UCLA Anthropology 2 - Archaeology: Introduction Exam | QUESTIONS with 100% Solutions

UCLA Anthropology 2 - Archaeology: Introduction Exam | QUESTIONS with 100% Solutions Importance of water in Mediterranean - Ans -enables people to bring large amount of quantities from one place to the next -makes trade a huge economic resour ce -globalized trade --> monetized economy w/ coinage; however, this brings in risks bc there is commodity farming not self sufficient farming Rome: 753 BCE - Ans founding of rome Rome: 200 BCE - Ans conquest of spain (more efficient to conquer terri tories not adjacent to you) Rome: 146 BCE - Ans conquest of greece Rome: 31 BCE - Ans conquest of egypt when was the max extent of the roman empire? - Ans 115 CE (took 800 years to get here) what is cultural syncretism - Ans in ancient rome, bl ending of cultures because of colonization; can see this blending of cultures through art and statues Dermody: virtual water - Ans -growing stuff where there's more water, ship to Rome; easier than trying to increase local landscape productivity -Outso urcing agricultural needs Dermody: implications of virtual water to make it a possibility - Ans -Political power: to conquer a land, force to give up land + resources -Economic power: entrepreneurs w/ boats, tax collectors -Extra amount of grain produ ced Dermody model: how they gathered data - Ans 1) estimated 200 kg/grain per person per year 2) took into account water loss through evaporation under specific climate conditions in different parts of the Roman Empire, along with temperature and rainfall 3) examined ratio of rainfed vs. irrigated crops 4) calculated labor time required 5) calculated travel time Dermody assumptions - Ans 1) that climate and rainfall rates had not changed much and that they could use 20th century data as a proxy, although they also note that Roman period was "anomalously warm" (p. 5030) 2) that fields were cropped continuously for two years and then a fallow period for 1 year 3) Land quality was based on slope 4) Model only looks at cereal crops (wheat) 5) Emphasis on water transport 6) Information flow was low