requires knowing how star and island positions are related

Micronesia was likely colonised from

both Island SE Asia and Remote Oceania

Lithic exchange systems in the Lapita world and those operating across East Polynesia

Were primarily controlled by elite members of society

a watery grave as celestial navigation hasn't been invented

no longer voyaged east for 2000 years

The earliest populations in Highland New Guinea

exploited multiple environmental zones

The Central East Polynesian archaic refers to

Suite of similar artefact forms & subsistence practices across the islands

The Tongan Maritime Chiefdom is identified by

exotic basalt artefacts in Tongan sites

El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is important as it

allowed for movement into East Polynesia

New Guinea’s northern coastline

was home to productive lagoon environments after about 6,000 years ago

The earliest populations in highland New Guinea

exploited multiple environmental zones

Plant residues (e.g., starches) on Pleistocene-age stone tools in the Bismarck Archipelagoindicate that

The stone tools were transported from Sunda

Predominant trade wind patterns in the Pacific

Influence agricultural productivity across some islands

What is the correct order of Lapita pottery

Bismarcks, Tonga, South coast PNG

The prehistoric record of New Caledonia is similar to Vanuatu as both

Have multiple, different post-Lapita pottery traditions

Lapita archaeological sites

are found on coastal beach ridges

Pleistocene subsistence behaviour in Sunda and Wallacea is best described by

Pelagic and inshore fishing, shellfishing, hunting and plant use

Predominant trade wind patterns in the Pacific

Influence agricultural productivity across some islands

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1
Monumental architecture appears first in
Fiji
Guam
Samoa
Palau
2
Latitude sailing
requires that you conceptualise the earth as a sphere
requires knowing how star and island positions are related
requires knowing the difference between latitude & longitude
requires a sextant
3
Micronesia was likely colonised from
both Island SE Asia and Remote Oceania
America
East Polynesia
Island SE Asia
4
Lithic exchange systems in the Lapita world and those operating across East Polynesia
Are not comparable due to the different transport distances involved
Were primarily controlled by elite members of society
Arose for reasons other than differences in lithic raw material quality
Moved high-quality stone to areas where there was only low-quality material
5
The single Lapita site in Samoa is at
There is more than one Samoan Lapita site
Lalomanu
Falefa
Mulifanua
6
a watery grave as celestial navigation hasn't been invented
didn't stop and kept on sailing east
no longer voyaged east for 2000 years
never sailed back west to places like Fiji and Vanuatu
no longer voyaged east for 500 years
7
The earliest populations in Highland New Guinea
did not make stone tools
exploited multiple environmental zones
faced frequent volcanic eruptions
were replaced by social complex groups in the Holocene
8
Lapita colonists of Remote Oceania brought
All of the above
Cultigens such as taro and banana
A variable suite of domesticated animals
Obsidian from Near Oceania
9
The Central East Polynesian archaic refers to
Suite of similar artefact forms & subsistence practices across the islands
A period of warfare between the Marquesas and Tahiti
The first few hundred years of European contact in the islands
The period before human colonisation of the islands
10
Intensive agriculture in New Caledonia began
about 500 BP
about 1000 BP
there was never intensive agriculture
right after original settlement
11
The Tongan Maritime Chiefdom is identified by
Tongan chiefly burials that contained Fijian servants
exotic basalt artefacts in Tongan sites
linguistic variation
a lack of Samoan pigeon snaring mounds
12
Archaeological reserch was banned here for ten years
New Caledonia
Vanuatu
Phonpei
Fiji
13
El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is important as it
influenced climate change
allowed for movement into East Polynesia
enabled marine subsistence
created land bridges
14
To get to the Bismarck Archipelago from New Guinea 35,000 years ago you would need
a fondness for dieting, given the lack of natural food
a fondness for dieting, given the lack of natural food
clairvoyance as you can't see the Bismarcks from New Guinea
watercraft
15
Lapita pottery was used for
display
cooking
burials
burials and display
16
New Guinea’s northern coastline
has no archaeological record due to the high frequency of natural disasters
isolated from Highland New Guinea since initial colonisation of Sahul
was home to productive lagoon environments after about 6,000 years ago
was home to large human populations since initial colonisation of Sahul
17
The earliest populations in highland New Guinea
were replaced by social complex groups in the Holocene
faced frequent volcanic eruptions
exploited multiple environmental zones
did not make stone tools
18
The Lapita colonisation of Remote Oceania likely required:
intensified agricultural technology
Double-hulled voyaging canoes
Pre-existing knowledge of island locations
Some form of celestial navigation
19
Plant residues (e.g., starches) on Pleistocene-age stone tools in the Bismarck Archipelagoindicate that
There was a trading system between highland New Guinea and the Bismarcks
The stone tools were transported from Sunda
The stone tools were inadvertently buried with plants
The stone tools were used by ancient people to process wild plant foods
20
What is unique about the Palauan landscape?
The lack of any pottery clay
The dryland agricultural field systems
The extensive earthworks
The stone temples
21
Predominant trade wind patterns in the Pacific
Did not exist until about 1000 years ago
Influence agricultural productivity across some islands
Both answers are correct
22
What is the correct order of Lapita pottery
Bismarcks, Tonga, South coast PNG
Remote Oceania, Near Oceania
New Caledonia, Bismarcks, Samoa
North coast PNG, Samoa, Tonga
23
Intensive agriculture in New Caledonia began
there was never intensive agriculture
about 1000 BP
right after original settlement
about 500 BP
24
Samoan fine-grained basalt was taken beyond the archipelago
because of it's superior tool-making quality
we don't know exactly why
beginning 2500 years ago
it actually never was
25
Samoan fine-grained basalt was taken beyond the archipelago
we don't know exactly why
because of it's superior tool-making quality
we don't know exactly why
beginning 2500 years ago
26
Modern sea-levels around New Guinea and Australia formed about
60,000 years ago
end of the Pleistocene
600 years ago
6,0000 years ago
27
The islands of East Polynesia were colonised
with the marginal islands first
with the central islands first
500 years ago
at the same time
28
The prehistoric record of New Caledonia is similar to Vanuatu as both
Lack agriculture for the first 1,000 years
Were likely colonised by small and isolated populations
Have multiple, different post-Lapita pottery traditions
Were abandoned prior to European contact
29
In the Bismarcks 3000 years ago you sail off for points unknown and landfall first in
Remote Oceania
a watery grave as celestial navigation hasn't been invented
Western Micronesia
south coast New Guinea
30
Vanuatu has more of these than most places
cyclones
languages
giant clams
Lapita sites
31
What is the gap between Sunda and Sahul called?
Remote oceania divie
The divide
Holocene line
Wallace Line
32
Lapita archaeological sites
are found on coastal beach ridges
do not have clear activity areas
are the Pacific's biggest mystery
are found throughout Samoa
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Pleistocene subsistence behaviour in Sunda and Wallacea is best described by
Intensified agriculture
Animal domestication and agriculture
Pelagic fishing and hunting
Pelagic and inshore fishing, shellfishing, hunting and plant use
34
Predominant trade wind patterns in the Pacific
Did not exist until about 1000 years ago
Both answers are correct
Influence agricultural productivity across some islands
Neither answers are correct

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