ANT 100 - Intro to Anthropology Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass

ANT 100 - Intro to Anthropology Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is the name of the stone tool technology created by early hominins during the Lower Paleolithic that was the first bifacial and high standardized tool in early human history? (Hint: the Swiss Army knife of the Paleolithic) - Answer- Acheulean If a core is being worked by hitting an implement of wood, antler, bone, or stone with a hammerstone, what technique is being used? - Answer- Indirect Percussion Which of the following is not a step in the process of domestication? - Answer- All of the above. Match the stone tool technology to the hominin species that create it. - Answer- Oldowan D. Homo habilis Acheulean A. Homo erectus Mousterian C. Homo neandertalensis Harpoons B. Homo sapiens What period time is characterized by the presence of domesticated plants and animals as well as the widespread use of pottery and ground stone tools? - Answer- Neolithic During the Upper Paleolithic, spears were propelled with a spear-thrower rather than thrown with the arm. What is the name of this device? - Answer- atlatl The Paleo-Indian culture in North America, named for their spear points frequently found at mammoth kill sites, is referred to as the ______________ culture - Answer- Clovis Caste systems are a closed system, in which membership is determined at birth, and marriage is restricted to members of one's own caste. - Answer- True In ancient Egypt, the earliest writing is known as __________, and were typically written or rolls of woven of papyrus reeds. - Answer- Hieroglyphics What type of political unit has a centralized decision making process with power to govern by force (e.g., collect taxes, draft people for war and work, and make and enforce laws)? - Answer- State __________ does not mean that all people within society are the same, but that all people of a given age-sex category have equal access to economic resources, power, and prestiage - Answer- Egalitarian Market economies are typically associated with both band-level societies and chiefdoms. - Answer- False Which one of these was not a location of the six earliest state-level societies? - Answer- Congo River Valley Which answer below is not one of the consequence of increasing sociopolitical complexity? - Answer- Decrease in the type and size of material possessions What development must be achieved in order for a society to produce a state level society? - Answer- Agriculture Sumerian writing or __________ was formed by pressing a wedge-shaped stylus against a damp clay tablet. - Answer- Cuneiform Unlike ancient Egyptian writing, which developed as a form of political propaganda, anceint chinese writing initially developed for use in __________. - Answer- ritual and divination The __________ occurs among Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest Coast and involves grand feasts and gifts as a way for an individual or village to gain status. - Answer- Potlatch __________ is the study of the human past focusing on the recovery of material remains, observing changes in those remains, and providing possible explanations for those changes. - Answer- Archaeology The study of a society's material culture prior to the advent of writing is known as: - Answer- Prehistory A spear thrower or wooden shaft that was used to propel a spear or dart, which first appeared in the Upper Paleolithic is referred to as a(n)? - Answer- Atlatl The study of the prehistoric use of plants is referred to as? - Answer- Archaeology What is the name of the stone tool technology created by early hominins during the Lower Paleolithic that was the first bifacial and high standardized tool in early human history? (Hint: the Swiss Army knife of the Paleolithic) - Answer- Not "Oldowan" Originally meaning "the new stone age," the __________ is now primarily defined by the presence of domesticated plants and animals. - Answer- Neolithic Which answer below is not one of the consequences of the rise of food producing economies? - Answer- Decreased elaboration of material possessions Mound 72, at __________ in southern Illinois is a Native American burial mound that contains numerous burials, including sacrificial victims and elites with highly prestigious grave goods. - Answer- Cahokia Sumerian writing or __________ was formed by pressing a wedge-shaped stylus against a damp clay tablet. - Answer- Cuneiform Unlike ancient Egyptian writing, which developed as a form of political propaganda, ancient Chinese writing developed for use in__________. - Answer- Not "Art" The boc mo is an example of a(n) __________ burial - a body interred in the ground then later removed and relocated to another location or cremated. - Answer- Secondary The earliest form of __________ writing in ancient Egypt is found on the Edwin Smith Papyrus, the oldest patient file which describes the diagnosis and treatment of the ill. - Answer- Hieratic ___________ is used to determine the age of a specimen or deposit compared to another specimen or deposit. __________ is used to measure how old a specimen or deposit is in years. - Answer- Relative Dating; Absolute Dating