Question 1

Unlike nonhuman primates,dogs are unable to comprehend human pointing,but they do have joint attention with humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Increased dependence on farming is a direct result of population growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Paradoxically,while domestication increases productivity,it also increases instability.Explain this paradox.

Accepted Answer

The paradox of domestication increasing

Question 4

Which of the following is not one of the world's most important crops today?

Accepted Answer

A) Wheat 
B) Rice 
C) Barley 
D) Maize 
E) Potato 
A) Wheat 
B) Rice 
C) Barley 
D) Maize 
E) Potato

Question 5

The Natufians are associated with all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) lived at the eastern end of the Mediterranean. 
B) buried their dead with many art objects and money. 
C) were an example of a Mesolithic culture in the Old World. 
D) lived in stone-walled houses in small villages,caves,and rock shelters. 
E) are the earliest known Mesolithic peoples to have cut grain and stored crops. 
A) lived at the eastern end of the Mediterranean. 
B) buried their dead with many art objects and money. 
C) were an example of a Mesolithic culture in the Old World. 
D) lived in stone-walled houses in small villages,caves,and rock shelters. 
E) are the earliest known Mesolithic peoples to have cut grain and stored crops.

Question 6

Increased dependence on farming is associated with:

Accepted Answer

A) decreased fertility across human populations. 
B) an decrease in the food supply. 
C) the stabilization of the food supply. 
D) the destabilization of animal populations. 
E) increased fertility across human populations. 
A) decreased fertility across human populations. 
B) an decrease in the food supply. 
C) the stabilization of the food supply. 
D) the destabilization of animal populations. 
E) increased fertility across human populations.

Question 7

The human management of flocks shielded sheep from the effects of natural selection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

About 12,000 years ago,climatic conditions changed,resulting in new forests,more plant food,and abundant sources of fish and other food around lakeshores,bays,and rivers.Human populations developed new techniques to catch and kill animals,and spent more time fishing and collecting wild plant foods.This new way of life marks the beginning of the Middle Stone Age,also called the:

Accepted Answer

A) Lower Paleolithic. 
B) Middle Paleolithic. 
C) Upper Paleolithic. 
D) Mesolithic. 
E) Neolithic. 
A) Lower Paleolithic. 
B) Middle Paleolithic. 
C) Upper Paleolithic. 
D) Mesolithic. 
E) Neolithic.

Question 9

What can the sex and age distributions of animal remains found at butcher sites disclose about the use of domestication?

Accepted Answer

The sex and age distributions of animal

Question 10

Domestication began in the Fertile Crescent.Groups such as the Natufians are believed to have initially promoted the development of domestication:

Accepted Answer

A) because of food shortages. 
B) as a fixed process for food production. 
C) as a multicultural base. 
D) intentionally. 
E) unintentionally. 
A) because of food shortages. 
B) as a fixed process for food production. 
C) as a multicultural base. 
D) intentionally. 
E) unintentionally.

Question 11

Although the exact relationship between population growth and food production resembles the old chicken-and-egg question,why is the increased dependence on farming associated with increased fertility across human populations?

Accepted Answer

The relationship between population grow

Question 12

What are the most immediate causes of the decline of health seen during the Neolithic?

Accepted Answer

The most immediate causes of the decline

Question 13

Define vegeculture and the method used for propagation of root crops.

Accepted Answer

Vegeculture is the cultivation of vegeta

Question 14

About 12,000 years ago,what environmental changes created a shift in food production?

Accepted Answer

A) The climate of the north grew colder 
B) Tundra and the large herd animals that they supported spread throughout the Old World 
C) Glaciers melted and the sea levels rose 
D) Deserts replaced forests 
E) The fish disappeared from the ocean 
A) The climate of the north grew colder 
B) Tundra and the large herd animals that they supported spread throughout the Old World 
C) Glaciers melted and the sea levels rose 
D) Deserts replaced forests 
E) The fish disappeared from the ocean

Question 15

At what point in the transition from Meolithic to Neolithic lifestyles did agricultural populations begin to show appreciable rise in mortality rates and decrease in health?

Accepted Answer

A) Advent of sedentism 
B) Expansion of food supplies 
C) Developing craft industries 
D) Beginning house construction 
E) Burial of the dead 
A) Advent of sedentism 
B) Expansion of food supplies 
C) Developing craft industries 
D) Beginning house construction 
E) Burial of the dead

Unlike nonhuman primates,dogs are unable to comprehend human pointing,but they do have joint attention with humans.

Increased dependence on farming is a direct result of population growth.

Paradoxically,while domestication increases productivity,it also increases instability.Explain this paradox.

Which of the following is not one of the world's most important crops today?

The Natufians are associated with all of the following except:

Increased dependence on farming is associated with:

The human management of flocks shielded sheep from the effects of natural selection.

What can the sex and age distributions of animal remains found at butcher sites disclose about the use of domestication?

Domestication began in the Fertile Crescent.Groups such as the Natufians are believed to have initially promoted the development of domestication:

Although the exact relationship between population growth and food production resembles the old chicken-and-egg question,why is the increased dependence on farming associated with increased fertility across human populations?

What are the most immediate causes of the decline of health seen during the Neolithic?

Define vegeculture and the method used for propagation of root crops.

About 12,000 years ago,what environmental changes created a shift in food production?

At what point in the transition from Meolithic to Neolithic lifestyles did agricultural populations begin to show appreciable rise in mortality rates and decrease in health?

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

Unlike nonhuman primates,dogs are unable to comprehend human pointing,but they do have joint attention with humans.

Increased dependence on farming is a direct result of population growth.

Paradoxically,while domestication increases productivity,it also increases instability.Explain this paradox.

Which of the following is not one of the world's most important crops today?

The Natufians are associated with all of the following except:

Increased dependence on farming is associated with:

The human management of flocks shielded sheep from the effects of natural selection.

What can the sex and age distributions of animal remains found at butcher sites disclose about the use of domestication?

Domestication began in the Fertile Crescent.Groups such as the Natufians are believed to have initially promoted the development of domestication:

Although the exact relationship between population growth and food production resembles the old chicken-and-egg question,why is the increased dependence on farming associated with increased fertility across human populations?

What are the most immediate causes of the decline of health seen during the Neolithic?

Define vegeculture and the method used for propagation of root crops.

About 12,000 years ago,what environmental changes created a shift in food production?

At what point in the transition from Meolithic to Neolithic lifestyles did agricultural populations begin to show appreciable rise in mortality rates and decrease in health?

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

Politics, Power, War, and Peace

Spirituality, Religion, and Shamanism

The Arts

Processes of Cultural Change

Global Challenges, Local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology

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