L3
讲座
1. What is the lecture mainly about?
Animal symbolism used by the Adena and Fort Ancient peoples
Theories about the origin of an effigy mound
Scientific methods that can be used to date ceramic artifacts
Reasons that some Native American peoples-built mounds
2. What does the professor imply about the conclusion drawn by the first archaeologists to study Serpent Mound?
It was surprisingly accurate considering that it was not based on scientific evidence.
It was influenced by information about the Fort Ancient culture.
It was based on good reasoning but incomplete evidence.
It changed people’s understanding of the purpose of effigy mounds.
3. Why does the professor mention an effigy mound in the shape of an alligator?
To point out that the Fort Ancient people are known to have built effigy mounds
To imply that effigy mounds and conical mounds are very similar
To identity the animal shape that was most important as a symbol in Adena culture
To illustrate a difference between Serpent Mound and other effigy mounds
4. What point does the professor make about the art of the Fort Ancient people?
It was created mainly to honor authority figures.
It contains more images of serpents than that of the Adena people.
It was often made from small ceramic pieces.
Very few examples of it exist today.
5. What aspect of Fort Ancient society may have been especially beneficial during the construction of large mounds?
Its permanent villages
Its strong,centralized government
Its system for communicating messages between villages
Its military control of other groups in the area
6. What assumption about some charcoal pieces does the professor suggest could be mistaken?
That they were left by people who predated the Fort Ancient culture
That they were found at Serpent Mound
That their age is the same as the age of Serpent Mound
That there are enough of them to draw a reliable conclusion from
