Question 1

Polygamy was common among nomadic hunter-gatherers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Discuss the causes and consequences of the emergence of smaller and more regular yearly migratory circuits among nomadic foragers.

Accepted Answer

The emergence of smaller and more regular yearly migratory circuits among nomadic foragers can be attributed to a variety of factors. One of the main causes is the increasing pressure on natural resources and land, leading to a need for more efficient and sustainable ways of utilizing these resources. As populations grow and competition for resources intensifies, nomadic foragers may find it necessary to establish more regular migratory circuits in order to avoid overexploitation of their surroundings.

Additionally, changes in climate and environmental conditions can also play a significant role in the development of smaller and more regular migratory circuits. As weather patterns become more unpredictable and extreme, nomadic foragers may need to adapt their movements to ensure access to food, water, and shelter throughout the year.

The consequences of these changes in migratory patterns can be both positive and negative. On the one hand, establishing more regular migratory circuits can lead to greater stability and security for nomadic foragers, as they are able to plan their movements and resource utilization more effectively. This can also lead to a more sustainable use of natural resources, reducing the risk of overexploitation and environmental degradation.

However, there are also potential drawbacks to the emergence of smaller and more regular migratory circuits. For example, increased sedentarization and settlement can lead to a loss of traditional knowledge and cultural practices among nomadic foragers. Additionally, the establishment of more regular migratory circuits may also lead to conflicts with other groups over access to resources and territory.

In conclusion, the emergence of smaller and more regular yearly migratory circuits among nomadic foragers is a complex phenomenon with both causes and consequences. It is important to consider the various factors at play, including environmental, social, and cultural dynamics, in order to understand and address the implications of these changes for nomadic foraging communities.

Question 3

Diversified foragers

Accepted Answer

A)  live in villages 
B)  usually combine hunting with fishing and the gathering of vegetable materials 
C)  hunt more small game than most nomadic foragers 
D)  live in permanent locations in which there is enough food all year 
E)  all of the above 
A)  live in villages 
B)  usually combine hunting with fishing and the gathering of vegetable materials 
C)  hunt more small game than most nomadic foragers 
D)  live in permanent locations in which there is enough food all year 
E)  all of the above E

Question 4

From what you have learned about hunter-gatherer societies it is clear that Marx's characterization of these societies as "primitive communism" is accurate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Fill in the following table for patch choice theory (high or low?): $\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|}
\hline \text { Name of the theory } & \text { Degree of mobility } & \begin{array}{l}
\text { Degree of sharing } \
\text { Or } \
\text { competitiveness }
\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}
\text { Attachment to } \
\text { territory }
\end{array} \
\hline \begin{array}{l}
\text { High resource } \
\text { density; low } \
\text { resource } \
\text { predictability }
\end{array} & & & \
\hline \begin{array}{l}
\text { High resource } \
\text { density; high } \
\text { resource } \
\text { predictability }
\end{array} & & & \
\hline \begin{array}{l}
\text { Low resource } \
\text { density; low } \
\text { resource } \
\text { predictability }
\end{array} & & & \
\hline \begin{array}{l}
\text { Low resource } \
\text { density; high } \
\text { resource } \
\text { predictability }
\end{array} & & & \
\hline
\end{array}$

Accepted Answer

Patch choice theory in ecology relates t

Question 6

According to the authors people do not imagine sacred hierarchies in the spiritual world until they have created political hierarchies in the material world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When and where did the first sedentary societies emerge?

Accepted Answer

A)  Oxford on the River Thames in the 11ᵗʰ century 
B)  With the development of the television in the 1950s 
C)  The Levant about 11,000 years ago 
D)  In the Yellow River valley of China in the 16ᵗʰ century 
E)  On the Nile near what is now Cairo during the reign of the Scorpion King 
A)  Oxford on the River Thames in the 11ᵗʰ century 
B)  With the development of the television in the 1950s 
C)  The Levant about 11,000 years ago 
D)  In the Yellow River valley of China in the 16ᵗʰ century 
E)  On the Nile near what is now Cairo during the reign of the Scorpion King

Question 8

The spirits in hunter-gatherer societies were worshipped because there was no separation between the spiritual and secular world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Mortan Fried's description of egalitarian societies claims that:

Accepted Answer

A)  people have access to natural resources and tools 
B)  people have open access to leadership positions 
C)  leadership is temporary 
D)  decision-making is consensual 
E)  a, b, c, d
F) neither a, b, c, or d 
A)  people have access to natural resources and tools 
B)  people have open access to leadership positions 
C)  leadership is temporary 
D)  decision-making is consensual 
E)  a, b, c, d
F) neither a, b, c, or d

Question 10

According the Chapter 5, what are the implications of the nature of the small-scale world-system in Northern California for the issue of transformation vs. continuation in sociocultural evolution?

Accepted Answer

The small-scale world-system in Northern

Question 11

Why is California a good place to study diversified foragers?

Accepted Answer

California is considered a good place to

Question 12

The prestige good network in which the Wintu participated was

Accepted Answer

A)  based on trade with neighbors, but goods moved from group to group over long distances 
B)  facilitated by the use of clam shell disc beads as a standardize medium of exchange 
C)  made possible by traders who carried goods over long distances 
D)  spatially smaller than the network of bulk goods exchange 
E)  a and b 
A)  based on trade with neighbors, but goods moved from group to group over long distances 
B)  facilitated by the use of clam shell disc beads as a standardize medium of exchange 
C)  made possible by traders who carried goods over long distances 
D)  spatially smaller than the network of bulk goods exchange 
E)  a and b

Question 13

Why did humans migrate to all the continents except Antarctica?

Accepted Answer

Humans migrated to all the continents ex

Question 14

Women rarely did big game hunting because

Accepted Answer

A)  it was emotionally repulsive to them 
B)  a higher percentage of women were vegetarians 
C)  it was too great a risk to the prospect of bearing children 
D)  male aggression towards women kept them from learning the techniques 
E)  none of the above 
A)  it was emotionally repulsive to them 
B)  a higher percentage of women were vegetarians 
C)  it was too great a risk to the prospect of bearing children 
D)  male aggression towards women kept them from learning the techniques 
E)  none of the above

Question 15

Discuss the differences between nomadic and sedentary foragers and the evolutionary significance of the rise of sedentism before the emergence of gardening.

Accepted Answer

Nomadic foragers are groups of people wh

Question 16

The phenomenon of pulsation is illustrated by archaeological evidence of the rise and fall of trade networks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What were the main causes of the emergence of diversified foraging?

Accepted Answer

A)  curiosity 
B)  depletion of big game 
C)  increase in population density 
D)  regional tool kit styles 
E)  desire for exotic lithics
F) b and c 
A)  curiosity 
B)  depletion of big game 
C)  increase in population density 
D)  regional tool kit styles 
E)  desire for exotic lithics
F) b and c

Question 18

Give an example from your life in which generalized reciprocity was operating with a friend. Justify why your example counts as generalized reciprocity.

Accepted Answer

One example from my life in which genera

Question 19

The average number of children in nomadic hunter-gatherer societies was about 4-5 children per family because:

Accepted Answer

A)  hunting and gathering subsistence lends itself to child labor 
B)  in more sedentary societies children are more likely to be bored 
C)  it was against their spiritual beliefs to abort children 
D)  a, b, c 
E)  none of the above 
A)  hunting and gathering subsistence lends itself to child labor 
B)  in more sedentary societies children are more likely to be bored 
C)  it was against their spiritual beliefs to abort children 
D)  a, b, c 
E)  none of the above

Question 20

The choices nomadic hunter-gatherers made about what resources they exploited were entirely based on the food's nutritional value.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Polygamy was common among nomadic hunter-gatherers.

Discuss the causes and consequences of the emergence of smaller and more regular yearly migratory circuits among nomadic foragers.

Diversified foragers

From what you have learned about hunter-gatherer societies it is clear that Marx's characterization of these societies as "primitive communism" is accurate.

According to the authors people do not imagine sacred hierarchies in the spiritual world until they have created political hierarchies in the material world.

When and where did the first sedentary societies emerge?

The spirits in hunter-gatherer societies were worshipped because there was no separation between the spiritual and secular world.

Mortan Fried's description of egalitarian societies claims that:

According the Chapter 5, what are the implications of the nature of the small-scale world-system in Northern California for the issue of transformation vs. continuation in sociocultural evolution?

Why is California a good place to study diversified foragers?

The prestige good network in which the Wintu participated was

Why did humans migrate to all the continents except Antarctica?

Women rarely did big game hunting because

Discuss the differences between nomadic and sedentary foragers and the evolutionary significance of the rise of sedentism before the emergence of gardening.

The phenomenon of pulsation is illustrated by archaeological evidence of the rise and fall of trade networks.

What were the main causes of the emergence of diversified foraging?

Give an example from your life in which generalized reciprocity was operating with a friend. Justify why your example counts as generalized reciprocity.

The average number of children in nomadic hunter-gatherer societies was about 4-5 children per family because:

The choices nomadic hunter-gatherers made about what resources they exploited were entirely based on the food's nutritional value.

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Exam 5: World-Systems of Foragers

Polygamy was common among nomadic hunter-gatherers.

Discuss the causes and consequences of the emergence of smaller and more regular yearly migratory circuits among nomadic foragers.

Diversified foragers

From what you have learned about hunter-gatherer societies it is clear that Marx's characterization of these societies as "primitive communism" is accurate.

According to the authors people do not imagine sacred hierarchies in the spiritual world until they have created political hierarchies in the material world.

When and where did the first sedentary societies emerge?

The spirits in hunter-gatherer societies were worshipped because there was no separation between the spiritual and secular world.

Mortan Fried's description of egalitarian societies claims that:

According the Chapter 5, what are the implications of the nature of the small-scale world-system in Northern California for the issue of transformation vs. continuation in sociocultural evolution?

Why is California a good place to study diversified foragers?

The prestige good network in which the Wintu participated was

Why did humans migrate to all the continents except Antarctica?

Women rarely did big game hunting because

Discuss the differences between nomadic and sedentary foragers and the evolutionary significance of the rise of sedentism before the emergence of gardening.

The phenomenon of pulsation is illustrated by archaeological evidence of the rise and fall of trade networks.

What were the main causes of the emergence of diversified foraging?

Give an example from your life in which generalized reciprocity was operating with a friend. Justify why your example counts as generalized reciprocity.

The average number of children in nomadic hunter-gatherer societies was about 4-5 children per family because:

The choices nomadic hunter-gatherers made about what resources they exploited were entirely based on the food's nutritional value.

History and Social Evolution

The Comparative World-Systems Approach

Biological Bases of Social Evolution

Building a Social Self: The Macro-Micro Link Part II Stateless Systems

The Gardeners Web Chapter Indigenous North American World-Systems Before the Rise of Chiefs

The Sacred Chiefs Part III State-Based Systems

The Temple and the Palace

Public Spaces, Self, and Cognitive Evolution in Early States

The Early Empires: Semiperipheral Conquerors and Capitalist City-States

The Central System Part IV-The Long Rise of Capitalism

The Long Rise of the West

The Modern World-System

The Early Modern Systems in the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Centuries

The Global Nineteenth Century

Public Spaces, Individualism, and Cognition in the Modern Age

The Twentieth-Century Age of Extremes

The World-System Since 1945: Another Wave of Globalization, Hegemony, and Revolutions

Late Globalization: The Early Twenty-First Century

The Next Three Futures: Another Round of Us Hegemony, Global Collapse, or Global Democracy

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