Where would you expect to find the earliest examples of states in the archaeological record?
A) Mesoamerica
B) China
C) Mesopotamia
D) North Africa
C) Mesopotamia
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Early agricultural populations __________, based on archaeological studies of bones and teeth
a. were healthier b. suffered declines in overall health c. suffered from fewer diseases d. suffered population declines
Point types are named by the archaeologists who create them. The first name generally refers to the site or region and the name describes some morphological character. What is Thomas's "Rosegate" a combination of? a. "Rosegarden" a site in Southern California and "Northgate" after the site in Nevada
b. "Rose Spring" a site in southeastern California and "Eastgate" a small overhang in Eastgate, Nevada. c. "Rose Bush" a site in southeastern California, and "Lostgate" a small town in Nevada. d. Nothing, it is a term chosen at random by Thomas. e. It was a term used by previous archaeologists to refer to the functional and temporal characteristics of the point types, so Thomas continued the use of the term.
Upper Paleolithic toolmaking appears to have had its roots in the Mousterian and ______ traditions
a. Olduvai b. post-Acheulian c. Levalloisian d. Willendorf
A theory is a(n) _______
a. basis for further investigation b. unproven proposition c. educated opinion d. statement about how things are related e. hunch about how things are related