Question 1

What was the key development that allowed Homo sapiens to engage dynamically with their environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  the mastery of fire 
B)  the crafting of tools 
C)  the development of complex language 
D)  the domestication of plants 
A)  the mastery of fire 
B)  the crafting of tools 
C)  the development of complex language 
D)  the domestication of plants

Question 2

How did the people of the Americas compare with Afro-Eurasians?

Accepted Answer

A)  People of the Americas were more scattered and isolated from each other. 
B)  People of the Americas were unable to adapt to local ecozones. 
C)  People of the Americas did not develop refined agricultural techniques. 
D)  People of the Americas more frequently domesticated animals as a food source. 
A)  People of the Americas were more scattered and isolated from each other. 
B)  People of the Americas were unable to adapt to local ecozones. 
C)  People of the Americas did not develop refined agricultural techniques. 
D)  People of the Americas more frequently domesticated animals as a food source.

Question 3

Early pastoralists were closely associated with agricultural villages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Why was the mastery of fire by early hominins significant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fire repelled hominin predators. 
B)  Fire increased hominin capability to hunt for large game. 
C)  Fire allowed hominins to create bronze tools. 
D)  Fire served as a gathering point for small hominin communities. 
A)  Fire repelled hominin predators. 
B)  Fire increased hominin capability to hunt for large game. 
C)  Fire allowed hominins to create bronze tools. 
D)  Fire served as a gathering point for small hominin communities.

Question 5

Which of the following was an advantage of pastoralism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pastoralists were more numerous than agriculturalists because their diets consisted of more protein. 
B)  Pastoralists could exist in isolation from the turmoil of settled village and urban life. 
C)  Pastoralists developed rich and numerous material possessions. 
D)  Pastoralists domesticated horses, giving them decisive advantages in transportation and warfare. 
A)  Pastoralists were more numerous than agriculturalists because their diets consisted of more protein. 
B)  Pastoralists could exist in isolation from the turmoil of settled village and urban life. 
C)  Pastoralists developed rich and numerous material possessions. 
D)  Pastoralists domesticated horses, giving them decisive advantages in transportation and warfare.

Question 6

Compare the creation narratives identified in this chapter with the narrative of hominin evolution. Does the fossil record support or contradict these narratives?

Accepted Answer

Vedic creation narrative describes the s

Question 7

Which of the following is true of hominins such as Australopithecus africanus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hominins were only found in southern Africa. 
B)  Hominins were the only animal species to adapt to changing environments. 
C)  Hominins emerged between 6 and 7 million years ago. 
D)  Hominins developed into different species. 
A)  Hominins were only found in southern Africa. 
B)  Hominins were the only animal species to adapt to changing environments. 
C)  Hominins emerged between 6 and 7 million years ago. 
D)  Hominins developed into different species.

Question 8

Which of the following best describes Homo erectus children?

Accepted Answer

A)  They had a larger brain capacity than earlier hominins because their mothers had wider pelvises. 
B)  They were ignored by clan members until they could hunt and contribute to the food supply. 
C)  They depended on their mothers for food and care for many years. 
D)  Older females, not including their mothers, often tried to kill Homo erectus children. 
A)  They had a larger brain capacity than earlier hominins because their mothers had wider pelvises. 
B)  They were ignored by clan members until they could hunt and contribute to the food supply. 
C)  They depended on their mothers for food and care for many years. 
D)  Older females, not including their mothers, often tried to kill Homo erectus children.

Question 9

What was the single trait that marks the most successful early hominins, compared to those hominins that died out?

Accepted Answer

A)  large brain capacity 
B)  the ability to produce fire 
C)  the ability to adapt to changing physical environments 
D)  continuous fertility 
A)  large brain capacity 
B)  the ability to produce fire 
C)  the ability to adapt to changing physical environments 
D)  continuous fertility

Question 10

Which of the following accurately describes the first plant cultivation?

Accepted Answer

A)  It began around 50,000 years ago. 
B)  Cultivation originated independently in several different locations. 
C)  Overpopulation caused by the effectiveness of new tools for hunting large game animals led to the need for new food sources. 
D)  Cultivation originated in one region and spread to adjacent regions over time. 
A)  It began around 50,000 years ago. 
B)  Cultivation originated independently in several different locations. 
C)  Overpopulation caused by the effectiveness of new tools for hunting large game animals led to the need for new food sources. 
D)  Cultivation originated in one region and spread to adjacent regions over time.

Question 11

When did significant cultural differences emerge among humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  They developed while they were hunter-gatherers. 
B)  They developed when hominins moved out of Africa. 
C)  They developed with the advent of settled agriculture. 
D)  They developed when humans began to produce art. 
A)  They developed while they were hunter-gatherers. 
B)  They developed when hominins moved out of Africa. 
C)  They developed with the advent of settled agriculture. 
D)  They developed when humans began to produce art.

Question 12

What best distinguishes Homo habilis from earlier hominins?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homo habilis intentionally fashioned tools to butcher animals. 
B)  Homo habilis built shelters from wood for protection. 
C)  Homo habilis developed an elaborate creation narrative. 
D)  Homo habilis migrated to the Americas. 
A)  Homo habilis intentionally fashioned tools to butcher animals. 
B)  Homo habilis built shelters from wood for protection. 
C)  Homo habilis developed an elaborate creation narrative. 
D)  Homo habilis migrated to the Americas.

Question 13

To what does the "Fertile Crescent" refer?

Accepted Answer

A)  It refers to the Rift Valley region, in which many early hominin bones have been discovered. 
B)  It refers to a region of Southwest Asia with rich soils and regular rainfall in which the agricultural revolution first appeared. 
C)  It refers to the regions of southern France and northern Spain, where many cave paintings have been discovered. 
D)  It refers to the region of Southeast Asia, where scholars found evidence of rice cultivation. 
A)  It refers to the Rift Valley region, in which many early hominin bones have been discovered. 
B)  It refers to a region of Southwest Asia with rich soils and regular rainfall in which the agricultural revolution first appeared. 
C)  It refers to the regions of southern France and northern Spain, where many cave paintings have been discovered. 
D)  It refers to the region of Southeast Asia, where scholars found evidence of rice cultivation.

Question 14

Which of the following both integrated communities for survival and allowed knowledge to be transmitted across space and time?

Accepted Answer

A)  use of fire 
B)  more complex tools 
C)  bipedalism 
D)  complex language 
A)  use of fire 
B)  more complex tools 
C)  bipedalism 
D)  complex language

Question 15

Why were nomadic pastoralists important to settled agriculturalists?

Accepted Answer

A)  They provided a vast library of historical records. 
B)  They left important records that influenced agricultural innovation. 
C)  They had so little interaction with agricultural communities that farmers came to think of them as powerful mythological beings. 
D)  They transmitted ideas, products, and peoples across long distances, linking them with a wider world. 
A)  They provided a vast library of historical records. 
B)  They left important records that influenced agricultural innovation. 
C)  They had so little interaction with agricultural communities that farmers came to think of them as powerful mythological beings. 
D)  They transmitted ideas, products, and peoples across long distances, linking them with a wider world.

Question 16

Which of the following is an important physical distinction between hominins and other animals?

Accepted Answer

A)  hunting prowess 
B)  language 
C)  opposable thumbs 
D)  bipedalism 
A)  hunting prowess 
B)  language 
C)  opposable thumbs 
D)  bipedalism

Question 17

Around 12,000 years ago, increasing populations and changing climate conditions were two of the major reasons that humans did what?

Accepted Answer

A)  They learned to domesticate plants and animals. 
B)  They discovered fire. 
C)  They created music and art. 
D)  They migrated out of Africa to Afro-Eurasia. 
A)  They learned to domesticate plants and animals. 
B)  They discovered fire. 
C)  They created music and art. 
D)  They migrated out of Africa to Afro-Eurasia.

Question 18

The first humans in North America pursued which survival strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  They hunted large mammals using chipped blades and pointed spears. 
B)  They hunted large mammals using domesticated horses and bow technology. 
C)  They relied on pastoralism, especially domesticated sheep and goats. 
D)  They relied on agriculture, especially domesticated maize, squash, and beans. 
A)  They hunted large mammals using chipped blades and pointed spears. 
B)  They hunted large mammals using domesticated horses and bow technology. 
C)  They relied on pastoralism, especially domesticated sheep and goats. 
D)  They relied on agriculture, especially domesticated maize, squash, and beans.

Question 19

As agricultural communities became larger and more stratified, the rough gender egalitarianism of hunting and gathering societies eroded.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

How did the development of art give advantages to Homo sapiens over other species and express developing values in Homo sapiens's society?

Accepted Answer

Much of the history of earlier hominins

Exam 1: Becoming Human

What was the key development that allowed Homo sapiens to engage dynamically with their environment?

How did the people of the Americas compare with Afro-Eurasians?

Early pastoralists were closely associated with agricultural villages.

Why was the mastery of fire by early hominins significant?

Which of the following was an advantage of pastoralism?

Compare the creation narratives identified in this chapter with the narrative of hominin evolution. Does the fossil record support or contradict these narratives?

Which of the following is true of hominins such as Australopithecus africanus?

Which of the following best describes Homo erectus children?

What was the single trait that marks the most successful early hominins, compared to those hominins that died out?

Which of the following accurately describes the first plant cultivation?

When did significant cultural differences emerge among humans?

What best distinguishes Homo habilis from earlier hominins?

To what does the "Fertile Crescent" refer?

Which of the following both integrated communities for survival and allowed knowledge to be transmitted across space and time?

Why were nomadic pastoralists important to settled agriculturalists?

Which of the following is an important physical distinction between hominins and other animals?

Around 12,000 years ago, increasing populations and changing climate conditions were two of the major reasons that humans did what?

The first humans in North America pursued which survival strategy?

As agricultural communities became larger and more stratified, the rough gender egalitarianism of hunting and gathering societies eroded.

How did the development of art give advantages to Homo sapiens over other species and express developing values in Homo sapiens's society?

Rivers, Cities, and First States, 3500-2000 Bce

Nomads, Chariots, Territorial States, and Microsocieties, 2000-1200 Bce

First Empires and Common Cultures in Afro-Eurasia, 1250-325 Bce

Worlds Turned Inside Out, 1000-350 Bce

Shrinking the Afro-Eurasian World, 350 Bce-250 Ce

Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome, 300 Bce-300 Ce

The Rise of Universal Religions, 300-600 Ce

New Empires and Common Cultures, 600-1000 Ce

Becoming the World, 1000-1300 Ce

Crises and Recovery in Afro-Eurasia, 1300-1500

Contact, Commerce, and Colonization, 1450-1600

Worlds Entangled, 1600-1750

Cultures of Splendor and Power, 1500-1780

Reordering the World, 1750-1850

Alternative Visions of the Nineteenth Century

Nations and Empires, 1850-1914

An Unsettled World, 1890-1914

Of Masses and Visions of the Modern, 1910-1939

The Three-World Order, 1940-1975

Globalization, 1970-2000

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