Human Memory 4th Edition - Test Bank by Gabriel A. Radvansky |Chapter 1-18
The term "agency" refers to - (answer)a power or force of authority over the world
What evidence exists to suggest that women played a central role in Paleolithic culture? -
(answer)Female figurines vastly outnumber male figurines.
The term "culture" refers to - (answer)values and behaviors shared by a group of people and passed
down over time
Which unique feature of the earliest cave paintings created surprisingly naturalistic depictions of
animals? - (answer)Modeling to create a sense of volume
The hominid species Homo sapiens evolved approximately - (answer)100,000 to 120,000 years ago
The cultural sophistication of Homo sapiens is evidenced by - (answer)a carved five-hole flute creating a
pentatonic scale
WOMAN SEATED BETWEEN TWO FELINES. Figural details on both the front and back of this artifact
reinforce which theme? - (answer)The duality of life and death embodied by the female
An oral culture exists without - (answer)writing
In the San culture of Zimbabwe, the purpose of ritual dancing is to - (answer)create communal energy,
or num, for crossing into the spiritual world
What makes the housing, ceremonial structures, and irrigation works of the Anasazi people in the
American Southwest exceptional? - (answer)They were built without using beasts of burden, the wheel,
metal, or a written language.
The following comes from the Zuni emergence tale, Talk Concerning the First Beginning: "Whenever the
waters are exhausted and the seeds are exhausted you will send us prayer sticks. Yonder at the place of
The term "agency" refers to - (answer)a power or force of authority over the world
What evidence exists to suggest that women played a central role in Paleolithic culture? -
(answer)Female figurines vastly outnumber male figurines.
The term "culture" refers to - (answer)values and behaviors shared by a group of people and passed
down over time
Which unique feature of the earliest cave paintings created surprisingly naturalistic depictions of
animals? - (answer)Modeling to create a sense of volume
The hominid species Homo sapiens evolved approximately - (answer)100,000 to 120,000 years ago
The cultural sophistication of Homo sapiens is evidenced by - (answer)a carved five-hole flute creating a
pentatonic scale
WOMAN SEATED BETWEEN TWO FELINES. Figural details on both the front and back of this artifact
reinforce which theme? - (answer)The duality of life and death embodied by the female
An oral culture exists without - (answer)writing
In the San culture of Zimbabwe, the purpose of ritual dancing is to - (answer)create communal energy,
or num, for crossing into the spiritual world
What makes the housing, ceremonial structures, and irrigation works of the Anasazi people in the
American Southwest exceptional? - (answer)They were built without using beasts of burden, the wheel,
metal, or a written language.
The following comes from the Zuni emergence tale, Talk Concerning the First Beginning: "Whenever the
waters are exhausted and the seeds are exhausted you will send us prayer sticks. Yonder at the place of
