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what are highlands
what best explains lower paleolithic
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1
what best explains lower paleolithic
start of artisticness, burials, exchange, polished tools
1st stone tools, last ice age
cultural explosion, art, technology, sites, elaborate burials
around the time the last dinosaurs died
2
what are highlands
range from dry tropical to cold mountain climates
subtropic and tropic climates
3
what is NOT a characteristic of the Inca
created aqueducts/ tunnels/ suspension bridges
centered at lake titicaca
government controlled everything (merchants, markets, trade)
built huge road system
4
what is the characteristic of Moche
lines in the side of the mountain
joined society in hopes for better agriculture, not quite a state
considered a state but it collapsed due to floods and droughts
5
what river(s) are near Mesopotamia
Mississippi
The Nile
Euphrates
Tigris
6
what are the aztec known for
sophisticated architecture/ art/writing/irrigation, Teotihuacan and Maya
largest influential city in new world, religion influences by meso culture
First great Meso civilization, earlist pyramids, cardinal directions, heads
most well-documented meso civilization, native books, accounts from spanish
7
what is Egypt's religion
polytheistic
monotheistic
8
Akkadian empire was the worlds first empire
False
True
9
what is subsistence
the materials found on a site
wtf we learned this?
the testing of residue on object such as pots and other ceramics
a source or means of obtaining the necessities of life (food, shelter)
10
what is the Mississippian Archaic known for
earliest site in Eastern U.S, hunting and gathering, rock shelter
domestic, social stratification, cosmology, ritual, celestial
agriculture, mound building, trade, leaders, beginning of mortuary ritual
urban civilization, collapsed early
11
what was Mesopotamia's solution to yearly flooding
irrigation canals
build the city higher up
12
what is material culture
the artifacts and ecofacts that make up a site
wait, we learned this?
the cloths cultures wear
the material the artifacts and ecofacts are made out of
13
the last thing archaeologist do is record/collect
False
True
14
why do archaeologist dig square holes?
for safety
to make measurements easier and more standardized
to record the vertical and spatial position of things
archaeologists like easy shapes to dig up
15
what was the Incan religion
polytheistic
Buddhism
monotheistic
16
what is seriation
the stratigraphy you see in rocks
changes in the style
using the stratigraphy to find the date
huh...we learned this?
17
Egyptian traders could go as far as Mesopotamians did
False
True
18
what are key traits of homo erectus
massive brow ridges
sloping forehead
skull was broad and long with sharp angles at the rear
thick bones, had a midline keel (bone mohawk)
19
which ones are attributes of culture (there is more than one answer)
social/political organization
agriculture
religion
economy
20
the New Guinea highlanders are an example of what organization
tribes (temporary alternative terms)
cultivation (chiefdom)
band (hunter-gather)
industrialism (cities and nations)
21
what is balanced reciprocity
exchanging regardless if the objects are of equal value or not
equal exchange, equal value
exchanging with out selling
supply and demand, there is selling
22
which characteristic DOESN'T belong for the Neolithic period
start of domestication
increase in population...again
end of hunter/gathering
neolithic demographic transitions
23
what is Tzolkin?
calendar with 365 day cycle with 20 day months and 18 months.
calendar with 260 day cycle with 13 day week and 20 day month
did you just cast a spell?
the biggest city in Mayan culture
24
what is the importance of the Chaco wash
seasonal with shallow floodplain, water spread all over the area
unpredictable rains in the area
seasonal with high flooding in monsoon season
25
what makes a civilization?
a settlement system with a relative high level of cultural/tech development
a complex society with 9 attributes/features/insitituations
having a common set of institutions beyond kinship of family bone
26
what is generalized reciprocity
supply and demand, there is selling
equal exchange, equal value
exchanging without seeling
exchanging regardless of the objects are of equal value or not
27
hominin is all modern humans
False
True
28
what is direct dating
changes in style
testing the object itself
using the stratigraphy to find the date
using the object itself to find the date
29
which is NOT one of the earliest sites in Mesoamerica
Valsequillo
Tlapacoya
Lake Helladic
Santa Isabel Lxtapan
30
what best explains middle paleolithic
cultural explosion, technology, utilitarian items, sites, elaborate burials
1st stone tools, last ice age
there's a difference?
start of art, start of burials, exchange, polished tools
31
The different cities in Mesopotamia got along and traded well with each other
False
True
32
How do people suggest the Maya declined?
peasant revolt
Abandonment/environmental catastrophe
over popolation
war
33
what makes a complex society
hierarchy of economic political positions
a settlement system with a relative high level of cultural/tech development
having a common set of institutions beyond kinship
a complex society with 9 attributes/features/institution
34
domestication is always a result of cultivation but cultivation is not always from domestication
True
False
35
Japan's aspects are created based off of Chinese and Korean values
False
True
36
what was the Mayan religion
Buddhism
Pagan
monotheistic
polytheistic
37
what is indirect dating
testing material associated with the object to get the age
using the object to find the date
testing the object itself
changes in style
38
what is the Shang Dynasty known for
golden age, system of philosophy
expanded territory, great wall military construction
31 same family kinds, weak central control
unification, centralized control
39
what was important about the Late Bonito phase
new style, smaller, less labor, population decline
Chaco style communities outside of Chaco, architecture was similar
early pit house villages and great kivas
developed an ideology, we do not know who controlled it
40
what was important about the Classic Bonito phase
new style, smaller, less labor, population decline
developed an ideology, we do not know who controlled it
Chaco style communities outside of Chaco, architecture was similar
early pit house villages and great kivas
41
what is absolute dating
changes in style
using the object to find out the dates
using the age of other objects to average the date of the object
testing the object itself
42
which is NOT an example of specialization
farming (agriculture)
blacksmith
chief
carpentry
43
what are the Teotihuacan known for
most well-documented meso civilization, native books, accounts from spanish
First great Meso civilization, earlist pyramids, cardinal directions, heads
largest influential city in new world, religion influences by meso culture
sophisticated architecture/ art/writing/irrigation, Teotihuacan and Maya
44
which is not one of the western anthropological theories
Solutrean
Pangea
coastal route
Bering land bridge
45
what are the Zaptoec known for
sophisticated architecture/ art/writing/irrigation, Teotihuacan and Maya
most well-documented meso civilization, native books, accounts from spanish
largest influential city in new world, religion influences by meso culture
First great Meso civilization, earlist pyramids, cardinal directions, heads
46
Wari is an empire
True
False
47
which one is not a distinction of anthropology
archaeology
zooarchaeology
sociocultural
biology/physical
48
what is the Zhou Dynasty known for
expanded territory, great wall military construction
unification, centralized control
golden age. system of philosophy
31 same family kings, weak central control
49
what is NOT a characteristic of the iron age
started hieroglyphic script
people in this time period began to believed in Norse mythology
built Rome
began after bronze age
50
which is NOT known as Mesopotamian art and culture
literature
columns/ arches/ ramps
ziggurats
form of geometry
51
what is Koreas religion
Buddhism
polytheistic
monotheistic
52
Qing dynasty was the last to rule and face rebellion and wars
True
False
53
what are ways a site can be formed
decay/destruction
construction on a site
natural disasters
abandonment
54
what is the Mississippian Woodland known for
urban civilization, collapsed early
earliest site in Eastern U.S, hunting and gathering, rock shelter
domestic, social stratification, cosmology, ritual, celestial
agriculture, mound building, trade, leaders, beginning of mortuary ritual
55
what are some key traits of homo habilis
the teeth became smaller
shorter/less prominent eyebrow ridges
facial projection was reduced
head was fuller rounded due to increase in brain size
56
what best explains the upper paleolithic
when Christopher Columbus discovered America
cultural explosion, technology, sites, utilitarian items, elaborate tools
start of art, start of burials, exchange, polished tools
1st stone tools, last ice age
57
The !Kung are an example of what kind of organization
industrialism (cities and nations)
band (hunter-gatherer)
cultivation (cheifdom)
tribe (temporary alternative terms)
58
what is relative dating
changes in the style
testing the object itself
using the object to find out the dates
using the ages of other objects to average the date of an object
59
what is Mesopotamia's religion
polytheistic
monotheistic
60
what cannot be considered a good typology
how much it weighs
the art pattern on the object
color of the objects
the material it is made out of
61
what is the Qin Shi dynasty known for
unification, centralized control
golden age, system of philosophy
last to rule, faces rebellion and wars
expanded territory, great wall military contruction
62
which is not considered a survey technique
excavation
subsurface
ground survey
aerial survey
63
what was Basket maker III and early pueblo known for
architecture and landscape
early pit house villages and great kivas
regional population movement, evident social inequity
Chaco style communities outside of chaco
64
which is Mississippian culture
central areas to rural areas, traded, agriculture and crafts
Chiefdoms (many argue differently), temple mounds
earthen architecture, built things on top of mounds, organized city
centralized around Mississippi river and tributaries
65
what was the alternate view to "collapse"
release
growth
reorganization
resilience theory
66
what makes a state
a settlement system with a relative high level of cultural/tech development
have a common set of institutions byond kinship of family bonds
more of a defined government structure
a complex society with 9 attributes/features/institutions
67
what is not an aspect of the Indus Valley Civilization
invaded by Aryans
not recorded history until 600 BCE
cities dominated by large public buildings
bronze age culture
68
what is the Mississippian Paleoindian known for
domestic, social stratification, cosmology, ritual, celestial
agriculture, mound building, trade, leaders, beginning of mortuary ritual
earliest site in Eastern U.S, hunting and gathering, rock shelter
urban civilization, collapsed early
69
what is Haab?
did you just cast a spell?
calendar with 260 day cycle with 13 day week and 20 day month
the biggest city in Mayan culture
calendar with 365 day cycle with 20 day months and 18 months.
70
what are the Olmec known for
sophisticated architecture/ art/writing/irrigation, Teotihuacan and Maya
largest influential city in new world, religion influences by meso culture
First great Meso civilization, earlist pyramids, cardinal directions, heads
most well-documented meso civilization, native books, accounts from spanish
71
what is Cahokia
where the monks mound are located
largest excavation (by acreage) in North America
I made this up it means nothing
the most influential town in Mississippian culture
72
Tiwanaki is an empire
False
True
73
The Maya had cultural influences from Olmec, Zapotecs, and Teotihuacans
True
False
74
which shows the date of the oldest objects
radio-carbon dating
obsidian hydration dating
dendrochronology
potassium-argon dating
75
what was the main difference between Neanderthals and homo sapiens
the tools they used
distinct facial features and stocky build fit for the cold
how they lived
one was more intelligent than the other in surviving
76
who was the first ape ancestor to walk on two feet
neandertals
homo floresiensis
Austra. Afarensis
homo erectus
77
what is the characteristic of nazca
joined society in hopes for better agriculture, not quite a state
lines in the side of the mountain
considered a state but it collapsed due to floods and droughts
78
what is NOT a problem with states
scale (large or small)/production
integration
social stratification
heterarchy/hierarchy
79
what is Ocmulagee
where the monks mound are located
the most influential town in Mississippian culture
bless you? that sounded like a sneeze
largest excavation (by acreage) in North America
80
the Kayapo is an example of what organization
industrialism (cities and nations)
cultivation (chiefdom)
tribes (temporary alternative terms)
bands (hunter-gather)
81
what are societal changes to enable economic specialization (more than one answer)
trade relations
profitable economics
political structure
large societal populations
82
what are lowlands
range from dry tropical to cold mountain climates
subtropic and tropic climates
83
hominid is all modern humans and extinct great apes
True
False
84
Chaco canyon was filled a homestead right away, so there wasn't any looting or pothunting
True
False
85
what was Mesopotamia's solution so avoid being easily attacked
built walls as a barrier
created a huge army and posted them outside the city
86
What is my name :)
Ally
Ana
Anna
Anita
87
what place was the earliest state
Africa
China
Indus valley
Mesopotamia
88
what is NOT true about the Mississippian period
created terraces and roads
Mississippian system declined pre European arrival.
last major precolonial culture development in eastern U.S
urban civilization in Easter U.S
89
what is the characteristic of Chavin
lines in the side of the mountain
joined society in hopes for better agriculture, not quite a state
considered a state but it collapsed due to floods and droughts
90
The end of Mississippian culture ended because of one single, devastating event
True
False
91
due to expanded trade in Mesopotamia they got more technological advances
False
True
92
what is NOT an bronze age characteristic
people at this time period were monotheistic
started between Greece and Turkey
started in small scale developments
began after stone age
93
what was Mesopotamia's solution for their limit resources
traded using the rivers to expand their trade
took over other cities to get their resources
94
what is not part of Egyptian culture
arches
medical procedures
mummification
writing system (hieroglyphs)
95
how to tell something is domesticated (there are two answers)
for animals: smaller bone structure, smaller teeth, small compared to wild
for plants: what we eat is bigger than what it found in the wild
for plants: they are smaller than what is in the wild
for animals: thicker bones, different teeth than those is the wild
96
what was the Qin dynasty known for
golden age, system of philosophy
unification, centralized control
last to rule, face rebellion and wars
expanded territory, great wall military construction
97
which of the characteristics DONT make the Mesolithic period (12,000-10,000 ya)
mega fauna die out
the start of domestication
increased population and social networks
warmer climate/sea level rise
