Anthropology Test 1

Front 1

Abu Hureyra

Back 1

1. 2000-3000 people lived here at its peak, in mud brick homes.
2. Started as hunter gatherers, became farmers.
**3. Rye was domesticated, then wheats, lentils, and legumes. Grinding wheels and milling equipment were found. Domesticated sheep, goats, cattle, and pigs.
4. Mud brick homes with whitewashed walls.
5. A ruling class (NA)
6. Writing(NA)
7. Exact and predictive sciences (arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, calendars) (NA)
8. Sophisticated art styles(NA)
9. Cowrie shells, turquoise, and Obsidian
10. The state was important due to the trade.

Front 2

Ain Mallaha

Back 2

1. 200-300 people lived here
2. (NA)Full-time specialization and advanced division of labor
3. (NA) Hunted goat cattle horse gazelle. Bird, fish, tortoise, shellfish.
4. Round houses 10 to 25 diameter, entrances facing lake/swamp. Stone foundations. Wood center posts. Mortars, querns, hearths, in the floor. Plates and bowls. Needles, fishhooks. Burial underneath with red ochre and stuff.
5. A ruling class (NA)
6. Writing (NA)
7. Exact and predictive sciences (arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, calendars) (NA)
8. Light decoration on bowls.
9. Beads, shells, polished stones from Mediterranean
10. The state(NA)

Front 3

Catalhoyuk

Back 3

1. FIRST City, 10,000 people, huge tell
2. Full-time specialization and advanced division of labor
3. Domesticated sheep, wild vegetables.
4. Close packed, multistory homes ajoining, no doors, roof access. Furniture, ovens, cupboards, bins. Burials underfloor with jewelry. Many of them were shrines.
5. A ruling class
6. Writing
7. Exact and predictive sciences (arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, calendars)
8. Shrines, carvings, paintings, and animals.
9. Rare objects obsidian mirrors, beads, mace heads.
10. The state

Front 4

Gobekli Tepe

Back 4

1. (NA) Sanctuary for ceremony
2. Full-time specialization and advanced division of labor
3. (NA)
4. Shrines, large stone architecture. 20 large round structures. Huge T shaped limestone pillars.
5. A ruling class
6. Writing
7. Exact and predictive sciences (arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, calendars)
8. Carved stone animals and pictographs, woman, human arms.
9. (NA)
10. The state

Front 5

Eridu

Back 5

1. Large population and large settlements (cities)
2. Full-time specialization and advanced division of labor
3. Production of an agricultural surplus to fund government and a differentiated society
4. Monumental public architecture
5. A ruling class
6. Writing
7. Exact and predictive sciences (arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, calendars)
8. Sophisticated art styles
9. Long-distance trade
10. The state

Front 6

Jericho

Back 6

1. Large population and large settlements (cities)
2. Full-time specialization and advanced division of labor
3. Production of an agricultural surplus to fund government and a differentiated society
4. Monumental public architecture
5. A ruling class
6. Writing
7. Exact and predictive sciences (arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, calendars)
8. Sophisticated art styles
9. Long-distance trade
10. The state

Front 7

Uruk

Back 7

1. Large population and large settlements (cities)
2. Full-time specialization and advanced division of labor
3. Production of an agricultural surplus to fund government and a differentiated society
4. Monumental public architecture
5. A ruling class
6. Writing
7. Exact and predictive sciences (arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, calendars)
8. Sophisticated art styles
9. Long-distance trade
10. The state

Front 8

Define tell, explaining why they are important to research, select an example tell with when it represents, where it is, and important facts.

Back 8

A mound composed of mud bricks and refuse, accumulated as a result of human activity. Example:

Front 9

Arrange the sites in order: Abu Hureyra, Ain Mallaha, Catalhoyuk, Gobekli Tepe, Eridu, Jericho, Uruk

Back 9

Ain Mallaha, Gobekli Tepe, Abu Hureyra, Jericho, Catalhoyuk, Eridu, Uruk

Front 10

Discuss Monumental Architecture with specific examples of sites and objects

Back 10

Monumental Architecture

Front 11

Discuss Ritual Activity with specific examples of sites and objects

Back 11

Ritual Activity

Front 12

Discuss Trade with specific examples of sites and objects

Back 12

Trade

Front 13

Discuss Childe's 10 criteria with a fun acronym. (Will make it easy to discuss in essay form.)

Back 13

PSSMRWSATS Picking Slimy Slugs MR Writing SATS?
1. Large population and large settlements (cities)
2. Full-time specialization and advanced division of labor
3. Production of an agricultural surplus to fund government and a differentiated society
4. Monumental public architecture
5. A ruling class
6. Writing
7. Exact and predictive sciences (arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, calendars)
8. Sophisticated art styles
9. Long-distance trade
10. The state

Front 14

Time period just before agriculture 11,000 to 9,000 BC

Back 14

Natufian