Question 1

Which of the following was one of the earliest domesticates in the Americas?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​wheat 
B) ​rice 
C) ​squash 
D) ​corn 
A) ​wheat 
B) ​rice 
C) ​squash 
D) ​corn

Question 2

What two significant crops grown in the world today were first domesticated by American Indians?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​potatoes and maize 
B) ​wheat and rice 
C) ​corn and wheat 
D) ​oats and barley 
A) ​potatoes and maize 
B) ​wheat and rice 
C) ​corn and wheat 
D) ​oats and barley

Question 3

For the most part, Neolithic crops were selected for:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​higher productivity and storability rather than nutritional value 
B) ​lower productivity, higher storability, and nutritional value 
C) ​higher productivity and higher nutritional value rather than storability 
D) ​lower productivity and more storability and nutritional value 
A) ​higher productivity and storability rather than nutritional value 
B) ​lower productivity, higher storability, and nutritional value 
C) ​higher productivity and higher nutritional value rather than storability 
D) ​lower productivity and more storability and nutritional value

Question 4

In Baures, Bolivia, anthropologist Clark Erickson found evidence of possible Neolithic food storage in their construction of:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​stone-lined earthen pits 
B) ​adobe corrals 
C) ​artificial ponds 
D) ​elaborately designed pottery 
A) ​stone-lined earthen pits 
B) ​adobe corrals 
C) ​artificial ponds 
D) ​elaborately designed pottery

Question 5

The Neolithic revolution brought forth tremendous, and permanent, changes in the human race. Choose three major changes that occurred as a result of the domestication of plants and animals, and discuss thoroughly.​

Accepted Answer

The Neolithic revolution, also known as

Question 6

The Natufians used a tool called a _______________ in their harvesting of grains.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Natufians used a tool called a...

Question 7

Which of the following is not a root crop?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​yams 
B) ​taro 
C) ​potato 
D) ​corn 
A) ​yams 
B) ​taro 
C) ​potato 
D) ​corn

Question 8

What were the primary advantages of pottery for a sedentary society?​

Accepted Answer

Pottery allowed for significan

Question 9

The genetic modification of plants and animals by humans is called_______________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The genetic modification of plants and animals...

Question 10

Domestication increases production and decreases instability.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is not an accurate portrayal of agricultural societies and food production?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​They led to an overall increase in length and quality of life. 
B) ​They involved much higher work levels and an increase in disease. 
C) ​Agricultural societies had diets of less variety than foragers. 
D) ​As a result of agriculture, population rate began to rise. 
A) ​They led to an overall increase in length and quality of life. 
B) ​They involved much higher work levels and an increase in disease. 
C) ​Agricultural societies had diets of less variety than foragers. 
D) ​As a result of agriculture, population rate began to rise.

Question 12

When did the Neolithic transition begin?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​around 20,000 years ago 
B) ​around 15,000 years ago 
C) ​around 15,00 years ago 
D) ​around 10,000 years ago 
A) ​around 20,000 years ago 
B) ​around 15,000 years ago 
C) ​around 15,00 years ago 
D) ​around 10,000 years ago

Question 13

What advantages were associated with the microlith?​

Accepted Answer

It could be made of materials

Question 14

Where is the Fertile Crescent located?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Central America 
B) ​Northern Africa 
C) ​Southeast Europe 
D) ​Southwest Asia 
A) ​Central America 
B) ​Northern Africa 
C) ​Southeast Europe 
D) ​Southwest Asia

Question 15

Dwellings during the Neolithic period commonly involved all of the following materials except:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​bricks 
B) ​wood 
C) ​stone 
D) ​iron 
A) ​bricks 
B) ​wood 
C) ​stone 
D) ​iron

Question 16

The Mesolithic was known in the Americas as the:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Middle Stone Age 
B) ​Neolithic 
C) ​Paleolithic 
D) ​Archaic 
A) ​Middle Stone Age 
B) ​Neolithic 
C) ​Paleolithic 
D) ​Archaic

Question 17

Microliths could only be made from flint.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Beginning about 11,000 years ago, the percentage of immature sheep eaten in southwestern Asian highlands increased to approximately what percent?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​75 percent 
B) ​50 percent 
C) ​65 percent 
D) ​90 percent 
A) ​75 percent 
B) ​50 percent 
C) ​65 percent 
D) ​90 percent

Question 19

GM (genetically modified) food, or food from genetically modified organisms (GMOs), has become hotly contested over the past several years. Arguments for and against this procedure abound. One of the arguments for GM food is that the process is a continuation of domestication practices that human populations have done for centuries. In what ways is this statement accurate? In what ways is it not?​

Accepted Answer

The statement that GM food is a continua

Question 20

The spread of ideas, customs, or practices from one culture to another is called:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​invention 
B) ​diffusion 
C) ​primary innovation 
D) ​secondary innovation 
A) ​invention 
B) ​diffusion 
C) ​primary innovation 
D) ​secondary innovation

Which of the following was one of the earliest domesticates in the Americas?

What two significant crops grown in the world today were first domesticated by American Indians?

For the most part, Neolithic crops were selected for:

In Baures, Bolivia, anthropologist Clark Erickson found evidence of possible Neolithic food storage in their construction of:

The Neolithic revolution brought forth tremendous, and permanent, changes in the human race. Choose three major changes that occurred as a result of the domestication of plants and animals, and discuss thoroughly.

The Natufians used a tool called a _______________ in their harvesting of grains.

Which of the following is not a root crop?

What were the primary advantages of pottery for a sedentary society?

The genetic modification of plants and animals by humans is called_______________.

Domestication increases production and decreases instability.

Which of the following is not an accurate portrayal of agricultural societies and food production?

When did the Neolithic transition begin?

What advantages were associated with the microlith?

Where is the Fertile Crescent located?

Dwellings during the Neolithic period commonly involved all of the following materials except:

The Mesolithic was known in the Americas as the:

Microliths could only be made from flint.

Beginning about 11,000 years ago, the percentage of immature sheep eaten in southwestern Asian highlands increased to approximately what percent?

The spread of ideas, customs, or practices from one culture to another is called:

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