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Module 5: Test (Chapters 9 & 10)
Question 1
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A complex, mound consisting of six segmented, concentric rings of earth was
constructed at:
Poverty Point
Watson Brake
Cahokia
Moundville
Question 2
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pts
Subsistence at Çatalhöyük was based on:
domesticated wheat and barley
sheep and cattle
wild crops including hackberries, acorns, and pistachios
all of the above
Question 3
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pts
At the heart of the development of complex societies is a group’s ability to:
trade over great distances
organize labor to build great monuments
keep accurate records as a result of the invention of writing
produce a food surplus
Question 4
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pts
During its existence, the site of Chavín de Huántar:
remained an important ceremonial center with a small population mostly of priests
lost its importance as a ceremonial center as sites situated on the economically richer coast became increasingly important
grew in size until it became one of the earliest urban settlements in South America
became the capital of the Inca empire
Question 5
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pts
Large-scale, communal construction projects dating back as many as 9,000 years can be seen in:
the pyramid at Saqqara, in Egypt
the temple at An Yang, in China
the wall at Jericho, in Israel
the monument of Stonehenge, in England
Question 6
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pts
Within the geographic confines of the New World, a significant innovation of the Olmec was:
agriculture based on maize, beans, and squash
a sedentary way of life
densely settled, urban life
a system of writing
Question 7
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pts
In the view of anthropologist Elman Service, it is the “institutionalization of power” that produces:
chiefdoms from rank societies
civilizations from chiefdoms
nation states from city states
all of the above
Incorrect
Question 8
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Rank societies are ones in which:
there are a series of socio-political strata
there are a few sociopolitical ranks filled by a relatively small number of people
all people have equal access to wealth
all people pass through a series of ranks as they age
Question 9
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What likely led to the increasing economic importance of sites like Kotosh and Chavín de Huántar:
their rich agricultural soil
their location along natural trade routes
their location adjacent to the significant obsidian sources of the Konya Mountains
all of the above
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