ARCHEOLOGY TEST # 2 – FALL 2010
TRUE/FALSE:
1. During the Neolithic, humans inhabited smaller territories and had heavier toolkits versus earlier periods.
2. The shape of the skull indicates that Homo ergaster was capable of true speech.
3. Neanderthals made composite tools.
4. The mouflon is the probable ancestor of the domestic sheep.
5. The “Turkana Boy” had caucasoid features.
6. Wild grains usually grow along floodplain areas, and therefore are ideal for irrigation agriculture.
7. Homo floresiensis lived as late as 18,000 years ago.
8. The Mesolithic was the period in which agriculture began to develop.
9. “Archaic Homo sapiens” made core tools.
10. Cereal grasses are the most important domesticated plants.
11. The larynx is the “voicebox”.
12. Humans that made Acheulian Tools probably had a “mental template”.
13. There may have been a substantial “bottleneck” in human population after 100 thousand years ago, when
human populations may have decreased to about 10,000 individuals.
14. Domestication during the Neolithic utilized numerous species of plants.
15. The Multi-Regional Hypothesis states that agriculture began in many areas.
16. Beringia was between North America and Siberia.
17. “Shoveling” refers to the peculiar shape of the shoulder blade in paleoindians.
18. During the Mesolithic, burials became more complex.
19. Warfare may be associated with population growth and environmental circumscription; it may lead to more
social stratification.
20. Cultivation and domestication are synonymous terms.
21. “Kennewick Man” has many features in common with neanderthals.
22. Neanderthals were probably ancestral to modern humans.
23. The Mal’ta and Dyukhtai were South American paleoindian cultures.
24. The concept of the Hydraulic State refers to the importance of irrigation in development of complex
cultures.
25. Zebu and Taurine Cattle had separate domestications.
26. Raw materials were traded over larger regions in the Mesolithic versus the Upper Paleolithic.
27. Domesticated animals are typically gregarious.
28. Punch-struck blade industries were first introduced in the Mesolithic.
29. There was more diversity in size, shape and technique of manufacture of fluted points in western North
America versus eastern North America.
30. The llama was domesticated from the guanaco.
31. The Persian bezoar is the ancestor of the domestic pig.
32. The Mousterian tradition is considered to be a flake industry.
33. The skull base of Homo ergaster was bent downward, which may indicate the presence of a longer pharynx.
34. A rachis is a type of dwelling seen during the Neolithic.
35. Early herders typically selected for features that are easily preserved in the archeological record.
36. Agriculturists have wider age, sex and status distinctions in their mortuary practices versus hunter-gatherers.
37. The people at Ohalo II were among the first to domesticate grains.
38. The earliest farmers seemed to have had better nutrition than contemporary hunter-gatherers.
39. The Pleistocene is the uppermost epoch of the Tertiary Period.
40. The site of Bodo, Ethiopia may indicate early cannibalism in humans.
41. There were multiple waves of migration into North American during paleoindian time.
42. The Natufian peoples did not have domesticated plants; they harvested wild plants by means of microlith
sickles.
43. Chinese millet cultivation first developed in the Huang Ho Valley.
44. A burin is an engraving tool.
45. The earliest North American immigration is often termed “amerind”.
46. The “Great Ice Age” was during the Pliocene.
47. Rock shelters were mostly used in eastern Europe during the Upper Paleolithic.
48. Chinese Neolithic burials suggest social stratification.
49. The Wisconsin was the last great ice age in North America.
50. The most popular theory for the origin of modern humans is the “Out of Africa” hypothesis.
51. The skulls of Homo ergaster had stronger buttressing with thicker skull walls versus Homo erectus.
52. Another name for the Na-Dene peoples is Athabaskan.
53. Dates much older than 15 thousand years before the present are often not well-accepted for American
archeological sites.
54. During the past glacial period there was a drop in sea level.
55. Neanderthals probably believed in an afterlife.
56. The rice-growing cultures of the Khorat Plateau probably came from China.
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
57. During the ? gazelles were hunted using “kite enclosures”; microliths were replaced by one-piece
arrowheads. A.Upper Paleolithic B.Ceramic Neolithic C.Epipaleolithic D.Aceramic Neolithic E.Bronze
Age
58. The ? culture made some of the earliest pottery in the World (some is believed to have been made in 14,000
BC). A.Jomon B.Daxi C.Yayoi D.Dawenkou E.Chulmun
59. The ? is an early rice-growing culture in Japan; their female shaman leaders were interred in large mounded
graves. A.Jomon B.Daxi C.Yayoi D.Dawenkou E.Chulmun
60. A tell is a A.pottery type B.architectural form C.weapon D.hill E.agricultural tool
61. Which of the following is not a New World domesticate? A.llama B.pig C.guinea pig D.turkey
62. Microliths became important, and the bow and arrow developed, within the A.Paleolithic B.Mesolithic
C.Neolithic D.Chalcolithic E.Bronze Age
63. The purpose of cave art may have been A. to reflect the cosmological beliefs of the people B.as
sympathetic magic C.as calendars D.as records of visions by people in an entopic state E.all of the above
are true concerning cave art
64. The ? probably gave rise to the modern Ainu peoples. A.Jomon B.Daxi C.Yayoi D.Dawenkou
E.Chulmun
65. Which of the following would not be considered a “nuclear center” for the development of agriculture?
A.China B.Middle East C.Australia D.Mexico E.New Guinea
66. Acheulian tools were probably invented by A.Homo neanderthalensis B.”Archaic” Homo sapiens C.Homo
ergaster D.Homo habilis E.Homo rudolfensis
67. ? was a tiny species from Indonesia; it had similar features to the “Turkana Boy”. A.Homo sapiens B.Homo
antecessor C.Homo neanderthalensis D.Homo floresiensis E.Homo ergaster
68. Which of the following is not true concerning domesticated animals? A.teeth typically smaller than their
wild counterparts B.skull is shorter C.the animals are larger than their wild counterparts D.young animals
are typically slaughtered
69. The ? Culture is represented by the Ohalo II site. These people produced non-geometric microliths and
collected a wide variety of plants. A.Natufian B. Çatal Hüyük C.Jericho D.Kebaran E.Chulmun
70. The term “Epipaleolithic” is roughly equivalent to the A.Lower Paleolithic B.Middle Paleolithic C.Upper
Paleolithic D.Mesolithic E.Neolithic
71. The ? were early hunter-gatherers in Japan; they relied heavily on marine resources and later grew rice.
A.Jomon B.Daxi C.Yayoi D.Dawenkou E.Chulmun
72. Numerous polished stone axes and the widespread appearance of pottery is most diagnostic of the
A.Paleolithic B.Mesolithic C.Neolithic D.Chalcolithic E.Bronze Age
73. ? was a very tall species with an upward-tapering ribcage, narrow hips, and a thighbone with a long femoral
neck. A.Homo neanderthalensis B.”Archaic” Homo sapiens C.Homo ergaster D.Homo habilis E.Homo
rudolfensis
74. ? is often times referred to as “archaic Homo sapiens". A.Homo heidelbergensis B.Homo antecessor
C.Homo rhodesiensis D.all of the above have been referred to as “archaic Homo sapiens”.
75. Widespread utilization of houses and the first widespread development of food storage and transport
technology occurred during the A.Paleolithic B.Mesolithic C.Neolithic D.Chalcolithic E.Bronze Age
76. The ? Culture developed over much of the Yellow River Basin from 5200 to 3000 BC; they built villages
on terraces overlooking fertile floodplains and lived in semi-subterranean houses. A.Yangshao B.Daxi
C.Hemudu D.Dawenkou E.Chulmun
77. The Austroasiatic and Austronesian languages seemed to have originated in the ? River Valley. A.Irrawady
B.Brahmaputra C.Huanghe D.Mekong E.Yangzi
78. ? probably represent a chieftain society that built stone walls in Israel about 7000 BC. They traded in
obsidian, turquoise, and cowrie shells. They are characterized by differential burials indicating probable
social stratification, and often kept "plastered skulls" of their ancestors. A.Çatal Hüyük B.Ohalo
C.Natufian D.Jericho E.Hoabinhian
79. Within Europe, the Pleistocene tundra disappeared over much of Europe and was replaced by birch and pine
trees, and later by oak and elm, during the A.Paleolithic B.Mesolithic C.Neolithic D.Chalcolithic
E.Bronze Age
80. Mousterian tools were made by A.Homo neanderthalensis B.”Archaic” Homo sapiens C.Homo ergaster
D.Homo habilis E.Homo erectus
81. The term “Archaic” is roughly equivalent to the A.Lower Paleolithic B.Middle Paleolithic C.Upper
Paleolithic D.Mesolithic E.Neolithic
82. ? is a Turkish culture that developed between 8 and 7 thousand years ago. Their rectangular mudbrick
houses had roof entries and their religious shrines include depictions of fertility goddesses and stylized bull
heads. A.Çatal Hüyük B.Ohalo C.Natufian D.Jericho E.Hoabinhian
83. The Llano Culture is also termed the A.Plains Planó B.Monte Verde C.Folsom D.Chatellperonian
E.Clovis
84. The ? is an unusual paleoindian culture that was semi-sedentary and lived in wood-frame houses. A.Plains
Planó B.Monte Verde C.Folsom D.Chatellperonian E.Clovis
85. Ohalo II was an ? site. A.Upper Paleolithic B.Aceramic Neolithic C.Epipaleolithic D.Ceramic Neolithic
E.Bronze Age
86. The oldest North American stone tool industry is termed A.Plains Planó B.Monte Verde C.Folsom
D.Chatellperonian E.Clovis
87. ? was the oldest asiatic hominid. A.Homo neanderthalensis B.”Archaic” Homo sapiens C.Homo ergaster
D.Homo habilis E.Homo erectus
88. In North America, mammoth were hunted by the ? culture. A.Plains Planó B.Monte Verde C.Folsom
D.Chatellperonian E.Clovis
89. The ? is a millet-growing Korean Culture dated from about 6000 to 4500 BC. A.Yangshao B.Daxi
C.Hemudu D.Dawenkou E.Chulmun
90. ? had a “bun-shaped” skull and a large cranial capacity; they became extinct about 27 thousand years ago.
A.Homo neanderthalensis B.”Archaic” Homo sapiens C.Homo ergaster D.Homo habilis E.Homo erectus
91. The Natufian Culture is an early Neolithic culture centered in the region of A.China B.Iraq C.Saudi Arabia
D.Iran E.Palestine
92. The “Turkana Boy” is typically placed within A.Homo neanderthalensis B.”Archaic” Homo sapiens
C.Homo ergaster D.Homo habilis E.Homo rudolfensis
93. Cultivation includes ? plants. A.tending B.tilling C.transplanting D.sowing seeds of E.all of the above are
cultivation practices
94. The ? is the oldest well-dated American culture, dating from 15,000 to 15,500 years ago. A.Plains Planó
B.Monte Verde C.Folsom D.Chatellperonian E.Clovis
95. The oldest domesticates are probably A.cattle B.sheep C.goats D.pigs E.dogs