Question 1

The subsistence shift at the end of the Pleistocene included:

Accepted Answer

A)  a broadening of the food quest 
B)  the intensive exploitation of a few highly productive resources 
C)  a movement away from self-sufficiency 
D)  a broadening of the food quest in some areas and a narrowing to focus on just a few highly productive resources in other areas 
A)  a broadening of the food quest 
B)  the intensive exploitation of a few highly productive resources 
C)  a movement away from self-sufficiency 
D)  a broadening of the food quest in some areas and a narrowing to focus on just a few highly productive resources in other areas

Question 2

The presence of extensive sickle sheen on microblades found at Natufian sites is evidence there for the:

Accepted Answer

A)  hunting of small game animals 
B)  making of bone tools 
C)  harvesting of cereal grains 
D)  domestication of plants 
A)  hunting of small game animals 
B)  making of bone tools 
C)  harvesting of cereal grains 
D)  domestication of plants

Question 3

An ongoing experiment in domestication conducted in Russia involves which animal:

Accepted Answer

A)  deer 
B)  beaver 
C)  fox 
D)  tiger 
A)  deer 
B)  beaver 
C)  fox 
D)  tiger

Question 4

The squash remains recovered from Guilá Naquitz cave has been identified as a domesticated variety on the basis of what features:

Accepted Answer

A)  larger seeds 
B)  thicker rinds 
C)  bigger stems 
D)  all of the above 
A)  larger seeds 
B)  thicker rinds 
C)  bigger stems 
D)  all of the above

Question 5

How did the people of North America respond to the massive extinction of big game animals upon which they had depended for their subsistence?

Accepted Answer

The massive extinction of big game anima

Question 6

By how long ago did the people of eastern Asia domesticate foxtail millet:

Accepted Answer

A)  15,000 years ago 
B)  10,000 years ago 
C)  8,000 years ago 
D)  5,000 years ago 
A)  15,000 years ago 
B)  10,000 years ago 
C)  8,000 years ago 
D)  5,000 years ago

Question 7

In Greater Australia, probably the most significant change caused by the shrinking of the glaciers at the end of the Pleistocene was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  opening up of formerly glaciated mountainous regions for human occupation 
B)  breaking of the land connections between Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania 
C)  massive extinction of the placental mammals, opening up ecological niches for the marsupials 
D)  inundation of the Wallace Trench 
A)  opening up of formerly glaciated mountainous regions for human occupation 
B)  breaking of the land connections between Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania 
C)  massive extinction of the placental mammals, opening up ecological niches for the marsupials 
D)  inundation of the Wallace Trench

Question 8

The people at Koster had domesticated:

Accepted Answer

A)  maize 
B)  squash 
C)  beans 
D)  dog 
A)  maize 
B)  squash 
C)  beans 
D)  dog

Question 9

What was the process by which wheat was domesticated?

Accepted Answer

The domestication of wheat is a process

Question 10

The heavy wear exhibited on human teeth found in Natufian burials has been interpreted as evidence of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of grinding stones in food preparation 
B)  an increase in periodontal disease resulting from an agricultural diet high in carbohydrates 
C)  use of the jaw in hide preparation 
D)  their having filed down their teeth to provide flat surfaces for eating tough cereal grains 
A)  the use of grinding stones in food preparation 
B)  an increase in periodontal disease resulting from an agricultural diet high in carbohydrates 
C)  use of the jaw in hide preparation 
D)  their having filed down their teeth to provide flat surfaces for eating tough cereal grains

Question 11

Compare cultural adaptations of the Lake Forest, Maritime, and Mast Forest Archaic of New York, New England, and southeastern Canada.

Accepted Answer

The cultural adaptations of the Lake For

Question 12

About how long ago did the native people of South America domesticate beans:

Accepted Answer

A)  500 years 
B)  1,500 years 
C)  3,500 years 
D)  5,000 years 
A)  500 years 
B)  1,500 years 
C)  3,500 years 
D)  5,000 years

Question 13

What commonalties can be seen in the archaeological record of culture change worldwide? How did virtually all people respond to the climate changes that occurred at the end of the Pleistocene?

Accepted Answer

In the archaeological record of culture

Question 14

Describe the European Mesolithic. Discuss subsistence patterns, regionalization, trade, and innovation.

Accepted Answer

The European Mesolithic period, which la

Question 15

Summarize the chronology of the food-producing revolution in Europe.

Accepted Answer

The food-producing revolution in Europe

Question 16

The earliest evidence for the use of domesticated maize in North America is about how old:

Accepted Answer

A)  4,500 years 
B)  3,200 years 
C)  2,6000 years 
D)  1,800 years 
A)  4,500 years 
B)  3,200 years 
C)  2,6000 years 
D)  1,800 years

Question 17

Wheat, rice, and maize are lacking in one essential amino acid. The ancient people who domesticated these crops:

Accepted Answer

A)  have been shown through paleopathological research to have been malnourished 
B)  also domesticated foods that made up for the lack in lysine 
C)  enhanced their amino acid intake by including minerals in their diets 
D)  wheat, rice, and maize are not lacking in any amino acid 
A)  have been shown through paleopathological research to have been malnourished 
B)  also domesticated foods that made up for the lack in lysine 
C)  enhanced their amino acid intake by including minerals in their diets 
D)  wheat, rice, and maize are not lacking in any amino acid

Question 18

What tropical animal imported into North America was kept for captive breeding:

Accepted Answer

A)  macaws 
B)  horses 
C)  dogs 
D)  ocelots 
A)  macaws 
B)  horses 
C)  dogs 
D)  ocelots

Question 19

Paleobotanist Dolores Piperno and her team found the following evidence at Ohalo II in Israel relating to the origins of agriculture and domestication:

Accepted Answer

A)  very early dog burials 
B)  tesosinte plants that produced exposed kernels 
C)  sorghum and millet, neither of which are native to the area in which the site was found 
D)  starch grains of emmer and wild barley found on the surface of a grinding stone 
A)  very early dog burials 
B)  tesosinte plants that produced exposed kernels 
C)  sorghum and millet, neither of which are native to the area in which the site was found 
D)  starch grains of emmer and wild barley found on the surface of a grinding stone

Question 20

Phytoliths are:

Accepted Answer

A)  grinding stones used to process root crops 
B)  microblades used in sickles to harvest grains 
C)  the same thing as pollen 
D)  mineral particles produced by plants 
A)  grinding stones used to process root crops 
B)  microblades used in sickles to harvest grains 
C)  the same thing as pollen 
D)  mineral particles produced by plants

The subsistence shift at the end of the Pleistocene included:

The presence of extensive sickle sheen on microblades found at Natufian sites is evidence there for the:

An ongoing experiment in domestication conducted in Russia involves which animal:

The squash remains recovered from Guilá Naquitz cave has been identified as a domesticated variety on the basis of what features:

How did the people of North America respond to the massive extinction of big game animals upon which they had depended for their subsistence?

By how long ago did the people of eastern Asia domesticate foxtail millet:

In Greater Australia, probably the most significant change caused by the shrinking of the glaciers at the end of the Pleistocene was the:

The people at Koster had domesticated:

What was the process by which wheat was domesticated?

The heavy wear exhibited on human teeth found in Natufian burials has been interpreted as evidence of:

Compare cultural adaptations of the Lake Forest, Maritime, and Mast Forest Archaic of New York, New England, and southeastern Canada.

About how long ago did the native people of South America domesticate beans:

What commonalties can be seen in the archaeological record of culture change worldwide? How did virtually all people respond to the climate changes that occurred at the end of the Pleistocene?

Describe the European Mesolithic. Discuss subsistence patterns, regionalization, trade, and innovation.

Summarize the chronology of the food-producing revolution in Europe.

The earliest evidence for the use of domesticated maize in North America is about how old:

Wheat, rice, and maize are lacking in one essential amino acid. The ancient people who domesticated these crops:

What tropical animal imported into North America was kept for captive breeding:

Paleobotanist Dolores Piperno and her team found the following evidence at Ohalo II in Israel relating to the origins of agriculture and domestication:

Phytoliths are:

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

The subsistence shift at the end of the Pleistocene included:

The presence of extensive sickle sheen on microblades found at Natufian sites is evidence there for the:

An ongoing experiment in domestication conducted in Russia involves which animal:

The squash remains recovered from Guilá Naquitz cave has been identified as a domesticated variety on the basis of what features:

How did the people of North America respond to the massive extinction of big game animals upon which they had depended for their subsistence?

By how long ago did the people of eastern Asia domesticate foxtail millet:

In Greater Australia, probably the most significant change caused by the shrinking of the glaciers at the end of the Pleistocene was the:

The people at Koster had domesticated:

What was the process by which wheat was domesticated?

The heavy wear exhibited on human teeth found in Natufian burials has been interpreted as evidence of:

Compare cultural adaptations of the Lake Forest, Maritime, and Mast Forest Archaic of New York, New England, and southeastern Canada.

About how long ago did the native people of South America domesticate beans:

What commonalties can be seen in the archaeological record of culture change worldwide? How did virtually all people respond to the climate changes that occurred at the end of the Pleistocene?

Describe the European Mesolithic. Discuss subsistence patterns, regionalization, trade, and innovation.

Summarize the chronology of the food-producing revolution in Europe.

The earliest evidence for the use of domesticated maize in North America is about how old:

Wheat, rice, and maize are lacking in one essential amino acid. The ancient people who domesticated these crops:

What tropical animal imported into North America was kept for captive breeding:

Paleobotanist Dolores Piperno and her team found the following evidence at Ohalo II in Israel relating to the origins of agriculture and domestication:

Phytoliths are:

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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