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6. What is meant by "protohistory"?
- The point at which a certain country develops dance.
- The point at which a certain country develops writing.
- The point at which a certain country develops religion.
- The point at which a certain country develops agriculture.
7. Which of these is an example of naming a culture after where it is from?
- Michelsberg.
- Hallstatt.
- All of the above.
- Sesklo.
8. A frequently occurring assemblage is indicative of a culture. True or false?
9. When is prehistory roughly thought to have begun?
- 20-30 million years ago.
- 6-7 million years ago.
- 7-8 million years ago.
10. What is an archaeological culture?
- How refined a group of peoples were.
- The social stratification of a culture.
- Groupings of peoples, here in prehistoric times.
- When an organism grows on a find; we can examine this to tell us about what they ate at the site when it was occupied.
11. Who coined the term "prehistory"?
- Heinrich Schliemann.
- Christian Jurgensen Thomsen.
- Daniel Wilson.
- Charles Darwin.
12. Why is the term "prehistory" problematic?
- Radioarbon dating only goes as far back as 40,000 years.
- Different countries developed writing at different points in their history.
- It's too far back to know what really happened.
13. What is an assemblage?
- An archaeological gathering of related finds, activities, peoples etc.
- An early animal (including humans).
- In lithic analysis, a defining characteristic of a lithic flake.
- An early human (not including animals).