Question 1

What evidence is there for social complexity in the Archaic?

Accepted Answer

The Archaic period, which in the context

Question 2

What do the earthen mounds of Eastern North America represent?

Accepted Answer

The earthen mounds of Eastern North Amer

Question 3

The Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) hunted wild animals to supplement their diet of cultivated corn, beans and squash.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Hohokam burial rites included

Accepted Answer

A)  inhumation in cemeteries 
B)  burial of cremated remains in pottery jars placed in pits 
C)  inhumation between houses 
D)  all of the previous 
A)  inhumation in cemeteries 
B)  burial of cremated remains in pottery jars placed in pits 
C)  inhumation between houses 
D)  all of the previous

Question 5

Later Mogollon sites have fewer storage pits than their predecessors because

Accepted Answer

A)  later groups did not practice intensive storage 
B)  agricultural yields were poor so that there wasn't much food to store 
C)  they may have begun to use pottery vessels for storage 
D)  the groups were smaller 
A)  later groups did not practice intensive storage 
B)  agricultural yields were poor so that there wasn't much food to store 
C)  they may have begun to use pottery vessels for storage 
D)  the groups were smaller

Question 6

Which of the following sites do most archaeologists accept as having valid early dates

Accepted Answer

A)  Meadowcroft rockshelter 
B)  Bluefish Caves 
C)  Monte Verde 
D)  Cactus Hill 
A)  Meadowcroft rockshelter 
B)  Bluefish Caves 
C)  Monte Verde 
D)  Cactus Hill

Question 7

Mound building began with the advent of farming societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Acorns require leaching of harmful toxins before people can safely eat them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Clovis is the name given to the first groups to enter the Americas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

People of the Northwest Coast of the Americas never lived in permanent dwellings prior to European colonization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Describe and assess developments in ritual activity in the Archaic.

Accepted Answer

During the Archaic period, ritual activi

Question 12

What environmental changes occurred with the onset of Holocene conditions in North America.?

Accepted Answer

The onset of the Holocene epoch, which b

Question 13

All plant domestication in the Americas occurred in

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico 
B)  at least three separate areas 
C)  the Andean region of South America 
D)  eastern North America 
A)  Mexico 
B)  at least three separate areas 
C)  the Andean region of South America 
D)  eastern North America

Question 14

Ballcourts and platform mounds in the American Southwest indicate Mexican influence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Because the Americas enjoyed similar ecological conditions there is little diversity in culture in the continent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The people from the Channel Islands of Southern California

Accepted Answer

A)  did not hunt dolphin because they did not have boats 
B)  did not hunt dolphin because they did not have the right fishing gear 
C)  hunted dolphin, but not very successfully 
D)  hunted dolphin successfully, but using a simple technology 
A)  did not hunt dolphin because they did not have boats 
B)  did not hunt dolphin because they did not have the right fishing gear 
C)  hunted dolphin, but not very successfully 
D)  hunted dolphin successfully, but using a simple technology

Question 17

Hopewell sites are located in the central riverine area of Eastern North America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Before the invention of pottery Archaic people

Accepted Answer

A)  never had hot water 
B)  heated water in leaves that they tied with cord 
C)  heated water by dropping hot pebbles into bark, skin and waterproof basket containers 
D)  heated water in metal containers 
A)  never had hot water 
B)  heated water in leaves that they tied with cord 
C)  heated water by dropping hot pebbles into bark, skin and waterproof basket containers 
D)  heated water in metal containers

Question 19

How do bioarchaeological studies add to our understanding of the way of life of people living in the Stillwater Marsh area of the Great Basin?

Accepted Answer

Bioarchaeological studies add to our und

Question 20

Most stone at Poverty Point, Louisiana, was from local sources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What evidence is there for social complexity in the Archaic?

What do the earthen mounds of Eastern North America represent?

The Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) hunted wild animals to supplement their diet of cultivated corn, beans and squash.

Hohokam burial rites included

Later Mogollon sites have fewer storage pits than their predecessors because

Which of the following sites do most archaeologists accept as having valid early dates

Mound building began with the advent of farming societies.

Acorns require leaching of harmful toxins before people can safely eat them.

Clovis is the name given to the first groups to enter the Americas.

People of the Northwest Coast of the Americas never lived in permanent dwellings prior to European colonization.

Describe and assess developments in ritual activity in the Archaic.

What environmental changes occurred with the onset of Holocene conditions in North America.?

All plant domestication in the Americas occurred in

Ballcourts and platform mounds in the American Southwest indicate Mexican influence.

Because the Americas enjoyed similar ecological conditions there is little diversity in culture in the continent.

The people from the Channel Islands of Southern California

Hopewell sites are located in the central riverine area of Eastern North America.

Before the invention of pottery Archaic people

How do bioarchaeological studies add to our understanding of the way of life of people living in the Stillwater Marsh area of the Great Basin?

Most stone at Poverty Point, Louisiana, was from local sources.

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Exam 12: Later Hunter-Gatherers and Early Farming Societies in the Americas

What evidence is there for social complexity in the Archaic?

What do the earthen mounds of Eastern North America represent?

The Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) hunted wild animals to supplement their diet of cultivated corn, beans and squash.

Hohokam burial rites included

Later Mogollon sites have fewer storage pits than their predecessors because

Which of the following sites do most archaeologists accept as having valid early dates

Mound building began with the advent of farming societies.

Acorns require leaching of harmful toxins before people can safely eat them.

Clovis is the name given to the first groups to enter the Americas.

People of the Northwest Coast of the Americas never lived in permanent dwellings prior to European colonization.

Describe and assess developments in ritual activity in the Archaic.

What environmental changes occurred with the onset of Holocene conditions in North America.?

All plant domestication in the Americas occurred in

Ballcourts and platform mounds in the American Southwest indicate Mexican influence.

Because the Americas enjoyed similar ecological conditions there is little diversity in culture in the continent.

The people from the Channel Islands of Southern California

Hopewell sites are located in the central riverine area of Eastern North America.

Before the invention of pottery Archaic people

How do bioarchaeological studies add to our understanding of the way of life of people living in the Stillwater Marsh area of the Great Basin?

Most stone at Poverty Point, Louisiana, was from local sources.

Introduction to Anthropology

Theories and Methods in Studying Biological Anthropology

Principles of Biological Evolution

Macroevolution: First Life to Mammals

Primates in Evolution

Early Hominids in Africa: Australopithecus and Homo Habilis

Later Hominids: Homo Erectus and Homo Sapiens

The Archaeology of Early Human Societies: Theories and Methods in Studying Prehistoric Archaeology

The Emergence of Culture in Early Hominid Societies in the Old World

Later Hunter-Gatherers and Early Farming Societies in the Old World

Early States in the Old World

The Emergence of State Societies in the Americas

Primates Today

Contemporary Humans

Conclusions: Who Are We

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