Question 1

The role of feasts in the Ice Age is believed to have functioned primarily

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A)  to celebrate weddings. 
B)  to occur only after serious conflicts were ended. 
C)  to strengthen group ties. 
D)  to occur only when food was abundant. 
A)  to celebrate weddings. 
B)  to occur only after serious conflicts were ended. 
C)  to strengthen group ties. 
D)  to occur only when food was abundant.

Question 2

The North American peoples who have retained their hunting traditions most closely are the

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A)  Inuit. 
B)  Nenets. 
C)  Sami. 
D)  San. 
A)  Inuit. 
B)  Nenets. 
C)  Sami. 
D)  San.

Question 3

Through what mechanisms have foraging cultures managed to survive into the modern age? Include two specific examples.

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Foraging cultures have managed to surviv

Question 4

The San Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert survive mainly on a diet of

Accepted Answer

A)  game. 
B)  root plants. 
C)  a type of cactus. 
D)  wheat and millet. 
A)  game. 
B)  root plants. 
C)  a type of cactus. 
D)  wheat and millet.

Question 5

What did Fernand Braudel mean by the "heavy baggage of culture"?

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A)  People tend to forget their past. 
B)  Civilization weighs heavily on a culture. 
C)  When people arrive in a new place, they want to be rid of the past. 
D)  When people move, they tend to bring familiar practices with them. 
A)  People tend to forget their past. 
B)  Civilization weighs heavily on a culture. 
C)  When people arrive in a new place, they want to be rid of the past. 
D)  When people move, they tend to bring familiar practices with them.

Question 6

What was the purpose of art during the Ice Age and what did these works thought to symbolize? How were paintings made during the Ice Age, and what sorts of things appeared in them?

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During the Ice Age, the purpose of art w

Question 7

Which of the following was NOT used for applying pigments in cave paintings?

Accepted Answer

A)  bone 
B)  wood 
C)  animal hair 
D)  stones 
A)  bone 
B)  wood 
C)  animal hair 
D)  stones

Question 8

Outside of Europe, cave paintings have also been found in

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A)  China. 
B)  East Africa. 
C)  South America. 
D)  Australia. 
A)  China. 
B)  East Africa. 
C)  South America. 
D)  Australia.

Question 9

How do paleoanthropologists believe that humans have evolved over the past 2.5 million years?

Accepted Answer

Paleoanthropologists believe that humans

Question 10

In what ways were foraging cultures successful in enabling people to provide not only the necessities of life, but also medicine and art?

Accepted Answer

Foraging cultures were successful in ena

Question 11

Why have excavations at Monte Verde caused some scholars to believe that people may have entered the Americas much earlier than is generally thought?

Accepted Answer

A)  because the archaeological find dates to around 20,000 years ago, and it is close to where humans are thought to have first entered the Americas 
B)  because it is the most carefully excavated and studied archaeological site in North America 
C)  because of the date of the archaeological find and its location 
D)  because those scholars have failed to understand the real significance of the excavations 
A)  because the archaeological find dates to around 20,000 years ago, and it is close to where humans are thought to have first entered the Americas 
B)  because it is the most carefully excavated and studied archaeological site in North America 
C)  because of the date of the archaeological find and its location 
D)  because those scholars have failed to understand the real significance of the excavations

Question 12

The world began to emerge from the last Ice Age approximately

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A)  5,000 years ago. 
B)  15,000 years ago. 
C)  25,000 years ago. 
D)  35,000 years ago. 
A)  5,000 years ago. 
B)  15,000 years ago. 
C)  25,000 years ago. 
D)  35,000 years ago.

Question 13

What is the greatest threat today to the cave art from the Ice Age?

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A)  time 
B)  weather 
C)  humans 
D)  erosion 
A)  time 
B)  weather 
C)  humans 
D)  erosion

Question 14

Which of the following traits does the species Homo sapiens not share with chimpanzees?

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A)  ability to speak 
B)  burial of the dead 
C)  enjoyment of play 
D)  self-awareness 
A)  ability to speak 
B)  burial of the dead 
C)  enjoyment of play 
D)  self-awareness

Question 15

The commonly recurring mark that looks like a P is thought to stand for

Accepted Answer

A)  a favored animal. 
B)  a powerful male. 
C)  a woman. 
D)  a symbol for a calendar. 
A)  a favored animal. 
B)  a powerful male. 
C)  a woman. 
D)  a symbol for a calendar.

Question 16

How was ochre used in burial rituals?

Accepted Answer

A)  only in male burials 
B)  for magical purposes 
C)  as a means of preserving the body 
D)  only in female burials 
A)  only in male burials 
B)  for magical purposes 
C)  as a means of preserving the body 
D)  only in female burials

Question 17

What types of physical advantages enabled early humans to adapt to their environment?

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A)  excellent senses of sight and smell 
B)  physical strength superior to their predators 
C)  an ability to sweat profusely to stay cool 
D)  a natural ability to climb trees 
A)  excellent senses of sight and smell 
B)  physical strength superior to their predators 
C)  an ability to sweat profusely to stay cool 
D)  a natural ability to climb trees

Question 18

Observations of macaques or "snow monkeys" by Japanese scientists in the 1950s added to evidence that:

Accepted Answer

A)  macaques preferred to eat vegetables that had been mixed with wheat. 
B)  nonhuman species practice and transmit cultural routines and rites as learned behavior, much as humans do. 
C)  macaque culture, like that of other monkeys, relies fundamentally on instinct. 
D)  the cultural behavior of nonhuman species had less in common with humans than had been previously believed. 
A)  macaques preferred to eat vegetables that had been mixed with wheat. 
B)  nonhuman species practice and transmit cultural routines and rites as learned behavior, much as humans do. 
C)  macaque culture, like that of other monkeys, relies fundamentally on instinct. 
D)  the cultural behavior of nonhuman species had less in common with humans than had been previously believed.

Question 19

Australopithecines were like modern humans in that they

Accepted Answer

A)  buried their dead. 
B)  made tools. 
C)  were bipeds. 
D)  had similar sized brains. 
A)  buried their dead. 
B)  made tools. 
C)  were bipeds. 
D)  had similar sized brains.

Question 20

Neanderthals lived alongside Homo sapiens for thousands of years

Accepted Answer

A)  and had larger brains than humans. 
B)  and evidence indicates they interbred with humans. 
C)  but could not communicate because Neanderthals had smaller brains than Homo sapiens. 
D)  and are known to have regularly fought one another. 
A)  and had larger brains than humans. 
B)  and evidence indicates they interbred with humans. 
C)  but could not communicate because Neanderthals had smaller brains than Homo sapiens. 
D)  and are known to have regularly fought one another.

The role of feasts in the Ice Age is believed to have functioned primarily

The North American peoples who have retained their hunting traditions most closely are the

Through what mechanisms have foraging cultures managed to survive into the modern age? Include two specific examples.

The San Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert survive mainly on a diet of

What did Fernand Braudel mean by the "heavy baggage of culture"?

What was the purpose of art during the Ice Age and what did these works thought to symbolize? How were paintings made during the Ice Age, and what sorts of things appeared in them?

Which of the following was NOT used for applying pigments in cave paintings?

Outside of Europe, cave paintings have also been found in

How do paleoanthropologists believe that humans have evolved over the past 2.5 million years?

In what ways were foraging cultures successful in enabling people to provide not only the necessities of life, but also medicine and art?

Why have excavations at Monte Verde caused some scholars to believe that people may have entered the Americas much earlier than is generally thought?

The world began to emerge from the last Ice Age approximately

What is the greatest threat today to the cave art from the Ice Age?

Which of the following traits does the species Homo sapiens not share with chimpanzees?

The commonly recurring mark that looks like a P is thought to stand for

How was ochre used in burial rituals?

What types of physical advantages enabled early humans to adapt to their environment?

Observations of macaques or "snow monkeys" by Japanese scientists in the 1950s added to evidence that:

Australopithecines were like modern humans in that they

Neanderthals lived alongside Homo sapiens for thousands of years

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Exam 1: Out of the Ice: Peopling the Earth

The role of feasts in the Ice Age is believed to have functioned primarily

The North American peoples who have retained their hunting traditions most closely are the

Through what mechanisms have foraging cultures managed to survive into the modern age? Include two specific examples.

The San Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert survive mainly on a diet of

What did Fernand Braudel mean by the "heavy baggage of culture"?

What was the purpose of art during the Ice Age and what did these works thought to symbolize? How were paintings made during the Ice Age, and what sorts of things appeared in them?

Which of the following was NOT used for applying pigments in cave paintings?

Outside of Europe, cave paintings have also been found in

How do paleoanthropologists believe that humans have evolved over the past 2.5 million years?

In what ways were foraging cultures successful in enabling people to provide not only the necessities of life, but also medicine and art?

Why have excavations at Monte Verde caused some scholars to believe that people may have entered the Americas much earlier than is generally thought?

The world began to emerge from the last Ice Age approximately

What is the greatest threat today to the cave art from the Ice Age?

Which of the following traits does the species Homo sapiens not share with chimpanzees?

The commonly recurring mark that looks like a P is thought to stand for

How was ochre used in burial rituals?

What types of physical advantages enabled early humans to adapt to their environment?

Observations of macaques or "snow monkeys" by Japanese scientists in the 1950s added to evidence that:

Australopithecines were like modern humans in that they

Neanderthals lived alongside Homo sapiens for thousands of years

Out of the Mud: Farming and Herding After the Ice Age

The Great River Valleys: Accelerating Change and Developing States

A Succession of Civilizations: Ambition and Instability

Rebuilding the World: Recoveries, New Initiatives, and Their Limits

The Great Schools

The Great Empires

Postimperial Worlds: Problems of Empires in Eurasia and Africa, Ca 200 to 700 Ce

The Rise of World Religions: Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism

Remaking the World: Innovation and Renewal on Environmental Frontiers in the Late First Millenium

Contending With Isolation: Ca 1000-1200

The Nomadic Frontiers: the Islamic World, Byzantium, and China, Ca 1000-1200

The World the Mongols Made

The Revenge of Nature: Plague, Cold, and the Limits of Disaster in the Fourteenth Century

Expanding Worlds: Recovery in the Late Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries

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