Question 1

The Natchez are descended from earlier Mississippian cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

What is chunkey? What roles did this game play in the social life of Cahokia?

Accepted Answer

Chunkey involved discoid stones (sometimes buried with elites at Cahokia). It was a public event viewed by hundreds or thousands of people from the surrounding area. People likely gambled on the outcome of the games. Elites may have played the game in their youth and sponsored players or matches.

Question 3

Elite members of society probably had the most influence at _______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Indian Knoll 
B)  Poverty Point 
C)  Sapelo Island Shell Ring Complex 
D)  Cahokia 
A)  Indian Knoll 
B)  Poverty Point 
C)  Sapelo Island Shell Ring Complex 
D)  Cahokia D

Question 4

Describe some advantages that allowed Cahokia to sustain a much larger population than Chaco Canyon.

Accepted Answer

Cahokia had a peak population between 10

Question 5

What exotic material, imported from the Great Lakes region, played a major role in the ritual and ceremony of Eastern North America?

Accepted Answer

Native cop

Question 6

_____________ were introduced to Eastern North America from Mexico/Mesoamerica during the Woodland period.

Accepted Answer

A)  Knotweed seeds 
B)  May grass seeds 
C)  Marsh elder seeds 
D)  Beans 
A)  Knotweed seeds 
B)  May grass seeds 
C)  Marsh elder seeds 
D)  Beans

Question 7

Describe Adena mound burials.

Accepted Answer

"Burials were covered by placing basket-

Question 8

The Early Woodland was followed by the ___________________ about 200 cal BC.

Accepted Answer

A)  Minoan period 
B)  Spanish conquest 
C)  Middle Woodland period 
D)  Poverty Point period 
A)  Minoan period 
B)  Spanish conquest 
C)  Middle Woodland period 
D)  Poverty Point period

Question 9

The Early Woodland period began around ______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  2187 cal BC 
B)  1000 cal BC 
C)  AD 1 
D)  the Phoenix Basin 
A)  2187 cal BC 
B)  1000 cal BC 
C)  AD 1 
D)  the Phoenix Basin

Question 10

Moundville, a Late Mississippian period site, is located in present-day Alabama.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Unlike Chaco Canyon, Cahokia had easy access to permanent rivers and streams.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Burials including adult males with removed heads and hands may reflect _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  trophy-taking 
B)  birth defects 
C)  egalitarian culture 
D)  maize agriculture 
A)  trophy-taking 
B)  birth defects 
C)  egalitarian culture 
D)  maize agriculture

Question 13

What was the most extraordinary aspect of Poverty Point?

Accepted Answer

Monumental mounds and apparent

Question 14

Cahokia was abandoned in part due to diseases carried by Spanish Conquistadors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Based on ethnohistoric records and archaeological evidence, Mississippian men focused on ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hunting and fishing 
B)  grinding and cooking 
C)  field preparation 
D)  collecting wild foods like nuts and shellfish 
A)  hunting and fishing 
B)  grinding and cooking 
C)  field preparation 
D)  collecting wild foods like nuts and shellfish

Question 16

In Eastern North America, the Middle Woodland period was followed by the ___________________ after AD 400.

Accepted Answer

A)  Younger Dryas 
B)  Late Woodland 
C)  Pioneer Period 
D)  Neolithic 
A)  Younger Dryas 
B)  Late Woodland 
C)  Pioneer Period 
D)  Neolithic

Question 17

What does the spatial arrangement of mounds at Poverty Point reveal about social relations and ranking at the site?

Accepted Answer

Concentric rings surrounded a central pl

Question 18

The shape of chunkey can be accurately described discoid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Late Archaic peoples in Eastern North America were _________ dependent on food production economies than their contemporaries in the Southwest.

Accepted Answer

A)  less 
B)  more 
C)  A and B 
D)  None of the above 
A)  less 
B)  more 
C)  A and B 
D)  None of the above

Question 20

Burials throughout Eastern North America provide evidence of differences in social status. What are some material remains (and patterns) that might signify an elite individual?

Accepted Answer

The location of the burial in a mound. S

The Natchez are descended from earlier Mississippian cultures.

What is chunkey? What roles did this game play in the social life of Cahokia?

Elite members of society probably had the most influence at _______________________.

Describe some advantages that allowed Cahokia to sustain a much larger population than Chaco Canyon.

What exotic material, imported from the Great Lakes region, played a major role in the ritual and ceremony of Eastern North America?

_____________ were introduced to Eastern North America from Mexico/Mesoamerica during the Woodland period.

Describe Adena mound burials.

The Early Woodland was followed by the ___________________ about 200 cal BC.

The Early Woodland period began around ______________________.

Moundville, a Late Mississippian period site, is located in present-day Alabama.

Unlike Chaco Canyon, Cahokia had easy access to permanent rivers and streams.

Burials including adult males with removed heads and hands may reflect _______________.

What was the most extraordinary aspect of Poverty Point?

Cahokia was abandoned in part due to diseases carried by Spanish Conquistadors.

Based on ethnohistoric records and archaeological evidence, Mississippian men focused on ___________________.

In Eastern North America, the Middle Woodland period was followed by the ___________________ after AD 400.

What does the spatial arrangement of mounds at Poverty Point reveal about social relations and ranking at the site?

The shape of chunkey can be accurately described discoid.

Late Archaic peoples in Eastern North America were _________ dependent on food production economies than their contemporaries in the Southwest.

Burials throughout Eastern North America provide evidence of differences in social status. What are some material remains (and patterns) that might signify an elite individual?

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Exam 8: Eastern North America

The Natchez are descended from earlier Mississippian cultures.

What is chunkey? What roles did this game play in the social life of Cahokia?

Elite members of society probably had the most influence at _______________________.

Describe some advantages that allowed Cahokia to sustain a much larger population than Chaco Canyon.

What exotic material, imported from the Great Lakes region, played a major role in the ritual and ceremony of Eastern North America?

_____________ were introduced to Eastern North America from Mexico/Mesoamerica during the Woodland period.

Describe Adena mound burials.

The Early Woodland was followed by the ___________________ about 200 cal BC.

The Early Woodland period began around ______________________.

Moundville, a Late Mississippian period site, is located in present-day Alabama.

Unlike Chaco Canyon, Cahokia had easy access to permanent rivers and streams.

Burials including adult males with removed heads and hands may reflect _______________.

What was the most extraordinary aspect of Poverty Point?

Cahokia was abandoned in part due to diseases carried by Spanish Conquistadors.

Based on ethnohistoric records and archaeological evidence, Mississippian men focused on ___________________.

In Eastern North America, the Middle Woodland period was followed by the ___________________ after AD 400.

What does the spatial arrangement of mounds at Poverty Point reveal about social relations and ranking at the site?

The shape of chunkey can be accurately described discoid.

Late Archaic peoples in Eastern North America were _________ dependent on food production economies than their contemporaries in the Southwest.

Burials throughout Eastern North America provide evidence of differences in social status. What are some material remains (and patterns) that might signify an elite individual?

Acquiring and Interpreting Data in Archaeology

Humanitys Roots

Becoming Human

A World of Modern Humans

Hunting, Gathering, Foraging, Farming, and Complexity

Prehistoric Europe North of the Mediterranean

The North American Southwest

Early Dynastic Mesopotamia

Pharaonic State and Old Kingdom Egypt

Shang China

The Indus Valley

Mesoamerica, the Classic Maya, and the Aztec Empire

Andean South America and the Inka Empire

Mapungubwe and Great Zimbabwe in Africa

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