Question 1

Subsistence in the Shell Mound Archaic of the American Southeast was based largely on:

Accepted Answer

A)  saltwater shellfish 
B)  freshwater shellfish 
C)  agriculture 
D)  all of the above 
A)  saltwater shellfish 
B)  freshwater shellfish 
C)  agriculture 
D)  all of the above

Question 2

Which crops that today are major food sources for the world's people were domesticated by the people of the ancient world:

Accepted Answer

A)  wheat, rice, maize 
B)  sorghum, millet, rice 
C)  potato, quinoa, barley 
D)  virtually all significant domesticated foods used in modern diets was domesticated in antiquity 
A)  wheat, rice, maize 
B)  sorghum, millet, rice 
C)  potato, quinoa, barley 
D)  virtually all significant domesticated foods used in modern diets was domesticated in antiquity

Question 3

Paleoclimatological data indicates that climate change at the Pleistocene/Holocene boundary was:

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A)  steady and predictable 
B)  not discernable within an individual's lifetime 
C)  rapid and unpredictable 
D)  not as great as once was thought 
A)  steady and predictable 
B)  not discernable within an individual's lifetime 
C)  rapid and unpredictable 
D)  not as great as once was thought

Question 4

What are the key characteristics of early post-Pleistocene societies? How did they respond to the changed world of the Holocene?

Accepted Answer

The key characteristics of early post-Pl

Question 5

Describe the Natufian. What makes the Natufian different from the other Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene groups in the Near East?

Accepted Answer

The Natufian culture was a Mesolithic cu

Question 6

A legume is a plant that produces:

Accepted Answer

A)  cereal grains 
B)  thick, edible roots 
C)  nuts 
D)  pods with seeds 
A)  cereal grains 
B)  thick, edible roots 
C)  nuts 
D)  pods with seeds

Question 7

The Maglemosian culture of Mesolithic Europe is characterized by:

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A)  a subsistence focus on remnant populations of Pleistocene megafauna surviving at higher elevations-the Alps, for example 
B)  early evidence of the domestication of plants and animals 
C)  a subsistence focus on large post-Pleistocene lakes in northern Europe 
D)  all of the above 
A)  a subsistence focus on remnant populations of Pleistocene megafauna surviving at higher elevations-the Alps, for example 
B)  early evidence of the domestication of plants and animals 
C)  a subsistence focus on large post-Pleistocene lakes in northern Europe 
D)  all of the above

Question 8

The Australian Small Tool Phase dates to:

Accepted Answer

A)  10,000 years ago 
B)  6,000 years ago 
C)  4,500 years ago 
D)  1,000 years ago 
A)  10,000 years ago 
B)  6,000 years ago 
C)  4,500 years ago 
D)  1,000 years ago

Question 9

When, through the process of artificial selection, plants or animals have been so altered from their natural state that they can no longer be considered the same species as their wild ancestors, they are said to have been:

Accepted Answer

A)  tamed 
B)  selected 
C)  domesticated 
D)  horticultural 
A)  tamed 
B)  selected 
C)  domesticated 
D)  horticultural

Question 10

The maximum population a given area can sustain without degrading the environment is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  niche 
B)  carrying capacity 
C)  sustainable population 
D)  ecological limit 
A)  niche 
B)  carrying capacity 
C)  sustainable population 
D)  ecological limit

Question 11

What crops that currently help feed the world's people were domesticated by the native people of the New World?

Accepted Answer

Several crops that are now staples in di

Question 12

How does artificial selection differ from natural selection? What characteristics of a plant might be advantageous in nature but selected against by human beings?

Accepted Answer

Artificial selection differs from natura

Question 13

Highly mobile people who rely on a broad range of wild plant and animal resources are said to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  simple foragers 
B)  complex foragers 
C)  horticulturists 
D)  pastoralists 
A)  simple foragers 
B)  complex foragers 
C)  horticulturists 
D)  pastoralists

Question 14

The shift to food production in North America has long been thought to be secondary, resulting from contact with the primary center of domestication in Mexico. But is that correct?

Accepted Answer

The shift to food production in North Am

Question 15

Describe the archaeological evidence for the earliest food producing societies of the Middle East.

Accepted Answer

The archaeological evidence for the earl

Question 16

Residue analysis of early Maya ceramic vessels at Rio Azul in Guatemala has revealed the presence of the end product of the domestication of:

Accepted Answer

A)  coffee 
B)  tea 
C)  cocoa 
D)  cola 
A)  coffee 
B)  tea 
C)  cocoa 
D)  cola

Question 17

What were some of the important crops in Africa's food-producing revolution?

Accepted Answer

The food-producing revolution in Africa,

Question 18

What is the difference between simple and complex foraging?

Accepted Answer

Simple foraging and complex foraging ref

Question 19

On what basis do researchers distinguish the bones of domesticated or tamed animals from those of the animals' wild ancestors?

Accepted Answer

Researchers distinguish the bones of dom

Question 20

In the domestication of the fox, wild animals have been selected for breeding that, when measured along a behavioral continuum, have:

Accepted Answer

A)  thicker fur 
B)  bushier tails 
C)  more colorful coats 
D)  less fear of human beings 
A)  thicker fur 
B)  bushier tails 
C)  more colorful coats 
D)  less fear of human beings

Subsistence in the Shell Mound Archaic of the American Southeast was based largely on:

Which crops that today are major food sources for the world's people were domesticated by the people of the ancient world:

Paleoclimatological data indicates that climate change at the Pleistocene/Holocene boundary was:

What are the key characteristics of early post-Pleistocene societies? How did they respond to the changed world of the Holocene?

Describe the Natufian. What makes the Natufian different from the other Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene groups in the Near East?

A legume is a plant that produces:

The Maglemosian culture of Mesolithic Europe is characterized by:

The Australian Small Tool Phase dates to:

When, through the process of artificial selection, plants or animals have been so altered from their natural state that they can no longer be considered the same species as their wild ancestors, they are said to have been:

The maximum population a given area can sustain without degrading the environment is called the:

What crops that currently help feed the world's people were domesticated by the native people of the New World?

How does artificial selection differ from natural selection? What characteristics of a plant might be advantageous in nature but selected against by human beings?

Highly mobile people who rely on a broad range of wild plant and animal resources are said to be:

The shift to food production in North America has long been thought to be secondary, resulting from contact with the primary center of domestication in Mexico. But is that correct?

Describe the archaeological evidence for the earliest food producing societies of the Middle East.

Residue analysis of early Maya ceramic vessels at Rio Azul in Guatemala has revealed the presence of the end product of the domestication of:

What were some of the important crops in Africa's food-producing revolution?

What is the difference between simple and complex foraging?

On what basis do researchers distinguish the bones of domesticated or tamed animals from those of the animals' wild ancestors?

In the domestication of the fox, wild animals have been selected for breeding that, when measured along a behavioral continuum, have:

Encountering the Past

Probing the Past

African Roots

The Human Lineage

The First Humans: The Evolution of Homo Sapiens

Expanding Intellectual Horizons: Arts and Ideas in the Upper Paleolithic and Late Stone Age

Expanding Geographical Horizons: New Worlds

Roots of Complexity: The Origins of Civilization

An Explosion of Complexity: Mesopotamia, Africa, and Europe

An Explosion of Complexity: The Indus Valley and China

An Explosion of Complexity: Mesoamerica

An Explosion of Complexity: South America

An Explosion of Complexity: North America

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Exam 8: After the Ice: The Food-Producing Revolution

Subsistence in the Shell Mound Archaic of the American Southeast was based largely on:

Which crops that today are major food sources for the world's people were domesticated by the people of the ancient world:

Paleoclimatological data indicates that climate change at the Pleistocene/Holocene boundary was:

What are the key characteristics of early post-Pleistocene societies? How did they respond to the changed world of the Holocene?

Describe the Natufian. What makes the Natufian different from the other Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene groups in the Near East?

A legume is a plant that produces:

The Maglemosian culture of Mesolithic Europe is characterized by:

The Australian Small Tool Phase dates to:

When, through the process of artificial selection, plants or animals have been so altered from their natural state that they can no longer be considered the same species as their wild ancestors, they are said to have been:

The maximum population a given area can sustain without degrading the environment is called the:

What crops that currently help feed the world's people were domesticated by the native people of the New World?

How does artificial selection differ from natural selection? What characteristics of a plant might be advantageous in nature but selected against by human beings?

Highly mobile people who rely on a broad range of wild plant and animal resources are said to be:

The shift to food production in North America has long been thought to be secondary, resulting from contact with the primary center of domestication in Mexico. But is that correct?

Describe the archaeological evidence for the earliest food producing societies of the Middle East.

Residue analysis of early Maya ceramic vessels at Rio Azul in Guatemala has revealed the presence of the end product of the domestication of:

What were some of the important crops in Africa's food-producing revolution?

What is the difference between simple and complex foraging?

On what basis do researchers distinguish the bones of domesticated or tamed animals from those of the animals' wild ancestors?

In the domestication of the fox, wild animals have been selected for breeding that, when measured along a behavioral continuum, have:

Encountering the Past

Probing the Past

African Roots

The Human Lineage

The First Humans: The Evolution of Homo Sapiens

Expanding Intellectual Horizons: Arts and Ideas in the Upper Paleolithic and Late Stone Age

Expanding Geographical Horizons: New Worlds

Roots of Complexity: The Origins of Civilization

An Explosion of Complexity: Mesopotamia, Africa, and Europe

An Explosion of Complexity: The Indus Valley and China

An Explosion of Complexity: Mesoamerica

An Explosion of Complexity: South America

An Explosion of Complexity: North America

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