ASB 222 Exam 3 Latest Update 2025-2026 80
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Band societies - CORRECT ANSWER: small population size
-tight-nit group
-egalitarianism
Beringea - CORRECT ANSWER: -a land bridge that connected Asia and North America
together from 35 kya to 11 kya
-the land bridge was a glassland by lard communities of herbivores
Cahokia - CORRECT ANSWER: -contained multiple mounds
-was a complex of mounds and plaza
-contains burial indicative of high social status
-evidence of human sacrifice
-had large scale feasting, potentially a tool used by the elite.
Chiefdom - CORRECT ANSWER: -end of 20th century, the last chiefdom died out
-thousands of individuals
-practiced agriculture
-irrigated field for food surplus
-start to see social status
-power is transferred hereditarily
-chief controls the accumulation and distribution of wealth
Complex technologies - CORRECT ANSWER: -started to appear during the Middle
Stone Age of Africa (250-60 kya)
,-mode 4 tools (blade technology)
tools were made from raw materials of stone.
-the start of the beginnings of "micro" blades
-putting the tip of the spears which termed complex or composite tools (a tool made up
of multiple parts).
Consequences of farming - CORRECT ANSWER: -increase population size
-1 acre of land can feed many more people
-stay in one place allowing women to have more children
-surplus of food and food storage
Denisovans - CORRECT ANSWER: -newly discovered ancient group that lived from 50-
30 kya
-known as a very distant cousin of ours
-used EPAS1 to acquired the mating of the past species
-revealed that the gene flow between modern humans, denisovans and neanderthals.
domestication of dogs - CORRECT ANSWER: -diverged from wolves about 33 kya
-happened in Europe, or asia
-shorter nose
-used as hunting partners, to carry loads, or pets
Emergence of state societies - CORRECT ANSWER: -adopted writing systems
-contained more than 15,000 individuals
Evidence of Neanderthal symbolism - CORRECT ANSWER: -caring and compassion
-believed to have buried dead which evidence of burial places.
, farming developed in the places it did because - CORRECT ANSWER: of geography
-access to productive crops = productive farmers and better nutrition
farming leads to _____________ and __________________ - CORRECT ANSWER:
farming leads to specialist and extensive trade
farming>food surplus>specialists (craft, religious and bureaucratic) > extensive trade
Farming was associated with new technologies such as: - CORRECT ANSWER: -
permanent houses
-storage technologies
-pottery
-grinding stone
features of state societies - CORRECT ANSWER: -social stratification
-formal government
-invention of writing and record keeping
-monumental works
-states emerged independently in different regions of the world
Food production is a primary feature of state societies - CORRECT ANSWER: -
Population growth leads to social complexity then leads to intensified food production
leads to population growth.
-But at the same time, intensified food production can lead to social complexity
Four correlated aspects of human societies - CORRECT ANSWER: 1. population size
2. subsistences
3. political centralization
4. social stratification
Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers
Guaranteed A+
Band societies - CORRECT ANSWER: small population size
-tight-nit group
-egalitarianism
Beringea - CORRECT ANSWER: -a land bridge that connected Asia and North America
together from 35 kya to 11 kya
-the land bridge was a glassland by lard communities of herbivores
Cahokia - CORRECT ANSWER: -contained multiple mounds
-was a complex of mounds and plaza
-contains burial indicative of high social status
-evidence of human sacrifice
-had large scale feasting, potentially a tool used by the elite.
Chiefdom - CORRECT ANSWER: -end of 20th century, the last chiefdom died out
-thousands of individuals
-practiced agriculture
-irrigated field for food surplus
-start to see social status
-power is transferred hereditarily
-chief controls the accumulation and distribution of wealth
Complex technologies - CORRECT ANSWER: -started to appear during the Middle
Stone Age of Africa (250-60 kya)
,-mode 4 tools (blade technology)
tools were made from raw materials of stone.
-the start of the beginnings of "micro" blades
-putting the tip of the spears which termed complex or composite tools (a tool made up
of multiple parts).
Consequences of farming - CORRECT ANSWER: -increase population size
-1 acre of land can feed many more people
-stay in one place allowing women to have more children
-surplus of food and food storage
Denisovans - CORRECT ANSWER: -newly discovered ancient group that lived from 50-
30 kya
-known as a very distant cousin of ours
-used EPAS1 to acquired the mating of the past species
-revealed that the gene flow between modern humans, denisovans and neanderthals.
domestication of dogs - CORRECT ANSWER: -diverged from wolves about 33 kya
-happened in Europe, or asia
-shorter nose
-used as hunting partners, to carry loads, or pets
Emergence of state societies - CORRECT ANSWER: -adopted writing systems
-contained more than 15,000 individuals
Evidence of Neanderthal symbolism - CORRECT ANSWER: -caring and compassion
-believed to have buried dead which evidence of burial places.
, farming developed in the places it did because - CORRECT ANSWER: of geography
-access to productive crops = productive farmers and better nutrition
farming leads to _____________ and __________________ - CORRECT ANSWER:
farming leads to specialist and extensive trade
farming>food surplus>specialists (craft, religious and bureaucratic) > extensive trade
Farming was associated with new technologies such as: - CORRECT ANSWER: -
permanent houses
-storage technologies
-pottery
-grinding stone
features of state societies - CORRECT ANSWER: -social stratification
-formal government
-invention of writing and record keeping
-monumental works
-states emerged independently in different regions of the world
Food production is a primary feature of state societies - CORRECT ANSWER: -
Population growth leads to social complexity then leads to intensified food production
leads to population growth.
-But at the same time, intensified food production can lead to social complexity
Four correlated aspects of human societies - CORRECT ANSWER: 1. population size
2. subsistences
3. political centralization
4. social stratification
