Exam 11: Interpreting Past Cultural Systems

Most ________ are based on agriculture; have large, permanent settlements; a centralized political structure, a formal leader authorized to use force; and formal ranking.

What is the understanding of one's universe called?

What is the study of past ways of thought, as inferred from material remains, called?

Which of the following is not a method archaeologists use to study gender in an ancient society?

The belief in a society of deities is called ________.

What is the difference between cosmology and archeoastronomy?

A life-size terracotta army of 7,000 soldiers was excavated near the tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi, who was the ________.

What are the ways in which individuals can be identified in the archaeological record?

When archaeologists assume that the earliest ethnographic or historically known group in an area is the direct descendant of the latest archaeological group in the same area, this is called ________.

Discuss the differences among bands, tribes, chiefdoms, and states.

Describe how archaeologists see the society, social structure, and social organization of ancient people as different topics.

Large-scale images or designs made by removing soil or by piling rocks to create lines or designs are called ________.

Anatomically modern humans are called ________.

Small-scale, nonstratified societies with hunting and gathering as their primary subsistence system are typically organized as ________.

In Mesoamerica, religious items were often deposited in cenotes, which are ________.

Describe the various theories of the origin of states.

All societies have ________ systems, with rules (or social norms) for descent, reciprocity, marriage, and residence.

If only functional criteria can be tied to an object, its most likely use is ________.

States are characterized by all of the following except for ________.

The theory that suggests the need to defend agricultural systems led to state formation is called ________.