Ant 101 Final
ANT 101, Fall 2012
Exam 4 Study Guide
Exam 4 Time and location
Section 1 (10am section): Monday, December 17 @ 12:15pm, Neville 101
Section 2 (11am section): Monday, December 17 @ 9:30am, Neville 101
Textbook: Chapters 14-15. Review all reading assignments, and pay special attention to the list of “key terms” at the end of each chapter.
Additional readings: Zaro and Houk (2012). The growth and decline of the ancient Maya city of La Milpa, Belize. Ancient Mesoamerica 23:143-159.
Videos: (1) Journey into the Ring of Fire: The Incas of Peru. Know the general themes of the video, and particularly any key points we discussed in class.
Lectures: 18-25
Lecture 18—La Milpa: research at an ancient Maya city
Classic Maya: where and when?
What is epigraphy?
General characteristics of Maya cities (plazas, pyramids, palaces, rural population)
Evaluating the Ancient Maya City of La Milpa, Belize in absence of hieroglyphic text
Importance of studying ‘collapse’ in the archaeological record
Lecture 19—The rise of cities
Civilization and concept of ‘city’
Early Civilizations and the Neolithic Centers of early civilization (geography)
Definition of city Demographic vs. Functional definition
Urban functions
Concept of city (functional) among ancient civilizations
Towns and cities in the archaeological record Çatalhoyük, Turkey General info (physical description and location) Storage facilities Architectural complexity Neolithic Tells Chaco Canyon, New Mexico General info (physical description and location) Pueblo Bonito “elite” burials? Central authority? Road network extending from Chaco Turquoise production Teotihuacan, Mexico General info (physical description and location) Pyramids; monumental architecture Political, economic, religious authority Craft
Exam 4 Study Guide
Exam 4 Time and location
Section 1 (10am section): Monday, December 17 @ 12:15pm, Neville 101
Section 2 (11am section): Monday, December 17 @ 9:30am, Neville 101
Textbook: Chapters 14-15. Review all reading assignments, and pay special attention to the list of “key terms” at the end of each chapter.
Additional readings: Zaro and Houk (2012). The growth and decline of the ancient Maya city of La Milpa, Belize. Ancient Mesoamerica 23:143-159.
Videos: (1) Journey into the Ring of Fire: The Incas of Peru. Know the general themes of the video, and particularly any key points we discussed in class.
Lectures: 18-25
Lecture 18—La Milpa: research at an ancient Maya city
Classic Maya: where and when?
What is epigraphy?
General characteristics of Maya cities (plazas, pyramids, palaces, rural population)
Evaluating the Ancient Maya City of La Milpa, Belize in absence of hieroglyphic text
Importance of studying ‘collapse’ in the archaeological record
Lecture 19—The rise of cities
Civilization and concept of ‘city’
Early Civilizations and the Neolithic Centers of early civilization (geography)
Definition of city Demographic vs. Functional definition
Urban functions
Concept of city (functional) among ancient civilizations
Towns and cities in the archaeological record Çatalhoyük, Turkey General info (physical description and location) Storage facilities Architectural complexity Neolithic Tells Chaco Canyon, New Mexico General info (physical description and location) Pueblo Bonito “elite” burials? Central authority? Road network extending from Chaco Turquoise production Teotihuacan, Mexico General info (physical description and location) Pyramids; monumental architecture Political, economic, religious authority Craft