Question

recognition: selected response: in the space provided, write the capital letter of the choice that best completes each sentence or answers each question. 1. prehistory denotes the time before... a. permanent settlements b. language c. agriculture d. animal domestication e. written record 2. which branch of anthropology is defined as the study of the material remains of past cultures? a. cultural b. archaeological c. physical d. linguistics e. ethnographic 3. what are defined as objects made by human beings which are of cultural significance? a. stigmas b. mores c. artifacts d. norms e. taboos 4. all of the following are examples of historical archaeology except a. a study of the classic writing the city of god b. a study of an ancient athenian court document c. a study of a neolithic stone age hand axe d. a discovery of ancient chinese proverbs e. a survey of the ancient roman census 5. which of these is an example of a prehistoric archaeological find? a. a court document from ancient rome b. a road sign from ancient greece c. a small chiseled arrow head from the stone ages d. a recipe from ancient italy e. a journal of a young athenian 6. a survey is a methodological process of data collection regarding all of the following except a. archaeological “finds” are collected from the ground surface and, then, evaluated b. before any excavation begins, archaeologists wander about a site c. pedestrian surveyors walk side - by - side, carefully combing the area d. a detailed and accurate map of the intended archaeological site and its surroundings is prepared

Explanation:

1. Prehistory is the time before written records.
2. Archaeological anthropology studies the material remains of past cultures.
3. Artifacts are human - made objects of cultural significance.
4. A study of the classic writing the City of God is more related to literary or religious studies, not historical archaeology. Historical archaeology focuses on material remains from historical periods.
5. A small chiseled arrow head from the Stone Ages is a prehistoric archaeological find as the Stone Ages are pre - historical.
6. A survey in archaeology is about data collection before excavation, not about collecting archaeological “finds” from the ground surface for evaluation as a primary purpose.

Answer:

1. E
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. C
6. A