ANTH 2302 chapter 8 quiz questions

28. The Neolithic site of Mahagara in the Ganga basin contained at least eight households with a total population of:

250 individuals

12. What is a box-like container made of stone slabs, often used for burials, called?

A cist

18. Although many researchers have asserted that the Indus civilization was inherently peaceful, the presence of ________ may indicate Indus cities experienced as much violence as their Southwest Asian neighbors.

Massive mud brick city walls

16. Which of the following best describes the base of the settlement hierarchy of Indus communities?

More than 15,000 sites under 1 hectare (2.5 acres) in size

26. At the end of the "dark age" period inf South Asia, after the collapse of Indus cities, western parts of the subcontinent were integrated into the ________ empire.

Persian

33. At the Mesolithic sites of the Ganga Plain, what suggests reliance on plants as a source of food?

Querns and perforated and polished stone implements found at the site.

9. Which of the following statements best describes the mud-brick settlements associated with the Kot Dijian ceramic style at the sites of Kot Diji, Rehman Dheri, Kalibangan, and Harappa?

They were formally planned

1.Some scholars believe that the large bell-shaped pits found at the Neolithic sites of Kashmir and Swat Valley represent underground dwellings.

True

3. While the core cites of the Indus collapsed around 1900 BCE, many of the peripheral areas thrived.

True

31. Some of the most important features of Mohenjo-daro are the Great Bath, household bathrooms, and the supporting drainage system.

True

32. Most house compounds at Mohenjo-daro had internal bathrooms that were serviced by a complex network of drains.

True

24. Where were South Asia's earliest known Neolithic communities located?

Western pakistan

25. In peninsular India, more than fifty ash mounds dating to the Neolithic have been found. These were formed by:

the burning of successive phases of stockades or pens.

23. What do many researchers now believe caused the collapse of Indus cities?

A combination of environmental and social factors that destabilized the traditional structures of authority within Indus civilization.

8. Which of the following present(s) challenges to the decipherment of the Indus script?

All of the above

20. Researchers have identified regional clusters of early communities that practiced pastoralism and agriculture in South Asia. Which of the following is on this list of regional clusters?

All the above

6. The Indus civilization is typically identified at archaeological sites through the discovery of:

All the above

13. What is the site at Mehrgarh know as a regional center for the production of?

Ceramics

19. Around 1900 BCE the core cities of the indus

Collapsed and were abandoned

34. Around 1900 BCE, the core cities of the Indus:

Collapsed and were abandoned

2. The people of Neolithic Mehrgarh never domesticated the local zebu cattle; rather, they relied entirely on sheep and goats imported from Southwest Asia and duplicated that region's farming model.

False

21. Clear evidence exists that the Indus civilization was extremely socially stratified: at large Indus sites, archaeologists have found the rich tombs of individual kings as well as certain elite residences or palaces, which suggest class differentiation.

False

22. Mohenjo-daro, Harappa, Rakhigarhi, Ganweriwala, and Dholavira were the smallest sites of Indus civilization. They were little more than seasonally occupied non-urban village sites that were only a couple of hectares (acres) in area.

False

4. The earliest pastoral and agricultural communities in South Asia date to around 9000 to 8000 BCE.

False

5. Recent analysis suggests that the migration of Indo-Aryan peoples was the primary cause of the final collapse of Indus cities.

False

29. What is another name for the Indus civilization, based on the first archaeological site associated with it?

Harappan civilization

11. Some scholars regard the domestication of ________ in the Ganga basin as an indigenous development, whereas others believe that this staple was introduced from elsewhere during the middle of the second millennium BCE.

Rice

7. The settlement patterns of the South Asian Mesolithic can be regarded as evidence of "transhumance," whereby people moved around throughout the year to utilize different regional resources. What is another term for transhumance?

Seasonal mobility

10. Each mound at the site of Harappa:

Showed little evidence of differentiation

14. The "Cemetery H" or Late Harappan phase is evidence of:

Social inequality

15. Name two of the most important river basins in South Asian prehistory.

The ganga and the iud

27. By around 3200 BCE, a recognizable cultural complex emerged in the Baluchistan uplands. The archaeologist Jim Shaffer termed this period:

The kot Diji phase and the Early Harrapan

17. Which of the following is the most striking feature of the Kot Diji phase?

The presence of formally planned settlements constructed with standardized mud bricks