Question 1

How does overdependence on a few staple foods increase the risk of famine?

Accepted Answer

A)  The fewer the staple crops, the greater the danger to the food supply posed by crop failure. 
B)  Those staple foods are often also the ones used for trade. 
C)  Staple foods have fewer calories than other foods, which can lead to shortages. 
D)  Staple foods tend to be high-status foods, which leads to disputes. 
A)  The fewer the staple crops, the greater the danger to the food supply posed by crop failure. 
B)  Those staple foods are often also the ones used for trade. 
C)  Staple foods have fewer calories than other foods, which can lead to shortages. 
D)  Staple foods tend to be high-status foods, which leads to disputes.

Question 2

Most archaeologists believe that the __________ was one of the earliest centers of plant and animal domestication.

Accepted Answer

A)  Fertile Crescent 
B)  Sahara Desert 
C)  African savanna 
D)  Kansas plain 
A)  Fertile Crescent 
B)  Sahara Desert 
C)  African savanna 
D)  Kansas plain

Question 3

How do cities relate to a society's agricultural production?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cities can arise in areas not suited to agriculture but suited to trade. 
B)  Cities do not require intensive agriculture, but do require domestication of plants and animals. 
C)  Successful cities have developed alongside all known types of subsistence economies. 
D)  Cities can only develop on land that is suitable for complex agriculture. 
A)  Cities can arise in areas not suited to agriculture but suited to trade. 
B)  Cities do not require intensive agriculture, but do require domestication of plants and animals. 
C)  Successful cities have developed alongside all known types of subsistence economies. 
D)  Cities can only develop on land that is suitable for complex agriculture.

Question 4

Archaeologists can determine if an ancient society had different socioeconomic classes of people by looking at __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the differences in house size and furnishings 
B)  the society's population 
C)  how extensively agriculture was used to produce food 
D)  how animals were domesticated 
A)  the differences in house size and furnishings 
B)  the society's population 
C)  how extensively agriculture was used to produce food 
D)  how animals were domesticated

Question 5

Which region provides archaeological support for the trade theory of state development?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Yellow River vValley in China 
B)  the Congo River basin in Central Africa 
C)  the Indus Valley civilization in nNorth India 
D)  the Oaxacan civilization in Mexico 
A)  the Yellow River vValley in China 
B)  the Congo River basin in Central Africa 
C)  the Indus Valley civilization in nNorth India 
D)  the Oaxacan civilization in Mexico

Question 6

How did the Archaic people of Highland Mesoamerica differ socially from the Natufians?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no evidence of social differences in Highland Mesoamerica. 
B)  There was a strict caste system in Highland Mesoamerican society. 
C)  The Archaic peoples had complex religious rituals, which seem to be absent in Mesoamerica. 
D)  The Archaic peoples were more nomadic than the peoples of Highland Mesoamerica. 
A)  There is no evidence of social differences in Highland Mesoamerica. 
B)  There was a strict caste system in Highland Mesoamerican society. 
C)  The Archaic peoples had complex religious rituals, which seem to be absent in Mesoamerica. 
D)  The Archaic peoples were more nomadic than the peoples of Highland Mesoamerica.

Question 7

A major reason for the decline of states appears to be __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental degradation 
B)  a love of the simple life 
C)  a return to fundamental values 
D)  hedonism 
A)  environmental degradation 
B)  a love of the simple life 
C)  a return to fundamental values 
D)  hedonism

Question 8

What are the consequences of state formation?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Among archaic peoples of Mesoamerica,__________ were located near seasonally abundant resources.

Accepted Answer

A)  macrobands 
B)  mesobands 
C)  microbands 
D)  broadbands 
A)  macrobands 
B)  mesobands 
C)  microbands 
D)  broadbands

Question 10

Where would you go to participate in a dig at the site of the ancient state of Axum?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethiopia 
B)  Sudan 
C)  South Africa 
D)  Nigeria 
A)  Ethiopia 
B)  Sudan 
C)  South Africa 
D)  Nigeria

Question 11

Based on their site of domestication,where do you expect the wild ancestors of today's sheep and goats to have lived?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Near East 
B)  South Asia 
C)  North America 
D)  Mesoamerica 
A)  the Near East 
B)  South Asia 
C)  North America 
D)  Mesoamerica

Question 12

In the Near East,dogs seem to have been domesticated __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  before the rise of agriculture 
B)  alongside the shift to nomadic pastoralism 
C)  as a food source 
D)  only within the last few hundred years 
A)  before the rise of agriculture 
B)  alongside the shift to nomadic pastoralism 
C)  as a food source 
D)  only within the last few hundred years

Question 13

__________ has proposed a theory of state origin stressing population growth,circumscription,and war.

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Carneiro 
B)  Elman Service 
C)  Harvey Weiss 
D)  Gregory Johnson 
A)  Robert Carneiro 
B)  Elman Service 
C)  Harvey Weiss 
D)  Gregory Johnson

Question 14

What is the relationship between broad-spectrum collecting and sedentarism?

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

How did a shift to a more sedentary lifestyle and reliance on grains affect the Natufians' health?

Accepted Answer

A)  They suffered nutritional deficiency, as shown by their teeth. 
B)  They grew an average of 2 inches taller than previous generations. 
C)  Their birth rate declined. 
D)  They had a more diverse diet with better vitamin content. 
A)  They suffered nutritional deficiency, as shown by their teeth. 
B)  They grew an average of 2 inches taller than previous generations. 
C)  Their birth rate declined. 
D)  They had a more diverse diet with better vitamin content.

Question 16

The Harappan civilization was located in the __________ Valley.

Accepted Answer

A)  Indus 
B)  Yangtse 
C)  Nile 
D)  Niger 
A)  Indus 
B)  Yangtse 
C)  Nile 
D)  Niger

Question 17

Which of these modern nations falls within what archaeologists call the Fertile Crescent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Syria 
B)  Tunisia 
C)  Morocco 
D)  Libya 
A)  Syria 
B)  Tunisia 
C)  Morocco 
D)  Libya

How does overdependence on a few staple foods increase the risk of famine?

Most archaeologists believe that the __________ was one of the earliest centers of plant and animal domestication.

How do cities relate to a society's agricultural production?

Archaeologists can determine if an ancient society had different socioeconomic classes of people by looking at __________.

Which region provides archaeological support for the trade theory of state development?

How did the Archaic people of Highland Mesoamerica differ socially from the Natufians?

A major reason for the decline of states appears to be __________.

What are the consequences of state formation?

Among archaic peoples of Mesoamerica,__________ were located near seasonally abundant resources.

Where would you go to participate in a dig at the site of the ancient state of Axum?

Based on their site of domestication,where do you expect the wild ancestors of today's sheep and goats to have lived?

In the Near East,dogs seem to have been domesticated __________.

__________ has proposed a theory of state origin stressing population growth,circumscription,and war.

What is the relationship between broad-spectrum collecting and sedentarism?

How did a shift to a more sedentary lifestyle and reliance on grains affect the Natufians' health?

The Harappan civilization was located in the __________ Valley.

Which of these modern nations falls within what archaeologists call the Fertile Crescent?

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Exam 8: Food Production and the Rise of States

How does overdependence on a few staple foods increase the risk of famine?

Most archaeologists believe that the __________ was one of the earliest centers of plant and animal domestication.

How do cities relate to a society's agricultural production?

Archaeologists can determine if an ancient society had different socioeconomic classes of people by looking at __________.

Which region provides archaeological support for the trade theory of state development?

How did the Archaic people of Highland Mesoamerica differ socially from the Natufians?

A major reason for the decline of states appears to be __________.

What are the consequences of state formation?

Among archaic peoples of Mesoamerica,__________ were located near seasonally abundant resources.

Where would you go to participate in a dig at the site of the ancient state of Axum?

Based on their site of domestication,where do you expect the wild ancestors of today's sheep and goats to have lived?

In the Near East,dogs seem to have been domesticated __________.

__________ has proposed a theory of state origin stressing population growth,circumscription,and war.

What is the relationship between broad-spectrum collecting and sedentarism?

How did a shift to a more sedentary lifestyle and reliance on grains affect the Natufians' health?

The Harappan civilization was located in the __________ Valley.

Which of these modern nations falls within what archaeologists call the Fertile Crescent?

What Is Anthropology?

Research Methods in Anthropology

Genetics and Evolution

Human Variation and Adaptation

Primates: Past and Present

The First Hominins and the Emergence of Homo

The Emergence of Homo sapiens and the Upper Paleolithic World

Culture and Culture Change

Communication and Language

Economics

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Sex and Gender

Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

The Arts

Global Problems

Practicing and Applying Anthropology

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