Question 1

Wet-site excavation techniques were employed at

Accepted Answer

A)  Ozette. 
B)  Snaketown. 
C)  Chaco Canyon. 
D)  Poverty Point. 
A)  Ozette. 
B)  Snaketown. 
C)  Chaco Canyon. 
D)  Poverty Point. A

Question 2

The _______ built the largest prehistoric canal irrigation system north of Mexico.

Accepted Answer

A)  Anasazi 
B)  Mogollon 
C)  Hohokam 
D)  Mississippians 
A)  Anasazi 
B)  Mogollon 
C)  Hohokam 
D)  Mississippians C

Question 3

Sea mammals were hunted by the inhabitants of which site?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Draper site 
B)  Snaketown 
C)  Poverty Point 
D)  Ozette 
A)  the Draper site 
B)  Snaketown 
C)  Poverty Point 
D)  Ozette D

Question 4

How might the analysis of grave offerings be used to reveal social differentiation?

Accepted Answer

The analysis of grave offerings can be u

Question 5

By definition, redistribution includes

Accepted Answer

A)  a central "nodal" figure or chief. 
B)  pastoral herders. 
C)  a market. 
D)  a state bureaucracy. 
A)  a central "nodal" figure or chief. 
B)  pastoral herders. 
C)  a market. 
D)  a state bureaucracy.

Question 6

Subterranean, circular ceremonial structures found at both ancient and contemporary Pueblo sites are called

Accepted Answer

A)  pueblos. 
B)  charnel houses. 
C)  pit houses. 
D)  kivas. 
A)  pueblos. 
B)  charnel houses. 
C)  pit houses. 
D)  kivas.

Question 7

Early Hopewell platform pipes were made generally in the shape of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  atlatl, or spearthrower. 
B)  bow. 
C)  arrow. 
D)  knife. 
A)  atlatl, or spearthrower. 
B)  bow. 
C)  arrow. 
D)  knife.

Question 8

Design an archaeological project that will collect data amenable to the study of community layout.

Accepted Answer

To design an archaeological project focu

Question 9

Which of the following could best be considered an achieved status?

Accepted Answer

A)  age 
B)  sex 
C)  birth order 
D)  profession 
A)  age 
B)  sex 
C)  birth order 
D)  profession

Question 10

Petroglyphs are

Accepted Answer

A)  Maya carved stones. 
B)  drawings carved on rocks. 
C)  oil-based paints used on bark paper. 
D)  code words known only to chieftains. 
A)  Maya carved stones. 
B)  drawings carved on rocks. 
C)  oil-based paints used on bark paper. 
D)  code words known only to chieftains.

Question 11

Compare the economic practices of redistribution and reciprocity.

Accepted Answer

Redistribution and reciprocity are two d

Question 12

Discuss prehistoric subsistence change in eastern North America.

Accepted Answer

The prehistoric subsistence change in ea

Question 13

The largest prehistoric structure built north of Mexico is located at

Accepted Answer

A)  Snaketown. 
B)  Cahokia. 
C)  Moundville. 
D)  Etowah. 
E)  the Hopewell site. 
A)  Snaketown. 
B)  Cahokia. 
C)  Moundville. 
D)  Etowah. 
E)  the Hopewell site.

Question 14

An early domesticate at Poverty Point was/were

Accepted Answer

A)  gourds. 
B)  maize. 
C)  millet. 
D)  acorns. 
A)  gourds. 
B)  maize. 
C)  millet. 
D)  acorns.

Question 15

Large earthen mounds were not erected at

Accepted Answer

A)  Moundville. 
B)  Cahokia. 
C)  Poverty Point. 
D)  the Draper site. 
E)  Hopewell. 
A)  Moundville. 
B)  Cahokia. 
C)  Poverty Point. 
D)  the Draper site. 
E)  Hopewell.

Question 16

At Moundville, ceremonial structures were primarily

Accepted Answer

A)  stone-faced pyramid mounds. 
B)  flat-topped earthen mounds. 
C)  cut-stone circular structures. 
D)  pyramids made of stone blocks. 
A)  stone-faced pyramid mounds. 
B)  flat-topped earthen mounds. 
C)  cut-stone circular structures. 
D)  pyramids made of stone blocks.

Question 17

The principal form of residential architecture at the Draper site were

Accepted Answer

A)  longhouses. 
B)  semisubterranean pithouses. 
C)  singular family rectangular structures. 
D)  multiroom pueblos. 
A)  longhouses. 
B)  semisubterranean pithouses. 
C)  singular family rectangular structures. 
D)  multiroom pueblos.

Question 18

The Mound 72 excavations at Cahokia revealed

Accepted Answer

A)  the burial of a monk from the early historic period. 
B)  the burial of an individual laid out on a litter of shell beads. 
C)  caches of Southern Cult objects. 
D)  the largest prehistoric structure north of Mexico. 
A)  the burial of a monk from the early historic period. 
B)  the burial of an individual laid out on a litter of shell beads. 
C)  caches of Southern Cult objects. 
D)  the largest prehistoric structure north of Mexico.

Question 19

The earliest permanent dwellings in the American Southwest were

Accepted Answer

A)  pueblos. 
B)  rectangular brick dwellings. 
C)  pithouses. 
D)  teepees. 
A)  pueblos. 
B)  rectangular brick dwellings. 
C)  pithouses. 
D)  teepees.

Question 20

If an archaeologist wishes to study community plans, he/she should

Accepted Answer

A)  excavate many small and deep test pits. 
B)  cross-section a site with two narrow test trenches. 
C)  excavate a broad horizontal area that exposes features. 
D)  limit the excavations to tombs and burials. 
A)  excavate many small and deep test pits. 
B)  cross-section a site with two narrow test trenches. 
C)  excavate a broad horizontal area that exposes features. 
D)  limit the excavations to tombs and burials.

Wet-site excavation techniques were employed at

The _______ built the largest prehistoric canal irrigation system north of Mexico.

Sea mammals were hunted by the inhabitants of which site?

How might the analysis of grave offerings be used to reveal social differentiation?

By definition, redistribution includes

Subterranean, circular ceremonial structures found at both ancient and contemporary Pueblo sites are called

Early Hopewell platform pipes were made generally in the shape of a(n)

Design an archaeological project that will collect data amenable to the study of community layout.

Which of the following could best be considered an achieved status?

Petroglyphs are

Compare the economic practices of redistribution and reciprocity.

Discuss prehistoric subsistence change in eastern North America.

The largest prehistoric structure built north of Mexico is located at

An early domesticate at Poverty Point was/were

Large earthen mounds were not erected at

At Moundville, ceremonial structures were primarily

The principal form of residential architecture at the Draper site were

The Mound 72 excavations at Cahokia revealed

The earliest permanent dwellings in the American Southwest were

If an archaeologist wishes to study community plans, he/she should

Principles of Archeology

The First Humans

The Hunters

The Origins of Agriculture

Ancient Mesoamerica

South America: the Inca and Their Predecessors

States and Empires in Asia and Africa

Prehistoric Europe

The Past As Present and Future

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Exam 5: Native North Americans

Wet-site excavation techniques were employed at

The _______ built the largest prehistoric canal irrigation system north of Mexico.

Sea mammals were hunted by the inhabitants of which site?

How might the analysis of grave offerings be used to reveal social differentiation?

By definition, redistribution includes

Subterranean, circular ceremonial structures found at both ancient and contemporary Pueblo sites are called

Early Hopewell platform pipes were made generally in the shape of a(n)

Design an archaeological project that will collect data amenable to the study of community layout.

Which of the following could best be considered an achieved status?

Petroglyphs are

Compare the economic practices of redistribution and reciprocity.

Discuss prehistoric subsistence change in eastern North America.

The largest prehistoric structure built north of Mexico is located at

An early domesticate at Poverty Point was/were

Large earthen mounds were not erected at

At Moundville, ceremonial structures were primarily

The principal form of residential architecture at the Draper site were

The Mound 72 excavations at Cahokia revealed

The earliest permanent dwellings in the American Southwest were

If an archaeologist wishes to study community plans, he/she should

Principles of Archeology

The First Humans

The Hunters

The Origins of Agriculture

Ancient Mesoamerica

South America: the Inca and Their Predecessors

States and Empires in Asia and Africa

Prehistoric Europe

The Past As Present and Future

Filters