Question 1

The ___________ system was one of the world's largest trading spheres, stretching thousands of miles and including thousands of islands.

Accepted Answer

A)   Indonesian
B)   Lapita
C)   The original Chinese name for
D)   A Peruvian god

Question 2

By about _____________, hunters had caused the extinction of most big mammal species in the Americas.

Accepted Answer

A)   800 BCE
B)   8000 BCE
C)   80,000 BCE
D)   800 CE

Question 3

All of the following observations about religious or supernatural beliefs and activities apply EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   Foragers began burying their dead in areas that developed into territorial centers.
B)   Many of the communities' dead were buried with gifts of orange ochre.
C)   Foraging bands had a very simple culture, with an unsophisticated understanding of the world.
D)   Leaders of foraging bands were often shamans, people seeming to have spiritual powers.

Question 4

_________ was highly prized in Lapita culture as a material for tools and weapons in the absence of workable metals.

Accepted Answer

A)   Whalebone
B)   Sod
C)   Taro
D)   Obsidian

Question 5

By about 1500 CE, Taíno chiefs employed specialized craftspeople for the production of all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)   Ceramics
B)   Sugar
C)   Cotton textiles
D)   Stone and woodcarvings

Question 6

Research by plant geneticist Mary Eubanks in 2004 confirmed that teosinte had been bred with gama grass, eventually yielding ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Millet
B)   Sweet potato
C)   Tomato
D)   Maize (corn)

Question 7

Textile makers at Chavín combined the wool from _____________ with cotton to create a new blended cloth.

Accepted Answer

A)   Horses
B)   Goats
C)   Llamas
D)   Sheep

Question 8

The impact of the tides and flows of the Pacific on the American climate includes all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   The warm waters of the Western Pacific move toward the Aleutian Islands and down the American coast.
B)   They have a moderating effect on the weather, particularly from southern Alaska to northern California.
C)   The region from the coast of southern Alaska to northern California contains much of the world's temperate rain forests.
D)   From California to Chile, the currents are generally warmer than the surrounding Ocean, driving fish and other marine animals away during most of the year.

Question 9

The Inuit lived in pit houses framed by _________, covered with walrus skin, and piled over with sod.

Accepted Answer

A)   Whale ribs
B)   Timber
C)   Tundra stone
D)   Concrete

Question 10

The discovery of ____________ in Polynesia indicates that Heyerdahl may have been correct in his theory about Peruvian voyagers across the Pacific.

Accepted Answer

A)   Maize (corn) 
B)   Sweet potato
C)   Coconut
D)   Guava B

Question 11

Cotton textiles dating to about 3000 BCE have been found along the coasts of ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   North and South Carolina
B)   California and Oregon
C)   Nicaragua and Costa Rica
D)   Ecuador and Peru D

Question 12

Mesoamerica and South America comprised six distinct geographical regions, including all of the below EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   The Central American mainland and the Caribbean islands.b)  Similar middens
B)   The Andes Mountain region
C)   The Guyana Shield and Amazon River basin.
D)   The Chihuahua rainforest just below the Rio Grande.

Question 13

Hopewell mounds were concentrated in what is today southeastern Ohio, but more recent mounds (about 4500 years old)  have been found in _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   North-central Florida
B)   Eastern New Mexico
C)   The lower Mississippi valley
D)   Central Alberta

Question 14

The development and cultivation of corn:

Accepted Answer

A)   Apparently took place in South America, in the vicinity of Brazil.
B)   Seems to have been the result of cross-breeding more than one species of plant.
C)   Took more than 12,000 years, according to carbon-dating techniques of teosinte and modern corn.
D)   Has been proven, by plant geneticist Mary Eubanks, to have taken many generations of experimentation to create a nutritious grain.

Question 15

The largest social class in Andean society was comprised of:

Accepted Answer

A)   Farmers
B)   Merchants
C)   Artisans
D)   Priests

Question 16

A painting found at Lower Pecos dating to about 2000 BCE suggests the practice of _____________, the belief in the ability of certain individuals to communicate with spirits or inhabit the spirits of people or animals.

Accepted Answer

A)   Animism
B)   Shamanism
C)   Formalism
D)   Asceticism

Question 17

The small highland city of Chavín de Huántar flourished ca. 1000-200 BCE, and it was discovered in what modern country?

Accepted Answer

A)   Colombia
B)   Peru
C)   Mexico
D)   Brazil

Question 18

Archaeologists can learn a great deal from what people discarded into _______________, or refuse piles.

Accepted Answer

A)   Middens
B)   Recycling bins
C)   Liddens
D)   Mittens

Question 19

Teosinte was a wild grass, native to Mesoamerica and believed to be ancestral to _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Rice
B)   Wheat
C)   Maize (corn) 
D)   Pumpkins

Question 20

The discovery of _______________ in the ruins of Aspero on the Peruvian coast allowed scholars to connect it with Caral-Supé culture.

Accepted Answer

A)   Similar pyramids
B)   Similar middens
C)   Similar khipus
D)   Similar written documents A

Exam 5: Origins Apart: the Americas and Oceania, 30,000-600 B.C.E

The ___________ system was one of the world's largest trading spheres, stretching thousands of miles and including thousands of islands.

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By about _____________, hunters had caused the extinction of most big mammal species in the Americas.

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All of the following observations about religious or supernatural beliefs and activities apply EXCEPT:

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_________ was highly prized in Lapita culture as a material for tools and weapons in the absence of workable metals.

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By about 1500 CE, Taíno chiefs employed specialized craftspeople for the production of all of the following except:

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Research by plant geneticist Mary Eubanks in 2004 confirmed that teosinte had been bred with gama grass, eventually yielding ____________.

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Textile makers at Chavín combined the wool from _____________ with cotton to create a new blended cloth.

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The impact of the tides and flows of the Pacific on the American climate includes all of the following EXCEPT:

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The Inuit lived in pit houses framed by _________, covered with walrus skin, and piled over with sod.

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The discovery of ____________ in Polynesia indicates that Heyerdahl may have been correct in his theory about Peruvian voyagers across the Pacific.

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Cotton textiles dating to about 3000 BCE have been found along the coasts of ____________.

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Mesoamerica and South America comprised six distinct geographical regions, including all of the below EXCEPT:

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Hopewell mounds were concentrated in what is today southeastern Ohio, but more recent mounds (about 4500 years old) have been found in _____________.

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The development and cultivation of corn:

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The largest social class in Andean society was comprised of:

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A painting found at Lower Pecos dating to about 2000 BCE suggests the practice of _____________, the belief in the ability of certain individuals to communicate with spirits or inhabit the spirits of people or animals.

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The small highland city of Chavín de Huántar flourished ca. 1000-200 BCE, and it was discovered in what modern country?

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Archaeologists can learn a great deal from what people discarded into _______________, or refuse piles.

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Teosinte was a wild grass, native to Mesoamerica and believed to be ancestral to _____________.

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The discovery of _______________ in the ruins of Aspero on the Peruvian coast allowed scholars to connect it with Caral-Supé culture.

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