Question 1

The four most important food crops today in the world are corn, wheat, rice, and __________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The four most important food crops today...

Question 2

Eighty percent of the world's annual tonnage of all crops today is made up of approximately how many varieties of plant species?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​4 
B) ​18 
C) ​12 
D) ​22 
A) ​4 
B) ​18 
C) ​12 
D) ​22

Question 3

Domestication:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​decreases productivity and increases instability 
B) ​increases productivity and increases stability 
C) ​increases productivity and increases instability 
D) ​decreases productivity and increases stability 
A) ​decreases productivity and increases instability 
B) ​increases productivity and increases stability 
C) ​increases productivity and increases instability 
D) ​decreases productivity and increases stability

Question 4

Jericho was an early farming community that was involved in a regional trade network.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What did the Natufians do to adapt their subsistence to changing climatic conditions?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​They stayed in place and stored wild grass seeds in plaster-lined pits. 
B) ​They followed herds of wild cattle, rarely staying in one place for long. 
C) ​They used plaster to create traps for wild animals and practiced agriculture. 
D) ​They burned areas to attract wild animals and stored seeds of perennials. 
A) ​They stayed in place and stored wild grass seeds in plaster-lined pits. 
B) ​They followed herds of wild cattle, rarely staying in one place for long. 
C) ​They used plaster to create traps for wild animals and practiced agriculture. 
D) ​They burned areas to attract wild animals and stored seeds of perennials.

Question 6

Wild plant domestication:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​took place independently across the globe 
B) ​diffused from Mesopotamia to the rest of the world 
C) ​only took place in Europe 
D) ​did not happen 
A) ​took place independently across the globe 
B) ​diffused from Mesopotamia to the rest of the world 
C) ​only took place in Europe 
D) ​did not happen

Question 7

The portal doorway of the archaeological site of Stonehenge is aligned to coincide precisely with:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​sunset at winter solstice 
B) ​sunrise at winter solstice 
C) ​sunset at summer solstice 
D) ​sunrise at summer solstice 
A) ​sunset at winter solstice 
B) ​sunrise at winter solstice 
C) ​sunset at summer solstice 
D) ​sunrise at summer solstice

Question 8

Why is intensive agriculture considered to be a less stable means of subsistence than foraging?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​In general, people do not like to work harder and tend to neglect crops. 
B) ​It is associated with a lower population. 
C) ​There is less species diversity in crops. 
D) ​It always depends much more on stable climatic conditions. 
A) ​In general, people do not like to work harder and tend to neglect crops. 
B) ​It is associated with a lower population. 
C) ​There is less species diversity in crops. 
D) ​It always depends much more on stable climatic conditions.

Question 9

Jericho was surrounded by:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​a large moat 
B) ​massive walls 
C) ​mountain watchtowers 
D) ​a natural river 
A) ​a large moat 
B) ​massive walls 
C) ​mountain watchtowers 
D) ​a natural river

Question 10

The microlith was:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​a pebble tool 
B) ​a drill 
C) ​a hammer 
D) ​a blade 
A) ​a pebble tool 
B) ​a drill 
C) ​a hammer 
D) ​a blade

Question 11

Plant variants that do well in disturbed habitats are called _______________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Plant variants that do well in disturbed...

Question 12

In an egalitarian society:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​there are no social differences between people 
B) ​everyone has the same relative access to resources 
C) ​there is similar rank among all individuals 
D) ​power is not held by one specific kinship group 
A) ​there are no social differences between people 
B) ​everyone has the same relative access to resources 
C) ​there is similar rank among all individuals 
D) ​power is not held by one specific kinship group

Question 13

Which of the following died out at the time of the Neolithic transition?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​mammoths 
B) ​musk oxen 
C) ​reindeer 
D) ​yaks 
A) ​mammoths 
B) ​musk oxen 
C) ​reindeer 
D) ​yaks

Question 14

Marshall Sahlins refers to which societies as the original "affluent society"?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​hunting and gathering 
B) ​horticultural 
C) ​agricultural 
D) ​pastoral 
A) ​hunting and gathering 
B) ​horticultural 
C) ​agricultural 
D) ​pastoral

Question 15

What is the clearest indicator of difference between a wild and domesticated plant?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​stalk length 
B) ​lack of husk 
C) ​shape of edible parts 
D) ​size of edible parts 
A) ​stalk length 
B) ​lack of husk 
C) ​shape of edible parts 
D) ​size of edible parts

Question 16

America's indigenous peoples were the first cultivators of what percentage of the crops grown in the world today?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​10 
B) ​30 
C) ​60 
D) ​80 
A) ​10 
B) ​30 
C) ​60 
D) ​80

Question 17

The region from central Mexico to Costa Rica is referred to as _______________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The region from central Mexico to Costa...

Question 18

In environments that were averse to the development of cultivation, societies tended to become:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​pastoralist 
B) ​agricultural 
C) ​horticulturalist 
D) ​urban 
A) ​pastoralist 
B) ​agricultural 
C) ​horticulturalist 
D) ​urban

Question 19

Researcher Brian Hare found that dogs and humans both have the unique ability to understand:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​body language 
B) ​pointing 
C) ​angry facial gestures 
D) ​whistling 
A) ​body language 
B) ​pointing 
C) ​angry facial gestures 
D) ​whistling

Question 20

Collection of wild foods complemented hunting during the __________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Collection of wild foods complemented hunting during...

The four most important food crops today in the world are corn, wheat, rice, and __________.

Eighty percent of the world's annual tonnage of all crops today is made up of approximately how many varieties of plant species?

Domestication:

Jericho was an early farming community that was involved in a regional trade network.

What did the Natufians do to adapt their subsistence to changing climatic conditions?

Wild plant domestication:

The portal doorway of the archaeological site of Stonehenge is aligned to coincide precisely with:

Why is intensive agriculture considered to be a less stable means of subsistence than foraging?

Jericho was surrounded by:

The microlith was:

Plant variants that do well in disturbed habitats are called _______________.

In an egalitarian society:

Which of the following died out at the time of the Neolithic transition?

Marshall Sahlins refers to which societies as the original "affluent society"?

What is the clearest indicator of difference between a wild and domesticated plant?

America's indigenous peoples were the first cultivators of what percentage of the crops grown in the world today?

The region from central Mexico to Costa Rica is referred to as _______________.

In environments that were averse to the development of cultivation, societies tended to become:

Researcher Brian Hare found that dogs and humans both have the unique ability to understand:

Collection of wild foods complemented hunting during the __________.

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