ASB 222. Quiz 2
Revolution age refers to the rise of agriculture. - answer During the Neolithic why do we
refer to it as an age of revolution?
False. It refers to the rise in specialization, culture, art, and formal institutions. - answer
True or False. Cultural complexity refers to the difficulties encountered as a result of a
rising population.
Varna culture - answer What Black Sea culture is known to be one of the earliest users
of gold in association with social power?
Stelae - answer A stone monument that usually contains writing and inscriptions
dedicated to a ruler or event in history, it is an archaeological feature
Naram- Sin of Akkad - answer The name of the first god king in Mesopotamia
The beard, bull horn crown, and pleated robe - answer What are at least 3 symbols that
represent divine power in ancient Mesopotamia kings?
Anthropomorphism - answerThe attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a
god, animal, or object
Karl Wittfogel - answerAuthor who proposed water control and irrigation as the key to
the rise of the city state and civilization
Three outcomes of the agricultural revolution during the Neolithic era - answerRise in...
population, sedentary living, communicable disease, and villages/city states
Secondary context - answerAn artifact that has been moved from its original
provenience
Assemblage - answerA collection of artifacts that are grouped together within a specific
context
Paleolithic - answerAnother word for stone age
Seriation, stratigraphy - answerExamples of relative dating methods
Dendrochronology, radiocarbon dating - answerExamples of absolute dating methods
Oldowan or pebble tools - answerThe tool industry of Homo habilis
Revolution age refers to the rise of agriculture. - answer During the Neolithic why do we
refer to it as an age of revolution?
False. It refers to the rise in specialization, culture, art, and formal institutions. - answer
True or False. Cultural complexity refers to the difficulties encountered as a result of a
rising population.
Varna culture - answer What Black Sea culture is known to be one of the earliest users
of gold in association with social power?
Stelae - answer A stone monument that usually contains writing and inscriptions
dedicated to a ruler or event in history, it is an archaeological feature
Naram- Sin of Akkad - answer The name of the first god king in Mesopotamia
The beard, bull horn crown, and pleated robe - answer What are at least 3 symbols that
represent divine power in ancient Mesopotamia kings?
Anthropomorphism - answerThe attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a
god, animal, or object
Karl Wittfogel - answerAuthor who proposed water control and irrigation as the key to
the rise of the city state and civilization
Three outcomes of the agricultural revolution during the Neolithic era - answerRise in...
population, sedentary living, communicable disease, and villages/city states
Secondary context - answerAn artifact that has been moved from its original
provenience
Assemblage - answerA collection of artifacts that are grouped together within a specific
context
Paleolithic - answerAnother word for stone age
Seriation, stratigraphy - answerExamples of relative dating methods
Dendrochronology, radiocarbon dating - answerExamples of absolute dating methods
Oldowan or pebble tools - answerThe tool industry of Homo habilis
