Question 1

In studying a particular individual, archaeologists usually look at the following except for ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  craftsmanship of artifacts 
B)  cenotes 
C)  paleofeces 
D)  skeletons 
A)  craftsmanship of artifacts 
B)  cenotes 
C)  paleofeces 
D)  skeletons

Question 2

Which native society in North America between about 1,100 and 600 years ago came closest to being a state-level group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kwakiutl 
B)  Cahokia 
C)  Chumash 
D)  Cheyenne 
A)  Kwakiutl 
B)  Cahokia 
C)  Chumash 
D)  Cheyenne

Question 3

To appease their gods of the sky, the Mexica of Central America would ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  build ever-taller pyramids 
B)  hold religious ceremonies of human sacrifice 
C)  chart the movement of the stars and planets 
D)  make peace treaties with their enemies 
A)  build ever-taller pyramids 
B)  hold religious ceremonies of human sacrifice 
C)  chart the movement of the stars and planets 
D)  make peace treaties with their enemies

Question 4

What are the relationships that hold a group of people together called?

Accepted Answer

A)  stratification 
B)  social archaeology 
C)  social structure 
D)  paleoarchaeology 
A)  stratification 
B)  social archaeology 
C)  social structure 
D)  paleoarchaeology

Question 5

The state systems that developed in Mesopotamia relied on grains of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  rice 
B)  wheat and barley 
C)  maize 
D)  sorghum 
A)  rice 
B)  wheat and barley 
C)  maize 
D)  sorghum

Question 6

Which of the following are not considered part of the archaeological model of culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  technology and material culture 
B)  settlement and subsistence patterns 
C)  warfare and competition with other groups 
D)  social structure and social organization 
A)  technology and material culture 
B)  settlement and subsistence patterns 
C)  warfare and competition with other groups 
D)  social structure and social organization

In studying a particular individual, archaeologists usually look at the following except for ________.

Which native society in North America between about 1,100 and 600 years ago came closest to being a state-level group?

To appease their gods of the sky, the Mexica of Central America would ________.

What are the relationships that hold a group of people together called?

The state systems that developed in Mesopotamia relied on grains of ________.

Which of the following are not considered part of the archaeological model of culture?

The Science of Archaeology

Background of Archaeology

The Development of Contemporary Archaeology

The Archaeological Record

Conducting Fieldwork

Classification and Analysis of Artifacts

Determining Time

Bioarchaeology: Human Remains

Environment and Adaptation

Understanding Past Settlement and Subsistence

Understanding Change

Cultural Resource Management

Archaeology in Todays World

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Exam 11: Interpreting Past Cultural Systems

In studying a particular individual, archaeologists usually look at the following except for ________.

Which native society in North America between about 1,100 and 600 years ago came closest to being a state-level group?

To appease their gods of the sky, the Mexica of Central America would ________.

What are the relationships that hold a group of people together called?

The state systems that developed in Mesopotamia relied on grains of ________.

Which of the following are not considered part of the archaeological model of culture?

The Science of Archaeology

Background of Archaeology

The Development of Contemporary Archaeology

The Archaeological Record

Conducting Fieldwork

Classification and Analysis of Artifacts

Determining Time

Bioarchaeology: Human Remains

Environment and Adaptation

Understanding Past Settlement and Subsistence

Understanding Change

Cultural Resource Management

Archaeology in Todays World

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