Southwest Agriculture and Prehistoric Culture Quiz Insights

Question 1 1 / 1 pts In addition to population pressure, which of the following is the most likely reason for the adoption of agriculture in the Southwest and Northern Mexico? Agricultural products were needed for trade with Aztec traders. Crops replaced Pleistocene megafauna as the main dietary staple. Agriculture buffered the risk of poor hunting and gathering returns. Crops provided much-needed protein in Southwestern diets. A desire for sedentism Question 2 1 / 1 pts Items such as ball courts and copper bells unearthed at Hohokam and Chacoan sites indicate which of the following? Trade relations with groups in Mexico. Paleoindian culture flourished in the Southeast, but regressed in political complexity during the Upper Dryas. Snaketown was settled after the Moundbuilder civilization collapsed. Athletic competition was reserved for wealthy Olmec elites. Adena warriors were buried in communal graves. Ball courts and copper bells indicate connections with people in Mexico. Question 3 1 / 1 pts

Archaeologists surmise that Mogollon kivas were designed for: ceremonial purposes warfare menstrual seclusion processing of maize storage of water Kivas were likely used for ceremonial purposes. Question 4 1 / 1 pts What distinguishes Mimbres culture from other Southwestern groups? Elaborate pottery Advanced irrigation techniques Reliance on maize as a dietary staple Calendrical system based on the lunar orbit Intra-familial warfare Mimbres is known for its elaborately decorated pottery Question 5 1 / 1 pts Hohokam agriculture was facilitated by the construction of: deep wells

bucket brigades very large cisterns to trap rainwater elaborately decorated pottery canals Hohokam canals aided in agriculture. Question 6 1 / 1 pts The Ancestral Pueblo and other prehistoric Southwestern pueblo cultures are very easy for archaeologists to date very precisely. What dating technique allows this? Dendrochronology Seriation of projectile point shape Archaeomagnetism Thermoluminescence Calendrical correlation Dendrochronology, the study of tree rings to find a date in time, is the dating technique that has allowed archaeologists to date Southwestern pueblo cultures so precisely. Question 7 1 / 1 pts Why do many professional archaeologists avoid pictographs and petroglyphs?

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They are inaccessible because they often are located on high cliffs They are difficult to date and most interpretations about their meanings are speculative They are often fakes done by modern New Age visitors They are not important to understanding prehistoric cultures Analysis of pictographs and petroglyphs is typically conducted by cultural anthropologists, not archaeologists. Petroglyphs and pictographs are difficult for archaeologists to date and most interpretations about their meanings are speculative (highly), so many professional archaeologists avoid them altogether. Question 8 1 / 1 pts What was a distinctive characteristic of the settlements in Chaco Canyon? T-shaped pueblos Ball courts Brass dishware Roads Cave burials Roads in Chaco canyon were a very distinctive characteristic for that settlement in the Southwest. Question 9

1 / 1 pts Chaco Canyon likely had a strong centralized government and that is what allowed them to build such large stone structures. True False There is no evidence for centralized government at Chaco Canyon and most archaeologists infer that it was organized around ritual. Incorrect Question 10 0 / 1 pts Sites like Cliff Palace were likely built on the sides of steep slopes for: rock climbing practice defensive purposes easier access to water easier access to agricultural fields None of the above Sites like Cliff Palace were built on steep slopes for defensive reasons.

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