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Archaeology and Humanity’s Story:
A Brief Introduction to World
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Prehistory 2nd Edition
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TEST BANK
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Deborah I. Olszewski
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Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
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and Students
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© Deborah I. Olszewski. All rights reserved.
Reproduction or distribution without permission is
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prohibited.
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9780190930127
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Test Bankjiuh
— Archaeology and Humanity’s Story: A Brief Introduction to
World Prehistory, 2nd Edition
Deborah I. Olszewski
ISBN: 9780190930127
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Part 1: The Basics of Archaeology
Chapter 1: The Basics of Archaeology
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Part 2: Prehistory Before Political Complexity
Chapter 2: Humanity’s Roots
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Chapter 3: Becoming Human
Chapter 4: A World of Modern Humans
Chapter 5: Hunting, Gathering, Foraging, Farming, and Complexity
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Part 3: On the Threshold of Political Complexity
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Chapter 6: Prehistoric Europe
Chapter 7: The North American Southwest
Chapter 8: Eastern North America
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Part 4: Politically Complex Societies
Chapter 9: Mesopotamia
Chapter 10: Pharaonic Egypt
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Chapter 11: Shang China
Chapter 12: The Indus Valley
Chapter 13: Maya and Aztec Empires
Chapter 14: Andean South America and the Inka
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Chapter 15: Mapungubwe and Great Zimbabwe
© MEDGEEK
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Test Bank for Archaeology and Humanity's
Story: A Brief Introduction to World
Prehistory 2e Olszewski
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Chapter 1 Test Bank—Acquiring and Interpreting Data in Archaeology
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Multiple-Choice Questions (30)
1. ____________________ is the study of animal bones found at archaeological sites.
A) Geoarchaeology
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B) Human osteology
C) Vertebrate anatomy
D) Zooarchaeology*
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2. ____________________ is a discipline that focuses on the study of pollen from
archaeological sediments to reconstruct earlier environments.
A) Ethnoarchaeology
B) Paleoanthropology
C) Palynology*
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D) Remote sensing
3. ____________________ is the study of human cultural and biological evolution, especially
early hominins, by archaeologists and biological anthropologists.
A) Archaeology
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B) Ethnobotany
C) Paleoanthropology*
D) Zooarchaeology
4. ____________________ is a specialty in which researchers study humanity’s past, including
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analyses of cultural materials such as flaked stone artifacts, animal bones, prehistoric art, and
personal ornamentations.
A) Archaeology*
B) Biological anthropology
C) Cultural anthropology
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D) Linguistic anthropology
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5. Which of the following is a limitation of written records?
A) They may be biased.
B) They are a relatively recent development in the human past.
C) They rarely record the activities of everyday people.
D) All of the above.*
6. One of the basic truths in archaeology is that _________________ is everything.
A) context*
B) excavation
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C) pedestrian survey
D) technology
7. Archaeologists who work in the field of _______________ have projects that are based on
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recovering data about areas that will be impacted by new construction.
A) AD
B) BCE
C) CRM*
D) NAGPRA
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8. Archaeobotanists explore the past using remains of plant materials. Which of the materials
below is not a plant remain?
A) Macrobotanical remains
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B) Microfauna*
C) Phytoliths
D) Pollen
9. Site taphonomy refers to:
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A) classifying archaeological sites based on physical appearance.
B) the natural and cultural processes that affect archaeological sites.*
C) a special type of precision instrument with a telescope that can be flipped.
D) the layers or levels at an archaeological site.
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10. _________________ dating techniques provide a sequence of “older” and “younger” rather
than calendar dates.
A) Absolute
B) Chronometric
C) Radiometric
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D) Relative*
11. This relative dating technique relies on recognizing styles of artifacts that have changed in
abundance over time.
A) Archaeomagnetism
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B) Dendrochronology
C) Potassium-argon dating
Archaeology and Humanity’s Story:
A Brief Introduction to World
ST
Prehistory 2nd Edition
UV
TEST BANK
IA
_A
Deborah I. Olszewski
PP
────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
RO
and Students
VE
© Deborah I. Olszewski. All rights reserved.
Reproduction or distribution without permission is
D?
prohibited.
||| ||| || ||| || | || ||| | || ||| |
9780190930127
© MEDGEEK
, Edrftgyihu
Test Bankjiuh
— Archaeology and Humanity’s Story: A Brief Introduction to
World Prehistory, 2nd Edition
Deborah I. Olszewski
ISBN: 9780190930127
ST
Part 1: The Basics of Archaeology
Chapter 1: The Basics of Archaeology
UV
Part 2: Prehistory Before Political Complexity
Chapter 2: Humanity’s Roots
IA
Chapter 3: Becoming Human
Chapter 4: A World of Modern Humans
Chapter 5: Hunting, Gathering, Foraging, Farming, and Complexity
_A
Part 3: On the Threshold of Political Complexity
PP
Chapter 6: Prehistoric Europe
Chapter 7: The North American Southwest
Chapter 8: Eastern North America
RO
Part 4: Politically Complex Societies
Chapter 9: Mesopotamia
Chapter 10: Pharaonic Egypt
VE
Chapter 11: Shang China
Chapter 12: The Indus Valley
Chapter 13: Maya and Aztec Empires
Chapter 14: Andean South America and the Inka
D?
Chapter 15: Mapungubwe and Great Zimbabwe
© MEDGEEK
, 1
Test Bank for Archaeology and Humanity's
Story: A Brief Introduction to World
Prehistory 2e Olszewski
ST
Chapter 1 Test Bank—Acquiring and Interpreting Data in Archaeology
UV
Multiple-Choice Questions (30)
1. ____________________ is the study of animal bones found at archaeological sites.
A) Geoarchaeology
IA
B) Human osteology
C) Vertebrate anatomy
D) Zooarchaeology*
_A
2. ____________________ is a discipline that focuses on the study of pollen from
archaeological sediments to reconstruct earlier environments.
A) Ethnoarchaeology
B) Paleoanthropology
C) Palynology*
PP
D) Remote sensing
3. ____________________ is the study of human cultural and biological evolution, especially
early hominins, by archaeologists and biological anthropologists.
A) Archaeology
RO
B) Ethnobotany
C) Paleoanthropology*
D) Zooarchaeology
4. ____________________ is a specialty in which researchers study humanity’s past, including
VE
analyses of cultural materials such as flaked stone artifacts, animal bones, prehistoric art, and
personal ornamentations.
A) Archaeology*
B) Biological anthropology
C) Cultural anthropology
D?
D) Linguistic anthropology
, 2
5. Which of the following is a limitation of written records?
A) They may be biased.
B) They are a relatively recent development in the human past.
C) They rarely record the activities of everyday people.
D) All of the above.*
6. One of the basic truths in archaeology is that _________________ is everything.
A) context*
B) excavation
ST
C) pedestrian survey
D) technology
7. Archaeologists who work in the field of _______________ have projects that are based on
UV
recovering data about areas that will be impacted by new construction.
A) AD
B) BCE
C) CRM*
D) NAGPRA
IA
8. Archaeobotanists explore the past using remains of plant materials. Which of the materials
below is not a plant remain?
A) Macrobotanical remains
_A
B) Microfauna*
C) Phytoliths
D) Pollen
9. Site taphonomy refers to:
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A) classifying archaeological sites based on physical appearance.
B) the natural and cultural processes that affect archaeological sites.*
C) a special type of precision instrument with a telescope that can be flipped.
D) the layers or levels at an archaeological site.
RO
10. _________________ dating techniques provide a sequence of “older” and “younger” rather
than calendar dates.
A) Absolute
B) Chronometric
C) Radiometric
VE
D) Relative*
11. This relative dating technique relies on recognizing styles of artifacts that have changed in
abundance over time.
A) Archaeomagnetism
D?
B) Dendrochronology
C) Potassium-argon dating
