Question 1

People first began to cultivate foods in the Nile Valley about

Accepted Answer

A)  12,000 years ago. 
B)  9,000 years ago. 
C)  7,000 years ago. 
D)  2,000 years ago. 
A)  12,000 years ago. 
B)  9,000 years ago. 
C)  7,000 years ago. 
D)  2,000 years ago.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a reason to connect the development of agriculture with religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  use of animals for sacrifice 
B)  use of plants in religious ceremonies 
C)  stories of floods and natural disasters 
D)  use of alcohol 
A)  use of animals for sacrifice 
B)  use of plants in religious ceremonies 
C)  stories of floods and natural disasters 
D)  use of alcohol

Question 3

Farming and herding revolutionized the place of humans in their ecosystems by

Accepted Answer

A)  making human beings independent of the species we eat. 
B)  making human beings dependent on the species we eat. 
C)  making human beings interdependent with the species we eat. 
D)  making human beings reliant on certain species for reproduction. 
A)  making human beings independent of the species we eat. 
B)  making human beings dependent on the species we eat. 
C)  making human beings interdependent with the species we eat. 
D)  making human beings reliant on certain species for reproduction.

Question 4

A common element in the political and religious theories of the development of agriculture is a focus on

Accepted Answer

A)  feasting. 
B)  myth. 
C)  prestige. 
D)  ceremonies. 
A)  feasting. 
B)  myth. 
C)  prestige. 
D)  ceremonies.

Question 5

Which of the following is true about early agricultural societies?

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A)  The food supply becomes more reliable. 
B)  Diet becomes more varied. 
C)  Social and economic inequality and exploitation grow. 
D)  Disease becomes less of a problem. 
A)  The food supply becomes more reliable. 
B)  Diet becomes more varied. 
C)  Social and economic inequality and exploitation grow. 
D)  Disease becomes less of a problem.

Question 6

What three types of land were best suited for agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A)  tundra, alluvial plains, lowlands 
B)  swampland, alluvial plain, uplands 
C)  swampland, forests, steppe 
D)  alluvial plain, prairies, uplands 
A)  tundra, alluvial plains, lowlands 
B)  swampland, alluvial plain, uplands 
C)  swampland, forests, steppe 
D)  alluvial plain, prairies, uplands

Question 7

Anthropological studies of modern cultures making the transition to agriculture in Botswana and Lesotho support the

Accepted Answer

A)  abundance theory of the development of agriculture. 
B)  religious theory of the development of agriculture. 
C)  political theory of the development of agriculture. 
D)  population pressure theory of the development of agriculture. 
A)  abundance theory of the development of agriculture. 
B)  religious theory of the development of agriculture. 
C)  political theory of the development of agriculture. 
D)  population pressure theory of the development of agriculture.

Question 8

Archaeologist Brian Fagan said,"Even the simplest hunter-gatherer society knows full well that seeds germinate when planted." That statement suggests

Accepted Answer

A)  that all societies will eventually develop agriculture. 
B)  that all societies can potentially develop agriculture. 
C)  that it is surprising that all human societies have not developed agriculture on their own. 
D)  that the relatively recent development of agriculture is especially odd. 
A)  that all societies will eventually develop agriculture. 
B)  that all societies can potentially develop agriculture. 
C)  that it is surprising that all human societies have not developed agriculture on their own. 
D)  that the relatively recent development of agriculture is especially odd.

Question 9

Archeological evidence dating from around 3000 B.C.E.from Hambledon Hill in England most likely indicates:

Accepted Answer

A)  that humans of that era held enormous parties because an ice age was coming. 
B)  that failed attempts at herding animals and farming led people back to foraging and hunting. 
C)  that humans of that era combined hunting and gathering with newer practices related to farming and production. 
D)  that humans of that era imported most of their food because they could not find enough locally. 
A)  that humans of that era held enormous parties because an ice age was coming. 
B)  that failed attempts at herding animals and farming led people back to foraging and hunting. 
C)  that humans of that era combined hunting and gathering with newer practices related to farming and production. 
D)  that humans of that era imported most of their food because they could not find enough locally.

Question 10

The expansion of agriculture can be traced across sub-Saharan Africa through the spread of what language group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Swahili 
B)  Ndebele 
C)  Semitic 
D)  Bantu 
A)  Swahili 
B)  Ndebele 
C)  Semitic 
D)  Bantu

Question 11

A reason that New Guinea was never home to large centralized states is because of

Accepted Answer

A)  the wide variety of crops grown in different locations there. 
B)  the few crops that can be grown there. 
C)  the poor soil that led to small populations. 
D)  the failure of the people of New Guinea to adopt agriculture. 
A)  the wide variety of crops grown in different locations there. 
B)  the few crops that can be grown there. 
C)  the poor soil that led to small populations. 
D)  the failure of the people of New Guinea to adopt agriculture.

Question 12

Agriculture in North America developed

Accepted Answer

A)  as a result of contact and communication with communities in Central America. 
B)  as a result of experimentation with local plants. 
C)  a wide variety of domesticated animals. 
D)  as a result of contact and communication with South American communities. 
A)  as a result of contact and communication with communities in Central America. 
B)  as a result of experimentation with local plants. 
C)  a wide variety of domesticated animals. 
D)  as a result of contact and communication with South American communities.

Question 13

How did environment affect the development of agriculture in Mesopotamia and Mesoamerica?

Accepted Answer

The environment played a significant rol

Question 14

What were the relationships between foragers,herders,and farmers,and how did they develop over time?

Accepted Answer

The relationships between foragers, herd

Question 15

An objection to abundance theory is that

Accepted Answer

A)  agriculture was more likely the consequence of an accident. 
B)  people would not take on an unnecessarily labor-intensive practice. 
C)  agriculture was more a cause than a consequence. 
D)  agriculture was more a consequence than a cause. 
A)  agriculture was more likely the consequence of an accident. 
B)  people would not take on an unnecessarily labor-intensive practice. 
C)  agriculture was more a cause than a consequence. 
D)  agriculture was more a consequence than a cause.

Question 16

The naturalist David Rindos explained early farming as a

Accepted Answer

A)  conquest by people over the environment. 
B)  symbiosis, which means that plants and people were mutually dependent on one another. 
C)  type of behavior explained because of its natural superiority to hunting and gathering. 
D)  situation in which elites compelled non-elites to grow food. 
A)  conquest by people over the environment. 
B)  symbiosis, which means that plants and people were mutually dependent on one another. 
C)  type of behavior explained because of its natural superiority to hunting and gathering. 
D)  situation in which elites compelled non-elites to grow food.

Question 17

How did the environments of pastoral societies differ from those of agrarian societies? How did these differences affect relations between these two types of communities?

Accepted Answer

The environments of pastoral societies a

Question 18

What common features characterize the areas where agriculture emerged after the Ice Age? What environmental constraints limited the invention and spread of agriculture?

Accepted Answer

After the Ice Age, areas where agricultu

Question 19

From where did the earliest agriculturalists enter Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asia 
B)  Africa 
C)  Europe 
D)  the Americas 
A)  Asia 
B)  Africa 
C)  Europe 
D)  the Americas

Question 20

African grasslands are called

Accepted Answer

A)  prairie. 
B)  pampa. 
C)  sahel. 
D)  steppe. 
A)  prairie. 
B)  pampa. 
C)  sahel. 
D)  steppe.

Exam 2: Out of the Mud: Farming and Herding after the Ice Age

People first began to cultivate foods in the Nile Valley about

Which of the following is NOT a reason to connect the development of agriculture with religion?

Farming and herding revolutionized the place of humans in their ecosystems by

A common element in the political and religious theories of the development of agriculture is a focus on

Which of the following is true about early agricultural societies?

What three types of land were best suited for agriculture?

Anthropological studies of modern cultures making the transition to agriculture in Botswana and Lesotho support the

Archaeologist Brian Fagan said,"Even the simplest hunter-gatherer society knows full well that seeds germinate when planted." That statement suggests

Archeological evidence dating from around 3000 B.C.E.from Hambledon Hill in England most likely indicates:

The expansion of agriculture can be traced across sub-Saharan Africa through the spread of what language group?

A reason that New Guinea was never home to large centralized states is because of

Agriculture in North America developed

How did environment affect the development of agriculture in Mesopotamia and Mesoamerica?

What were the relationships between foragers,herders,and farmers,and how did they develop over time?

An objection to abundance theory is that

The naturalist David Rindos explained early farming as a

How did the environments of pastoral societies differ from those of agrarian societies? How did these differences affect relations between these two types of communities?

What common features characterize the areas where agriculture emerged after the Ice Age? What environmental constraints limited the invention and spread of agriculture?

From where did the earliest agriculturalists enter Europe?

African grasslands are called

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The Great River Valleys: Accelerating Change and Developing States

A Succession of Civilizations: Ambition and Instability

Rebuilding the World: Recoveries, New Initiatives, and Their Limits

The Great Schools

Postimperial Worlds: Problems of Empires in Eurasia and Africa, ca. 200 C.E. to ca. 700 C.E.

Remaking the World: Innovation and Renewal on Environmental Frontiers in the Late First Millennium

Contending with Isolation: ca. 1000–1200

The Nomadic Frontiers: The Islamic World, Byzantium, and China ca. 1000–1200

Contending with Isolation: ca. 1000–1200

The Nomadic Frontiers: The Islamic World, Byzantium, and China ca. 1000–1200

The World the Mongols Made

The Revenge of Nature: Plague, Cold, and the Limits of Disaster in the Fourteenth Century

Expanding Worlds: Recovery in the Late Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries

Imperial Arenas: New Empires in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

The Ecological Revolution of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

Mental Revolutions: Religion and Science in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

States and Societies: Political and Social Change in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

Driven by Growth: The Global Economy in the Eighteenth Century

The Age of Global Interaction: Expansion and Intersection of Eighteenth-Century Empires

The Exchange of Enlightenments: Eighteenth-Century Thought

Replacing Muscle: The Energy Revolutions

The Social Mold: Work and Society in the Nineteenth Century

Western Dominance in the Nineteenth Century: The Westward Shift of Power and the Rise of Global Empires

The Changing State: Political Developments in the Nineteenth Century

The Twentieth-Century Mind: Western Science and the World

World Order and Disorder: Global Politics in the Twentieth

The Pursuit of Utopia: Civil Society in the Twentieth Century

The Embattled Biosphere: The Twentieth-Century Environment

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