Question 1

Animal domestication differs from plant domestication, and probably varies from one animal species to another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following does NOT represent a biochemical signature of diet?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ratio of nitrogen isotopes varying with the overall importance of seafood 
B)  different photosynthetic processes resulting in varying ratios of carbon 
C)  strontium and calcium ratios indicating relative importance of meat and plant foods 
D)  different chemical compositions resulting from photosynthesis in bones of human skeletons 
E)  unusually low concentrations of lead found in bones of those who drink wine that has been stored in lead containers 
A)  the ratio of nitrogen isotopes varying with the overall importance of seafood 
B)  different photosynthetic processes resulting in varying ratios of carbon 
C)  strontium and calcium ratios indicating relative importance of meat and plant foods 
D)  different chemical compositions resulting from photosynthesis in bones of human skeletons 
E)  unusually low concentrations of lead found in bones of those who drink wine that has been stored in lead containers

Question 3

Pollen is an example of what type of archaeobotanical remains?

Accepted Answer

A)  macrofossil 
B)  feature 
C)  microfossil 
D)  cultigen 
E)  carbonization 
A)  macrofossil 
B)  feature 
C)  microfossil 
D)  cultigen 
E)  carbonization

Question 4

How does the concept of symbiosis apply to discussions of plant and animal domestication? Describe a significant connection between human culture and a particular plant or animal species to illustrate the idea of symbiosis.

Accepted Answer

The concept of symbiosis applies to disc

Question 5

What is meant by the term "Neolithic Revolution"?

Accepted Answer

The term "Neolithic Revolution" refers t

Question 6

A cultigen is defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  a domesticated plant under human control 
B)  an animal species which is dependent on humans 
C)  a wild plant which is predisposed to domestication 
D)  the symbiotic relationship between humans and plants 
E)  a society which raises domesticated plants 
A)  a domesticated plant under human control 
B)  an animal species which is dependent on humans 
C)  a wild plant which is predisposed to domestication 
D)  the symbiotic relationship between humans and plants 
E)  a society which raises domesticated plants

Question 7

Competitive feasting, tribute payments, or offerings to the deities that promoted the development of human agency and, ultimately, of domestication and agriculture is an example of the cultural approach embraced by all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  Hodder 
B)  Braidwood 
C)  Childe 
D)  Watkins 
E)  Binford 
A)  Hodder 
B)  Braidwood 
C)  Childe 
D)  Watkins 
E)  Binford

Question 8

There were few New World herd animals that were capable of being domesticated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What characteristic of wild grasses is NOT likely to have been consciously selected for by foragers in the process of domestication?

Accepted Answer

A)  larger seeds 
B)  less tough glumes 
C)  more brittle rachis 
D)  more grains per seed head 
E)  structure which shatters less readily 
A)  larger seeds 
B)  less tough glumes 
C)  more brittle rachis 
D)  more grains per seed head 
E)  structure which shatters less readily

Question 10

Macrofossils do not typically survive even where macrofossils can.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The change in relationship between humans, animals, and plants whereby they share a mutually beneficial association is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  agriculture 
B)  transhumance 
C)  domestication 
D)  propagation 
E)  symbiosis 
A)  agriculture 
B)  transhumance 
C)  domestication 
D)  propagation 
E)  symbiosis

Question 12

Explanations for the origins of domestication that argue for the importance of status competition or ideology are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental approaches 
B)  humanistic approaches 
C)  cultural approaches 
D)  materialist approaches 
E)  determinist approaches 
A)  environmental approaches 
B)  humanistic approaches 
C)  cultural approaches 
D)  materialist approaches 
E)  determinist approaches

Question 13

Macrofossils offer direct evidence for important archaeological research reconstructing hunter-gatherer lifeways.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The proposition that increased aridity in the Near East at the end of the Ice Age led to the development of domestication around permanent water sources is known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  Water storage model 
B)  Oasis theory 
C)  Neolithic revolution 
D)  Dry zone model 
E)  Marginal Zone model 
A)  Water storage model 
B)  Oasis theory 
C)  Neolithic revolution 
D)  Dry zone model 
E)  Marginal Zone model

Question 15

The switch from hunting and gathering to agriculture in Egypt has been explained as the result of

Accepted Answer

A)  diffusion from the Near East 
B)  increasing sedentism 
C)  population nucleation along the Nile due to reduced rainfall 
D)  the lack of sufficient animal resources 
E)  profuse pastures across the region 
A)  diffusion from the Near East 
B)  increasing sedentism 
C)  population nucleation along the Nile due to reduced rainfall 
D)  the lack of sufficient animal resources 
E)  profuse pastures across the region

Question 16

Compare and contrast the various theories used to explain the appearance of agriculture. What features define them as either environmental or cultural? What are the advantaged and drawbacks of each approach?

Accepted Answer

The various theories used to explain the

Question 17

What features define a cultural theory of domestication? Provide an example to illustrate your answer.

Accepted Answer

A cultural theory of domestication is de

Question 18

Which of the following statements about the origins of domestication is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  It represents a universal stage in human cultural evolution. 
B)  It occurred independently in separate areas of the world. 
C)  It occurred first in the Near East, and then spread or diffused to other areas. 
D)  It first occurred during the Upper Paleolithic. 
E)  The earliest centers of domestication are likely in Western Europe. 
A)  It represents a universal stage in human cultural evolution. 
B)  It occurred independently in separate areas of the world. 
C)  It occurred first in the Near East, and then spread or diffused to other areas. 
D)  It first occurred during the Upper Paleolithic. 
E)  The earliest centers of domestication are likely in Western Europe.

Question 19

Ian Hodder's approach to the origins of agriculture in Europe proposes that it entailed

Accepted Answer

A)  the development of agriculture in the nuclear zone as people become increasingly inclined to the idea of domestication. 
B)  an increasing emphasis on the human control and domination of nature, in response to a combination with both natural and social mechanisms. 
C)  settlement of marginal areas due expanding human populations, leading to domestication as people planted seed crops outside of their native range. 
D)  a fundamental shift in the worldview of people prior to the Neolithic revolution. 
E)  the need for people to produce a surplus to meet the demands of local kin leaders. 
A)  the development of agriculture in the nuclear zone as people become increasingly inclined to the idea of domestication. 
B)  an increasing emphasis on the human control and domination of nature, in response to a combination with both natural and social mechanisms. 
C)  settlement of marginal areas due expanding human populations, leading to domestication as people planted seed crops outside of their native range. 
D)  a fundamental shift in the worldview of people prior to the Neolithic revolution. 
E)  the need for people to produce a surplus to meet the demands of local kin leaders.

Question 20

Childe's Oasis model implies that humans were predestined to develop agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Animal domestication differs from plant domestication, and probably varies from one animal species to another.

Which of the following does NOT represent a biochemical signature of diet?

Pollen is an example of what type of archaeobotanical remains?

How does the concept of symbiosis apply to discussions of plant and animal domestication? Describe a significant connection between human culture and a particular plant or animal species to illustrate the idea of symbiosis.

What is meant by the term "Neolithic Revolution"?

A cultigen is defined as

Competitive feasting, tribute payments, or offerings to the deities that promoted the development of human agency and, ultimately, of domestication and agriculture is an example of the cultural approach embraced by all of the following except

There were few New World herd animals that were capable of being domesticated.

What characteristic of wild grasses is NOT likely to have been consciously selected for by foragers in the process of domestication?

Macrofossils do not typically survive even where macrofossils can.

The change in relationship between humans, animals, and plants whereby they share a mutually beneficial association is known as:

Explanations for the origins of domestication that argue for the importance of status competition or ideology are known as:

Macrofossils offer direct evidence for important archaeological research reconstructing hunter-gatherer lifeways.

The proposition that increased aridity in the Near East at the end of the Ice Age led to the development of domestication around permanent water sources is known as the

The switch from hunting and gathering to agriculture in Egypt has been explained as the result of

Compare and contrast the various theories used to explain the appearance of agriculture. What features define them as either environmental or cultural? What are the advantaged and drawbacks of each approach?

What features define a cultural theory of domestication? Provide an example to illustrate your answer.

Which of the following statements about the origins of domestication is correct?

Ian Hodder's approach to the origins of agriculture in Europe proposes that it entailed

Childe's Oasis model implies that humans were predestined to develop agriculture.

Introduction to Anthropology

Heredity and Evolution

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

Modern Human Variation and Adaptation

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

An Overview of the Primates

Primate Behavior

Understanding the Past: Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods

Hominin Origins

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers

The First Civilizations

Conclusion

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Exam 14: Food Production

Animal domestication differs from plant domestication, and probably varies from one animal species to another.

Which of the following does NOT represent a biochemical signature of diet?

Pollen is an example of what type of archaeobotanical remains?

How does the concept of symbiosis apply to discussions of plant and animal domestication? Describe a significant connection between human culture and a particular plant or animal species to illustrate the idea of symbiosis.

What is meant by the term "Neolithic Revolution"?

A cultigen is defined as

Competitive feasting, tribute payments, or offerings to the deities that promoted the development of human agency and, ultimately, of domestication and agriculture is an example of the cultural approach embraced by all of the following except

There were few New World herd animals that were capable of being domesticated.

What characteristic of wild grasses is NOT likely to have been consciously selected for by foragers in the process of domestication?

Macrofossils do not typically survive even where macrofossils can.

The change in relationship between humans, animals, and plants whereby they share a mutually beneficial association is known as:

Explanations for the origins of domestication that argue for the importance of status competition or ideology are known as:

Macrofossils offer direct evidence for important archaeological research reconstructing hunter-gatherer lifeways.

The proposition that increased aridity in the Near East at the end of the Ice Age led to the development of domestication around permanent water sources is known as the

The switch from hunting and gathering to agriculture in Egypt has been explained as the result of

Compare and contrast the various theories used to explain the appearance of agriculture. What features define them as either environmental or cultural? What are the advantaged and drawbacks of each approach?

What features define a cultural theory of domestication? Provide an example to illustrate your answer.

Which of the following statements about the origins of domestication is correct?

Ian Hodder's approach to the origins of agriculture in Europe proposes that it entailed

Childe's Oasis model implies that humans were predestined to develop agriculture.

Introduction to Anthropology

Heredity and Evolution

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

Modern Human Variation and Adaptation

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

An Overview of the Primates

Primate Behavior

Understanding the Past: Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods

Hominin Origins

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers

The First Civilizations

Conclusion

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