Final Exam

Question 1

What two ecological zones were the focus of early village farming in China? (Choose 2)
- Yellow River Valley
- Yangzi Valley
- Northern forests and steppes
- Deserts

Answer 1

Yellow River Valley & Yangzi Valley

Question 2

Loess soil is wet and fertile. People use it to grow rice.
True or False

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Floatation has been a critical tool for understanding village farming in China.
True or False

Answer 3

True

Question 4

People harvested wild millet using a sickle.
True or False

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Which of the following steps towards domestication usually takes place first.
- Cultivation
- Selective plant breading
- Genetic modifications to plants
- Planting seeds from plants in a selective manner

Answer 5

Cultivation

Question 6

The transition from hunting and gathering to domestication was generally a lengthy process for both millet and rice.
True or False

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Early sedentary people in the Yellow River Valley lived in semi-subterranean stone houses.
True or False

Answer 7

False

Question 8

Which of the following sites had material evidence of shamanism and divination in tombs
- Jiahu
- Peligang
- Cishan
-Lijagou

Answer 8

Jiahu

Question 9

Which characteristic(s) is/are common in Yangshao Culture?
- All of the above
- Semi-subterranean houses
- Kiln-fired ceramics
- Storage pits for millet

Answer 9

All of the Above

Question 10

Which waterlogged site preserved remarkable remnants of an early Yagnzi Valley settlement?
- Jiahu
- Tianluoshan
- Peligang
- Cishan

Answer 10

Tianluoshan

Question 11

Late Neolithic Longshan culture developed from the Yangshao and Dawenkou
True or False

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Warfare was critical for the formation of social inequalities in early China.
True or False

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Which one of these sites was an important Xia Dynasty city?
- Zhengshou
- Anyang
- Erlitou
- Yanshi

Answer 13

Erlitou

Question 14

Which of the following can be found at the site of Zhengzhou?
- A stamped earth wall
- Palace precinct
- Specialist manufacturing areas outside of the city walls
- All of the above

Answer 14

All of the above

Question 15

The earliest evidence of symbolic communication comes from which site?
- Anyang
- Jiahu
- Dinggong
- Tianma

Answer 15

Jiahu

Question 16

Which metal did people make elite goods out of during the Xia Dynasty but, famously, during the Shang and Zhou Dynasties?
- Gold
- Iron
- Silver
- Bronze

Answer 16

Bronze

Question 17

During what period do we have our first direct evidence of bamboo slips with writing?
- Xia Dynasty
- Warring States
- Zhou Dynasty
- Shang Dynasty

Answer 17

Warring States

Question 18

During the Warring States Period people learned how to cast molten iron into molds.
True or False

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Jade suits served as important forms of armor during the Warring-States Period.
True or False

Answer 19

False

Question 20

Under the Han, the quest for immortality was abandoned, as can be seen in the mortuary rituals.
True or False

Answer 20

False

Question 21

The “civilizing process” in Mesoamerica took place among a remarkably consistent landscape over a short period of time.
True or False

Answer 21

False

Question 22

Which of the following helped Mesoamerican peoples develop their civilizations?
- horses, mules, and donkeys
- large navigable river
- technologically advanced tools
- all of the above
- none of the above

Answer 22

None of the Above

Question 23

The Olmec maintained trade connections with distant regions.
True or False

Answer 23

True

Question 24

Which of the following had a close association with warfare?
- Maya
- The Zapotecs (the people who lived at Monte Alban, among other sites)
- All of the above
- None of the above

Answer 24

All of the Above

Question 25

There is more evidence for commodity production at Teotihuacan than at Monte Alban. True or False

Answer 25

True

Question 26

Teotihuacan probably had a conquest empire similar to the one created by the Aztecs. True or False

Answer 26

False

Question 27

There are signs of intentional destruction at Teotihuacan. True or False

Answer 27

True

Question 28

Monte Alban featured which of the following… - defensive walls - palace complex - painting - all of the above

Answer 28

All of the Above

Question 29

Teotihuacan featured which of the following… - all of the above - apartment complexes - mural art - artificial sacred cave

Answer 29

All of the Above

Question 30

Monte Alban was the greatest beneficiary of the decline of Teotihuacan. True or False

Answer 30

False

Question 31

Distinctive markers of the Classic Maya tradition include: - the use of horses in warfare. - erecting altars and stelae carved with royal and ritual statements. - peaceful interactions. - highly sophisticated metal-working techniques.

Answer 31

Erecting altars and stelae carved with royal and ritual statements.

Question 32

The Classic Maya were the great imperialists of Mesoamerica. True or False

Answer 32

False

Question 33

Each Late Classic Maya kingdom contained which of the following; - a large masonry pyramid-temple - palatial residences of kinds and lords - public plazas with altars and stelae - all of the above

Answer 33

All of the Above

Question 34

The term ajaw, a title used by rulers and their immediate relatives, carried sacred overtones. True or False

Answer 34

True

Question 35

Women often served as regents and queens in the Maya world even when there were acceptable male heirs. True or False

Answer 35

False

Question 36

Slash-and-burn agricultures is also called; - cenote - codices - swidden - chinampas

Answer 36

Swidden

Question 37

Wars were fought for which purpose(s); - all of the above - capture sacrificial victims - avenge past defeats - exact tribute

Answer 37

All of the Above

Question 38

Tula has pillars in the form of warrior figures. True or False

Answer 38

True

Question 39

The Zocalo was the great plaza Tenochtitlan. True or False

Answer 39

True

Question 40

Chicken Itza was a peaceful ceremonial meeting place designed to broker compromises between rival centers. True or False

Answer 40

False

Question 41

___________ is the term for deprivation of oxygen due to low barometric pressure; - ayllu - kuraka - anoxia - cordellero

Answer 41

Anoxia

Question 42

The Andes are unique compared to other cradles of ancient civilization because… - they did not have access to to marine resources. - urban centers with large temple mounds and elite quarters arose long before people made pottery, wove cloth, or relied primarily upon domesticated plants and animals. - they alone did not have large draft animals and a single, significant navigable river. - they never developed an empire.

Answer 42

urban centers with large temple mounds and elite quarters arose long before people made pottery, wove cloth, or relied primarily upon domesticated plants and animals.

Question 43

Indigenous people believed that high mountain rainfall fertilized Mother Earth and that humans first emerged from earth’s interior to settle this world; True or Flase

Answer 43

True

Question 44

Chavin de Huantar, unlike other early sites, did not have circular and rectangular sunken courts; True or False

Answer 44

False

Question 45

Which developments are characteristic of the Initial Period (you may choose more than one). - People began to use pottery, weave cloth, and depended upon domesticated animals. - People no longer organized themselves by kinship. - People often used collaborative work and corporate construction - All of the Above

Answer 45

People began to use pottery, weave cloth, and depended upon domesticated animals. & People often used collaborative work and corporate construction

Question 46

Sechin Alto was built in a single phase of collaborative construction; True or False

Answer 46

False

Question 47

Chavin de Huantar is the best example of a u-shaped center surviving into the Early Horizon; True or False

Answer 47

True

Question 48

Well-preserved mummy bundles with finely embroidered garments come from which site: - Chavin De Huantar - Moche - Nazca - Paracas

Answer 48

Paracas

Question 49

The Spanish called established elite class who governed in the Andes the kuraka; True or False

Answer 49

True

Question 50

The Moche Temple of the Sun was for ceremonial purposes only and no-one lived there; True or False

Answer 50

False

Question 51

Which was the largest ancient empire ever to develop south of the equator? - Inca - Moche - Tiwanaku - Wari

Answer 51

Inca

Question 52

In the Andes, kin-based organizations that revolved around venerated ancestors and descendant lineages were common; True or False

Answer 52

True

Question 53

Groups of families in the Andes belonged to collectives that organized and managed access to resources and roles in the economy called; - kuraka - anoxia - ayllu - Khipu

Answer 53

Ayllu

Question 54

Wari reclaimed flat terrain for farming potatoes and other high-altitude crops; True or False

Answer 54

False

Question 55

Tiwanaku is known for its portals, sunken courts, and fine masonry: True or False

Answer 55

True

Question 56

Pikillacta was the largest Tiwanaku center and it consisted of a sprawling complex of courts, galleries, and chambers; True or False

Answer 56

False

Question 57

Chan Chan, capital of Chimor, had… - enormous enclosures for the rulers and their kin - U-shaped rooms called Audencias - numerous craftspeople as well as rulers packed into its civic center - all of the above

Answer 57

All of the Above

Question 58

Much of the Andean goldwork currently in museums and private collections comes from: - Pikillacta - Tiwanaku - Batan Grande - Chan Chan

Answer 58

Batan Grande

Question 59

Mummified Inca rulers were brought out to attend major ritual events with the living; True or False

Answer 59

True

Question 60

The Inca used cut-rock masonry to demonstrate an imperial style using… - ashlar masonry - polygonal masonry - neither of the above - both of the above

Answer 60

Both of the Above