ANTH 222 EXAM STUDY REVISED QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Cambodia correct answer Angkor Wat; Elites were ritual leaders; Water control
was highly important
Ch'in dynasty correct answer 221 - 206 BCE; Qin Shi Huang (259 - 210 BCE) as
unifier of China; Standardization of writing, weights, legal system
Chou Dynasty correct answer 1027 - 256 BCE; Great wall
How did elites maintain power in the Stonehenge society? correct answer
Through control of ritual authority and knowledge monopolies.
How did Nubia gain riches? correct answer Through trade with Egypt and by
copying Egyptian headdresses to assert power.
How did the Chaco Road System reinforce elite control? correct answer The roads
were used for pilgrimages, movement of goods, and ritual processions,
reinforcing Chaco authority.
How was communication conducted in Cahokia? correct answer Through oral
tradition and ritual performance.
How was sociopolitical authority expressed in Stonehenge society? correct
answer Through ritual monumental construction.
, How was trade significant to Great Zimbabwe? correct answer Long-distance
trade connected them to vast Indian Ocean exchange systems.
Japan correct answer Includes Jomon, Yayoi (Japan + Korea), Kofun burial
mounds, Yayoi style, Keyhole mounds
Liangzhu correct answer Major walled settlement, Elite residences artificial
mounds, Water management is critical, 2300 BCE destroyed by heavy flooding
Longshan correct answer 4 quads: Elite, Craftspeople, Observatory, Common
residences; 1900 BCE sacked and destroyed
Shange Dynasty correct answer 1523 - 1028 BCE; Bronze; Written language; Yinxu
as capital; Control over trade routes
Shimao correct answer Military society; Human skulls external walls
Warring states of China correct answer 260 BCE
What archaeological evidence supports the existence of the Chaco Road System?
correct answer Evidence includes straight engineered segments, berms, stairs,
and ramps.
What caused the decline of Cahokia? correct answer Environmental strain,
political instability, and resource depletion.
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Cambodia correct answer Angkor Wat; Elites were ritual leaders; Water control
was highly important
Ch'in dynasty correct answer 221 - 206 BCE; Qin Shi Huang (259 - 210 BCE) as
unifier of China; Standardization of writing, weights, legal system
Chou Dynasty correct answer 1027 - 256 BCE; Great wall
How did elites maintain power in the Stonehenge society? correct answer
Through control of ritual authority and knowledge monopolies.
How did Nubia gain riches? correct answer Through trade with Egypt and by
copying Egyptian headdresses to assert power.
How did the Chaco Road System reinforce elite control? correct answer The roads
were used for pilgrimages, movement of goods, and ritual processions,
reinforcing Chaco authority.
How was communication conducted in Cahokia? correct answer Through oral
tradition and ritual performance.
How was sociopolitical authority expressed in Stonehenge society? correct
answer Through ritual monumental construction.
, How was trade significant to Great Zimbabwe? correct answer Long-distance
trade connected them to vast Indian Ocean exchange systems.
Japan correct answer Includes Jomon, Yayoi (Japan + Korea), Kofun burial
mounds, Yayoi style, Keyhole mounds
Liangzhu correct answer Major walled settlement, Elite residences artificial
mounds, Water management is critical, 2300 BCE destroyed by heavy flooding
Longshan correct answer 4 quads: Elite, Craftspeople, Observatory, Common
residences; 1900 BCE sacked and destroyed
Shange Dynasty correct answer 1523 - 1028 BCE; Bronze; Written language; Yinxu
as capital; Control over trade routes
Shimao correct answer Military society; Human skulls external walls
Warring states of China correct answer 260 BCE
What archaeological evidence supports the existence of the Chaco Road System?
correct answer Evidence includes straight engineered segments, berms, stairs,
and ramps.
What caused the decline of Cahokia? correct answer Environmental strain,
political instability, and resource depletion.
