Question 1

Anthropological studies of modern cultures making the transition to agriculture in Botswana and Lesotho support the

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A)  abundance theory of the development of agriculture. 
B)  religious theory of the development of agriculture. 
C)  political theory of the development of agriculture. 
D)  population pressure theory of the development of agriculture. 
A)  abundance theory of the development of agriculture. 
B)  religious theory of the development of agriculture. 
C)  political theory of the development of agriculture. 
D)  population pressure theory of the development of agriculture.

Question 2

According to the theory of climatic instability, people developed agriculture because

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A)  climate change increased populations. 
B)  people wanted to preserve their food supply in the face of climate change. 
C)  political authorities used climatic changes to force people into agricultural production. 
D)  people increasingly believed that climatic instability was caused by supernatural forces. 
A)  climate change increased populations. 
B)  people wanted to preserve their food supply in the face of climate change. 
C)  political authorities used climatic changes to force people into agricultural production. 
D)  people increasingly believed that climatic instability was caused by supernatural forces.

Question 3

From where did the earliest agriculturalists enter Europe?

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A)  Asia 
B)  Africa 
C)  Europe 
D)  the Americas 
A)  Asia 
B)  Africa 
C)  Europe 
D)  the Americas

Question 4

The expansion of agriculture can be traced across sub-Saharan Africa through the spread of what language group?

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A)  Swahili 
B)  Ndebele 
C)  Semitic 
D)  Bantu 
A)  Swahili 
B)  Ndebele 
C)  Semitic 
D)  Bantu

Question 5

The "trinity" of crops that developed in Central American societies was

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A)  beans, rice, and potatoes. 
B)  beans, maize, and turnips. 
C)  rye, squash, and maize. 
D)  beans, maize, and squash. 
A)  beans, rice, and potatoes. 
B)  beans, maize, and turnips. 
C)  rye, squash, and maize. 
D)  beans, maize, and squash.

Question 6

Some of the earliest archaeological evidence for agriculture in Southern Asia includes

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A)  cotton threads. 
B)  potato skins. 
C)  fossilized grape vines. 
D)  chicken bones. 
A)  cotton threads. 
B)  potato skins. 
C)  fossilized grape vines. 
D)  chicken bones.

Question 7

Domestication of crops and animals

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A)  had no effect on the evolution of species. 
B)  caused what might be called an "unnatural selection" that interfered with the evolutionary process. 
C)  had an effect only on the evolution of animals. 
D)  had an effect only on the evolution of plants. 
A)  had no effect on the evolution of species. 
B)  caused what might be called an "unnatural selection" that interfered with the evolutionary process. 
C)  had an effect only on the evolution of animals. 
D)  had an effect only on the evolution of plants.

Question 8

Archeological evidence dating from around 3000 B.C.E. from Hambledon Hill in England most likely indicates:

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A)  that humans of that era held enormous parties because an ice age was coming. 
B)  that failed attempts at herding animals and farming led people back to foraging and hunting. 
C)  that humans of that era combined hunting and gathering with newer practices related to farming and production. 
D)  that humans of that era imported most of their food because they could not find enough locally. 
A)  that humans of that era held enormous parties because an ice age was coming. 
B)  that failed attempts at herding animals and farming led people back to foraging and hunting. 
C)  that humans of that era combined hunting and gathering with newer practices related to farming and production. 
D)  that humans of that era imported most of their food because they could not find enough locally.

Question 9

Write an essay that discusses why early peoples gradually adopted agriculture as a substitute for foraging and hunting. What pressures encouraged or discouraged agriculture? Your answer should compare at least two regions.

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Early peoples gradually adopted agricult

Question 10

How and when did agriculture begin in Southwestern Asia compared with its beginnings in South Asia and in East Asia? What different staple crops developed in these different regions?

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Agriculture began in Southwestern Asia a

Question 11

How did the environments of pastoral societies differ from those of agrarian societies? How did these differences affect relations between these two types of communities?

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The environments of pastoral societies a

Question 12

What were the relationships between foragers, herders, and farmers, and how did they develop over time?
In Perspective

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The answer of What were the relationships between foragers, herders,...

Question 13

Agriculture in North America developed

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A)  as a result of contact and communication with communities in Central America. 
B)  as a result of experimentation with local plants. 
C)  a wide variety of domesticated animals. 
D)  as a result of contact and communication with South American communities. 
A)  as a result of contact and communication with communities in Central America. 
B)  as a result of experimentation with local plants. 
C)  a wide variety of domesticated animals. 
D)  as a result of contact and communication with South American communities.

Question 14

Climate change at the end of the last Ice Age had the effect of

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A)  creating conditions that were stable around the world and favorable to agriculture. 
B)  beginning a divide between more innovative thinkers who adopted agriculture and more conservative ones who retained hunting and gathering. 
C)  causing climatic instability that created a common, conservative mentality among early farmers and hunters. 
D)  forcing many people to question their ancient traditions. 
A)  creating conditions that were stable around the world and favorable to agriculture. 
B)  beginning a divide between more innovative thinkers who adopted agriculture and more conservative ones who retained hunting and gathering. 
C)  causing climatic instability that created a common, conservative mentality among early farmers and hunters. 
D)  forcing many people to question their ancient traditions.

Question 15

The earliest animals selected by humans as a primary food source were

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A)  dogs. 
B)  cattle. 
C)  pigs. 
D)  snails. 
A)  dogs. 
B)  cattle. 
C)  pigs. 
D)  snails.

Question 16

What implications for population growth and social structure did the different sets of staple crops and animals have for people in different areas of the world?

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The different sets of staple crops and a

Question 17

Farming and herding revolutionized the place of humans in their ecosystems by

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A)  making human beings independent of the species we eat. 
B)  making human beings dependent on the species we eat. 
C)  making human beings interdependent with the species we eat. 
D)  making human beings reliant on certain species for reproduction. 
A)  making human beings independent of the species we eat. 
B)  making human beings dependent on the species we eat. 
C)  making human beings interdependent with the species we eat. 
D)  making human beings reliant on certain species for reproduction.

Question 18

Archaeologist Brian Fagan said, "Even the simplest hunter-gatherer society knows full well that seeds germinate when planted." That statement suggests

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A)  that all societies will eventually develop agriculture. 
B)  that all societies can potentially develop agriculture. 
C)  that it is surprising that all human societies have not developed agriculture on their own. 
D)  that the relatively recent development of agriculture is especially odd. 
A)  that all societies will eventually develop agriculture. 
B)  that all societies can potentially develop agriculture. 
C)  that it is surprising that all human societies have not developed agriculture on their own. 
D)  that the relatively recent development of agriculture is especially odd.

Question 19

The earliest permanent settlements arose about

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A)  15,000 to 14,000 years ago. 
B)  11,000 to 10,000 years ago. 
C)  9,000 to 8,000 years ago. 
D)  7,000 to 6,000 years ago. 
A)  15,000 to 14,000 years ago. 
B)  11,000 to 10,000 years ago. 
C)  9,000 to 8,000 years ago. 
D)  7,000 to 6,000 years ago.

Question 20

People first began to cultivate foods in the Nile Valley about

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A)  12,000 years ago. 
B)  9,000 years ago. 
C)  7,000 years ago. 
D)  2,000 years ago. 
A)  12,000 years ago. 
B)  9,000 years ago. 
C)  7,000 years ago. 
D)  2,000 years ago.

Anthropological studies of modern cultures making the transition to agriculture in Botswana and Lesotho support the

According to the theory of climatic instability, people developed agriculture because

From where did the earliest agriculturalists enter Europe?

The expansion of agriculture can be traced across sub-Saharan Africa through the spread of what language group?

The "trinity" of crops that developed in Central American societies was

Some of the earliest archaeological evidence for agriculture in Southern Asia includes

Domestication of crops and animals

Archeological evidence dating from around 3000 B.C.E. from Hambledon Hill in England most likely indicates:

Write an essay that discusses why early peoples gradually adopted agriculture as a substitute for foraging and hunting. What pressures encouraged or discouraged agriculture? Your answer should compare at least two regions.

How and when did agriculture begin in Southwestern Asia compared with its beginnings in South Asia and in East Asia? What different staple crops developed in these different regions?

How did the environments of pastoral societies differ from those of agrarian societies? How did these differences affect relations between these two types of communities?

What were the relationships between foragers, herders, and farmers, and how did they develop over time? In Perspective

Agriculture in North America developed

Climate change at the end of the last Ice Age had the effect of

The earliest animals selected by humans as a primary food source were

What implications for population growth and social structure did the different sets of staple crops and animals have for people in different areas of the world?

Farming and herding revolutionized the place of humans in their ecosystems by

Archaeologist Brian Fagan said, "Even the simplest hunter-gatherer society knows full well that seeds germinate when planted." That statement suggests

The earliest permanent settlements arose about

People first began to cultivate foods in the Nile Valley about

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Exam 2: Out of the Mud: Farming and Herding After the Ice Age

Anthropological studies of modern cultures making the transition to agriculture in Botswana and Lesotho support the

According to the theory of climatic instability, people developed agriculture because

From where did the earliest agriculturalists enter Europe?

The expansion of agriculture can be traced across sub-Saharan Africa through the spread of what language group?

The "trinity" of crops that developed in Central American societies was

Some of the earliest archaeological evidence for agriculture in Southern Asia includes

Domestication of crops and animals

Archeological evidence dating from around 3000 B.C.E. from Hambledon Hill in England most likely indicates:

Write an essay that discusses why early peoples gradually adopted agriculture as a substitute for foraging and hunting. What pressures encouraged or discouraged agriculture? Your answer should compare at least two regions.

How and when did agriculture begin in Southwestern Asia compared with its beginnings in South Asia and in East Asia? What different staple crops developed in these different regions?

How did the environments of pastoral societies differ from those of agrarian societies? How did these differences affect relations between these two types of communities?

What were the relationships between foragers, herders, and farmers, and how did they develop over time? In Perspective

Agriculture in North America developed

Climate change at the end of the last Ice Age had the effect of

The earliest animals selected by humans as a primary food source were

What implications for population growth and social structure did the different sets of staple crops and animals have for people in different areas of the world?

Farming and herding revolutionized the place of humans in their ecosystems by

Archaeologist Brian Fagan said, "Even the simplest hunter-gatherer society knows full well that seeds germinate when planted." That statement suggests

The earliest permanent settlements arose about

People first began to cultivate foods in the Nile Valley about

Out of the Ice: Peopling the Earth

The Great River Valleys: Accelerating Change and Developing States

A Succession of Civilizations: Ambition and Instability

Rebuilding the World: Recoveries, New Initiatives, and Their Limits

The Great Schools

The Great Empires

Postimperial Worlds: Problems of Empires in Eurasia and Africa, Ca 200 to 700 Ce

The Rise of World Religions: Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism

Remaking the World: Innovation and Renewal on Environmental Frontiers in the Late First Millenium

Contending With Isolation: Ca 1000-1200

The Nomadic Frontiers: the Islamic World, Byzantium, and China, Ca 1000-1200

The World the Mongols Made

The Revenge of Nature: Plague, Cold, and the Limits of Disaster in the Fourteenth Century

Expanding Worlds: Recovery in the Late Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries

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