Question 1

Shifting cultivation as practiced using the slash-and-burn technique, does not involve

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of hand tools, such as digging sticks. 
B)  the use of fire to clear land. 
C)  a reliance on natural rainfall rather than irrigation. 
D)  a reliance on the natural fertility of the soil rather than using manure or other fertilizers. 
E)  the permanent, intensive cultivation of field crops. 
A)  the use of hand tools, such as digging sticks. 
B)  the use of fire to clear land. 
C)  a reliance on natural rainfall rather than irrigation. 
D)  a reliance on the natural fertility of the soil rather than using manure or other fertilizers. 
E)  the permanent, intensive cultivation of field crops. E

Question 2

________ were the first animals domesticated in the Near East around ________ years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  Goats; 10,000 
B)  Dogs; 12,000 
C)  Cattle; 6000 
D)  Goats; 12,000 
E)  Sheep; 8000 
A)  Goats; 10,000 
B)  Dogs; 12,000 
C)  Cattle; 6000 
D)  Goats; 12,000 
E)  Sheep; 8000 B

Question 3

Too many people raising too many animals can have a serious effect on the environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Tools recovered in the archaeological record suggest that Natufians harvested wild grain intensively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Natufians of the Near East are the earliest Mesolithic people known to have

Accepted Answer

A)  combined the gathering of wild grains with the hunting of wild game. 
B)  relied entirely on wild grains for their food. 
C)  constructed storage pits for the wild grain they harvested. 
D)  organized their harvesting activities into work parties directed by managers. 
E)  practiced the planting of some of the grain they harvested. 
A)  combined the gathering of wild grains with the hunting of wild game. 
B)  relied entirely on wild grains for their food. 
C)  constructed storage pits for the wild grain they harvested. 
D)  organized their harvesting activities into work parties directed by managers. 
E)  practiced the planting of some of the grain they harvested.

Question 6

How did people in Mesoamerica maintain their hunting-and-gathering lifestyle after plants were domesticated?

Accepted Answer

The people sowed a variety of

Question 7

According to Lewis Binford and Kent Flannery, human population growth and the movement of people into ________ with ________ resources may have spurred them to practice food production.

Accepted Answer

A)  highland areas; bountiful 
B)  marginal areas; few 
C)  river valleys; aquatic 
D)  coastal regions; seasonal 
E)  grasslands; wild grain 
A)  highland areas; bountiful 
B)  marginal areas; few 
C)  river valleys; aquatic 
D)  coastal regions; seasonal 
E)  grasslands; wild grain

Question 8

Most early cultivation in mainland southeast Asia seems to have occurred in the plains and low terraces around rivers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The subsistence strategy of the Mesolithic has been characterized as

Accepted Answer

A)  exhibiting greater reliance on big-game hunting than in the Upper Paleolithic. 
B)  broad-spectrum food collection. 
C)  featuring a continued reliance on hunting coupled with growing plant crops. 
D)  combining the raising of domesticated herd animals with the gathering of wild food plants. 
E)  a final period of intensive big-game hunting, until all the large mammal species of the last Ice Age were extinct. 
A)  exhibiting greater reliance on big-game hunting than in the Upper Paleolithic. 
B)  broad-spectrum food collection. 
C)  featuring a continued reliance on hunting coupled with growing plant crops. 
D)  combining the raising of domesticated herd animals with the gathering of wild food plants. 
E)  a final period of intensive big-game hunting, until all the large mammal species of the last Ice Age were extinct.

Question 10

In addition to intensively gathering wild grains, the Natufians also intensively herded gazelles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Horticultural societies

Accepted Answer

A)  began to build large temples and other monumental architecture. 
B)  established long-distance trade routes to export their surplus produce. 
C)  are typically led by elected political officials. 
D)  show the beginnings of social differentiation. 
E)  tend to be egalitarian, like food-collecting societies. 
A)  began to build large temples and other monumental architecture. 
B)  established long-distance trade routes to export their surplus produce. 
C)  are typically led by elected political officials. 
D)  show the beginnings of social differentiation. 
E)  tend to be egalitarian, like food-collecting societies.

Question 12

Maize (corn) was apparently first domesticated in

Accepted Answer

A)  the Near East. 
B)  Peru. 
C)  West Africa. 
D)  the eastern United States. 
E)  Mexico. 
A)  the Near East. 
B)  Peru. 
C)  West Africa. 
D)  the eastern United States. 
E)  Mexico.

Question 13

According to Kent Flannery, the extensive harvesting of wild wheat and barley by Mesolithic peoples in the Near East must have prompted

Accepted Answer

A)  the baking of the grain to make bread. 
B)  the development of sophisticated devices to transport the grain. 
C)  the domestication of large animals to use as beasts of burden in transporting the grain. 
D)  some degree of sedentism because the grain could not be moved once it was harvested. 
E)  the setting up of warehouses where they left the grain while they hunted wild herd animals. 
A)  the baking of the grain to make bread. 
B)  the development of sophisticated devices to transport the grain. 
C)  the domestication of large animals to use as beasts of burden in transporting the grain. 
D)  some degree of sedentism because the grain could not be moved once it was harvested. 
E)  the setting up of warehouses where they left the grain while they hunted wild herd animals.

Question 14

In general, ________ were less important economically in the New World than in many parts of the Old World.

Accepted Answer

A)  domesticated animals 
B)  cultivated crops 
C)  corn, beans and squash 
D)  dogs 
E)  none of the above 
A)  domesticated animals 
B)  cultivated crops 
C)  corn, beans and squash 
D)  dogs 
E)  none of the above

Question 15

In Africa, pre-agricultural developments during the Mesolithic probably arose due to changes in the climate and environment, including

Accepted Answer

A)  warmer temperatures and less rainfall. 
B)  warmer temperatures and more rainfall. 
C)  cooler temperatures and more rainfall. 
D)  a change in ocean currents that resulted in less rainfall. 
E)  a change in the path of the jet-stream that brought cooler temperatures. 
A)  warmer temperatures and less rainfall. 
B)  warmer temperatures and more rainfall. 
C)  cooler temperatures and more rainfall. 
D)  a change in ocean currents that resulted in less rainfall. 
E)  a change in the path of the jet-stream that brought cooler temperatures.

Question 16

The highest rate of population increase in the past 10 000 years occurred just after the emergence of farming and herding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Mark Cohen has argued that by about 10,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers had essentially "filled up" the world, which may have set the stage for the transition to agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Foragers are considered __________ whereas pastoralists are known as ________

Accepted Answer

A)  intensive agriculturalists; horticulturalists. 
B)  food producers; food collectors. 
C)  horticulturalists; intensive agriculturalists. 
D)  food collectors; food producers. 
E)  active; sedentary. 
A)  intensive agriculturalists; horticulturalists. 
B)  food producers; food collectors. 
C)  horticulturalists; intensive agriculturalists. 
D)  food collectors; food producers. 
E)  active; sedentary.

Question 19

Research has shown that foraging groups that share common ancestry show considerable variation in economic structure and social organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What were microliths?

Accepted Answer

A)  Small blades. 
B)  Small arrows. 
C)  Small hammers. 
D)  People of short stature. 
E)  Small Mesolithic communities. 
A)  Small blades. 
B)  Small arrows. 
C)  Small hammers. 
D)  People of short stature. 
E)  Small Mesolithic communities.

Shifting cultivation as practiced using the slash-and-burn technique, does not involve

were the first animals domesticated in the Near East around years ago.

Too many people raising too many animals can have a serious effect on the environment.

Tools recovered in the archaeological record suggest that Natufians harvested wild grain intensively.

The Natufians of the Near East are the earliest Mesolithic people known to have

How did people in Mesoamerica maintain their hunting-and-gathering lifestyle after plants were domesticated?

According to Lewis Binford and Kent Flannery, human population growth and the movement of people into with resources may have spurred them to practice food production.

Most early cultivation in mainland southeast Asia seems to have occurred in the plains and low terraces around rivers.

The subsistence strategy of the Mesolithic has been characterized as

In addition to intensively gathering wild grains, the Natufians also intensively herded gazelles.

Horticultural societies

Maize (corn) was apparently first domesticated in

According to Kent Flannery, the extensive harvesting of wild wheat and barley by Mesolithic peoples in the Near East must have prompted

In general, ________ were less important economically in the New World than in many parts of the Old World.

In Africa, pre-agricultural developments during the Mesolithic probably arose due to changes in the climate and environment, including

The highest rate of population increase in the past 10 000 years occurred just after the emergence of farming and herding.

Mark Cohen has argued that by about 10,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers had essentially "filled up" the world, which may have set the stage for the transition to agriculture.

Foragers are considered __ whereas pastoralists are known as

Research has shown that foraging groups that share common ancestry show considerable variation in economic structure and social organization.

What were microliths?

What Is Anthropology?

Uncovering the Past: Tools and Techniques

Reconstructing the Past: Analysis and Interpretation

Historical Development of Evolutionary Theory

Modern Evolutionary Theory

Human Variation

The Living Primates

Primate Evolution: From Early Primates to Hominoids

Early Hominins

Homo Erectus and Archaic Homo Sapiens

Modern Homo Sapiens

Origins of Cities and States

Applied Anthropology: Physical Anthropology and Archaeology

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Exam 12: Origins of Food Production and Settled Life

Shifting cultivation as practiced using the slash-and-burn technique, does not involve

________ were the first animals domesticated in the Near East around ________ years ago.

Too many people raising too many animals can have a serious effect on the environment.

Tools recovered in the archaeological record suggest that Natufians harvested wild grain intensively.

The Natufians of the Near East are the earliest Mesolithic people known to have

How did people in Mesoamerica maintain their hunting-and-gathering lifestyle after plants were domesticated?

According to Lewis Binford and Kent Flannery, human population growth and the movement of people into ________ with ________ resources may have spurred them to practice food production.

Most early cultivation in mainland southeast Asia seems to have occurred in the plains and low terraces around rivers.

The subsistence strategy of the Mesolithic has been characterized as

In addition to intensively gathering wild grains, the Natufians also intensively herded gazelles.

Horticultural societies

Maize (corn) was apparently first domesticated in

According to Kent Flannery, the extensive harvesting of wild wheat and barley by Mesolithic peoples in the Near East must have prompted

In general, ________ were less important economically in the New World than in many parts of the Old World.

In Africa, pre-agricultural developments during the Mesolithic probably arose due to changes in the climate and environment, including

The highest rate of population increase in the past 10 000 years occurred just after the emergence of farming and herding.

Mark Cohen has argued that by about 10,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers had essentially "filled up" the world, which may have set the stage for the transition to agriculture.

Foragers are considered __________ whereas pastoralists are known as ________

Research has shown that foraging groups that share common ancestry show considerable variation in economic structure and social organization.

What were microliths?

What Is Anthropology?

Uncovering the Past: Tools and Techniques

Reconstructing the Past: Analysis and Interpretation

Historical Development of Evolutionary Theory

Modern Evolutionary Theory

Human Variation

The Living Primates

Primate Evolution: From Early Primates to Hominoids

Early Hominins

Homo Erectus and Archaic Homo Sapiens

Modern Homo Sapiens

Origins of Cities and States

Applied Anthropology: Physical Anthropology and Archaeology

Filters

were the first animals domesticated in the Near East around years ago.

According to Lewis Binford and Kent Flannery, human population growth and the movement of people into with resources may have spurred them to practice food production.

Foragers are considered __ whereas pastoralists are known as