Anthro Final-Origin of Cities and States

Axum is in present day

Ethiopia

The Harappan civilization was found in the

Indus Valley.

Some archaeologists suggest that states first evolved in

Mesopotamia.

The earliest city-state in Mesoamerica was probably

Monte Alban.

In North America, a settlement with over 100 earthen mounds developed near present day St. Louis and represented

a large and powerful chiefdom.

Cities and states emerged in Mesoamerica later than the Near-East because

agriculture started later in the New World.

A negative result of the development of states is

all of the above.

A number of theories have been proposed as to why states developed in many parts of the world. They include

all of the above.

All states appear to be

all of the above.

One way states change the lifestyles of people is

by allowing for larger populations.

Sumerian writing is called

cuneiform.

The earliest Neolithic societies were

egalitarian.

In the state, many people are relieved of the need for

food population.

Most archaeologists agree that the key criterion for a state is

hierarchical and centralized decision making affecting a substantial population.

Archaeologists do not always agree on how to define a state, but most think the characteristics include

hierarchical and centralized decision-making.

Which of the following is part of the state's infrastructure?

irrigation systems.

The development of states had many consequences. One of the more dramatic consequences was

larger and denser population.

__ is often given as a reason for the decline of the Roman Empire.

overextension.

From the time agriculture developed int he Near East to about 6000B.C., people in the Near East lived in

small villages.

Archaeologists can determine if an ancient society had different socioeconomic classes of people by

the difference in house size and furnishings.

Cahokia collapsed due to

the overuse of wood.

There are numerous explanations as to why states would decline and collapse over time. They include

all of the above.

The city of Teotihuacan in Mesoamerica was very influential at its peak. Why?

at the height of its power, the city occupied an areal larger than imperial Rome.

A major reason for the decline of the states appears to be

environmental degradation.

An interesting point to the early creation of states is

the states emerged without colonization or conquest bu other states.