Question 1

Explain how environmental and climatic change impacted the development of the Mesolithic.

Accepted Answer

The environmental and climatic changes d

Question 2

All of the following skeletal evidences are noted biological consequences commonly associated with the Neolithic time period except:

Accepted Answer

A) severe and chronic nutritional stress. 
B) higher mechanical stress on the body. 
C) less wear on teeth. 
D) less robust bones. 
E) less osteoarthritis. 
A) severe and chronic nutritional stress. 
B) higher mechanical stress on the body. 
C) less wear on teeth. 
D) less robust bones. 
E) less osteoarthritis.

Question 3

Because of a stressful life with little extra food reserves,foragers tend to have lower fertility rates than sedentary farming communities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Close contact with the farmers in Jericho and other villages is indicated in the common features found in all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) art. 
B) ritual. 
C) use of prestige goods. 
D) burial practices. 
E) political organization. 
A) art. 
B) ritual. 
C) use of prestige goods. 
D) burial practices. 
E) political organization.

Question 5

Although plant domestication took place independently across the globe,most people developed the same categories of food.Why might this have occurred?

Accepted Answer

Plant domestication took place independe

Question 6

Excavations at the Neolithic settlement that later grew to become the biblical city of__________________have revealed the remains of a sizable farming community occupied as early as 10,350 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) Jerusalem 
B) Bethlehem 
C) Jericho 
D) Bagdad 
E) Constantinople 
A) Jerusalem 
B) Bethlehem 
C) Jericho 
D) Bagdad 
E) Constantinople

Question 7

Describe the layout and construction of Jericho.

Accepted Answer

Jericho is an ancient city located near

Question 8

By what time period did farming villages first appear in Mesoamerica?

Accepted Answer

A) 9,000 years ago 
B) 7,200 years ago 
C) 4,500 years ago 
D) 2,400 years ago 
E) 1,700 years ago 
A) 9,000 years ago 
B) 7,200 years ago 
C) 4,500 years ago 
D) 2,400 years ago 
E) 1,700 years ago

Question 9

The New Stone Age,or Neolithic,began approximately 14,000 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The archaeological record shows that Neolithic peoples used pottery for all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) containers. 
B) pipes. 
C) lamps. 
D) cutting tools. 
E) ladles. 
A) containers. 
B) pipes. 
C) lamps. 
D) cutting tools. 
E) ladles.

Question 11

Paleobotanists can tell the difference between a wild plant species and a domesticated one by studying which elements of the fossil?

Accepted Answer

Paleobotanists can distinguish between w

Question 12

What is the core-fringe-legume pattern of Sidney Mintz?

Accepted Answer

The core-fringe-legume pattern is a conc

Question 13

Native Americans domesticated over 300 food crops,including two of the four most important ones in the world today:

Accepted Answer

A) tomatoes and squash. 
B) wheat and rice. 
C) potatoes and maize. 
D) broccoli and asparagus. 
E) peas and carrots. 
A) tomatoes and squash. 
B) wheat and rice. 
C) potatoes and maize. 
D) broccoli and asparagus. 
E) peas and carrots.

Question 14

The use of intensive crop cultivation,employing plows,fertilizers,and/or irrigation is called:

Accepted Answer

A) cultivation. 
B) agriculture. 
C) horticulture. 
D) pastoralism. 
E) agro-pastoralism. 
A) cultivation. 
B) agriculture. 
C) horticulture. 
D) pastoralism. 
E) agro-pastoralism.

Question 15

What is joint attention,and how do dogs and humans share this?

Accepted Answer

Joint attention refers to the ability of

Question 16

Brian Hare argues that the initial domestication of dogs is most likely that:

Accepted Answer

A) humans selected dogs for domestication based on their hunting abilities. 
B) humans selected dogs for domestication based on their protective abilities. 
C) humans selected dogs for domestication based on their companionship. 
D) dogs and human were co-domesticated as each needed the other equally. 
E) dogs domesticated themselves to humans because of the attraction to human living sites. 
A) humans selected dogs for domestication based on their hunting abilities. 
B) humans selected dogs for domestication based on their protective abilities. 
C) humans selected dogs for domestication based on their companionship. 
D) dogs and human were co-domesticated as each needed the other equally. 
E) dogs domesticated themselves to humans because of the attraction to human living sites.

Question 17

Beginning about 11,000 years ago in the Asian highlands,the archaeological record shows an increase by what percentage in the amount of immature sheep consumed?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 25 
C) 50 
D) 75 
E) 100 
A) 10 
B) 25 
C) 50 
D) 75 
E) 100

Question 18

The Natufians primarily burned their fields so that they were cleared for agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Skeletal features provide clear evidence,even though there was occasional famine,that overall Neolithic people were healthier than their Paleolithic relatives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) juxtaposition. 
B) syncretism. 
C) diffusion. 
D) primary innovation. 
E) secondary innovation. 
A) juxtaposition. 
B) syncretism. 
C) diffusion. 
D) primary innovation. 
E) secondary innovation.

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

Explain how environmental and climatic change impacted the development of the Mesolithic.

All of the following skeletal evidences are noted biological consequences commonly associated with the Neolithic time period except:

Because of a stressful life with little extra food reserves,foragers tend to have lower fertility rates than sedentary farming communities.

Close contact with the farmers in Jericho and other villages is indicated in the common features found in all of the following except:

Although plant domestication took place independently across the globe,most people developed the same categories of food.Why might this have occurred?

Excavations at the Neolithic settlement that later grew to become the biblical city of__________________have revealed the remains of a sizable farming community occupied as early as 10,350 years ago.

Describe the layout and construction of Jericho.

By what time period did farming villages first appear in Mesoamerica?

The New Stone Age,or Neolithic,began approximately 14,000 years ago.

The archaeological record shows that Neolithic peoples used pottery for all of the following except:

Paleobotanists can tell the difference between a wild plant species and a domesticated one by studying which elements of the fossil?

What is the core-fringe-legume pattern of Sidney Mintz?

Native Americans domesticated over 300 food crops,including two of the four most important ones in the world today:

The use of intensive crop cultivation,employing plows,fertilizers,and/or irrigation is called:

What is joint attention,and how do dogs and humans share this?

Brian Hare argues that the initial domestication of dogs is most likely that:

Beginning about 11,000 years ago in the Asian highlands,the archaeological record shows an increase by what percentage in the amount of immature sheep consumed?

The Natufians primarily burned their fields so that they were cleared for agriculture.

Skeletal features provide clear evidence,even though there was occasional famine,that overall Neolithic people were healthier than their Paleolithic relatives.

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

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