Question 1

Scholars feel that earliest domesticated animals were

Accepted Answer

A)  goats. 
B)  sheep. 
C)  cats. 
D)  cattle. 
E)  dogs. 
A)  goats. 
B)  sheep. 
C)  cats. 
D)  cattle. 
E)  dogs.

Question 2

The first regular producers of tools were

Accepted Answer

A)  australopithicenes. 
B)  Homo habilis. 
C)  Homo erectus. 
D)  Homo sapiens. 
E)  Neolithic Man. 
A)  australopithicenes. 
B)  Homo habilis. 
C)  Homo erectus. 
D)  Homo sapiens. 
E)  Neolithic Man.

Question 3

Modern research has found what percentage of human DNA to be identical to that of apes?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  99 percent 
E)  Humans and apes share physical similarities but no common DNA. 
A)  10 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  99 percent 
E)  Humans and apes share physical similarities but no common DNA.

Question 4

The biological family that includes humans and humanlike primates is

Accepted Answer

A)  humanid. 
B)  hominid. 
C)  Homo habilis. 
D)  Homo erectus. 
E)  Homo sapiens. 
A)  humanid. 
B)  hominid. 
C)  Homo habilis. 
D)  Homo erectus. 
E)  Homo sapiens.

Question 5

Why did Neolithic peoples form permanent settled communities? What were the advantages and disadvantages of those communities?

Accepted Answer

Humans formed permanent settled communit

Question 6

According to Map (in the textbook) 1.1, at their peak, glaciers covered a third of the earth's surface and contained so much frozen water that ocean levels were lowered by over 450 feet (140 meters). Where were land bridges exposed during this period?

Accepted Answer

During the peak of the last glacial peri

Question 7

Which three traits distinguish humans from apes and other primates?

Accepted Answer

A)  foraging, tool-making, bipedalism 
B)  opposing thumbs, bipedalism, pastoralism 
C)  larger brain, opposing thumbs, larynx higher in the neck 
D)  bipedalism, larger brain, larynx lower in the neck 
E)  pastoralism, bipedalism, larger brain 
A)  foraging, tool-making, bipedalism 
B)  opposing thumbs, bipedalism, pastoralism 
C)  larger brain, opposing thumbs, larynx higher in the neck 
D)  bipedalism, larger brain, larynx lower in the neck 
E)  pastoralism, bipedalism, larger brain

Question 8

Homo habilis got their meat primarily by

Accepted Answer

A)  scavenging from kills made by animals. 
B)  herding animals off cliffs or into swamps. 
C)  hunting with bows and arrows. 
D)  hunting with spears and other thrown weapons. 
E)  setting traps. 
A)  scavenging from kills made by animals. 
B)  herding animals off cliffs or into swamps. 
C)  hunting with bows and arrows. 
D)  hunting with spears and other thrown weapons. 
E)  setting traps.

Question 9

The earliest transition to agriculture was characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  the advent of specialized tools. 
B)  an increase in tribal warfare between foraging clans. 
C)  a decrease in desertification in the Sahara in Africa . 
D)  increased seed hybridization in the Americas. 
E)  increased trade routes in the Mediterranean. 
A)  the advent of specialized tools. 
B)  an increase in tribal warfare between foraging clans. 
C)  a decrease in desertification in the Sahara in Africa . 
D)  increased seed hybridization in the Americas. 
E)  increased trade routes in the Mediterranean.

Question 10

Identify the following term(s).
-Neolithic

Accepted Answer

The term "Neolithic" refers to the last

Question 11

Identify the following term(s).
-evolution

Accepted Answer

Evolution is a fundamental concept in bi

Question 12

Travel between continents in early human diasporas - such as between Siberia and Alaska - was accomplished by

Accepted Answer

A)  horses and pack animals. 
B)  walking at low tide across sand bars. 
C)  walking across land bridges. 
D)  swimming. 
E)  canoes. 
A)  horses and pack animals. 
B)  walking at low tide across sand bars. 
C)  walking across land bridges. 
D)  swimming. 
E)  canoes.

Question 13

Identify the following term(s).
-Agricultural Revolution

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the following term(s).
-Agricultural Revolution...

Question 14

Describe the conditions leading to the transition from food gathering to food cultivation. Also, briefly describe the differences and similarities in agriculture around the world.

Accepted Answer

Changes in the global climate about ten

Question 15

Charles Darwin argued that over long periods of time species changed mainly as the result of natural selection and genetic mutation. Darwin called this process

Accepted Answer

A)  evolution. 
B)  biological determinism. 
C)  human osteology. 
D)  logical progression. 
E)  creationism. 
A)  evolution. 
B)  biological determinism. 
C)  human osteology. 
D)  logical progression. 
E)  creationism.

Question 16

Identify the following term(s).
-Paleolithic

Accepted Answer

Who? 
The term "Paleolithic" refers to t

Question 17

Identify the following term(s).
-matrilineal

Accepted Answer

Matrilineal refers to a system of lineag

Question 18

A society where the rule of women prevails is called a

Accepted Answer

A)  matriarchy. 
B)  patriarchy. 
C)  maternalism. 
D)  paternalsim. 
E)  matrilineality. 
A)  matriarchy. 
B)  patriarchy. 
C)  maternalism. 
D)  paternalsim. 
E)  matrilineality.

Question 19

Matrilineal societies were

Accepted Answer

A)  ruled by women. 
B)  defined by maternal heritage. 
C)  ruled by men. 
D)  defined by paternal heritage. 
E)  defined by a nuclear family. 
A)  ruled by women. 
B)  defined by maternal heritage. 
C)  ruled by men. 
D)  defined by paternal heritage. 
E)  defined by a nuclear family.

Question 20

The change from food gathering to food production that occurred between about 8000 and 2000 B.C.E. was called:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Sedentary Revolution 
B)  the Industrial Revolutions 
C)  the Agricultural Revolutions 
D)  the Neolithic Revolution. 
E)  both c and 
A)  the Sedentary Revolution 
B)  the Industrial Revolutions 
C)  the Agricultural Revolutions 
D)  the Neolithic Revolution. 
E)  both c and

Exam 1: Nature, Humanity, and History

Scholars feel that earliest domesticated animals were

The first regular producers of tools were

Modern research has found what percentage of human DNA to be identical to that of apes?

The biological family that includes humans and humanlike primates is

Why did Neolithic peoples form permanent settled communities? What were the advantages and disadvantages of those communities?

According to Map (in the textbook) 1.1, at their peak, glaciers covered a third of the earth's surface and contained so much frozen water that ocean levels were lowered by over 450 feet (140 meters). Where were land bridges exposed during this period?

Which three traits distinguish humans from apes and other primates?

Homo habilis got their meat primarily by

The earliest transition to agriculture was characterized by

Identify the following term(s). -Neolithic

Identify the following term(s). -evolution

Travel between continents in early human diasporas - such as between Siberia and Alaska - was accomplished by

Identify the following term(s). -Agricultural Revolution

Describe the conditions leading to the transition from food gathering to food cultivation. Also, briefly describe the differences and similarities in agriculture around the world.

Charles Darwin argued that over long periods of time species changed mainly as the result of natural selection and genetic mutation. Darwin called this process

Identify the following term(s). -Paleolithic

Identify the following term(s). -matrilineal

A society where the rule of women prevails is called a

Matrilineal societies were

The change from food gathering to food production that occurred between about 8000 and 2000 B.C.E. was called:

The First River-Valley Civilizations

The Mediterranean and Middle East

New Civilizations Outside the West Asian Core Area

Greece and Iran

An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

India and Southeast Asia

Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Networks of Communication and Exchange

The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Inner and East Asia

Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

Latin Europe

Southern Empires, Southern Seas

The Maritime Revolution

Transformations in Europe

The Diversity of American Colonial Societies

The Atlantic System and Africa

Between Europe and China

East Asia in Global Perspective

The Early Industrial Revolution

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas

Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

The New Power Balance

The Crisis of the Imperial Order

Revolutions in Living

The Collapse of the Old Order

The Cold War and Decolonization

The End of the Cold War and the Challenge of Economic Development and Immigration

New Challenges in a New Millenium

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