Question 1

Ethnicity is quite easy to recognize in the archaeological record.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The principal source of information about early societies comes from written records.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Hammurabi's law code was written in the Akkadian language,in the script known as cuneiform.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

A state-level society is usually described as consisting of

Accepted Answer

A) more than 20,000 people 
B) 5,000 to 20,000 people 
C) up to a few 100 people 
D) less than 100 people 
E) at least over 200,000 people 
A) more than 20,000 people 
B) 5,000 to 20,000 people 
C) up to a few 100 people 
D) less than 100 people 
E) at least over 200,000 people

Question 5

Written records may supply an incomplete picture of the society that produced them because

Accepted Answer

A) records written on perishable materials may not have survived over time 
B) only certain types of activity,such as business transactions,may have been recorded in writing 
C) not everyone in a society may have been able to read or write 
D) all of the above 
E) b and c only 
A) records written on perishable materials may not have survived over time 
B) only certain types of activity,such as business transactions,may have been recorded in writing 
C) not everyone in a society may have been able to read or write 
D) all of the above 
E) b and c only

Question 6

Although taking different amounts of time according to region,environmental conditions,and technological innovations,all societies eventually progress from bands to state societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A society with differences in social status (ranking),specialists manufacturing crafts,surpluses,and perhaps a permanent ritual or ceremonial center would probably be considered a

Accepted Answer

A) mobile hunter-gatherer group (band) 
B) segmentary society (tribe) 
C) chiefdom 
D) early state 
E) none of the above 
A) mobile hunter-gatherer group (band) 
B) segmentary society (tribe) 
C) chiefdom 
D) early state 
E) none of the above

Question 8

An important method used to gain an understanding of a past society involves the study of the present-day use and significance of artifacts,buildings,and structures,and the way these things become incorporated into the archaeological record when they are abandoned.Such an approach is known as

Accepted Answer

A) ethnic studies 
B) archaeozoology 
C) archaeobotany 
D) ethnoarchaeology 
E) ethnology 
A) ethnic studies 
B) archaeozoology 
C) archaeobotany 
D) ethnoarchaeology 
E) ethnology

Question 9

A good example of how social ranking can be seen in the archaeological record,careful analysis of over 3000 burials at the site of Moundville in Alabama showed that the higher a person's rank was

Accepted Answer

A) the farther he or she would be buried from the mound 
B) the lower the quality of his or her associated grave goods 
C) the more likely it would be that he or she would have been mummified 
D) the closer he or she would be buried to the mounds 
E) the more likely he or she would display cranial modification 
A) the farther he or she would be buried from the mound 
B) the lower the quality of his or her associated grave goods 
C) the more likely it would be that he or she would have been mummified 
D) the closer he or she would be buried to the mounds 
E) the more likely he or she would display cranial modification

Question 10

When sites associated with this type of society are ranked according to size and displayed on a histogram there will only be a narrow range of variation in site size and all the sites will be quite small

Accepted Answer

A) early states 
B) complex societies 
C) cities 
D) archaic states 
E) hunter-gatherer groups 
A) early states 
B) complex societies 
C) cities 
D) archaic states 
E) hunter-gatherer groups

Question 11

At the Early Paleolithic site of Koobi Fora,Kenya,Glynn Isaac's team recorded the exact coordinates of all artifacts and was able to fit some fragments of bone and stone back together.From this they were able to identify _____________ or parts of the site where specific tasks were performed

Accepted Answer

A) kill sites 
B) villages 
C) secondary deposits 
D) activity areas 
E) none of the above 
A) kill sites 
B) villages 
C) secondary deposits 
D) activity areas 
E) none of the above

Question 12

Archaeology has the unique advantage of being able to study processes of change over thousands of years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In most segmentary societies,craft production is organized at the household level.In chiefdoms and states,craft production is often organized at a higher,more centralized level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The sheer number of man hours required to build Stonehenge (estimated at 30,000,000 hours of work)indicated that at that time the Wessex area of Britain

Accepted Answer

A) was in contact with ancient Egypt 
B) was centrally organized 
C) was populated by bands of hunter-gatherers 
D) was overpopulated 
E) all of the above 
A) was in contact with ancient Egypt 
B) was centrally organized 
C) was populated by bands of hunter-gatherers 
D) was overpopulated 
E) all of the above

Question 15

By careful study of settlement patterns,archaeologists can answer this basic question.

Accepted Answer

A) Why people developed writing? 
B) Where did religion originate? 
C) Why did our hominin ancestors evolve into humans? 
D) What is the scale of the society? 
E) Should a radiocarbon date be calibrated? 
A) Why people developed writing? 
B) Where did religion originate? 
C) Why did our hominin ancestors evolve into humans? 
D) What is the scale of the society? 
E) Should a radiocarbon date be calibrated?

Question 16

In order to interpret the evidence from Middle Paleolithic sites in France,Lewis Binford studied the use and discard of bones and tools at a seasonal hunting camp used by the

Accepted Answer

A) Maya of Guatemala 
B) Nunamiut of Alaska 
C) Pokot of Kenya 
D) Maori of New Zealand 
E) all of the above 
A) Maya of Guatemala 
B) Nunamiut of Alaska 
C) Pokot of Kenya 
D) Maori of New Zealand 
E) all of the above

Question 17

Full-time pottery makers,metal workers,or other such artisans who form an important part of complex societies are referred to by archaeologists as

Accepted Answer

A) chiefs 
B) craft specialists 
C) merchants 
D) segmentary societies 
E) bands 
A) chiefs 
B) craft specialists 
C) merchants 
D) segmentary societies 
E) bands

Question 18

Centralized societies typically exhibit disparities between rich and poor,and thus they offer the potential to study social ranking and organization.Which of the following would you suggest offers strong evidence of social ranking?

Accepted Answer

A) Group residences,similar burials,short-term occupation of sites 
B) Dispersed hamlets,equitable residences and few specialists 
C) Elite residences,rich burials,and craft specialists 
D) Villages,some rich group burials,few specialists 
E) Cave sites,evidence for butchering,and fine hunting equipment 
A) Group residences,similar burials,short-term occupation of sites 
B) Dispersed hamlets,equitable residences and few specialists 
C) Elite residences,rich burials,and craft specialists 
D) Villages,some rich group burials,few specialists 
E) Cave sites,evidence for butchering,and fine hunting equipment

Question 19

A reliable chronology for the site of Moundville in Alabama was achieved through careful analysis of

Accepted Answer

A) tooth enamel 
B) obsidian blades 
C) fossil pollen 
D) waterlogged plant remains 
E) pottery 
A) tooth enamel 
B) obsidian blades 
C) fossil pollen 
D) waterlogged plant remains 
E) pottery

Question 20

For archaeologists trying to understand social ranking,the individual burial of a child with rich burial goods and a well-built funerary monument would suggest that

Accepted Answer

A) there may have been a system of hereditary ranking. 
B) there may have been an egalitarian system with no ranking 
C) the child had achieved a high social status through his or her own actions 
D) there was a high rate of infant mortality 
E) none of the above 
A) there may have been a system of hereditary ranking. 
B) there may have been an egalitarian system with no ranking 
C) the child had achieved a high social status through his or her own actions 
D) there was a high rate of infant mortality 
E) none of the above

Ethnicity is quite easy to recognize in the archaeological record.

The principal source of information about early societies comes from written records.

Hammurabi's law code was written in the Akkadian language,in the script known as cuneiform.

A state-level society is usually described as consisting of

Written records may supply an incomplete picture of the society that produced them because

Although taking different amounts of time according to region,environmental conditions,and technological innovations,all societies eventually progress from bands to state societies.

A society with differences in social status (ranking),specialists manufacturing crafts,surpluses,and perhaps a permanent ritual or ceremonial center would probably be considered a

An important method used to gain an understanding of a past society involves the study of the present-day use and significance of artifacts,buildings,and structures,and the way these things become incorporated into the archaeological record when they are abandoned.Such an approach is known as

A good example of how social ranking can be seen in the archaeological record,careful analysis of over 3000 burials at the site of Moundville in Alabama showed that the higher a person's rank was

When sites associated with this type of society are ranked according to size and displayed on a histogram there will only be a narrow range of variation in site size and all the sites will be quite small

At the Early Paleolithic site of Koobi Fora,Kenya,Glynn Isaac's team recorded the exact coordinates of all artifacts and was able to fit some fragments of bone and stone back together.From this they were able to identify _____________ or parts of the site where specific tasks were performed

Archaeology has the unique advantage of being able to study processes of change over thousands of years.

In most segmentary societies,craft production is organized at the household level.In chiefdoms and states,craft production is often organized at a higher,more centralized level.

The sheer number of man hours required to build Stonehenge (estimated at 30,000,000 hours of work)indicated that at that time the Wessex area of Britain

By careful study of settlement patterns,archaeologists can answer this basic question.

In order to interpret the evidence from Middle Paleolithic sites in France,Lewis Binford studied the use and discard of bones and tools at a seasonal hunting camp used by the

Full-time pottery makers,metal workers,or other such artisans who form an important part of complex societies are referred to by archaeologists as

Centralized societies typically exhibit disparities between rich and poor,and thus they offer the potential to study social ranking and organization.Which of the following would you suggest offers strong evidence of social ranking?

A reliable chronology for the site of Moundville in Alabama was achieved through careful analysis of

For archaeologists trying to understand social ranking,the individual burial of a child with rich burial goods and a well-built funerary monument would suggest that

The History of Archaeology

The Variety of the Evidence

Survey and Excavation of Sites and Features

Dating Methods and Chronology

Environment, Subsistence, and Diet

Technology, Trade, and Exchange

The Bioarchaeology of People

Cognitive Archaeology

Explanation in Archaeology

Archaeology and the Public

Managing Our Heritage

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Exam 5: Social Archaeology

Ethnicity is quite easy to recognize in the archaeological record.

The principal source of information about early societies comes from written records.

Hammurabi's law code was written in the Akkadian language,in the script known as cuneiform.

A state-level society is usually described as consisting of

Written records may supply an incomplete picture of the society that produced them because

Although taking different amounts of time according to region,environmental conditions,and technological innovations,all societies eventually progress from bands to state societies.

A society with differences in social status (ranking),specialists manufacturing crafts,surpluses,and perhaps a permanent ritual or ceremonial center would probably be considered a

An important method used to gain an understanding of a past society involves the study of the present-day use and significance of artifacts,buildings,and structures,and the way these things become incorporated into the archaeological record when they are abandoned.Such an approach is known as

A good example of how social ranking can be seen in the archaeological record,careful analysis of over 3000 burials at the site of Moundville in Alabama showed that the higher a person's rank was

When sites associated with this type of society are ranked according to size and displayed on a histogram there will only be a narrow range of variation in site size and all the sites will be quite small

At the Early Paleolithic site of Koobi Fora,Kenya,Glynn Isaac's team recorded the exact coordinates of all artifacts and was able to fit some fragments of bone and stone back together.From this they were able to identify _____________ or parts of the site where specific tasks were performed

Archaeology has the unique advantage of being able to study processes of change over thousands of years.

In most segmentary societies,craft production is organized at the household level.In chiefdoms and states,craft production is often organized at a higher,more centralized level.

The sheer number of man hours required to build Stonehenge (estimated at 30,000,000 hours of work)indicated that at that time the Wessex area of Britain

By careful study of settlement patterns,archaeologists can answer this basic question.

In order to interpret the evidence from Middle Paleolithic sites in France,Lewis Binford studied the use and discard of bones and tools at a seasonal hunting camp used by the

Full-time pottery makers,metal workers,or other such artisans who form an important part of complex societies are referred to by archaeologists as

Centralized societies typically exhibit disparities between rich and poor,and thus they offer the potential to study social ranking and organization.Which of the following would you suggest offers strong evidence of social ranking?

A reliable chronology for the site of Moundville in Alabama was achieved through careful analysis of

For archaeologists trying to understand social ranking,the individual burial of a child with rich burial goods and a well-built funerary monument would suggest that

The History of Archaeology

The Variety of the Evidence

Survey and Excavation of Sites and Features

Dating Methods and Chronology

Environment, Subsistence, and Diet

Technology, Trade, and Exchange

The Bioarchaeology of People

Cognitive Archaeology

Explanation in Archaeology

Archaeology and the Public

Managing Our Heritage

Filters