Chapter 7 Anthropology

Sumerian writing is called __________.

Cuneiform

Domestication in Africa is dated to around __________.

6000 BC

Settled life is called __________.

Sedentarism

A negative result of the development of states is __________

all the above

The Harappan civilization was found in the __________ Valley

Indus

Cities first appeared in the Near East about __________.

3500 B.C.

The first clear indication of a changeover to food production took place in the Near East about __________.

8000 B.C

By A.D. 500, there were over __________ people in Teotihuacán

100,000

Among archaic peoples of Mesoamerica, ___________ were located near seasonally abundant resources.

Macrobands

Some archaeologists suggest that states first evolved in __________.

Mesopotamia

The shift to food production is called the __________.

Neolithic Revolution

Evidence of increased long-distance trade comes from villages established __________.

after the rise of food production

Food production developed because of __________.

all the above

Cahokia collapsed due to __________.

environmental degradation

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

food production

Most archaeologists believe that the __________ was one of the earliest centers of plant and animal domestication

fertile crescent

The rise of food production led to __________.

all the above

Evidence of textile making and painted pottery comes from villages established __________.

After the rise of food production

The first evidence of writing in Sumer is found about __________ B.C.

3000

By about __________ B.C., archaeologists had found most of the major characteristics of civilizations.

3500

Unlike the Natufians, there was _________ evidence of social differences among the Archaic peoples of the Mesoamericas.

no

At present, archaeologists define the Neolithic in terms of the presence of __________.

domesticated plants and animals

Tools found at Natufian sites suggest they harvested _________ intensively.

wild grain

Archaeologists speak of domestication only when there is evidence that plants and animals show a _________ wild plants and animals

difference from

In Ali Kosh in southwestern Iran after about 5500 B.C., __________ were two important innovations.

irrigation and the use of domesticated cattle