Exam 7: Why Did Humans Settle Down, Build Cities, and Establish States

Describe three of the human-plant relationships discussed in the text. Include an example for each relationship, indicate the significance of each, and articulate the energy balance of each.

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Anthropologists have identified four major ways in which humans relate to plant species: wild plant-food procurement, wild plant-food production, cultivation, and agriculture. In each successive form, the amount of energy people apply to get food from plants increases, but the energy they get back from plants increases even more.

When archaeologists find unique styles in architecture, pottery, textiles, and other artifacts distributed uniformly over a wide area, they call this a

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In Mesoamerica, which of the following appeared together?

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To be dispersed successfully in its wild state, wheat requires

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According to the text, both Belfer-Cohen and Henry argue that extensive Natufian artistic activity was connected with

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The distinctive Andean pattern of integrating economic resources from a variety of environments is called the

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Social relations in which no great differences in wealth, power, or prestige divide members from one another are called

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Sociocultural features that have been suggested as leading to the rise of social complexity include

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In a rank society, a chief is given greater

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Which of the following is evidence that the Natufians lived in relatively permanent settlements?

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Societies with large populations, an extensive division of labor, and occupational specialization are known as

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The subsistence strategy based on collecting a wide range of plants and animals by hunting, fishing, and gathering is

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Which of the following is NOT a theory for the cause of domestication?

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How do sedentism and domestication represent a change in worldview?

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The systematically modified environment (or constructed niche) which becomes the only environment within which domesticated plants can flourish is referred to as

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Which of the following describes the Early Horizon of Andean culture?

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The stage in human-animal relationships that is characterized by selective hunting of herds is called

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Using the Natufians as an example, discuss the multiple strands that led them to domestication.

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Human interference with the reproduction of another species, with the result that specific plants and animals become more useful to people and dependent on them is called

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Sherds are pieces of broken

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Describe three of the human-plant relationships discussed in the text. Include an example for each relationship, indicate the significance of each, and articulate the energy balance of each.

When archaeologists find unique styles in architecture, pottery, textiles, and other artifacts distributed uniformly over a wide area, they call this a

In Mesoamerica, which of the following appeared together?

To be dispersed successfully in its wild state, wheat requires

According to the text, both Belfer-Cohen and Henry argue that extensive Natufian artistic activity was connected with

The distinctive Andean pattern of integrating economic resources from a variety of environments is called the

Social relations in which no great differences in wealth, power, or prestige divide members from one another are called

Sociocultural features that have been suggested as leading to the rise of social complexity include

In a rank society, a chief is given greater

Which of the following is evidence that the Natufians lived in relatively permanent settlements?

Societies with large populations, an extensive division of labor, and occupational specialization are known as

The subsistence strategy based on collecting a wide range of plants and animals by hunting, fishing, and gathering is

Which of the following is NOT a theory for the cause of domestication?

How do sedentism and domestication represent a change in worldview?

The systematically modified environment (or constructed niche) which becomes the only environment within which domesticated plants can flourish is referred to as

Which of the following describes the Early Horizon of Andean culture?

The stage in human-animal relationships that is characterized by selective hunting of herds is called

Using the Natufians as an example, discuss the multiple strands that led them to domestication.

Human interference with the reproduction of another species, with the result that specific plants and animals become more useful to people and dependent on them is called

Sherds are pieces of broken

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