Question 1

The Archaic Period was between 11,000 and 3,500 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following represent core social units within Andean anMesoamerican polities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arawak/Carib 
B)  taino/várzea 
C)  ayllu/calpulli 
D)  chinampa/band 
A)  Arawak/Carib 
B)  taino/várzea 
C)  ayllu/calpulli 
D)  chinampa/band

Question 3

Which of the following is not an example of a tribal society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kayapo 
B)  Inca 
C)  Jívaro 
D)  Yanömamo 
A)  Kayapo 
B)  Inca 
C)  Jívaro 
D)  Yanömamo

Question 4

The Ona Indians of southern Patagonia are an example of a tribal society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is a "chinampa"?

Accepted Answer

Chinampas are raised agricultu

Question 6

The Bering Straight can no longer be navigated today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

All of the following are typical arguments in the "geographical bias" against thlowland tropics as centers of agriculture except:

Accepted Answer

A)  ancient organic materials are difficult to preserve 
B)  researchers have discovered anthropogenic soils 
C)  edible plants and animals are scattered over the landscape 
D)  soils are weathered and leached 
A)  ancient organic materials are difficult to preserve 
B)  researchers have discovered anthropogenic soils 
C)  edible plants and animals are scattered over the landscape 
D)  soils are weathered and leached

Question 8

Compare and contrast bands and tribes.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare and contrast bands and tribes....

Question 9

Some Andean ayllu have survived until the present day.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

All of the following characteristics are associated with state societies except:

Accepted Answer

A)  irrigated fields 
B)  pastoralism 
C)  political inequality 
D)  raised platform agriculture 
A)  irrigated fields 
B)  pastoralism 
C)  political inequality 
D)  raised platform agriculture

Question 11

What is the single most significant development associated with the Horizon phasof development?

Accepted Answer

A)  introduction of agriculture 
B)  rise of large-scale, regional states 
C)  European conquest 
D)  emergence of pottery 
A)  introduction of agriculture 
B)  rise of large-scale, regional states 
C)  European conquest 
D)  emergence of pottery

Question 12

What is the most significant source of our contemporary knowledge about thsocial, cultural, and political worlds of the Andes and Mesoamerica prior to the European Conquest?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnographic analogy 
B)  ethnohistorical documents 
C)  matrilineal descent 
D)  participant observation 
A)  ethnographic analogy 
B)  ethnohistorical documents 
C)  matrilineal descent 
D)  participant observation

Question 13

All of the following are controversies surrounding the peopling of the Americaexcept:

Accepted Answer

A)  how did they migrate across the Americas? 
B)  who were they? 
C)  was their cultural impact significant? 
D)  how did they arrive ? 
A)  how did they migrate across the Americas? 
B)  who were they? 
C)  was their cultural impact significant? 
D)  how did they arrive ?

The Archaic Period was between 11,000 and 3,500 years ago.

Which of the following represent core social units within Andean anMesoamerican polities?

Which of the following is not an example of a tribal society?

The Ona Indians of southern Patagonia are an example of a tribal society.

What is a "chinampa"?

The Bering Straight can no longer be navigated today.

All of the following are typical arguments in the "geographical bias" against thlowland tropics as centers of agriculture except:

Compare and contrast bands and tribes.

Some Andean ayllu have survived until the present day.

All of the following characteristics are associated with state societies except:

What is the single most significant development associated with the Horizon phasof development?

What is the most significant source of our contemporary knowledge about thsocial, cultural, and political worlds of the Andes and Mesoamerica prior to the European Conquest?

All of the following are controversies surrounding the peopling of the Americaexcept:

Anthropology, Latin America, and the Caribbean

Introducing Latin America and the Caribbean

Conquest, Colonialism, and Resistance

Cultural Politics of Race and Ethnicity

Cultural Constructions of Gender and Sexuality

Religion and Everyday Life

Striving for Health and Coping with Illness

Food, Cuisine, and Cultural Expression

Perspectives in Globalization

Manifestations of Popular Culture

Violence, Memory, and Striving for a Just World

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Exam 3: Society and Culture Before the Europeans

The Archaic Period was between 11,000 and 3,500 years ago.

Which of the following represent core social units within Andean anMesoamerican polities?

Which of the following is not an example of a tribal society?

The Ona Indians of southern Patagonia are an example of a tribal society.

What is a "chinampa"?

The Bering Straight can no longer be navigated today.

All of the following are typical arguments in the "geographical bias" against thlowland tropics as centers of agriculture except:

Compare and contrast bands and tribes.

Some Andean ayllu have survived until the present day.

All of the following characteristics are associated with state societies except:

What is the single most significant development associated with the Horizon phasof development?

What is the most significant source of our contemporary knowledge about thsocial, cultural, and political worlds of the Andes and Mesoamerica prior to the European Conquest?

All of the following are controversies surrounding the peopling of the Americaexcept:

Anthropology, Latin America, and the Caribbean

Introducing Latin America and the Caribbean

Conquest, Colonialism, and Resistance

Cultural Politics of Race and Ethnicity

Cultural Constructions of Gender and Sexuality

Religion and Everyday Life

Striving for Health and Coping with Illness

Food, Cuisine, and Cultural Expression

Perspectives in Globalization

Manifestations of Popular Culture

Violence, Memory, and Striving for a Just World

Filters