AWLS Past in Perspective Chapter 6 Exam Questions and Answers, Exams of Medicine

A series of questions and answers related to chapter 6 of "awls past in perspective," focusing on archaeological findings and the development of human behavior during the paleolithic and stone ages. It covers topics such as early artistic expression, tool technologies, subsistence strategies, and burial practices. The questions are designed to test understanding of key concepts and archaeological sites, making it a useful resource for students studying archaeology or anthropology. Verified answers, making it a valuable study aid for exam preparation and review.

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for child development researcher Jean Piaget, the first scribblings of young
children have the purpose of โœ”
Correct Answer-
pure play
the archeological site Arcy-sur-Cure is significant as a place where: โœ”
Correct
Answer-
it is one of the few sites where Neandertals are know to have produced
items of personal adornment
early evidence of the use of raw materials used in artistic expression have been
found at Qafzeh Cave, in Israel, in the form of: โœ”
Correct Answer-
red ochre
the earliest glimmerings of artistic expression found at Pinnacle Cave, in South
Africa, date back about: โœ”
Correct Answer-
164,000 years
at the Blombos Cave in South Africa, researchers discovered โœ”
Correct Answer-
pieces of ochre with incised markings
the incised artifacts recovered at Blombos Cave in South Africa appear to be
about how old: โœ”
Correct Answer-
100,000 years
More than 75,000 years ago, the inhabitants of Blombos Cave โœ”
Correct
Answer-
made beads of perforated mollusk shells
Coolidge and Wynn (2009) include in their enumeration of the archaeological
correlates of the modern human mind: (3 things) โœ”
Correct Answer-
personal
ornamentation, ritual burial of the dead, technologies involving multiple
components
the period when modern behavior becomes apparent in the archaeological record
is the: โœ”
Correct Answer-
Upper Paleolithic and Late Stone age
In Africa, the equivalent in time to the Upper Paleolithic in Europe is the
โœ”
Correct Answer-
Late Stone age
In Europe of equivalent in time to the Late stone age in Africa is the: โœ”
Correct
Answer-
Upper Paleolithic
in the late Stone Age and Upper Paleolithic, stone tools exhibit: โœ”
Correct
Answer-
a shift from flake to blade tools
among the oldest sites in Southwest Asia exhibiting a shift to a stone tool
technology based on blade production are: โœ”
Correct Answer-
Boker Tachtit and
Ksar Akil
Among the new weapons used in hunting that were developed during the Upper
Paleolithic and New Stone Age, were the โœ”
Correct Answer-
spear-thrower and
bow and arrow
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for child development researcher Jean Piaget, the first scribblings of young

children have the purpose of โœ” Correct Answer-pure play

the archeological site Arcy-sur-Cure is significant as a place where: โœ” Correct

Answer-it is one of the few sites where Neandertals are know to have produced

items of personal adornment early evidence of the use of raw materials used in artistic expression have been

found at Qafzeh Cave, in Israel, in the form of: โœ” Correct Answer-red ochre

the earliest glimmerings of artistic expression found at Pinnacle Cave, in South

Africa, date back about: โœ” Correct Answer-164,000 years

at the Blombos Cave in South Africa, researchers discovered โœ” Correct Answer-

pieces of ochre with incised markings the incised artifacts recovered at Blombos Cave in South Africa appear to be

about how old: โœ” Correct Answer-100,000 years

More than 75,000 years ago, the inhabitants of Blombos Cave โœ” Correct

Answer-made beads of perforated mollusk shells

Coolidge and Wynn (2009) include in their enumeration of the archaeological

correlates of the modern human mind: (3 things) โœ” Correct Answer-personal

ornamentation, ritual burial of the dead, technologies involving multiple components the period when modern behavior becomes apparent in the archaeological record

is the: โœ” Correct Answer-Upper Paleolithic and Late Stone age

In Africa, the equivalent in time to the Upper Paleolithic in Europe is the

โœ” Correct Answer-Late Stone age

In Europe of equivalent in time to the Late stone age in Africa is the: โœ” Correct

Answer-Upper Paleolithic

in the late Stone Age and Upper Paleolithic, stone tools exhibit: โœ” Correct

Answer-a shift from flake to blade tools

among the oldest sites in Southwest Asia exhibiting a shift to a stone tool

technology based on blade production are: โœ” Correct Answer-Boker Tachtit and

Ksar Akil Among the new weapons used in hunting that were developed during the Upper

Paleolithic and New Stone Age, were the โœ” Correct Answer-spear-thrower and

bow and arrow

the oldest indirect evidence for the bow and arrow dates to: โœ” Correct Answer-

64,000 years ago in South Africa

the function of the spear thrower is to: โœ” Correct Answer-artificially extend the

arm of the thrower compared to a spear thrown without one, a spear thrown with a spear thrower:

(3) โœ” Correct Answer-goes farther, is more accurate, has more penetrating

power

in the Upper Paleolithic and Late Stone Age, the subsistence base: โœ” Correct

Answer-a broadening of the food quest to include a greater range of plants and

animals

the Aurignacian is: โœ” Correct Answer-a stone tool tradition based on blade tool

production

what is the time period of the Aurignacian tradition: โœ” Correct Answer-34,000-

27,000 years ago evidence for the net hunting of small animals during the Upper Paleolithic has

been found at: โœ” Correct Answer-Dolni Vestonice

Evidence for a significant focus on marine resources during the Late Stone Age

has been found at: โœ” Correct Answer-Die Kelders Cave

in the upper Paleolithic, habitation sites tend to be: โœ” Correct Answer-larger

than those of the Middle Paleolithic In the Upper Paleolithic, there is a dramatic increase in the use of which raw

materials: (3) โœ” Correct Answer-bone, antler, ivory

the increased use of exotic raw materials at Upper Paleolithic and Late Stone Age sites when compared to Middle Paleolithic and Middle Stone age sites is evidence

for: โœ” Correct Answer-an expansion of trading networks

Early evidence of Late Stone Age peopling crafting bone tools including bone

awls and spear points has dated to about 77,000 years ago at: โœ” Correct

Answer-Blombos Cave

The sites of Ksar Akil and Boker Tachtit and significant: โœ” Correct Answer-in

showing the development of a specialized blade tool technology more than 40,000 years ago The Upper Paleolithic blade technology was more efficient than Levallois

because: โœ” Correct Answer-many more Upper Paleolithic blades than Levallois

flakes could be removed from the same sized core, producing more cutting edge from the same amount of stone The upper Paleolithic tradition characterized by retouching blades, engraving

tools called burins, and stone scrapers is called the: โœ” Correct Answer-

Aurignacian

in Upper Paleolithic burials, it is common to find individuals buried with:

โœ” Correct Answer-items of personal adornment

compared to neandertal burials, the earliest burials of anatomically modern

human beings:(3) โœ” Correct Answer-are more elaborate in the kinds of grave

goods, show a higher proportion with grave goods, and are more likely to show items of personal adornment

the first cave paintings are associated with: โœ” Correct Answer-anatomically

modern humans the oldest date obtained for the cave paintings of European Upper Paleolithic is

about: โœ” Correct Answer-40,000 years old

the most common images in the cave paintings of the European Upper Paleolithic

are of: โœ” Correct Answer-animals

the oldest venus figurine dates to about how many years ago: โœ” Correct

Answer-35,

more than 30,000 years ago, the inhabitance of Hohle Fels Cave, in Germany: (3)

โœ” Correct Answer-produced small sculptures of a waterfowl and horse, the first

venus figurines, flutes

detailed analysis of the so-called Venus figurines shows that: โœ” Correct

Answer-they depict a wide range of women, similar to the range of women in a

living population a statistical analysis conducted by Patricia Rice and Ann Paterson of Upper

Paleolithic cave art indicates that: โœ” Correct Answer-there is a correlation

between the percentage of animals depicted in the artwork and the frequency of animals represented in the faunal assemblages of nearby habitation sites

at Hohlenstein- Stadel Cave, Upper Paleolithic people produced: โœ” Correct

Answer-figurines that were half human, half lion

Archaeologist Michael Jochim views the cave art of the Upper Paleolithic as a

means of: โœ” Correct Answer-marking territory

J.D. Lewis-Williams and T.A. Dowson explain the geometric depictions in Upper

Paleolithic art (lines, zigzags, grids, and concentric circles) as: โœ” Correct

Answer-trance-induced hallucinations

Lewis-Williams and Dowson suggests that Upper Paleolithic shamans painted the

following while in a trance like state: โœ” Correct Answer-lines, zigzags, grids,

and concentric circles

one thing that makes Chauvet Cave unique is: โœ” Correct Answer-it has a lot of

images of carnivores the painted images discovered at Fumane cave in Italy has been interpreted as:

โœ” Correct Answer-a sorcerer

Cussac Cave is notable for the 25,000-year old painted depiction of a:

โœ” Correct Answer-woman

archaeologist Diane Gifford-Gonzalez has shown that modern artists depicting

life in the Upper Paleolithic almost always present men: (3) โœ” Correct Answer-

hunting, performing rituals, carrying game Archaeologist Diane Gifford-Gonzalez has shown that modern artists depicting

life in the Upper Paleolithic almost always presents woman: โœ” Correct Answer-

tending to babies and working hides