ASB 222 FINAL EXAM REVIEW ASU QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A palynologist would interpret a decrease in tree pollen and an increase in grass
pollen after the introduction of farming to an area as correct answer evidence for
deforestation
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
According to your lectures, Uruk, located in Mesopotamia, was the very first city
in the world. correct answer True
After the Urban Revolution, most societies have communal ownership of land,
animals and other resources. correct answer False
Agriculture has changed the environment by causing correct answer
Deforestation, Erosion, Loss of species diversity
All of the above
An anthropogenic environment is one: correct answer that has been affected or
created by humans
Anthropologists argue that construction of Hopewell mounds: correct answer
Created a stronger sense of community
Archaeologists at the Mayan city of Dos Pilas found evidence that commoners had
build huts on the city plaza and a stone wall around the city center around the
time of the Maya collapse. Archaeologists conclude this is likely evidence of:
correct answer Increased conflict and warfare
Archaeologists that live in other cultures to learn about how artifacts are are
made and used are called: correct answer Ethnoarchaeologists
Archaeology applies scientific methods and theories to the material remains of
past cultures to understand human behavior. correct answer True
, Archaeology is a historical science. correct answer True
Archaeology uses analogy and comparison to understand sites and artifacts.
correct answer True
Aztec commoners, such as those at Cuexcomate and Capilco, were poor and
oppressed. correct answer False
Based on the evidence from Cuexcomate, Capilco, and Yautepec, which conquest
had the greatest impact on community prosperity? correct answer Spanish
conquest
Chaco Canyon represents the greatest centralization of power in Pueblo society,
compared to Pueblo groups before and after. correct answer True
Cultural evolution is the process by which people progress to better ways of life.
correct answer False, development isn't inherently "better"
Cultural items, features, ecofacts, and human remains are types of: correct
answer Artifacts
Early human populations lived in harmony with their surroundings, and never
affected their environment correct answer False
Evidence presented suggests that the Tiwanaku Empire expanded as far San
Pedro Atacama in modern Chile. correct answer True
Evidence that the palisade at Cahokia is not defensive includes correct answer
There is very little archaeological evidence of overt conflict at Cahokia
Excavation reveals: correct answer (1) The three dimensional patterning of the
site (2) The temporal and spatial relationship among artifacts in three dimensional
space
Flotation of archaeological sediments is aimed towards the recovery of: correct
answer seeds
Four methods for chronometrically dating the past are Potassium-Argon dating,
Radio Carbon dating, Historical documents, and correct answer
Dendrochronology
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A palynologist would interpret a decrease in tree pollen and an increase in grass
pollen after the introduction of farming to an area as correct answer evidence for
deforestation
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
According to your lectures, Uruk, located in Mesopotamia, was the very first city
in the world. correct answer True
After the Urban Revolution, most societies have communal ownership of land,
animals and other resources. correct answer False
Agriculture has changed the environment by causing correct answer
Deforestation, Erosion, Loss of species diversity
All of the above
An anthropogenic environment is one: correct answer that has been affected or
created by humans
Anthropologists argue that construction of Hopewell mounds: correct answer
Created a stronger sense of community
Archaeologists at the Mayan city of Dos Pilas found evidence that commoners had
build huts on the city plaza and a stone wall around the city center around the
time of the Maya collapse. Archaeologists conclude this is likely evidence of:
correct answer Increased conflict and warfare
Archaeologists that live in other cultures to learn about how artifacts are are
made and used are called: correct answer Ethnoarchaeologists
Archaeology applies scientific methods and theories to the material remains of
past cultures to understand human behavior. correct answer True
, Archaeology is a historical science. correct answer True
Archaeology uses analogy and comparison to understand sites and artifacts.
correct answer True
Aztec commoners, such as those at Cuexcomate and Capilco, were poor and
oppressed. correct answer False
Based on the evidence from Cuexcomate, Capilco, and Yautepec, which conquest
had the greatest impact on community prosperity? correct answer Spanish
conquest
Chaco Canyon represents the greatest centralization of power in Pueblo society,
compared to Pueblo groups before and after. correct answer True
Cultural evolution is the process by which people progress to better ways of life.
correct answer False, development isn't inherently "better"
Cultural items, features, ecofacts, and human remains are types of: correct
answer Artifacts
Early human populations lived in harmony with their surroundings, and never
affected their environment correct answer False
Evidence presented suggests that the Tiwanaku Empire expanded as far San
Pedro Atacama in modern Chile. correct answer True
Evidence that the palisade at Cahokia is not defensive includes correct answer
There is very little archaeological evidence of overt conflict at Cahokia
Excavation reveals: correct answer (1) The three dimensional patterning of the
site (2) The temporal and spatial relationship among artifacts in three dimensional
space
Flotation of archaeological sediments is aimed towards the recovery of: correct
answer seeds
Four methods for chronometrically dating the past are Potassium-Argon dating,
Radio Carbon dating, Historical documents, and correct answer
Dendrochronology
