ANT 312 Collapse

Practice Midterm

This is an optional practice midterm—it will not be collected or graded, and the answers will be available on the website as of the afternoon of October 1.

Definitions: Please choose 2 of the following 4 definitions, define the term, and say why it is important to studying archaeological collapse.

1) Rongorongo script

2) Gutians

3) Classic Maya

4) Mystical factor theory of collapse

Essay: Please choose 1 of the following 2 essay topics and write a complete and well-organized essay fully answering the question.

5) Why are ecocide explanations presently popular for explaining collapses?

6) Discuss the differences between Tragedy of the Commons and the Invisible Hand as economic models for regulation. How do they relate to collapse?