ASB 222 Quiz 2 Questions and Answers

ASB 222 Quiz 2 Questions and 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 The name of the first writing system that appeared in ancient Sumeria around 2500 B.C. Sir James Frazer The dude that wrote "Golden Bough" which was a study of comparative mythologies and divine kings Three primary characteristics of a civilization Religion, government, art, economics/trade No they were egalitarian, if slightly matriarchal Did Catal huyuk had a stratified social structure? Australopithecus afarensis The scientific name of the early hominid "Lucy" Enki-- first appeared in early city of Eridu in Sumeria Mesopotamia The "Cradle of Civilization" Underneath their homes beneath the floors Where did Catal huyak residents bury their dead? City state A centralized political unit operating as an independent entity with its own authority and deity Catal Huyuk Nature, fertility, and figurines of women Egalitarian A society where everyone is equal in social and economic status Polytheism Belief in many gods, example Egypt Matriarchial/ Patriarchial Culture that is largely dominated and ruled by women/ men Prognathism Projection of the jaw that shows more in Australopithecus Cro-Magnon Upper-Paleolithic is where the most activity is with cave art and technological advancements Archaeological context The association of objects with both artifacts and place and can result in a new meaning. Three characteristics seen by the end of the Neolithic Period Rise of... agriculture, domesticated animals, population, villages and towns Bipedalism Early hominins who walked on two legs