Question 1

Slash-and-burn agriculture requires abandoning garden plots after one to three years to allow natural vegetation to grow back.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Mbuti pygmies of the Ituri forest have a trade relationship with Bantu neighbours.
What sort of exchange takes place?

Accepted Answer

A)  They trade vegetables for meats. 
B)  They trade forest products for farm products and manufactured goods. 
C)  They trade their forest hunting weapons for dairy products. 
D)  They trade garden produce for dairy products. 
A)  They trade vegetables for meats. 
B)  They trade forest products for farm products and manufactured goods. 
C)  They trade their forest hunting weapons for dairy products. 
D)  They trade garden produce for dairy products.

Question 3

How did the development of intensive agriculture alter human settlements?

Accepted Answer

A)  More people moved to rural areas to farm. 
B)  People became more migratory to take advantage of good soil conditions. 
C)  Villages,towns,and cities supported by agriculture developed over time. 
D)  People gave up trying to domesticate animals in favour of agricultural settlements. 
A)  More people moved to rural areas to farm. 
B)  People became more migratory to take advantage of good soil conditions. 
C)  Villages,towns,and cities supported by agriculture developed over time. 
D)  People gave up trying to domesticate animals in favour of agricultural settlements.

Question 4

Aztec society was governed by a bureaucracy of nobles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Approximately how long have pygmies lived in the forests of Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  since they were driven from their plantations 
B)  for hundreds of years 
C)  since the British colonial period 
D)  for many thousands of years 
A)  since they were driven from their plantations 
B)  for hundreds of years 
C)  since the British colonial period 
D)  for many thousands of years

Question 6

Humans are able to adapt to a range of environments,but not to anthropogenic environments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Of all the people who have ever lived,90 per cent have been foragers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The importance of human ecological relationships is shown by the pig festivals among the Tsembaga of New Guinea.What purposes do those festivals serve?

Accepted Answer

A)  They provide access to high-quality protein on marriage and funeral days. 
B)  They start wars between hostile groups and end them when one warrior has fallen. 
C)  They mark the end of hostilities and reduce the strain on food supplies. 
D)  They elect the most prestigious pig to be king and its owner to be queen. 
A)  They provide access to high-quality protein on marriage and funeral days. 
B)  They start wars between hostile groups and end them when one warrior has fallen. 
C)  They mark the end of hostilities and reduce the strain on food supplies. 
D)  They elect the most prestigious pig to be king and its owner to be queen.

Question 9

Imagine that you are a craftsperson residing in the pre-industrial city of Tenochtitlán.Write a journal entry describing one day's sights and experiences in this vast and exciting city.

Accepted Answer

Dear Journal,

Today was a bustling and

Question 10

Which statement best describes hunting among the Natives of the western plains prior to the horse-culture period?

Accepted Answer

A)  They did not hunt much prior to the horse culture. 
B)  They were carried to the hunt on branch woven travois. 
C)  They were pedestrian hunters. 
D)  They were transported to the hunt by mules. 
A)  They did not hunt much prior to the horse culture. 
B)  They were carried to the hunt on branch woven travois. 
C)  They were pedestrian hunters. 
D)  They were transported to the hunt by mules.

Question 11

Band membership among the Blackfoot fluctuated in response to seasonal availability of food resources and weather conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In most foraging societies,what percentage of total dietary needs is contributed by women's food-gathering activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 to 15 percent 
B)  20 to 30 percent 
C)  30 to 40 percent 
D)  60 to 70 percent 
A)  10 to 15 percent 
B)  20 to 30 percent 
C)  30 to 40 percent 
D)  60 to 70 percent

Question 13

Why did the Assiniboine people live in small nomadic bands?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were pastoralists who herded domesticated animals. 
B)  They had to follow herds of wild bison. 
C)  Plant food resources were widely scattered in the Prairies. 
D)  They depended upon trade with settled people for their subsistence. 
A)  They were pastoralists who herded domesticated animals. 
B)  They had to follow herds of wild bison. 
C)  Plant food resources were widely scattered in the Prairies. 
D)  They depended upon trade with settled people for their subsistence.

Question 14

As in food foraging societies,urban environments encourage the development of egalitarian social relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which responsibilities of Blackfoot women gave them the greatest status within their community?

Accepted Answer

A)  gathering plant foods and medicine 
B)  butchering and processing bison meat 
C)  tanning hides for clothing,moccasins,and tipi covers 
D)  catching and cooking fish 
A)  gathering plant foods and medicine 
B)  butchering and processing bison meat 
C)  tanning hides for clothing,moccasins,and tipi covers 
D)  catching and cooking fish

Question 16

What is a common feature of labour organization in foraging societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  division of labour based on gender 
B)  division of labour based on status 
C)  division of labour based on region 
D)  division of labour based on education 
A)  division of labour based on gender 
B)  division of labour based on status 
C)  division of labour based on region 
D)  division of labour based on education

Question 17

Accumulation of wealth among food foragers is seen as a sign of deviance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

How does mechanized industrial agriculture in Canada compare with swidden farming?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is far more energy-efficient than swidden farming. 
B)  It was introduced without the need to remove forest cover. 
C)  It is far less energy-efficient than swidden farming. 
D)  It is just as energy-efficient as swidden farming. 
A)  It is far more energy-efficient than swidden farming. 
B)  It was introduced without the need to remove forest cover. 
C)  It is far less energy-efficient than swidden farming. 
D)  It is just as energy-efficient as swidden farming.

Question 19

Which statement about Aztec society in the 16th century is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was an egalitarian society based on agriculture. 
B)  It used standardized money for market purchases. 
C)  It included a diversity of occupational categories. 
D)  It was governed by elected leaders. 
A)  It was an egalitarian society based on agriculture. 
B)  It used standardized money for market purchases. 
C)  It included a diversity of occupational categories. 
D)  It was governed by elected leaders.

Question 20

Which of the following best characterizes women's participation in the division of labour among today's foragers?

Accepted Answer

A)  The work of women is not as arduous as the work of men. 
B)  Women are unable to work hard during the last half of pregnancy. 
C)  Women's tasks are more suited to interruption and thus tend to be more compatible with childcare. 
D)  Women's temperament is more suited to the gathering plant food,which tends to make them more sociable. 
A)  The work of women is not as arduous as the work of men. 
B)  Women are unable to work hard during the last half of pregnancy. 
C)  Women's tasks are more suited to interruption and thus tend to be more compatible with childcare. 
D)  Women's temperament is more suited to the gathering plant food,which tends to make them more sociable.

Slash-and-burn agriculture requires abandoning garden plots after one to three years to allow natural vegetation to grow back.

The Mbuti pygmies of the Ituri forest have a trade relationship with Bantu neighbours. What sort of exchange takes place?

How did the development of intensive agriculture alter human settlements?

Aztec society was governed by a bureaucracy of nobles.

Approximately how long have pygmies lived in the forests of Africa?

Humans are able to adapt to a range of environments,but not to anthropogenic environments.

Of all the people who have ever lived,90 per cent have been foragers.

The importance of human ecological relationships is shown by the pig festivals among the Tsembaga of New Guinea.What purposes do those festivals serve?

Imagine that you are a craftsperson residing in the pre-industrial city of Tenochtitlán.Write a journal entry describing one day's sights and experiences in this vast and exciting city.

Which statement best describes hunting among the Natives of the western plains prior to the horse-culture period?

Band membership among the Blackfoot fluctuated in response to seasonal availability of food resources and weather conditions.

In most foraging societies,what percentage of total dietary needs is contributed by women's food-gathering activities?

Why did the Assiniboine people live in small nomadic bands?

As in food foraging societies,urban environments encourage the development of egalitarian social relationships.

Which responsibilities of Blackfoot women gave them the greatest status within their community?

What is a common feature of labour organization in foraging societies?

Accumulation of wealth among food foragers is seen as a sign of deviance.

How does mechanized industrial agriculture in Canada compare with swidden farming?

Which statement about Aztec society in the 16th century is true?

Which of the following best characterizes women's participation in the division of labour among today's foragers?

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Slash-and-burn agriculture requires abandoning garden plots after one to three years to allow natural vegetation to grow back.

The Mbuti pygmies of the Ituri forest have a trade relationship with Bantu neighbours. What sort of exchange takes place?

How did the development of intensive agriculture alter human settlements?

Aztec society was governed by a bureaucracy of nobles.

Approximately how long have pygmies lived in the forests of Africa?

Humans are able to adapt to a range of environments,but not to anthropogenic environments.

Of all the people who have ever lived,90 per cent have been foragers.

The importance of human ecological relationships is shown by the pig festivals among the Tsembaga of New Guinea.What purposes do those festivals serve?

Imagine that you are a craftsperson residing in the pre-industrial city of Tenochtitlán.Write a journal entry describing one day's sights and experiences in this vast and exciting city.

Which statement best describes hunting among the Natives of the western plains prior to the horse-culture period?

Band membership among the Blackfoot fluctuated in response to seasonal availability of food resources and weather conditions.

In most foraging societies,what percentage of total dietary needs is contributed by women's food-gathering activities?

Why did the Assiniboine people live in small nomadic bands?

As in food foraging societies,urban environments encourage the development of egalitarian social relationships.

Which responsibilities of Blackfoot women gave them the greatest status within their community?

What is a common feature of labour organization in foraging societies?

Accumulation of wealth among food foragers is seen as a sign of deviance.

How does mechanized industrial agriculture in Canada compare with swidden farming?

Which statement about Aztec society in the 16th century is true?

Which of the following best characterizes women's participation in the division of labour among today's foragers?

The Nature of Anthropology

The Nature of Culture

The Beginnings of Human Culture

Language and Communication

Economic Systems

Sex and Marriage

Family and Household

Kinship and Descent

Social Stratification and Groupings

Political Organization and the Maintenance of Order

Religion and the Supernatural

The Arts

Anthropology at Work

Cultural Change and the Future of Humanity

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