ANT 2100 MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Many disciplines are involved in the study of humanity. What makes anthropology
unique from other disciplines that study humans? - Answers - Anthropology argues that
the best understanding of the human condition comes from a global, comparative, and
holistic perspective.
A specialist from which of the four subfields of anthropology would be most likely to
study ritual and kinship among people in contemporary societies? - Answers - Cultural
anthropology
Archaeology can best be defined as: - Answers - The study of the past through the
systematic recovery and analysis of material remains.
The Moundbuilder Myth provides an example of: - Answers - How the social, cultural,
and political context of archaeology can influence its theories.
Cyrus Thomas contributed to dispelling the Myth of the Moundbuilders by: - Answers -
Scientifically evaluating previous claims and concluding that the Native Americans had
indeed built the mound
Why was it so difficult for Europeans during the early 19th century to accept the fact that
Native Americans had built the mounds and earthworks in the Ohio and Mississippi
River valleys? - Answers - Believing that a superior race had built the mounds fit nicely
into the social and political context of the times, helping to justify colonialism.
Low-level theories are: - Answers - The observations and interpretations that emerge
from hands-on archaeological field and lab work.
An example of a high-level theory would be a theory that seeks to answer which of the
following questions? - Answers - Why did some societies evolve stratified social and
political systems whereas others remained egalitarian?
An ecofact is a plant or animal remain found at an archaeological site, to include bones,
charcoal, and pollen. - Answers - True
The archaeological paradigm that rejects objectivity, the search for universal laws, and
the systemic view of culture is: - Answers - Postprocessual archaeology.
Which of the following was not a contribution to the discovery of 'deep time'? - Answers
- travels of Giovanni Battista Belzoni throughout England and Ireland and his knowledge
of hydraulics
, Charles Lyell's 1865 book The Geologic Evidences for the Antiquity of Man was
important because it: - Answers - Documented the fact that humans had lived with now-
extinct animals in the distant past.
The year AD 1859 was an important year in the history of human thought because it
was the year that: - Answers - Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species.
A "midden" is: - Answers - a refuse deposit resulting from human activities
"Stratigraphy" is: - Answers - A site's physical structure produced by the deposition of
geological and/or cultural sediments into layers.
A. V. Kidder (1886-1963) demonstrated that potsherds are archaeologically important
because they can provide evidence of: - Answers - Cultural relationships among various
prehistoric groups.
The term "New Archaeology" refers to - Answers - an approach to archaeology
emphasizing the understanding of underlying cultural processes and the use of the
scientific method.
Jens J. A. Worsaae devised the well-known typological scheme of Stone age, Bronze
age, and Iron age, not his mentor. - Answers - False
Petrarch is considered perhaps the most influential individual of the early Renaissance
because he: - Answers - Considered the remote past an ideal of perfection, and argued
that moral philosophy could be found within ancient classical civilizations.
"Culture history" documents how material culture changed over time and space. -
Answers - True
Why was John Smith in shackles and imprisoned during his voyage with the Virginia
Company to the New World? - Answers - Fomenting Mutiny
Who are better prepared for establishing a colony? - Answers - Commoners
How many artifacts have archaeologists unearthed at the Jamestowne site over the
past 12 years? - Answers - Close to one million
During the summer, the early Jamestowne colony became a ...? - Answers - Swamp
How many arrows could a Powhatan Indian fire during the 30 seconds an Englishman
was reloading his musket? - Answers - 10
How many days did it take for the English colonists at Jamestown to cut down 600 trees
to build the fort? - Answers - 19
Many disciplines are involved in the study of humanity. What makes anthropology
unique from other disciplines that study humans? - Answers - Anthropology argues that
the best understanding of the human condition comes from a global, comparative, and
holistic perspective.
A specialist from which of the four subfields of anthropology would be most likely to
study ritual and kinship among people in contemporary societies? - Answers - Cultural
anthropology
Archaeology can best be defined as: - Answers - The study of the past through the
systematic recovery and analysis of material remains.
The Moundbuilder Myth provides an example of: - Answers - How the social, cultural,
and political context of archaeology can influence its theories.
Cyrus Thomas contributed to dispelling the Myth of the Moundbuilders by: - Answers -
Scientifically evaluating previous claims and concluding that the Native Americans had
indeed built the mound
Why was it so difficult for Europeans during the early 19th century to accept the fact that
Native Americans had built the mounds and earthworks in the Ohio and Mississippi
River valleys? - Answers - Believing that a superior race had built the mounds fit nicely
into the social and political context of the times, helping to justify colonialism.
Low-level theories are: - Answers - The observations and interpretations that emerge
from hands-on archaeological field and lab work.
An example of a high-level theory would be a theory that seeks to answer which of the
following questions? - Answers - Why did some societies evolve stratified social and
political systems whereas others remained egalitarian?
An ecofact is a plant or animal remain found at an archaeological site, to include bones,
charcoal, and pollen. - Answers - True
The archaeological paradigm that rejects objectivity, the search for universal laws, and
the systemic view of culture is: - Answers - Postprocessual archaeology.
Which of the following was not a contribution to the discovery of 'deep time'? - Answers
- travels of Giovanni Battista Belzoni throughout England and Ireland and his knowledge
of hydraulics
, Charles Lyell's 1865 book The Geologic Evidences for the Antiquity of Man was
important because it: - Answers - Documented the fact that humans had lived with now-
extinct animals in the distant past.
The year AD 1859 was an important year in the history of human thought because it
was the year that: - Answers - Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species.
A "midden" is: - Answers - a refuse deposit resulting from human activities
"Stratigraphy" is: - Answers - A site's physical structure produced by the deposition of
geological and/or cultural sediments into layers.
A. V. Kidder (1886-1963) demonstrated that potsherds are archaeologically important
because they can provide evidence of: - Answers - Cultural relationships among various
prehistoric groups.
The term "New Archaeology" refers to - Answers - an approach to archaeology
emphasizing the understanding of underlying cultural processes and the use of the
scientific method.
Jens J. A. Worsaae devised the well-known typological scheme of Stone age, Bronze
age, and Iron age, not his mentor. - Answers - False
Petrarch is considered perhaps the most influential individual of the early Renaissance
because he: - Answers - Considered the remote past an ideal of perfection, and argued
that moral philosophy could be found within ancient classical civilizations.
"Culture history" documents how material culture changed over time and space. -
Answers - True
Why was John Smith in shackles and imprisoned during his voyage with the Virginia
Company to the New World? - Answers - Fomenting Mutiny
Who are better prepared for establishing a colony? - Answers - Commoners
How many artifacts have archaeologists unearthed at the Jamestowne site over the
past 12 years? - Answers - Close to one million
During the summer, the early Jamestowne colony became a ...? - Answers - Swamp
How many arrows could a Powhatan Indian fire during the 30 seconds an Englishman
was reloading his musket? - Answers - 10
How many days did it take for the English colonists at Jamestown to cut down 600 trees
to build the fort? - Answers - 19
