Anthropology

Q: Discuss the importance of systematic settlement pattern survey for highland Mesoamerican archaeology. Would this methodology be useful in other regions of the world?

Q: Discuss the different residential patterns at Monte Albn and Teotihuacn and what interpretations can be drawn from them.

Q: Discuss and evaluate the different views of Aztec human sacrifice and cannibalism.

Q: The Mesoamerican group with the most and longest written inscriptions are the A. Maya. B. Aztec. C. Olmec. D. Zapotec. E. Mexica.

Q: Mural art at Teotihuacn A. glorified past rulers. B. depicted ritual feasts and offerings. C. portrayed major military battles. D. helped predict eclipses.

Q: Although exchange linked most Mesoamerican cities with their hinterland, marketing has an especially crucial role at A. Teotihuacn. B. Tenochtitln. C. Monte Albn. D. San Lorenzo

Q: The principal theme of Maya inscriptions on carved stone monuments appears to have been A. accounting. B. political/dynastic. C. foretelling the future. D. keeping track of time.

Q: To date, no ball court is known from the site of A. Chichn Itz. B. Monte Albn. C. Tenochtitln. D. Teotihuacn.

Q: Three Gulf Coast sites were A. San Lorenzo, La Venta, and Tres Zapotes. B. Tikal, Palenque, and Copn. C. El Mirador, San Jos Mogote, and Monte Albn. D. Teotihuacn, Tenochtitln, and Cuicuilco.

Q: San Jos Mogote was situated A. on the Gulf Coast. B. in the Basin of Mexico. C. in the Petn. D. in the Valley of Oaxaca.

Q: Giant stone columns of warriors were found at which site: A. Teotihuacn B. Tenochtitln C. Tlatilolco D. Tula

Q: The dietary trinity of Mesoamerica consisted of A. maize, beans, and squash. B. potatoes, lima beans, and chili. C. wheat, barley, and lentils. D. acorn, mesquite pods, and maguey.

Q: The Aztec pochteca were specialists in A. religion. B. long-distance exchange. C. human sacrifice. D. chinampa farming.

Q: Prior to the establishment of Monte Albn, the largest site in the Valley of Oaxaca with a danzante was A. San Jos Mogote. B. Cuicuilco. C. San Lorenzo. D. Tikal.

Q: The Aztec practiced human sacrifice A. in order to obtain much needed protein. B. because hearts and blood were needed to maintain the order of the Universe. C. because they were ordered to by Tlaloc, the goggle-eyed god. D. as a means of population control

Q: The Culhua Mexica, or ____, inhabited the Basin of Mexico in the last years before the Spanish conquest. A. Maya B. Zapotec C. Olmec D. Aztec

Q: Danzantes are A. elaborate serpentine masks, which were buried beneath Olmec architecture. B. Mixtec stone carvings, which probably represent ritual dancing. C. Maya hieroglyphs related to maize festivals. D. Monte Albn stone carvings that probably represent captives.

Q: La Venta is A. an Olmec ceremonial center on Mexico's Gulf Coast with a principal occupation from 800-400 B.C. B. a site in central Mexico with rare examples of round architecture. C. the source of valuable green obsidian. D. the largest site in the Valley of Oaxaca before the establishment of Monte Albn.

Q: During the period from A.D. 950-1160, the most powerful city in central Mexico was A. Teotihuacn. B. Tula. C. Cuicuilco. D. Tikal.

Q: The following is NOT associated with the Zapotecs: A. tombs B. funerary urns C. conquest glyphs D. the Street of the Dead

Q: The talud-tablero style of architecture is typical of the site of A. San Jos Mogote. B. Cuicuilco. C. Palenque. D. Teotihuacn. E. La Venta.

Q: Which of the following statements best characterizes Teotihuacn? A. a highly nucleated city built on a grid plan with wide avenues, a market, many temples, and apartment-style dwellings B. a large urban settlement in central Mexico buried by a volcanic eruption around 1 A.D. C. a Triple Alliance capital city on an island in Lake Texcoco, surrounded by chinampas D. a large hilltop settlement with defensive walls and separate neighborhoods, which may have been founded by competing groups who decided to form a confederacy

Q: The system of agricultural production used by the Aztecs, which involved the creation of fields in swampy areas, is called A. slash-and-burn. B. well irrigation. C. agricultural terracing. D. chinampa farming. E. canal irrigation.

Q: One of the most important economic activities carried out at Teotihuacn was A. obsidian working, as shown by the remains of possible obsidian workshops. B. slash-and-burn agriculture, as shown by the remains of hundreds of chinampas. C. the carving of jade ceremonial objects, as shown by jade debris and hundreds of broken jade figurines. D. the production and distribution of fine earthenware ceramics

Q: Which is true of Monte Albn? A. It had more temples than any other prehispanic Mesoamerican site. B. It had a residential pattern of houses built on terraces. C. It had several large round temples. D. The first chinampas are found there. E. It was founded by peoples from Teotihuacn.

Q: The study of the distribution of ancient communities on a landscape falls under the domain of A. stratigraphic excavation. B. provenience. C. physical anthropology. D. settlement pattern analysis.

Q: The calendar round in Mesoamerica did NOT A. comprise a 52-year cycle. B. include the ritual calendar of 260 days. C. include the solar calendar. D. feature the twelve constellations of the zodiac

Q: The massive basalt heads found at La Venta are thought to represent A. were-jaguars. B. danzantes. C. portraits of early rulers. D. captives.

Q: We are now beginning to understand that the Maya did all of the following except: A. engaging in warfare frequently. B. occupying cities supported by numerous farming villages. C. maintaining long distance trade connections with Teotihuacan. D. forging and casting iron

Q: Wet-site excavation

Q: Ascribed status

Q: Achieved status

Q: Monks Mound

Q: Hopewell Interaction Sphere

Q: Hohokam ball court

Q: Kiva

Q: Southeastern Ceremonial Complex

Q: Compare the economic practices of redistribution and reciprocity.

Q: Discuss prehistoric subsistence change in eastern North America.

Q: Describe variations in ceremonial architecture in prehistoric North America. What interpretations about social organization might you draw?

Q: When documentary records are available, does archaeology have relevance for interpreting the past?

Q: Compare dendrochronology to one other archaeological dating technique that is discussed in the text.

Q: Design an archaeological project that will collect data amenable to the study of community layout.

Q: How might the analysis of grave offerings be used to reveal social differentiation?

Q: Large earthen mounds were not erected at A. Moundville. B. Cahokia. C. Poverty Point. D. the Draper site. E. Hopewell.

Q: Sea mammals were hunted by the inhabitants of which site? A. the Draper site B. Snaketown C. Poverty Point D. Ozette

Q: Maize was not a key food source at A. Ozette. B. Moundville. C. Chaco Canyon. D. Cahokia.

Q: The largest prehispanic structure north of Mexico, situated at Cahokia, is called A. Monks Mound. B. Mound 72. C. the Great Kiva. D. Pueblo Bonito.

Q: Which of the following is not matched appropriately? A. pithousesSnaketown B. longhousesthe Draper site C. pueblosChaco Canyon D. kivasMoundville

Q: Early Hopewell platform pipes were made generally in the shape of a(n) A. atlatl, or spearthrower. B. bow. C. arrow. D. knife.

Q: The largest prehistoric structure built north of Mexico is located at A. Snaketown. B. Cahokia. C. Moundville. D. Etowah. E. the Hopewell site.

Q: The Mound 72 excavations at Cahokia revealed A. the burial of a monk from the early historic period. B. the burial of an individual laid out on a litter of shell beads. C. caches of Southern Cult objects. D. the largest prehistoric structure north of Mexico.

Q: By definition, redistribution includes A. a central "nodal" figure or chief. B. pastoral herders. C. a market. D. a state bureaucracy.

Q: The annual exchange of holiday presents between two friends is an example of A. redistribution. B. marketing. C. potlatch. D. reciprocity.

Q: One of the first North American archaeologists was A. Robert Hall. B. Hernando de Soto. C. Thomas Jefferson. D. A. E. Douglass.

Q: If an archaeologist wishes to study community plans, he/she should A. excavate many small and deep test pits. B. cross-section a site with two narrow test trenches. C. excavate a broad horizontal area that exposes features. D. limit the excavations to tombs and burials.

Q: Petroglyphs are A. Maya carved stones. B. drawings carved on rocks. C. oil-based paints used on bark paper. D. code words known only to chieftains.

Q: Wet-site excavation techniques were employed at A. Ozette. B. Snaketown. C. Chaco Canyon. D. Poverty Point.

Q: In prehistoric North America, which of the following was NOT a variety of nonresidential construction? A. communal bath house B. platform mound C. kiva D. effigy mound

Q: The _______ built the largest prehistoric canal irrigation system north of Mexico. A. Anasazi B. Mogollon C. Hohokam D. Mississippians

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