Question 1

What are some of the negative consequences of the development of states?

Accepted Answer

Police and military force can become instruments of oppression; the class stratification of states creates an underclass of poor, uneducated, and frequently unhealthy people; health issues are exacerbated by the concentration of people in cities.

Question 2

Archaeologists are still not clear as to the specific conditions that led to either the rise or collapse of each of the earliest civilizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Irrigation seems to have been important in many areas in which early state societies developed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Sites like La Venta, Mexico show evidence of elite status among children's burials.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Lake sediments have revealed that the region the Maya inhabited experienced a drought lasting approximately 200 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

At its peak, from A.D. 200-500, the great city of Teotihuacan covered an area greater than imperial Rome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Three pyramids dominated the metropolis of Teotihuacan: the Pyramid of the Sun, the Pyramid of the Moon, and the Pyramid of the Stars.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Most ancient civilizations arose in ________ around ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  China; 2500 BC 
B)  East Asia; 2500 BC 
C)  the Near East; 3500 BC 
D)  Europe; 10,000 BC 
E)  Mesoamerica; 3000 BC 
A)  China; 2500 BC 
B)  East Asia; 2500 BC 
C)  the Near East; 3500 BC 
D)  Europe; 10,000 BC 
E)  Mesoamerica; 3000 BC

Question 9

Teotihuacan controlled major deposits of obsidian, a much sought after resource in Mesoamerica; obsidian products from Teotihuacan were distributed

Accepted Answer

A)  only within the region immediately near Teotihuacan. 
B)  as far as the Inca empire in Peru. 
C)  over distances of more than 1,000 kilometres. 
D)  over a radius of 100 kilometres. 
E)  to the Spanish in exchange for guns and horses. 
A)  only within the region immediately near Teotihuacan. 
B)  as far as the Inca empire in Peru. 
C)  over distances of more than 1,000 kilometres. 
D)  over a radius of 100 kilometres. 
E)  to the Spanish in exchange for guns and horses.

Question 10

Grave goods from burials in ancient Teotihuacan indicate

Accepted Answer

A)  human sacrifice. 
B)  immigration. 
C)  extensive trade. 
D)  migration. 
E)  infanticide. 
A)  human sacrifice. 
B)  immigration. 
C)  extensive trade. 
D)  migration. 
E)  infanticide.

Question 11

Henry Wright and Gregory Johnson define a state as

Accepted Answer

A)  a decentralized political hierarchy with at least three levels of administration. 
B)  a centralized political hierarchy with at least three levels of administration. 
C)  a decentralized political hierarchy with at least two levels of administration. 
D)  a centralized political hierarchy with at least two levels of administration. 
E)  a centralized social hierarchy with at least three levels of social status. 
A)  a decentralized political hierarchy with at least three levels of administration. 
B)  a centralized political hierarchy with at least three levels of administration. 
C)  a decentralized political hierarchy with at least two levels of administration. 
D)  a centralized political hierarchy with at least two levels of administration. 
E)  a centralized social hierarchy with at least three levels of social status.

Question 12

During the early Uruk period (approximately 3,500 B.C.), in what is today southwestern Iran, ________ appears to have been the administrative centre of the region and the "capital" of the state.

Accepted Answer

A)  Uruk 
B)  Ur 
C)  Babylon 
D)  Sumer 
E)  Susa 
A)  Uruk 
B)  Ur 
C)  Babylon 
D)  Sumer 
E)  Susa

Question 13

Egyptian hieroglyphics provided the inspiration for the ancient Maya to develop their own hieroglyphic system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Around ________ all of Sumer was unified under a single government.

Accepted Answer

A)  3000 BC 
B)  2500 BC 
C)  300 BC 
D)  1750 BC 
E)  5000 BC 
A)  3000 BC 
B)  2500 BC 
C)  300 BC 
D)  1750 BC 
E)  5000 BC

Question 15

Marvin Harris suggested that states formed in areas

Accepted Answer

A)  that supported intensive grain production that were surrounded by areas that could not. 
B)  close to river systems. 
C)  cut off from neighbouring populations. 
D)  traditionally were nomadic. 
E)  conquered by warfare. 
A)  that supported intensive grain production that were surrounded by areas that could not. 
B)  close to river systems. 
C)  cut off from neighbouring populations. 
D)  traditionally were nomadic. 
E)  conquered by warfare.

Question 16

Civilization first developed in the Nile River Valley of Egypt and then spread worldwide via culture contact.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

It is believed that Neolithic societies were

Accepted Answer

A)  capitalist. 
B)  individualistic. 
C)  egalitarian. 
D)  hierarchical. 
E)  meritocratic. 
A)  capitalist. 
B)  individualistic. 
C)  egalitarian. 
D)  hierarchical. 
E)  meritocratic.

Question 18

If only some people are buried with special objects, such as jewellery or pots filled with food, we can be fairly sure that the society featured

Accepted Answer

A)  differences in wealth. 
B)  religion. 
C)  long-distance trade. 
D)  differences in status. 
E)  a strong sense of community. 
A)  differences in wealth. 
B)  religion. 
C)  long-distance trade. 
D)  differences in status. 
E)  a strong sense of community.

Question 19

Archaeologists think that the first states arose about 3,500 BC in

Accepted Answer

A)  Mesoamerica. 
B)  Mesopotamia. 
C)  the Nile River Valley. 
D)  the Indus River Valley. 
E)  China. 
A)  Mesoamerica. 
B)  Mesopotamia. 
C)  the Nile River Valley. 
D)  the Indus River Valley. 
E)  China.

Question 20

Physical or environmental circumscription is the only kind of barrier than can give rise to a state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What are some of the negative consequences of the development of states?

Archaeologists are still not clear as to the specific conditions that led to either the rise or collapse of each of the earliest civilizations.

Irrigation seems to have been important in many areas in which early state societies developed.

Sites like La Venta, Mexico show evidence of elite status among children's burials.

Lake sediments have revealed that the region the Maya inhabited experienced a drought lasting approximately 200 years.

At its peak, from A.D. 200-500, the great city of Teotihuacan covered an area greater than imperial Rome.

Three pyramids dominated the metropolis of Teotihuacan: the Pyramid of the Sun, the Pyramid of the Moon, and the Pyramid of the Stars.

Most ancient civilizations arose in around .

Teotihuacan controlled major deposits of obsidian, a much sought after resource in Mesoamerica; obsidian products from Teotihuacan were distributed

Grave goods from burials in ancient Teotihuacan indicate

Henry Wright and Gregory Johnson define a state as

During the early Uruk period (approximately 3,500 B.C.), in what is today southwestern Iran, ________ appears to have been the administrative centre of the region and the "capital" of the state.

Egyptian hieroglyphics provided the inspiration for the ancient Maya to develop their own hieroglyphic system.

Around ________ all of Sumer was unified under a single government.

Marvin Harris suggested that states formed in areas

Civilization first developed in the Nile River Valley of Egypt and then spread worldwide via culture contact.

It is believed that Neolithic societies were

If only some people are buried with special objects, such as jewellery or pots filled with food, we can be fairly sure that the society featured

Archaeologists think that the first states arose about 3,500 BC in

Physical or environmental circumscription is the only kind of barrier than can give rise to a state.

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Reconstructing the Past: Analysis and Interpretation

Historical Development of Evolutionary Theory

Modern Evolutionary Theory

Human Variation

The Living Primates

Primate Evolution: From Early Primates to Hominoids

Early Hominins

Homo Erectus and Archaic Homo Sapiens

Modern Homo Sapiens

Origins of Food Production and Settled Life

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What are some of the negative consequences of the development of states?

Archaeologists are still not clear as to the specific conditions that led to either the rise or collapse of each of the earliest civilizations.

Irrigation seems to have been important in many areas in which early state societies developed.

Sites like La Venta, Mexico show evidence of elite status among children's burials.

Lake sediments have revealed that the region the Maya inhabited experienced a drought lasting approximately 200 years.

At its peak, from A.D. 200-500, the great city of Teotihuacan covered an area greater than imperial Rome.

Three pyramids dominated the metropolis of Teotihuacan: the Pyramid of the Sun, the Pyramid of the Moon, and the Pyramid of the Stars.

Most ancient civilizations arose in ________ around ________.

Teotihuacan controlled major deposits of obsidian, a much sought after resource in Mesoamerica; obsidian products from Teotihuacan were distributed

Grave goods from burials in ancient Teotihuacan indicate

Henry Wright and Gregory Johnson define a state as

During the early Uruk period (approximately 3,500 B.C.), in what is today southwestern Iran, ________ appears to have been the administrative centre of the region and the "capital" of the state.

Egyptian hieroglyphics provided the inspiration for the ancient Maya to develop their own hieroglyphic system.

Around ________ all of Sumer was unified under a single government.

Marvin Harris suggested that states formed in areas

Civilization first developed in the Nile River Valley of Egypt and then spread worldwide via culture contact.

It is believed that Neolithic societies were

If only some people are buried with special objects, such as jewellery or pots filled with food, we can be fairly sure that the society featured

Archaeologists think that the first states arose about 3,500 BC in

Physical or environmental circumscription is the only kind of barrier than can give rise to a state.

What Is Anthropology?

Uncovering the Past: Tools and Techniques

Reconstructing the Past: Analysis and Interpretation

Historical Development of Evolutionary Theory

Modern Evolutionary Theory

Human Variation

The Living Primates

Primate Evolution: From Early Primates to Hominoids

Early Hominins

Homo Erectus and Archaic Homo Sapiens

Modern Homo Sapiens

Origins of Food Production and Settled Life

Applied Anthropology: Physical Anthropology and Archaeology

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Most ancient civilizations arose in around .