ASB 222 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS
A practice that is sustainable when the local scale is taken into consideration, may
not necessarily be sustainable at the global scale. correct answer True
A social archaeologist, such as Dr. Smith, would be most interested in: correct
answer A commoner's house
A threat to archaeological resources is: correct answer Development Pressure
Looting
Unsustainable Tourism
War and Conflict
All of the above
Agriculture has changed the environment by causing correct answer
Deforestation, Erosion, Loss of species diversity
All of the above
An objects provenience is its location in in horizontal and vertical space. correct
answer True
Archaeologists disagree with some Native American groups over how to define
cultural affiliation and relevant research questions. correct answer True
, Being sensitive to the kind of language you use, such as with words like traditional
history and abandonment, can be important for good relationships between
Native Americans and archaeologists. correct answer True
Cahokia ritual spaces differ from earlier Hopewell in that at Cahokia they were
controlled by elites. correct answer True
Chaco Canyon represents the greatest centralization of power in Pueblo society,
compared to Pueblo groups before and after. correct answer True
Chaco canyon was a prime area for agricultural production, and would have
allowed large populations to thrive there. correct answer False
Cultural evolution is the term to describe the linear changes in human societies
through deep time. Being linear, these changes are the same everywhere and
there are no reversals to previous systems. correct answer False
Cultural items, features, ecofacts, and human remains are types of: correct
answer Artifacts
Cyark is correct answer An archive of three-dimensional digital renderings of
archaeological sites
Development is a threat to archaeological sites because correct answer Many of
the largest archaeological sites are located in the developing world, in cities
Dr. Smith participated in ethnoarchaeology in order to: correct answer NOT
Understand Aztec burial customs when he unearthed human remains
ANSWERS
A practice that is sustainable when the local scale is taken into consideration, may
not necessarily be sustainable at the global scale. correct answer True
A social archaeologist, such as Dr. Smith, would be most interested in: correct
answer A commoner's house
A threat to archaeological resources is: correct answer Development Pressure
Looting
Unsustainable Tourism
War and Conflict
All of the above
Agriculture has changed the environment by causing correct answer
Deforestation, Erosion, Loss of species diversity
All of the above
An objects provenience is its location in in horizontal and vertical space. correct
answer True
Archaeologists disagree with some Native American groups over how to define
cultural affiliation and relevant research questions. correct answer True
, Being sensitive to the kind of language you use, such as with words like traditional
history and abandonment, can be important for good relationships between
Native Americans and archaeologists. correct answer True
Cahokia ritual spaces differ from earlier Hopewell in that at Cahokia they were
controlled by elites. correct answer True
Chaco Canyon represents the greatest centralization of power in Pueblo society,
compared to Pueblo groups before and after. correct answer True
Chaco canyon was a prime area for agricultural production, and would have
allowed large populations to thrive there. correct answer False
Cultural evolution is the term to describe the linear changes in human societies
through deep time. Being linear, these changes are the same everywhere and
there are no reversals to previous systems. correct answer False
Cultural items, features, ecofacts, and human remains are types of: correct
answer Artifacts
Cyark is correct answer An archive of three-dimensional digital renderings of
archaeological sites
Development is a threat to archaeological sites because correct answer Many of
the largest archaeological sites are located in the developing world, in cities
Dr. Smith participated in ethnoarchaeology in order to: correct answer NOT
Understand Aztec burial customs when he unearthed human remains
