1. The Clovis points are fluted oval spearheads found in
A. South Africa
B. Mesoamerica
C.Alaska
D. North America.
2. The clovis culture was comprised of forager bands of extended families that met once a year to commemorate A the mammoth god.
B a great hunt.
C a common ancestor.
D a group marriage festival.
3. By 8000 BCE what had disappeared from the Americans?
A Clovis point spearheads
B big game mammals
C wild grasses
D honeybees
4. After large game becasme scarce c.8000 BCE, spear points in the americas were incereasingly made of
A obsidian.
B. flint.
C. quartz
D. ivory
5. In early American grave sites, orange ochre was used to symbolize
A. travel
B. fertility
C. life
D. the sun
6. what part of the "white shaman" is depicted as feline?
A. the arms
B. the head
C. the torso
D. the feet
7. Early Chavin had a beer made from
A. quinoa
B. corn
C. squash.
D. potatoes
8. people at Chavin combined wool from llamas with what other fiber to produce a blended cloth?
A. flax
B. straw
C. silk
D. cotton
9. The shift from foraging to agriculture in Nubia began c.4000 BCE, and probably began with what crop?
A. sorghum
B. wheat
C. barley
D. maize
10. what evidence did the foragers leave behind as they retreated away for the drying Sahara region?
A. cave paintings
B. pottery shards
C. farming tools
D. copper furnace
11. Meroe was established in c. 650 BCE by ____________ who were pushed south along the Nile by the Assyrians.
A. persians
B. Hittites
C. Egyptians
D. Kerma
12. The fictional tale Aethiopica featured meroe but was written by a monk working in what language?
A. Meroitic
B. hieroglyphic
C. Latin
D. Greek
13. Aksum backed its currency with what commodity?
A. livestock
B. gold
C. copper
D. cattle
14. Aksum's most famous monumental construction were carved stelae made of
A. granite
B. adobe
C. marble.
D. limestone
15. Aksum took its only attempt at mineralization in the early sixth century when it invaded
A. Egypt.
B. Ceuta.
C. Yemen.
D. Persia
16. Although a few forager peoples retreated before the Bantus, most converted to
A. farming
B. hunting
C. gathering
D. barter.
17. In Bantu villages, shamans used witchcraft to protect people from other acts of witchcraft.
A. True.
B. False
18. The Indonesian sailors who brought to Bantu Africa were originally from
A. South America
B. Taiwan
C. Australia
D. India
19. The first ceremonial centers of the Maya were
A. carved stelae
B. rectangular platforms
C. large statuary
D. elaborate ball courts
20. The first temple pyramid constucted by the Maya was located at
A. Nakbe
B. El Mirador
C. Tikal
D. Kalakmul