ASB 222 Test 2 Questions with Correct
Answers
Revolution age refers to the rise of agriculture.
During the Neolithic why do we refer to it as an age of revolution?
False. It refers to the rise in specialization, culture, art, and formal institutions.
True or False. Cultural complexity refers to the difficulties encountered as a result of a rising
population.
Varna culture
What Black Sea culture is known to be one of the earliest users of gold in association with
social power?
Stelae
A stone monument that usually contains writing and inscriptions dedicated to a ruler or event
in history, it is an archaeological feature
Naram- Sin of Akkad
The name of the first god king in Mesopotamia
The beard, bull horn crown, and pleated robe
What are at least 3 symbols that represent divine power in ancient Mesopotamia kings?
Anthropomorphism
The attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object
Karl Wittfogel
, Author who proposed water control and irrigation as the key to the rise of the city state and
civilization
Three outcomes of the agricultural revolution during the Neolithic era
Rise in...
population, sedentary living, communicable disease, and villages/city states
Secondary context
An artifact that has been moved from its original provenience
Assemblage
A collection of artifacts that are grouped together within a specific context
Paleolithic
Another word for stone age
Seriation, stratigraphy
Examples of relative dating methods
Dendrochronology, radiocarbon dating
Examples of absolute dating methods
Oldowan or pebble tools
The tool industry of Homo habilis
Ziggurats
The name of the Mesopotamian temples that held both economic and religious importance
Cuneiform
Answers
Revolution age refers to the rise of agriculture.
During the Neolithic why do we refer to it as an age of revolution?
False. It refers to the rise in specialization, culture, art, and formal institutions.
True or False. Cultural complexity refers to the difficulties encountered as a result of a rising
population.
Varna culture
What Black Sea culture is known to be one of the earliest users of gold in association with
social power?
Stelae
A stone monument that usually contains writing and inscriptions dedicated to a ruler or event
in history, it is an archaeological feature
Naram- Sin of Akkad
The name of the first god king in Mesopotamia
The beard, bull horn crown, and pleated robe
What are at least 3 symbols that represent divine power in ancient Mesopotamia kings?
Anthropomorphism
The attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object
Karl Wittfogel
, Author who proposed water control and irrigation as the key to the rise of the city state and
civilization
Three outcomes of the agricultural revolution during the Neolithic era
Rise in...
population, sedentary living, communicable disease, and villages/city states
Secondary context
An artifact that has been moved from its original provenience
Assemblage
A collection of artifacts that are grouped together within a specific context
Paleolithic
Another word for stone age
Seriation, stratigraphy
Examples of relative dating methods
Dendrochronology, radiocarbon dating
Examples of absolute dating methods
Oldowan or pebble tools
The tool industry of Homo habilis
Ziggurats
The name of the Mesopotamian temples that held both economic and religious importance
Cuneiform
