Midterm Review Flashcards by Justyna Jusinski

The development of agriculture and animal farming was not one of the most important developments in human history;
True or False?

False

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Archaeology helps people and societies to make informed decisions about which of the
following topics?

a. Climate Change,
b. diversity and inequality,
c. governance and sustainability
d. all of the above

d. All of the above

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Archaeologists aim to study, conserve, and interpret all aspects of our human past;
True or False?

True

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The world’s first cities contained which of the following elements:
- Their inhabitants produced works of art
- They contained public buildings
- Their people engaged in trade
- They were divided into different zones

All of the above

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Which one of the below is a subfield within archaeology?
- Paleoanthropology
- Linguistic Anthropology
- Ethnography
- Ritual dance

Paleoanthropology

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Social inequalities characterize the development from hunter-gatherer to state-level societies;
True or False

True

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Archaeologists only study prehistoric societies (ones that do not write);
True or False

False

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What is the most distinctive quality of archaeology
- It involves objects in museums
- It involves excavation
- It is dirty
- The timescales with which it deals

The timescales with which it deals

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What are the earliest domesticated plants in the Later Aceramic Neolithic? [Choose 2]
- wheat
- rice
- barley
- oats

Wheat and Barley

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The houses at Çatalhöyük were…
- large multistory structures
- spread out with large courtyards surrounding them
- entered from the flat rooftops
- poorly maintained and sparsely decorated

Entered from flat rooftops

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People typically entered the houses of the so-called Burnt Village at Tell Sabi Abiyad I from a doorway leading to a street or alleyway;
True or False

False

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Çayönü Tepesi was….
- a Halafian settlement
- a Neolithic settlement
- an Uruk Period settlement
- a pre-domestication habitation area

A neolithic settlement

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Lumps of clay were used to seal containers and the clay was then stamped with a seal to denote the owner. These are called clay sealings and stamp seals;
True or False

True

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Göbekli Tepe appears to have been a site devoted to ceremonial buildings rather than everyday domestic occupation;
True or False

True

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Settlement size remained about the same between the early and later Aceramic Neolithic;
True or False

False

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What is the technical term used to describe artificial mounds? [Do NOT capitalize your answer
and please check your spelling]

tell

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Which of the following were among the earliest domesticated animals in the Later Aceramic
Neolithic?
- sheep
- goats
- cattle
- pigs
- all of the above
- none of the above

All of the Above

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A mass burial at Tell Brak provides evidence of conflict in the Uruk Period;
True or False

True

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Ashurnasirpal II founded a new imperial capital at the site of Kalhu, modern Nimrud. Several
subsequent kings then…
- added temples to Nimrud to form it into the most significant of Mesopotamia’s ancient capitals.
- founded new capital locations with significant architecture, public works, and irrigation as symbols of their reign.
- took the patron deities from Nimrud to Babylon to symbolize their long-standing right to rule.
- added many layers of fortifications to Nimrud to protect it from sieges.

Founded new capital locations with significant architecture, public works, and irrigation as symbols of their reign.

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Which one the below items was part of the distinctive package of material culture associated
with the Halafian culture (also known as the Halaf Period)?
- male figurines
- statues of elephants
- bows and arrows
- high-quality painted pottery

high-quality painted pottery

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Nineveh settlements are…[choose 2 correct responses]
- mostly small
- mostly large
- full of monumental architecture and inscriptions
- lacking in monumental architecture and writing

mostly small
&
lacking in monumental architecture and writing

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Artificial irrigation intensified during the Ubaid Period;
True or False

True

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Sumerian states depended upon wells to access water supplies;
True or Flase

False

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Which site has an series of temples built on top of one another in chronological sequence and
that show an increase in social and material complexity?

Eridu

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Cylinder seals... - are closely associated with early writing - were used for administrative control - were strongly associated with the rise of urban society - were used to control access to containers and storerooms

All of the Above

Sometimes Assyrian kings had themselves crowned as kings of Babylon as well as of Assyria; True or False

True

The Scarre textbook argues that Uruk was the world's first true city; True or False

True

By the end of the Old Kingdom it seems that royal power loosened and wealth was distributed more equally; True or False

True

The material culture of North Africa was uniform until the end of the last Ice Age (ca. 10,000 BCE). Changes in climate after the Ice Age had a huge impact on separating Egyptian civilization from surrounding cultures; True or False

True

Egypt began its attacks on Nubia as early as the Predynastic Era; True or False

True

Which period formed the turning point in the development of Predynastic Egypt? - Naqada I - Naqada II - Bavarian - 1st Dynasy

Naqada II

The true pyramid is not a solar symbol; True or False

False

During which dynasty were the Great Pyramids built? - 4th - 1st - 3rd - 5th

4th

What are the main changes that marked the beginning of the 1st Dynasty? - Increase in the use of writing - The founding of Abydos - The founding of Memphis - The use of palettes

Increase in the use of writing & the founding of memphis

During the Middle Kingdom, where did Amenemhet I move the capital of Egypt? - Thebes - Memphis - Abydos - Giza

Memphis

Who were the three ruling powers during the Second Intermediate Period? -The Kerma rulers, The Theban 17th Dynasty, and the Hyksos. - The Nubians, the Assyrians, and the Aztecs - The Babylonians, the Hitties, and the Assyrians

The Kerma rulers, The Theban 17th Dynasty, and the Hyksos.

People looked back on the time of which pharaoh was one of a golden age of achievement and wisdom? - Peribsen - Narmer - Snofru - Djoser

Djoser

Thutmose I extended Egypt's territory its greatest size; True or False

True

A Nubian founded the 25th Dynasty in Egypt; True or False

True

The 21st Dynasty, which belonged to the Third Intermediate Period, ruled from Thebes; True or False

False

The hieroglyphic script contained two basic types of signs called... - pictures and symbols - Coptic and Demotic - ideograms/logograms and phonograms - cursive and block

ideograms/logograms and phonograms

The main priestly offices became hereditary during the 19th and 20th Dynasties, which meant that eventually the priests could rival the king; True or False

True

Tutankhamun perpetuated the religion his father established; True or False

False

What is the name of the pharaoh who created a religious revolution to focus on a single deity? - Ramses II - Tutankhamun - Takelot II - Akhenaten

Akhenaten

Hatshepsut's reign as pharaoh caused a religious revolution in Egypt; True or False

False

What is the name of the site with the first evidence of a coherent system of notation (i.e. precursors to writing)? - Memphis - Abydos - Thebes - Amarna

Abydos

Which pharaoh fought the Hittite army at the Battle of Qadesh? - Hatshepsut - Ramses II - Akhenaten - Nefertiti

Ramses II

The plant and animal evidence from Mehrgarh provide clear evidence of ongoing domestication and a distinct Neolithic subsistance package based upon local cattle; True or False

True

Which one of these sites is the earliest settlement in the Indus River Valley, which also provides evidence of a farming and pastoral community? - Harappa - Lothar - Mehrgarh - Balakot

Mehrgarh

Evidence from early sites such as Mehrgarh show that the Indus River Valley "Neolithic subsistence package" closely resembled that from Mesopotamia. This suggests that developments in Mesopotamia later spread to the Indus River Valley; True or False

False

The Bronze Age site of Kalibangan consists of a citadel and a lower town; True or False

True

The planned cities of the Mature Harappan phase developed from earlier experimental settlements, such as Kot Diji; True or False

True

Mehrgarh consists of a series of tells, each of which is chronologically distinct; True or False

True

Archaeologists have deciphered graffitti that documents routes of exchange and craft specialization in the Early Harappan Period; True or False

False

During the Early Harappan phase people buried their dead in formal cemeteries; True or Flase

True

The Indus script has offered one of the best opportunities to understand the Indus River Valley civilization; True or False

False

South Asia contradicts standard archaeological patterns by presenting urbanized civilizations without palaces or royal tombs; True or False

True

Many Harappan cities are laid out with a citadel next to a lower town where habitation took place; True or False

True

Many Harappan cities are laid out with a citadel next to a lower town where habitation took place; True or False

True

Why is it hard to decipher the Indus script?

There are no bilingual inscriptions.

There are elite residences in the city of Mohenjo-Daro; True or False

False

Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro have yielded little evidence of writing, unlike smaller hamlets; True or False

False

It is likely that the language of the Harappans was a Dravidian one; True or False

True

Which one of these sites was a major city in the Indus civilization?

Mohenjo-Daro

Which material(s) did the Indus people write on?

All of the Above

The Indus script was probably logo-syllabic; True or False

True

The so-called great bath comes from Harappa; True or False

False

Which one of the following is a trait of Indus civilization?

All of the Above

___________ is a black volcanic glass that can be reworked like flint. It appears to have been an important good exchange in Neolithic networks. [Do NOT capitalize your answer and please.]

Obsidian

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