Question 1

Which of the following was a result of the Agricultural Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  The initial human settlement of the earth 
B)  The invention of the plow 
C)  Higher risk of disease and famine 
D)  The decline of trade 
A)  The initial human settlement of the earth 
B)  The invention of the plow 
C)  Higher risk of disease and famine 
D)  The decline of trade C

Question 2

The Agricultural Revolution occurred independently in various parts of the world between

Accepted Answer

A)  300,000 and 250,000 years ago. 
B)  100,000 and 60,000 years ago. 
C)  45,000 and 30,000 years ago. 
D)  12,000 and 4,000 years ago. 
A)  300,000 and 250,000 years ago. 
B)  100,000 and 60,000 years ago. 
C)  45,000 and 30,000 years ago. 
D)  12,000 and 4,000 years ago. D

Question 3

Which of the following distinguished the Agricultural Revolution in the Americas from the Agricultural Revolution elsewhere?

Accepted Answer

A)  The scarcity of animals that could be domesticated 
B)  A common climatic and vegetation zone 
C)  High agricultural yields and population density 
D)  Uniformity of farming practices and techniques 
A)  The scarcity of animals that could be domesticated 
B)  A common climatic and vegetation zone 
C)  High agricultural yields and population density 
D)  Uniformity of farming practices and techniques A

Question 4

Which of the following is true of both the Paleolithic era and Age of Agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A)  The prevalence of female imagery 
B)  The power of priests 
C)  The modification of the genetic composition of plants 
D)  The spread of permanent settlements 
A)  The prevalence of female imagery 
B)  The power of priests 
C)  The modification of the genetic composition of plants 
D)  The spread of permanent settlements

Question 5

Humans in the Paleolithic era already had the knowledge to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Make pottery 
B)  Harvest wool 
C)  Ride horses 
D)  Make wine 
A)  Make pottery 
B)  Harvest wool 
C)  Ride horses 
D)  Make wine

Question 6

What is another name for the Agricultural Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fertile Crescent 
B)  Neolithic Revolution 
C)  "Secondary products revolution" 
D)  Mesoamerica 
A)  Fertile Crescent 
B)  Neolithic Revolution 
C)  "Secondary products revolution" 
D)  Mesoamerica

Question 7

What was a feature of society during the Paleolithic era?

Accepted Answer

A)  High population density 
B)  Relative egalitarianism 
C)  Class conflict 
D)  Widespread slavery 
A)  High population density 
B)  Relative egalitarianism 
C)  Class conflict 
D)  Widespread slavery

Question 8

Which factor contributed to the Agricultural Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  A sharp decline in population 
B)  An increase in the number of large mammals 
C)  A need for additional food 
D)  The rise of chiefdoms 
A)  A sharp decline in population 
B)  An increase in the number of large mammals 
C)  A need for additional food 
D)  The rise of chiefdoms

Question 9

What did migrants to Australia and the Pacific Islands use to get to their destinations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clovis points 
B)  Mammoths 
C)  Land bridges 
D)  Boats 
A)  Clovis points 
B)  Mammoths 
C)  Land bridges 
D)  Boats

Question 10

How did the last Ice Age affect Paleolithic people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ice served as an important preservative for food,making it possible for them to settle in the same place for extended periods. 
B)  The cold weather killed off most large mammals that had preyed on early human beings. 
C)  As the glaciers advanced,humans could easily move into new regions because humankind had originated in cold climates. 
D)  The lower sea levels associated with the Ice Age created land bridges,allowing human beings to travel to many regions of the earth. 
A)  Ice served as an important preservative for food,making it possible for them to settle in the same place for extended periods. 
B)  The cold weather killed off most large mammals that had preyed on early human beings. 
C)  As the glaciers advanced,humans could easily move into new regions because humankind had originated in cold climates. 
D)  The lower sea levels associated with the Ice Age created land bridges,allowing human beings to travel to many regions of the earth.

Question 11

Which of the following describes both pastoral and agricultural village societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both were made up of mobile populations that moved frequently. 
B)  Both were made up of bands of twenty-five to fifty people. 
C)  Both possessed relatively egalitarian social structures with few social distinctions. 
D)  Both possessed permanent settlements near the sea. 
A)  Both were made up of mobile populations that moved frequently. 
B)  Both were made up of bands of twenty-five to fifty people. 
C)  Both possessed relatively egalitarian social structures with few social distinctions. 
D)  Both possessed permanent settlements near the sea.

Question 12

How did the north/south orientation of the Americas affect the unfolding of the Agricultural Revolution in that part of the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Farmers in the Americas developed no grain crop that could sustain large populations. 
B)  The successful domestication of large mammals by people in the Americas made crop domestication less important. 
C)  Crops were slow to spread because they had to adapt to different climactic and vegetation zones. 
D)  Agricultural innovations developed first in Mesoamerica and then spread north and south. 
A)  Farmers in the Americas developed no grain crop that could sustain large populations. 
B)  The successful domestication of large mammals by people in the Americas made crop domestication less important. 
C)  Crops were slow to spread because they had to adapt to different climactic and vegetation zones. 
D)  Agricultural innovations developed first in Mesoamerica and then spread north and south.

Question 13

Which of the following explains why conflict was frequent between pastoral societies and agricultural societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pastoral societies wanted the food crops and manufactured goods produced by agricultural societies. 
B)  Agricultural societies domesticated animals,but pastoral societies domesticated plants. 
C)  Agricultural societies sought access to the richer grazing lands controlled by pastoral societies. 
D)  The animals herded by pastoral societies could be found only in land controlled by agricultural societies. 
A)  Pastoral societies wanted the food crops and manufactured goods produced by agricultural societies. 
B)  Agricultural societies domesticated animals,but pastoral societies domesticated plants. 
C)  Agricultural societies sought access to the richer grazing lands controlled by pastoral societies. 
D)  The animals herded by pastoral societies could be found only in land controlled by agricultural societies.

Question 14

What role did women play in agricultural village societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women led important rituals and ceremonies. 
B)  Women rode horses and fought in battles. 
C)  Women participated in farming and textile work. 
D)  Women organized irrigation systems and controlled trade. 
A)  Women led important rituals and ceremonies. 
B)  Women rode horses and fought in battles. 
C)  Women participated in farming and textile work. 
D)  Women organized irrigation systems and controlled trade.

Question 15

Which of the following describes a feature of pastoral societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Village-based horticulture 
B)  Animal husbandry 
C)  Intensification of land use 
D)  Oppression of women 
A)  Village-based horticulture 
B)  Animal husbandry 
C)  Intensification of land use 
D)  Oppression of women

Question 16

Which describes a religious or spiritual aspect of Paleolithic culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  An outlook that sharply distinguished between the material and spiritual worlds 
B)  A single belief system based on monotheism and animism 
C)  A cyclical view of time that emphasized regeneration and disintegration 
D)  The worship of masculinity,as reflected in universally male images and statues 
A)  An outlook that sharply distinguished between the material and spiritual worlds 
B)  A single belief system based on monotheism and animism 
C)  A cyclical view of time that emphasized regeneration and disintegration 
D)  The worship of masculinity,as reflected in universally male images and statues

Question 17

Which of the following was an important development during the Paleolithic period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Humankind created the first alphabet. 
B)  Humankind migrated to different parts of the world. 
C)  Humankind established the first civilizations. 
D)  Humankind developed ironworking technologies. 
A)  Humankind created the first alphabet. 
B)  Humankind migrated to different parts of the world. 
C)  Humankind established the first civilizations. 
D)  Humankind developed ironworking technologies.

Question 18

Which of the following represents a way that Paleolithic humans shaped their environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  They deliberately set fires to encourage the growth of particular plants. 
B)  They regulated their hunting to avoid the extinction of various large animals. 
C)  They drove wild animals into new regions to increase their numbers. 
D)  They regulated the human population to avoid overtaxing the environment. 
A)  They deliberately set fires to encourage the growth of particular plants. 
B)  They regulated their hunting to avoid the extinction of various large animals. 
C)  They drove wild animals into new regions to increase their numbers. 
D)  They regulated the human population to avoid overtaxing the environment.

Question 19

Which of the following explains why some regions did not make the transition to an agricultural way of life?

Accepted Answer

A)  There were not enough people to do all the work involved with farming. 
B)  Farming was considered socially demeaning. 
C)  Knowledge about farming did not spread beyond the core areas where the Agricultural Revolution had taken place. 
D)  Environmental conditions were not suitable for farming. 
A)  There were not enough people to do all the work involved with farming. 
B)  Farming was considered socially demeaning. 
C)  Knowledge about farming did not spread beyond the core areas where the Agricultural Revolution had taken place. 
D)  Environmental conditions were not suitable for farming.

Question 20

The Clovis culture of North America provides evidence of

Accepted Answer

A)  the beginning of the last Ice Age. 
B)  warfare between rival tribes. 
C)  cultural diffusion over a large area. 
D)  the domestication of animals. 
A)  the beginning of the last Ice Age. 
B)  warfare between rival tribes. 
C)  cultural diffusion over a large area. 
D)  the domestication of animals.

Exam 1: C: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Exam to 4000 B.C.E

Which of the following was a result of the Agricultural Revolution?

The Agricultural Revolution occurred independently in various parts of the world between

Which of the following distinguished the Agricultural Revolution in the Americas from the Agricultural Revolution elsewhere?

Which of the following is true of both the Paleolithic era and Age of Agriculture?

Humans in the Paleolithic era already had the knowledge to do which of the following?

What is another name for the Agricultural Revolution?

What was a feature of society during the Paleolithic era?

Which factor contributed to the Agricultural Revolution?

What did migrants to Australia and the Pacific Islands use to get to their destinations?

How did the last Ice Age affect Paleolithic people?

Which of the following describes both pastoral and agricultural village societies?

How did the north/south orientation of the Americas affect the unfolding of the Agricultural Revolution in that part of the world?

Which of the following explains why conflict was frequent between pastoral societies and agricultural societies?

What role did women play in agricultural village societies?

Which of the following describes a feature of pastoral societies?

Which describes a religious or spiritual aspect of Paleolithic culture?

Which of the following was an important development during the Paleolithic period?

Which of the following represents a way that Paleolithic humans shaped their environment?

Which of the following explains why some regions did not make the transition to an agricultural way of life?

The Clovis culture of North America provides evidence of

A: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

B: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

D: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

E: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

F: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

G: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

A: First Civilizations Cities, States, and Unequal Societies 3500 B.C.E-500 B.C.E

B: First Civilizations Cities, States, and Unequal Societies 3500 B.C.E-500 B.C.E

C: First Civilizations Cities, States, and Unequal Societies 3500 B.C.E-500 B.C.E

D: First Civilizations Cities, States, and Unequal Societies 3500 B.C.E-500 B.C.E

E: First Civilizations Cities, States, and Unequal Societies 3500 B.C.E-500 B.C.E

F: First Civilizations Cities, States, and Unequal Societies 3500 B.C.E-500 B.C.E

A: State and Empire in Eurasianorth Africa 500 B.C.E-500 C.E

B: State and Empire in Eurasianorth Africa 500 B.C.E-500 C.E

C: State and Empire in Eurasianorth Africa 500 B.C.E-500 C.E

D: State and Empire in Eurasianorth Africa 500 B.C.E-500 C.E

E: State and Empire in Eurasianorth Africa 500 B.C.E-500 C.E

F: State and Empire in Eurasianorth Africa 500 B.C.E-500 C.E

G: State and Empire in Eurasianorth Africa 500 B.C.E-500 C.E

A: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

B: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

C: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

D: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

E: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

F: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

G: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

A: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

B: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

C: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

D: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

E: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

F: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

G: Society and Inequality in Eurasia

A: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

B: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

C: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

D: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

E: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

F: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

G: Commonalities and Variations Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania

Extension (3-6): First Things First: Beginnings in History, to 500 B.C.E.

A: Commerce and Culture 500-1500

B: Commerce and Culture 500-1500

C: Commerce and Culture 500-1500

D: Commerce and Culture 500-1500

E: Commerce and Culture 500-1500

A: China and the World East Asian Connections 500-1300

B: China and the World East Asian Connections 500-1300

C: China and the World East Asian Connections 500-1300

D: China and the World East Asian Connections 500-1300

E: China and the World East Asian Connections 500-1300

A: The Worlds of Islam Afro-Eurasian Connections 600-1500

B: The Worlds of Islam Afro-Eurasian Connections 600-1500

C: The Worlds of Islam Afro-Eurasian Connections 600-1500

D: The Worlds of Islam Afro-Eurasian Connections 600-1500

E: The Worlds of Islam Afro-Eurasian Connections 600-1500

A: The Worlds of Christendom Contraction, Expansion, and Division 500-1300

B: The Worlds of Christendom Contraction, Expansion, and Division 500-1300

C: The Worlds of Christendom Contraction, Expansion, and Division 500-1300