what is the characteristic of Moche

considered a state but it collapsed due to floods and droughts

what is the Qin Shi dynasty known for

unification, centralized control

what are societal changes to enable economic specialization (more than one answer)

trade relations, large societal populations, profitable economics

what makes a civilization?

a complex society with 9 attributes/features/insitituations

range from dry tropical to cold mountain climates

what is NOT an bronze age characteristic

people at this time period were monotheistic

what are the Olmec known for

First great Meso civilization, earlist pyramids, cardinal directions, heads

what was Basket maker III and early pueblo known for

early pit house villages and great kivas

what is generalized reciprocity

exchanging regardless of the objects are of equal value or not

what is indirect dating

testing material associated with the object to get the age

calendar with 260 day cycle with 13 day week and 20 day month

a source or means of obtaining the necessities of life (food, shelter)

what is the Mississippian Paleoindian known for

earliest site in Eastern U.S, hunting and gathering, rock shelter

what is the Zhou Dynasty known for

golden age. system of philosophy

what are the Zaptoec known for

sophisticated architecture/ art/writing/irrigation, Teotihuacan and Maya

what is the Mississippian Woodland known for

agriculture, mound building, trade, leaders, beginning of mortuary ritual

what was important about the Late Bonito phase

new style, smaller, less labor, population decline

what is the importance of the Chaco wash

seasonal with shallow floodplain, water spread all over the area

a complex society with 9 attributes/features/institutions, more of a defined government structure

the New Guinea highlanders are an example of what organization

tribes (temporary alternative terms)

what makes a complex society

hierarchy of economic political positions, having a common set of institutions beyond kinship

which is Mississippian culture

central areas to rural areas, traded, agriculture and crafts, Chiefdoms (many argue differently), temple mounds, centralized around Mississippi river and tributaries, earthen architecture, built things on top of mounds, organized city

what are the aztec known for

most well-documented meso civilization, native books, accounts from spanish

what was Mesopotamia's solution for their limit resources

traded using the rivers to expand their trade

what is material culture

the artifacts and ecofacts that make up a site

How do people suggest the Maya declined?

peasant revolt, war, Abandonment/environmental catastrophe, over popolation

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

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