Question 1

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Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
Terms
-In San culture, a nightlong ritual held to activate a human being's inner spiritual potency to counteract the evil influences of gods and ancestors. The practice was apparently common to the Khoisan people, of whom the Ju/'hoansi are a surviving remnant.

Accepted Answer

A) Venus figurines 
B) Dreamtime 
C) Clovis culture 
D) megafaunal extinction 
E) Austronesian migrations
F)"the original affluent society"
G)shamans
H)trance dance
I)Paleolithic settling down
J)Göbekli Tepe
K)Fertile Crescent
L)teosinte
M)diffusion
N)Bantu migration
O)Ishi
P)Banp--
Q)"secondary products revolution"
R)pastoral societies
S)Çatalhüyük
T)chiefdoms

Question 2

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Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
Terms
-Dying out of a number of large animal species, including the mammoth and several species of horses and camels, that occurred around 11,000 to 10,000 years ago, at the end of the Ice Age. The extinction may have been caused by excessive hunting or by the changing climate of the era.

Accepted Answer

A) Venus figurines 
B) Dreamtime 
C) Clovis culture 
D) megafaunal extinction 
E) Austronesian migrations
F)"the original affluent society"
G)shamans
H)trance dance
I)Paleolithic settling down
J)Göbekli Tepe
K)Fertile Crescent
L)teosinte
M)diffusion
N)Bantu migration
O)Ishi
P)Banp--
Q)"secondary products revolution"
R)pastoral societies
S)Çatalhüyük
T)chiefdoms

Question 3

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Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
Terms
-The wild ancestor of maize.

Accepted Answer

A) Venus figurines 
B) Dreamtime 
C) Clovis culture 
D) megafaunal extinction 
E) Austronesian migrations
F)"the original affluent society"
G)shamans
H)trance dance
I)Paleolithic settling down
J)Göbekli Tepe
K)Fertile Crescent
L)teosinte
M)diffusion
N)Bantu migration
O)Ishi
P)Banp--
Q)"secondary products revolution"
R)pastoral societies
S)Çatalhüyük
T)chiefdoms

Question 4

Which of the following does the myth of Mutjinga in Source 1.3 justify?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men's monopoly of power 
B)  Women's control of men 
C)  Divisions within society 
D)  Enslavement of certain groups

Question 5

Which of the following describes a feature of chiefdoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  The use of force to ensure obedience from subjects 
B)  The absence of centralized authority 
C)  The collection of tribute from commoners 
D)  The separation of religious and secular power

Question 6

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

Question 7

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Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
Terms
-The process by which some Paleolithic peoples moved toward permanent settlement in the wake of the last Ice Age. Settlement was marked by increasing storage of food and accumulation of goods as well as growing inequalities in society.

Accepted Answer

A) Venus figurines 
B) Dreamtime 
C) Clovis culture 
D) megafaunal extinction 
E) Austronesian migrations
F)"the original affluent society"
G)shamans
H)trance dance
I)Paleolithic settling down
J)Göbekli Tepe
K)Fertile Crescent
L)teosinte
M)diffusion
N)Bantu migration
O)Ishi
P)Banp--
Q)"secondary products revolution"
R)pastoral societies
S)Çatalhüyük
T)chiefdoms

Question 8

Historical Analysis: What were the key changes in human society that came with the Agricultural Revolution?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

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.

Question 10

What kinds of uniquely human activities show up early in the African archeological record, supporting the theory that humans originated on that continent?

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

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

Question 12

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Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
Terms
-Paleolithic carvings of the female form, often with exaggerated breasts, buttocks, hips, and stomach, which may have had religious significance.

Accepted Answer

A) Venus figurines 
B) Dreamtime 
C) Clovis culture 
D) megafaunal extinction 
E) Austronesian migrations
F)"the original affluent society"
G)shamans
H)trance dance
I)Paleolithic settling down
J)Göbekli Tepe
K)Fertile Crescent
L)teosinte
M)diffusion
N)Bantu migration
O)Ishi
P)Banp--
Q)"secondary products revolution"
R)pastoral societies
S)Çatalhüyük
T)chiefdoms

Question 13

What common feature did pastoral and agricultural societies share?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organization of society based on kinship 
B)  Systems of labor based on slavery 
C)  Preference for male children 
D)  Inherited positions of power and privilege

Question 14

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

Question 15

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

Question 16

Which of the following stories portrays women in a positive light?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yhi Brings Life to the World 
B)  The Platypus 
C)  The Mutjinga Myth 
D)  The Purukapali Myth

Question 17

What does the surviving evidence reveal about the religious beliefs and practices of Paleolithic humans?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

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Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
Terms
-An important Neolithic site in what is now Turkey.

Accepted Answer

A) Venus figurines 
B) Dreamtime 
C) Clovis culture 
D) megafaunal extinction 
E) Austronesian migrations
F)"the original affluent society"
G)shamans
H)trance dance
I)Paleolithic settling down
J)Göbekli Tepe
K)Fertile Crescent
L)teosinte
M)diffusion
N)Bantu migration
O)Ishi
P)Banp--
Q)"secondary products revolution"
R)pastoral societies
S)Çatalhüyük
T)chiefdoms

Question 19

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

Question 20

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Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section.
Terms
-A term used to describe the series of technological changes that began about 4000 B·C·E·., as people began to develop new uses for their domesticated animals, exploiting a revolutionary new source of power.

Accepted Answer

A) Venus figurines 
B) Dreamtime 
C) Clovis culture 
D) megafaunal extinction 
E) Austronesian migrations
F)"the original affluent society"
G)shamans
H)trance dance
I)Paleolithic settling down
J)Göbekli Tepe
K)Fertile Crescent
L)teosinte
M)diffusion
N)Bantu migration
O)Ishi
P)Banp--
Q)"secondary products revolution"
R)pastoral societies
S)Çatalhüyük
T)chiefdoms

Exam 1: First Peoples: Populating the Planet, to 10,000 Bce

Use the following to answer questions: Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Terms -The wild ancestor of maize.

Which of the following does the myth of Mutjinga in Source 1.3 justify?

Which of the following describes a feature of chiefdoms?

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

Historical Analysis: What were the key changes in human society that came with the Agricultural Revolution?

How did the last Ice Age affect Paleolithic people?

What kinds of uniquely human activities show up early in the African archeological record, supporting the theory that humans originated on that continent?

What was a feature of society during the Paleolithic era?

What common feature did pastoral and agricultural societies share?

Which factor contributed to the Agricultural Revolution?

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

Which of the following stories portrays women in a positive light?

What does the surviving evidence reveal about the religious beliefs and practices of Paleolithic humans?

Use the following to answer questions: Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Terms -An important Neolithic site in what is now Turkey.

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