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The cultural period of the early Holocene in Europe is called the:
a) Mesolithic b) epi-Paleolithic c) Hololithic d) Chalcolithic |
a) Mesolithic
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The period following the Paleoindian in the New World is called the:
a) Woodland b) Indian c) Archaic d) Cretaceous |
c) Archaic
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The food-producing revolution can be best described as:
a) a period of rapid replacement of a hunting and gathering existence with an agricultural way of life b) a lengthy (evolutionary) process of change from a foraging to an agricultural mode of subsistence c) a violent struggle on the part of overpopulated societies more than 10,000 years ago to change the way in which they fed themselves d) a process in which the Neolithic culture of the Middle East violently imposed their agricultural way of life on those in surrounding territories |
b) a lengthy (evolutionary) process of change from a foraging to an agricultural mode of subsistence
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The population characteristics of a tamed, tended, or domesticated animal species used in the diet of an ancient people often reflect the fact that:
a) the animals live to a ripe old age because they are cared for by people b) most males are slaughtered at a young age, and most females live to adulthood c) the animals live short lives compared to their wild ancestors because of inbreeding under human control d) the animal population curve varied drastically through time |
b) most males are slaughtered at a young age, and most females live to adulthood
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The domestication of plants occurred independently in which world area(s):
a) the Middle East, East Asia b) the Middle East, East Asia, Mesoamerica c) the Middle East, East Asia, Mesoamerica, North America d) the Middle East, East Asia, Mesoamerica, North America, Africa |
d) the Middle East, East Asia, Mesoamerica, North America, Africa
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The Fertile Crescent is located in:
a) Mexico b) the Middle East c) northern Africa d) southeast Asia |
b) the Middle East
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The oldest evidence for domesticated corn is about how old:
a) 7,000 years b) 4,7000 years c) 2,7000 years d) 1,7000 years |
a) 7,000 years
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The wild ancestor of the domesticated crop maize is:
a) wild maize b) flint corn c) teosinte d) tlapacoya |
c) teosinte
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Most of the crops that formed the subsistence base of the European Neolithic were:
a) indigenous to Europe b) indigenous to the Middle East c) indigenous to Africa d) not food crops but producers of fibers and dyes |
b) indigenous to the Middle East
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Adoption of an agricultural way of life in some areas led to:
a) greater sedentism b) population increase c) greater social complexity d) all of the above |
d) all of the above
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Stonehenge is an example of what characteristic of complex societies:
a) warfare b) agriculture c) labor organization beyond the level of the family d) an economy based on a monetary system |
c) labor organization beyond the level of the family
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The attempt to construct a Stonehenge trilithon by the producers of the science series Nova applied what archaeological technique:
a) experimental archaeology b) neutron activation analysis c) optical luminescence d) dendrochronology |
a) experimental archaeology
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Strontium isotope analysis of the bones of the individual called "the Amesbury Archer" shows that he:
a) was born in the same region where he was buried b) died of a nutritional deficiency c) though buried at Stonehenge, he most likely was born in an area that today is Germany or Switzerland d) suffered from cancer |
c) though buried at Stonehenge, he most likely was born in an area that today is Germany or Switzerland
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Most hunting and gathering societies organize their social, political, and economic lives at what level:
a) the state b) the region c) the fraternal organization d) the family |
d) the family
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A complex, mound consisting of six segmented concentric rings of earth was constructed at;
a) Poverty Point b) Watson Brake c) Cahokia d) Moundville |
a) Poverty Point
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What were the first metals produced in South America:
a) copper and bronze b) bronze and brass c) copper and iron d) copper and gold |
d) copper and gold
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Included in the iconography of Chavin was the often stylized depiction of:
a) felines b) birds of prey c) snakes d) all of the above |
d) all of the above
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Among the monumental works of the Olmec were the:
a) transportation and carving of enormous basalt sculpted heads b) construction of huge earthen mounds c) construction of elaborate water supply and drainage systems d) all of the above |
d) all of the above
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Within the geographic confines of the New World a significant innovation of the Olmec was:
a) agriculture based on maize, beans, and squash b) a sedentary way of life c) densely settled, urban life d) a common religious iconography |
d) a common religious iconography
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The oldest writing found in ancient Egypt was in the form of:
a) marks pressed into wet clay, very similar to Mesopotamian cuneiform b) simple hieroglyphs painted onto papyrus sheets c) clay tokens d) incised ivory tags |
d) incised ivory tags
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Places like La Venta, San Lorenzo, and Laguna de los Cerros likely became important centers because:
a) rich farm land produced surplus wealth concentrated in the hands of a few b) of their location near the extremely valuable basalt sources in the Tuxtla Mountains c) of their proximity to the large urban centers of the southern Maya d) all of the above |
a) rich farm land produced surplus wealth concentrated in the hands of a few
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The significance of the Rosetta Stone rests in the fact that it:
a) allowed for the translation of Egyptian hieroglyphs b) provided a list of all of Egypt's pharaohs c) explained Egypt's complex calendar d) provided architectural drawings that show how the ancient Egyptians constructed the pyramids |
a) allowed for the translation of Egyptian hieroglyphs
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The central place of the Minoan civilization was located at:
a) Knossos b) Athens c) Arkhanes d) Thera |
a) Knossos
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The volcanic eruption on Thera:
a) destroyed the Minoan civilization b) actually encouraged its growth because of the rich soil produced on Crete from the volcanic ash c) had no impact on the Minoan civilization because it occurred after the all of the temple at Knossos d) disrupted but did not bring Minoan civilization to an end |
d) disrupted but did not bring Minoan civilization to an end
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For conflict theorists, civilization develops:
a) as an organizational solution to conflicts between social classes b) as a result of warfare c) when the need develops to mobilize and coordinate the labor of a large group d) only in regions where resources are clustered, leading to territorial conflicts among those with access to those resources and those geographically isolated from those resources |
a) as an organizational solution to conflicts between social classes
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For integration theorists, civilization develops:
a) as an organizational solution to conflicts between social classes b) as a result of warfare c) when the need develops to mobilize and coordinate the labor of a large group d) only in regions where resources are clustered, leading to territorial conflicts among those with access to those resources and those geographically isolated from those resources |
c) when the need develops to mobilize and coordinate the labor of a large group
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Shang is the name given to:
a) an early Neolithic culture in China b) the first Chinese complex civilization c) the precursor to the Khmer civilization of Cambodia d) a mythical hero of ancient China who provided the people with the knowledge of agriculture, writing, and the trappings of civilization |
b) the first Chinese complex civilization
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Ying Zheng's burial included about how many slightly-larger-than-life-size warriors and horses:
a) 500 b) 2,000 c) 4,000 d) Over 6,000 |
d) Over 6,000
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After 5,100 years ago, the standardized impressions placed on clay tokens in ancient Mesopotamia became:
a) the world's first writing system b) the world's first alphabet c) hieroglyphs d) were replaced by the misnamed "Roman" numerals |
a) the word's first writing system
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The people whose labor provided the underpinning for Egyptian civilization were for the most part:
a) Egyptian citizens b) foreign captives c) slaves d) Nubians |
a) Egyptian citizens
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The shift to this type of landscape enabled complex civilizations to develop in the Indus Valley:
a) Intermountain valleys b) Floodplain c) Foot hills d) Wind-swept steppes |
b) Floodplain
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According to your video, this was given to the Egyptian people by our ancient alien masters.
a) Hydroelectric power b) The light bulb c) The capstone of the Great Pyramid d) all of the above |
b) the light bulb
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The Indus Valley is located in:
a) South America b) Western Europe c) Pakistan d) Istanbul |
c) Pakistan
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Some researchers say that certain hieroglyphs represent the presence of this specific piece of technology in ancient times:
a) A TARDIS b) A snowplow c) A helicopter d) all of the above |
c) a helicopter
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Civilizations in the Indus Valley prospered due to the development of technology for flood control:
a) true b) false |
a) true
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Each of the Terra-Cotta warriors are unique and in their own pose:
a) true b) false |
a) true
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Petrie's method of dating pottery, called seriation, is still used in archaeology today.
a) true b) false |
a) true
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Flinders Petrie assisted Charles Darwin with his Eugenics program by photographing and forwarding Egyptian skulls to England:
a) true b) false |
b) false
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The language of the Indus Valley remains largely indecipherable
a) true b) false |
a) true
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A tell can be defined as a man-made mountain made up of habitation debris:
a) true b) false |
a) true
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