Archaeology

6 years ago

The paradigm that holds that human culture is the expression of unconscious modes of thought and ...

The paradigm that holds that human culture is the expression of unconscious modes of thought and reasoning, notably binary opposition, is

a. processualism.
b. postprocessualism.
c. structuralism.

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6 years ago

Which of the following is true of the interpretation of Upper Paleolithic cave art?

Which of the following is true of the interpretation of Upper Paleolithic cave art?

a. Most archaeologists agree that cave art represents sympathetic magic, or rituals in which doing something to an image produces the desired

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Leroi-Gourhan's interpretation that the symbols used in Upper Paleolithic cave art, including ...

Leroi-Gourhan's interpretation that the symbols used in Upper Paleolithic cave art, including abstract shapes and animal figures, were ultimately male and female symbols

a. was widely accepted by the archaeological community

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A ritual in which an individual seeks visions through starvation, dehydration, and exposure, used in ...

A ritual in which an individual seeks visions through starvation, dehydration, and exposure, used in some cultures to communicate with the supernatural world, is

a. a vision quest.
b. shamanism.
c. tot

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In Upper Paleolithic cave art, human characteristics are

In Upper Paleolithic cave art, human characteristics are

a. rarely represented, and when they are represented are poorly executed compared to the marvelously depicted animal figures.
b. frequently represented, an

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An individual who has the power to contact the spirit world through trance, possession, or visions, ...

An individual who has the power to contact the spirit world through trance, possession, or visions, and who uses this power to influence the world of the living is

a. a totem.
b. a shaman.
c. an oracle

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Lewis-Williams has argued that much of the world's rock art is the result of shamanism. What is the ...

Lewis-Williams has argued that much of the world's rock art is the result of shamanism. What is the basis for his argument?

a. He is operating within the paradigm of structuralism, which frequently explains human behavior as

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An object or act (verbal or non-verbal) that, by cultural conviction, stands for something else with ...

An object or act (verbal or non-verbal) that, by cultural conviction, stands for something else with which it has no necessary connection is a(n)

a. taboo.
b. symbol.
c. artifact.
d. ritual

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How was Lascaux cave discovered?

How was Lascaux cave discovered?

a. Accidentally, by schoolboys and a lost dog.
b. Through systematic survey of the Dordogne region of southern France, in search of caves with the potential for Upper Paleolithic

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In the text, archaeology of the mind refers to

In the text, archaeology of the mind refers to

a. the archaeological approach that emphasizes the values, ideas, and beliefs that make us all human.
b. a processual approach to archaeology
c. the archaeologi

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The common set of symbols found in the Midwestern United States between 2200 BP and 1600 BP is ...

The common set of symbols found in the Midwestern United States between 2200 BP and 1600 BP is referred to as

a. Mississippian Culture.
b. Chavn Cosmology.
c. the Hopewell Interaction Sphere.
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____________ is considered to be Peru's first highland civilization because of its stratified ...

____________ is considered to be Peru's first highland civilization because of its stratified social and political organization and its achievements in metallurgy, weaving, monumental architecture, irrigation systems, and stone culture.

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Which of the following is a characteristic of symbols and their archaeological study?

Which of the following is a characteristic of symbols and their archaeological study?

a. The same symbolic act can be made to carry enormous amounts of information, making it difficult for an outsider to know what a particula

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A culture's understanding of how the world works, how it originated and developed, how the various ...

A culture's understanding of how the world works, how it originated and developed, how the various parts fit together, what laws they obey and, especially, the place of humans in the natural and supernatural worlds is known as

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Which of the following hypotheses has not been proposed to explain floral and faunal aspects of ...

Which of the following hypotheses has not been proposed to explain floral and faunal aspects of Chavn Cosmology?

a. During Chavn times the climate was radically warmer and more humid; perhaps the lowland complex of animalsthe

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The study of perception, classification and description of the universe, the nature of the ...

The study of perception, classification and description of the universe, the nature of the supernatural, and the philosophies, values and principles of human societies is termed

a. cognitive archaeology.
b. religi

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The expression of abstract ideas through art and writing systems is termed

The expression of abstract ideas through art and writing systems is termed

a. religion.
b. ritual.
c. iconography.
d. cosmology.
e. cognition.

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David Lewis-Williams argues that Upper Paleolithic cave art is evidence of shamanistic trances. ...

David Lewis-Williams argues that Upper Paleolithic cave art is evidence of shamanistic trances. Which of the following does he use as evidence for his interpretation?

a. According to cross-cultural psychological and neurologi

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Most archaeologists would agree that recent advances in archaeological methods and analytic ...

Most archaeologists would agree that recent advances in archaeological methods and analytic techniques have made the study of prehistoric symbolic behavior as straightforward as the study of prehistoric subsistence strategies and technology.
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All living cultures have some form of religion, and we assume that prehistoric cultures did as well. ...

All living cultures have some form of religion, and we assume that prehistoric cultures did as well.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Religious beliefs are manifested in everyday life as ritual. (True or false?)

Religious beliefs are manifested in everyday life as ritual.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Iconography refers to art forms or writing systems that symbolically represent ideas about religion ...

Iconography refers to art forms or writing systems that symbolically represent ideas about religion or cosmology.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The presence of lowland crops and animals in Chavn iconography strongly suggests that highland ...

The presence of lowland crops and animals in Chavn iconography strongly suggests that highland immigrants introduced these crops and animals to the lowlands; because the highland environment is so similar to that of the lowland, the imported plants a

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Marcus and Flannery argue that cognitive archaeology will be most successful when historical and ...

Marcus and Flannery argue that cognitive archaeology will be most successful when historical and ethnographic documentation is available; should the data be lacking, they warn that far less success should be anticipated

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Upper Paleolithic cave art is often found in very obscure and difficult to access places such as the ...

Upper Paleolithic cave art is often found in very obscure and difficult to access places such as the deepest recesses of caves, strongly suggesting a connection between the art and religious ritual.

Indicate whether the state

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Upper Paleolithic cave art in France and Spain reached its height during the Magdalenian, the last ...

Upper Paleolithic cave art in France and Spain reached its height during the Magdalenian, the last major culture of the European Upper Paleolithic period, dating to between 8,000 and 11,000 BC.

Indicate whether the statement

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Lascaux cave in southern France is perhaps the most famous of all European caves, containing many ...

Lascaux cave in southern France is perhaps the most famous of all European caves, containing many chambers and passageways with magnificent cave paintings and dating to 17,000 years ago; in order to preserve the cave and the artwork within it, it is

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Beneath many of the cave paintings at Lascaux there is abundant room for groups of people to have ...

Beneath many of the cave paintings at Lascaux there is abundant room for groups of people to have gathered and participated in rituals; whether they did so is unknown.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Rituals are behavioral acts that often entail material culture and therefore can be represented in ...

Rituals are behavioral acts that often entail material culture and therefore can be represented in the archaeological record.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The Lakota performed vision quests in which men would lie for days on a mountaintop until ...

The Lakota performed vision quests in which men would lie for days on a mountaintop until starvation, dehydration, and exposure brought about visions, used to communicate with the supernatural world.

Indicate whether the stat

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Only a man can be a shaman; women are considered evil and therefore unable to communicate with the ...

Only a man can be a shaman; women are considered evil and therefore unable to communicate with the supernatural world.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Sympathetic magic is grounded in the principle that like controls like.. (True or false?)

Sympathetic magic is grounded in the principle that like controls like..

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A totem is a natural object, often an animal, from which a lineage or clan believes itself to be ...

A totem is a natural object, often an animal, from which a lineage or clan believes itself to be descended and/or with which lineage or clan members have special relations.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The earliest explorations in historical archaeology were motivated by

The earliest explorations in historical archaeology were motivated by

a. disproving the validity of documentary sources and showing that archaeological excavation was the only way to truly understand the past.
b.

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The study of human behavior through material remains, for which written history in some way affects ...

The study of human behavior through material remains, for which written history in some way affects its interpretation, is

a. prehistorical archaeology.
b. historical archaeology.
c. processual archaeo

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Written records document the historic past. So why do archaeologists do historical archaeology? ...

Written records document the historic past. So why do archaeologists do historical archaeology?

a. Documentary sources can be selective and biased toward the interests of particular cultural, political, or ethnic groups.

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Which of the following is true of historical archaeology today?

Which of the following is true of historical archaeology today?

a. The research interests of historical archaeology are fairly limited, focusing on plantations.
b. Historical archaeology is highly specialized, wit

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How is modern historical Americanist archaeology different from its prehistoric counterpart?

How is modern historical Americanist archaeology different from its prehistoric counterpart?

a. Modern historical archaeology does not have a postprocessual slant to it, addressing humanistic and ideological concerns.
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Which of the following is not a major theme of research in historical archaeology today?

Which of the following is not a major theme of research in historical archaeology today?

a. The study of historically disenfranchised groups whose histories were incompletely recorded, recorded in a biased manner, or still so

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