Question 1

The domestication of plant species is in direct correlation with the development of horticultural societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Natufian subsistence is associated with all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) use of sickles. 
B) use of foot plows. 
C) burning to promote animal grazing. 
D) use of grinding stones for seed. 
E) storage of wild seeds. 
A) use of sickles. 
B) use of foot plows. 
C) burning to promote animal grazing. 
D) use of grinding stones for seed. 
E) storage of wild seeds.

Question 3

The large size of the microlith utilized by Mesolithic peoples allowed them to re-sharpen it many times and create a wide array of different tools.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is distinctive in Southeast Asia was the domestication of root crops,such as yams and taro.Root crop farming typically involves the growing of many different species together in a single field.This is also called:

Accepted Answer

A) vegeculture. 
B) vegetative culture. 
C) yamaculture. 
D) root burrowing. 
E) rutaculture. 
A) vegeculture. 
B) vegetative culture. 
C) yamaculture. 
D) root burrowing. 
E) rutaculture.

Question 5

The potato,tomato,and peanut were all first domesticated in:

Accepted Answer

A) North America. 
B) Europe. 
C) Africa. 
D) South America. 
E) Southwest Asia. 
A) North America. 
B) Europe. 
C) Africa. 
D) South America. 
E) Southwest Asia.

Question 6

How can archaeologists discern social structure in the archaeological record? Discuss different types of material culture that might be used to indicate social standing in the community.

Accepted Answer

Archaeologists can discern social struct

Question 7

The transition from foraging to food production was a definitive change.Discuss the transition that occurred during this period to human society and how attributes of our lives today are more in line with the early Neolithic period than the foragers who came before.How are we today a "Neolithic product" as well?

Accepted Answer

The transition from foraging to food pro

Question 8

According to this theory,animal domestication began because permanent water holes attracted hungry animals that came to graze on the stubble of the grain fields.People,finding these animals too thin to kill for food,began to fatten them up.This theory is known as the desiccation theory,or:

Accepted Answer

A) hilly flanks theory. 
B) oasis theory. 
C) domestication theory. 
D) leisure theory. 
E) hungry animal theory. 
A) hilly flanks theory. 
B) oasis theory. 
C) domestication theory. 
D) leisure theory. 
E) hungry animal theory.

Question 9

Who were the earliest Mesolithic people known to have stored plant food,as evidenced by basin-shaped depressions in the rocks found outside homes and plastered storage pits beneath the floors of the houses?

Accepted Answer

A) Natufian 
B) Cro-Magnon 
C) Aborigines 
D) Polynesians 
E) Babylonians 
A) Natufian 
B) Cro-Magnon 
C) Aborigines 
D) Polynesians 
E) Babylonians

Question 10

Domestication in the Americas began around 10,000 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Whatever the benefits of food production,a substantial price was paid.Discuss the Neolithic process and the costs of this type of "progress."

Accepted Answer

The Neolithic process, also known as the

Question 12

All of the following are characteristics commonly associated with domesticated animals except:

Accepted Answer

A) horn variation,including loss of horns. 
B) size variation,including reduction in size. 
C) hoof variation,generally favoring cloven-hoofed animals. 
D) cultural artifacts associated with penning or corralling animals. 
E) alteration in sex and age ratios of butchered animals. 
A) horn variation,including loss of horns. 
B) size variation,including reduction in size. 
C) hoof variation,generally favoring cloven-hoofed animals. 
D) cultural artifacts associated with penning or corralling animals. 
E) alteration in sex and age ratios of butchered animals.

Question 13

Scientists have found evidence of the earliest "dental drilling" to relieve pain as old as:

Accepted Answer

A) 12,000 years ago. 
B) 9,000 years ago. 
C) 5,000 years ago. 
D) 2,500 years ago. 
E) 1,300 years ago. 
A) 12,000 years ago. 
B) 9,000 years ago. 
C) 5,000 years ago. 
D) 2,500 years ago. 
E) 1,300 years ago.

Question 14

All of the following are characteristics commonly associated with domesticated plants except:

Accepted Answer

A) increased size. 
B) increase in natural seed dispersal mechanisms. 
C) reduction of seed protective devices,such as husks. 
D) loss of delayed seed germination. 
E) development of simultaneous ripening. 
A) increased size. 
B) increase in natural seed dispersal mechanisms. 
C) reduction of seed protective devices,such as husks. 
D) loss of delayed seed germination. 
E) development of simultaneous ripening.

Question 15

In root crop farming,propagation is brought about by the planting of cuttings,rather than the planting of seeds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Discuss reasons why some people of the past did not make the change from food foraging to food production.

Accepted Answer

There are several reasons why some peopl

Question 17

Global food production creates opportunities and risks.Discuss each of these.

Accepted Answer

Global food production creates opportuni

Question 18

What evidence do scientists use to discern whether a butchering site is associated with wild animals or domesticated ones?

Accepted Answer

To determine whether a butchering site i

Question 19

In the Americas,the shape and timing of the Neolithic Revolution differed compared to other parts of the world.Discuss why and how it differed.

Accepted Answer

The Neolithic Revolution in the Americas

Question 20

The ultimate source of all culture change is innovation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: The Neolithic Revolution: the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The domestication of plant species is in direct correlation with the development of horticultural societies.

Natufian subsistence is associated with all of the following except:

The large size of the microlith utilized by Mesolithic peoples allowed them to re-sharpen it many times and create a wide array of different tools.

What is distinctive in Southeast Asia was the domestication of root crops,such as yams and taro.Root crop farming typically involves the growing of many different species together in a single field.This is also called:

The potato,tomato,and peanut were all first domesticated in:

How can archaeologists discern social structure in the archaeological record? Discuss different types of material culture that might be used to indicate social standing in the community.

According to this theory,animal domestication began because permanent water holes attracted hungry animals that came to graze on the stubble of the grain fields.People,finding these animals too thin to kill for food,began to fatten them up.This theory is known as the desiccation theory,or:

Who were the earliest Mesolithic people known to have stored plant food,as evidenced by basin-shaped depressions in the rocks found outside homes and plastered storage pits beneath the floors of the houses?

Domestication in the Americas began around 10,000 years ago.

Whatever the benefits of food production,a substantial price was paid.Discuss the Neolithic process and the costs of this type of "progress."

All of the following are characteristics commonly associated with domesticated animals except:

Scientists have found evidence of the earliest "dental drilling" to relieve pain as old as:

All of the following are characteristics commonly associated with domesticated plants except:

In root crop farming,propagation is brought about by the planting of cuttings,rather than the planting of seeds.

Discuss reasons why some people of the past did not make the change from food foraging to food production.

Global food production creates opportunities and risks.Discuss each of these.

What evidence do scientists use to discern whether a butchering site is associated with wild animals or domesticated ones?

In the Americas,the shape and timing of the Neolithic Revolution differed compared to other parts of the world.Discuss why and how it differed.

The ultimate source of all culture change is innovation.

The Essence of Anthropology

Biology, Genetics, and Evolution

Living Primates

Primate Behavior

Field Methods in Archaeology and Paleoanthropology

From First Primates to First Bipeds

Origins of the Genus Homo

The Global Expansion of Homo Sapiens and Their Technology

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity: Race and Racism

Human Adaptation to a Changing World

Characteristics of Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, Methods, and Theories

Language and Communication

Social Identity, Personality, and Gender

Patterns of Subsistence

Economic Systems

Sex, Marriage, and Family

Kinship and Descent

Grouping by Gender, Age, Common Interest, and Social Status

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Spirituality, Religion, and Shamanism

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