 
C) as currency. 
D) as an everyday activity.

Question 7

Who was buried in an underground sepulcher beneath a pyramid at the Temple of the Inscriptions?

Accepted Answer

A) Maya Lord Pacal 
B) Babylonian King Hammurabi 
C) Ötzi the Ice Man 
D) the women of Khok Phanom Di, Thailand 
A) Maya Lord Pacal 
B) Babylonian King Hammurabi 
C) Ötzi the Ice Man 
D) the women of Khok Phanom Di, Thailand

Question 8

Explain how the artifacts recovered from the excavation of the Uluburun shipwreck in Turkey help us better understand trade patterns that were prevalent more than 3,000 years ago.

Accepted Answer

The artifacts recovered from the excavat

Question 9

The study of the ways in which people have exercised economic and social power over others is called

Accepted Answer

A) archaeology of inequality. 
B) social ranking. 
C) ideology of domination. 
D) resistance study. 
A) archaeology of inequality. 
B) social ranking. 
C) ideology of domination. 
D) resistance study.

Question 10

One of the most valuable insights into the elaborate trade network that linked the eastern Mediterranean with Egypt was discovered

Accepted Answer

A) in a shipwreck at Uluburun, Turkey. 
B) at an obsidian mine in Çatalhöyuk in Anatolia. 
C) in the Mississippian site at Moundville, Alabama. 
D) in the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Rameses II. 
A) in a shipwreck at Uluburun, Turkey. 
B) at an obsidian mine in Çatalhöyuk in Anatolia. 
C) in the Mississippian site at Moundville, Alabama. 
D) in the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Rameses II.

Question 11

Glass was never manufactured in sub-Saharan Africa, yet glass beads have been found in archaeological sites in the area that date to the first millennium A.D. Discuss why this finding is significant.

Accepted Answer

The finding of glass beads in archaeolog

Question 12

The use of religious beliefs by rulers to reinforce their own power and to ensure conformity by their subjects is termed

Accepted Answer

A) ideologies of domination. 
B) social stratification. 
C) social domination. 
D) ideologies of hierarchy. 
A) ideologies of domination. 
B) social stratification. 
C) social domination. 
D) ideologies of hierarchy.

Question 13

The social distinctions between individuals, communities, and other units of society in ancient civilizations usually detected in burial ornamentation are collectively termed

Accepted Answer

A) social stratification. 
B) social ranking. 
C) social reciprocity. 
D) social inequality. 
A) social stratification. 
B) social ranking. 
C) social reciprocity. 
D) social inequality.

Question 14

All of the following are variables archaeologists can determine when studying how people are buried EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) age. 
B) sex. 
C) circumstances of death. 
D) oral traditions. 
A) age. 
B) sex. 
C) circumstances of death. 
D) oral traditions.

Question 15

Both exchange and trade require

Accepted Answer

A) markets and gift exchange. 
B) internal exchange and reciprocity. 
C) commodities to be exchanged and people to do the exchanging. 
D) market and redistribution systems. 
A) markets and gift exchange. 
B) internal exchange and reciprocity. 
C) commodities to be exchanged and people to do the exchanging. 
D) market and redistribution systems.

Question 16

Obsidian sourcing from Medicine Lake Highlands in northern California reveals

Accepted Answer

A) declining usage farther from the source. 
B) widespread distribution. 
C) only local distribution. 
D) no obvious pattern. 
A) declining usage farther from the source. 
B) widespread distribution. 
C) only local distribution. 
D) no obvious pattern.

Question 17

Explain how knowing that women at Abu Hureyra, Syria, had arthritic toes helps us understand gender roles at this site.

Accepted Answer

Knowing that women at Abu Hureyra, Syria

Question 18

The term in archaeology commonly used to describe the differences in social classes is

Accepted Answer

A) social stratification. 
B) social ranking. 
C) social reciprocity. 
D) social inequality. 
A) social stratification. 
B) social ranking. 
C) social reciprocity. 
D) social inequality.

Question 19

The Babylonian King Hammurabi is best known for developing the first written

Accepted Answer

A) alphabet. 
B) law code. 
C) creation myth. 
D) moral code. 
A) alphabet. 
B) law code. 
C) creation myth. 
D) moral code.

Question 20

Radiocarbon tests reveal Ötzi the Ice Man lived between

Accepted Answer

A) 3350 and 3150 B.C. 
B) 300 and 315 B.C. 
C) A.D. 300 and 315 
D) 2300 and 3500 B.C. 
A) 3350 and 3150 B.C. 
B) 300 and 315 B.C. 
C) A.D. 300 and 315 
D) 2300 and 3500 B.C.

A kula ring is a(n)

Eighteenth-century Garrison Plantation in Maryland is famous for its

The technology used to distinguish Greek silver coins made of mainland ore from those manufactured of metal from Siphnos is

Egyptologist Herbert Winlock's find in a sepulcher close to the tomb of Pharaoh Mentuhotep is famous for its inclusion of

Archaeologists were able to glean all of the following information about Ötzi the Ice Man EXCEPT his

In Aztec civilization, women produced cloth, which served as a primary way of organizing the ebb and flow of goods and services, revealing its importance

Who was buried in an underground sepulcher beneath a pyramid at the Temple of the Inscriptions?

Explain how the artifacts recovered from the excavation of the Uluburun shipwreck in Turkey help us better understand trade patterns that were prevalent more than 3,000 years ago.

The study of the ways in which people have exercised economic and social power over others is called

One of the most valuable insights into the elaborate trade network that linked the eastern Mediterranean with Egypt was discovered

Glass was never manufactured in sub-Saharan Africa, yet glass beads have been found in archaeological sites in the area that date to the first millennium A.D. Discuss why this finding is significant.

The use of religious beliefs by rulers to reinforce their own power and to ensure conformity by their subjects is termed

The social distinctions between individuals, communities, and other units of society in ancient civilizations usually detected in burial ornamentation are collectively termed

All of the following are variables archaeologists can determine when studying how people are buried EXCEPT

Both exchange and trade require

Obsidian sourcing from Medicine Lake Highlands in northern California reveals

Explain how knowing that women at Abu Hureyra, Syria, had arthritic toes helps us understand gender roles at this site.

The term in archaeology commonly used to describe the differences in social classes is

The Babylonian King Hammurabi is best known for developing the first written

Radiocarbon tests reveal Ötzi the Ice Man lived between

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Exam 5: Individuals and Interactions

A kula ring is a(n)

Eighteenth-century Garrison Plantation in Maryland is famous for its

The technology used to distinguish Greek silver coins made of mainland ore from those manufactured of metal from Siphnos is

Egyptologist Herbert Winlock's find in a sepulcher close to the tomb of Pharaoh Mentuhotep is famous for its inclusion of

Archaeologists were able to glean all of the following information about Ötzi the Ice Man EXCEPT his

In Aztec civilization, women produced cloth, which served as a primary way of organizing the ebb and flow of goods and services, revealing its importance

Who was buried in an underground sepulcher beneath a pyramid at the Temple of the Inscriptions?

Explain how the artifacts recovered from the excavation of the Uluburun shipwreck in Turkey help us better understand trade patterns that were prevalent more than 3,000 years ago.

The study of the ways in which people have exercised economic and social power over others is called

One of the most valuable insights into the elaborate trade network that linked the eastern Mediterranean with Egypt was discovered

Glass was never manufactured in sub-Saharan Africa, yet glass beads have been found in archaeological sites in the area that date to the first millennium A.D. Discuss why this finding is significant.

The use of religious beliefs by rulers to reinforce their own power and to ensure conformity by their subjects is termed

The social distinctions between individuals, communities, and other units of society in ancient civilizations usually detected in burial ornamentation are collectively termed

All of the following are variables archaeologists can determine when studying how people are buried EXCEPT

Both exchange and trade require

Obsidian sourcing from Medicine Lake Highlands in northern California reveals

Explain how knowing that women at Abu Hureyra, Syria, had arthritic toes helps us understand gender roles at this site.

The term in archaeology commonly used to describe the differences in social classes is

The Babylonian King Hammurabi is best known for developing the first written

Radiocarbon tests reveal Ötzi the Ice Man lived between

Introducing Archaeology and Prehistory

The Record of the Past

Acquiring the Record

How Did People Live

Studying the Intangible

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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