Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

An environmental theory of domestication

Question 2

Researchers agree that the earliest farming cultures in Europe likely resulted from

Accepted Answer

A)  the independent development of domestication 
B)  the migration of farmers from the Americas 
C)  the diffusion of crops and the idea of agriculture 
D)  millet cultivation in northern China 
E)  overexploitation of animals by hunters 
A)  the independent development of domestication 
B)  the migration of farmers from the Americas 
C)  the diffusion of crops and the idea of agriculture 
D)  millet cultivation in northern China 
E)  overexploitation of animals by hunters

Question 3

Maize is far from an ideal crop. Why?

Accepted Answer

A)  the presence of lysine and niacin 
B)  the ability to produce and store a surplus, thus leading to hoarding and warfare 
C)  the increase in protein, at the expense of carbohydrates 
D)  an increase in a chemical leading to iron deficiency 
E)  need for specialized technology associated with maize agricultural activities 
A)  the presence of lysine and niacin 
B)  the ability to produce and store a surplus, thus leading to hoarding and warfare 
C)  the increase in protein, at the expense of carbohydrates 
D)  an increase in a chemical leading to iron deficiency 
E)  need for specialized technology associated with maize agricultural activities

Question 4

Which of the following does NOT represent a New World domesticate?

Accepted Answer

A)  maize 
B)  barley 
C)  potatoes 
D)  peanuts 
E)  quinoa 
A)  maize 
B)  barley 
C)  potatoes 
D)  peanuts 
E)  quinoa

Question 5

What is the relationship between the adoption of agriculture and climate change in South America?

Accepted Answer

A)  The presence of serious periodic droughts inhibited the development of agriculture. 
B)  Periodic droughts led to the production of crops that could be stored for future shortages. 
C)  Agriculture was adopted to minimize shortfalls in marine resources due to disruptions during El Niño years. 
D)  The relative stability in climate in South America favored the development of agriculture and domestication. 
E)  Persistent troughs of atmospheric high pressure caused high rainfall patterns supporting agriculture. 
A)  The presence of serious periodic droughts inhibited the development of agriculture. 
B)  Periodic droughts led to the production of crops that could be stored for future shortages. 
C)  Agriculture was adopted to minimize shortfalls in marine resources due to disruptions during El Niño years. 
D)  The relative stability in climate in South America favored the development of agriculture and domestication. 
E)  Persistent troughs of atmospheric high pressure caused high rainfall patterns supporting agriculture.

Question 6

What characteristics do successfully domesticated animal species tend to share?

Accepted Answer

Successfully domesticated animal species

Question 7

Which of the following did NOT characterize the Neolithic lifeways that transformed the central and northern regions of Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  farmers cultivated cereals and legumes, raised cattle and pigs, and collected wild hazelnuts 
B)  settlements consisted of sturdy timber-framed longhouses 
C)  harvested crops were stored in longhouses that served as barns 
D)  wooden fences were unable to confine livestock from planted fields, thus limiting the amount of plantings farmers could make 
E)  fertility of soils could be maintained with simple manuring 
A)  farmers cultivated cereals and legumes, raised cattle and pigs, and collected wild hazelnuts 
B)  settlements consisted of sturdy timber-framed longhouses 
C)  harvested crops were stored in longhouses that served as barns 
D)  wooden fences were unable to confine livestock from planted fields, thus limiting the amount of plantings farmers could make 
E)  fertility of soils could be maintained with simple manuring

Question 8

What features characterize the transition to the Neolithic pattern in northern Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was preceded by substantial ideological shifts, particularly the development of monuments. 
B)  It represents a gradual transition from intensive Mesolithic hunting and gathering. 
C)  It occurred rapidly and likely preceded ideological changes. 
D)  It was preceded by a long period of dependence on wild plant resources. 
E)  It is primarily the result of the migration of farmers from the Near East. 
A)  It was preceded by substantial ideological shifts, particularly the development of monuments. 
B)  It represents a gradual transition from intensive Mesolithic hunting and gathering. 
C)  It occurred rapidly and likely preceded ideological changes. 
D)  It was preceded by a long period of dependence on wild plant resources. 
E)  It is primarily the result of the migration of farmers from the Near East.

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

Researchers agree that the earliest farming cultures in Europe likely resulted from

Maize is far from an ideal crop. Why?

Which of the following does NOT represent a New World domesticate?

What is the relationship between the adoption of agriculture and climate change in South America?

What characteristics do successfully domesticated animal species tend to share?

Which of the following did NOT characterize the Neolithic lifeways that transformed the central and northern regions of Europe?

What features characterize the transition to the Neolithic pattern in northern Europe?

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

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

Researchers agree that the earliest farming cultures in Europe likely resulted from

Maize is far from an ideal crop. Why?

Which of the following does NOT represent a New World domesticate?

What is the relationship between the adoption of agriculture and climate change in South America?

What characteristics do successfully domesticated animal species tend to share?

Which of the following did NOT characterize the Neolithic lifeways that transformed the central and northern regions of Europe?

What features characterize the transition to the Neolithic pattern in northern Europe?

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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