Question 1

Why does Jared Diamond say agriculture was "the worst mistake in the history of the human race?"

Accepted Answer

Jared Diamond, a geographer and author,

Question 2

Our digestive systems are well adapted to being

Accepted Answer

A)  hunter gatherers 
B)  pizza eaters 
C)  couch potatoes 
D)  farmers 
E)  scientists 
A)  hunter gatherers 
B)  pizza eaters 
C)  couch potatoes 
D)  farmers 
E)  scientists

Question 3

Human activity in the last two centuries is not the most significant cause of this climate change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following has not been the result of the contributions made over millions of years by our ancestors?

Accepted Answer

A)  cities 
B)  art 
C)  tripled length of human life span 
D)  increasing population density 
E)  textbooks and exams 
A)  cities 
B)  art 
C)  tripled length of human life span 
D)  increasing population density 
E)  textbooks and exams

Question 5

The reason we can say humans have caused changes in the climate is a result of

Accepted Answer

A)  scientific data manipulation and false reporting. 
B)  claims coming from television commentators and politicians. 
C)  measurements of coal and petroleum resources. 
D)  measurements of carbon dioxide emissions. 
E)  swimming among the coral reefs. 
A)  scientific data manipulation and false reporting. 
B)  claims coming from television commentators and politicians. 
C)  measurements of coal and petroleum resources. 
D)  measurements of carbon dioxide emissions. 
E)  swimming among the coral reefs.

Question 6

The population density at the end of the Ice Age was sufficient for some groups to drive local populations of food animals to extinction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Humans owe their success to biocultural evolution and primate ancestry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Discuss the effects of the population growth from the Industrial Revolution to the present.

Accepted Answer

The population growth from the Industria

Question 9

Domestication and agriculture were not the driving forces of the so-called Neolithic revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Discuss the effects of the earliest farmers and cities that arose with the so-called Neolithic revolution.

Accepted Answer

The Neolithic revolution, also known as

Question 11

Measles became prevalent only with the emergence of larger urban centers, making it the "disease of civilization."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Define the concept, Anthropocene, and what it implies

Accepted Answer

The concept of the Anthropocene refers t

Question 13

For most of hominin history

Accepted Answer

A)  our ancestors' reproductive capacity was much different from our ape cousins. 
B)  a woman gave birth every three or four years. 
C)  women gave birth every two years, then a few thousand years ago began to give birth every three or four years. 
D)  infant mortality rates were different than those of early farmers and some communities today. 
E)  had a relatively worse environmental record before the end of the Ice Age. 
A)  our ancestors' reproductive capacity was much different from our ape cousins. 
B)  a woman gave birth every three or four years. 
C)  women gave birth every two years, then a few thousand years ago began to give birth every three or four years. 
D)  infant mortality rates were different than those of early farmers and some communities today. 
E)  had a relatively worse environmental record before the end of the Ice Age.

Question 14

In the lower Tigris-Euphrates Valley, __________________poisoned the fields once farmed by Ubaidians and Sumerians.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Black Death 
B)  Neolithic herders 
C)  severe soil erosion 
D)  high levels of salts 
E)  animal grazing 
A)  the Black Death 
B)  Neolithic herders 
C)  severe soil erosion 
D)  high levels of salts 
E)  animal grazing

Question 15

According to the text, the game changer for our ancestors, whether they were australopiths or early Homo, was

Accepted Answer

A)  their first rudimentary attempts at language. 
B)  their first rudimentary attempts at technological solutions to problems. 
C)  their ability to manage their own lives. 
D)  their capabilities to expand into new habitats. 
E)  their bipedal locomotion. 
A)  their first rudimentary attempts at language. 
B)  their first rudimentary attempts at technological solutions to problems. 
C)  their ability to manage their own lives. 
D)  their capabilities to expand into new habitats. 
E)  their bipedal locomotion.

Question 16

Whether you see the future of humans as rosy or bleak,

Accepted Answer

A)  the costs of changes outweigh the benefits. 
B)  the costs of benefits outweigh the costs. 
C)  tool using is soon to be replaced by cognitive reasoning. 
D)  hard work, sacrifices and brilliant insights will not be necessary in the future. 
E)  there's no going back. 
A)  the costs of changes outweigh the benefits. 
B)  the costs of benefits outweigh the costs. 
C)  tool using is soon to be replaced by cognitive reasoning. 
D)  hard work, sacrifices and brilliant insights will not be necessary in the future. 
E)  there's no going back.

Question 17

No single factor explains the dangerously accelerating growth of world population over the past few hundred years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

As agricultural techniques and resulting harvests improved,

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A)  surplus production was still difficult to achieve. 
B)  surplus production was at the discretion of the individual farmer. 
C)  surplus production served as a kind of capital, or wealth that stimulated new kinds of socioeconomic interactions. 
D)  farmers could stop producing full time and become religious leaders. 
E)  a social and economic hierarchy emerged in all Neolithic societies. 
A)  surplus production was still difficult to achieve. 
B)  surplus production was at the discretion of the individual farmer. 
C)  surplus production served as a kind of capital, or wealth that stimulated new kinds of socioeconomic interactions. 
D)  farmers could stop producing full time and become religious leaders. 
E)  a social and economic hierarchy emerged in all Neolithic societies.

Question 19

What is not true of the period from the Industrial Revolution to the present?

Accepted Answer

A)  No single factor explains the dangerously accelerating growth rate of world population. 
B)  The growth rate of world population is equally distributed among nations. 
C)  Resources are not distributed equally among all nations. 
D)  It has reached the point where 48 percent of the world population exists on less that $2/day. 
E)  The growth rate is unsustainable. 
A)  No single factor explains the dangerously accelerating growth rate of world population. 
B)  The growth rate of world population is equally distributed among nations. 
C)  Resources are not distributed equally among all nations. 
D)  It has reached the point where 48 percent of the world population exists on less that $2/day. 
E)  The growth rate is unsustainable.

Question 20

How have humans become a threat to themselves, to other living things and the earth itself?

Accepted Answer

Humans have become a threat to themselve

Why does Jared Diamond say agriculture was "the worst mistake in the history of the human race?"

Our digestive systems are well adapted to being

Human activity in the last two centuries is not the most significant cause of this climate change.

Which of the following has not been the result of the contributions made over millions of years by our ancestors?

The reason we can say humans have caused changes in the climate is a result of

The population density at the end of the Ice Age was sufficient for some groups to drive local populations of food animals to extinction.

Humans owe their success to biocultural evolution and primate ancestry.

Discuss the effects of the population growth from the Industrial Revolution to the present.

Domestication and agriculture were not the driving forces of the so-called Neolithic revolution.

Discuss the effects of the earliest farmers and cities that arose with the so-called Neolithic revolution.

Measles became prevalent only with the emergence of larger urban centers, making it the "disease of civilization."

Define the concept, Anthropocene, and what it implies

For most of hominin history

In the lower Tigris-Euphrates Valley, __________________poisoned the fields once farmed by Ubaidians and Sumerians.

According to the text, the game changer for our ancestors, whether they were australopiths or early Homo, was

Whether you see the future of humans as rosy or bleak,

No single factor explains the dangerously accelerating growth of world population over the past few hundred years.

As agricultural techniques and resulting harvests improved,

What is not true of the period from the Industrial Revolution to the present?

How have humans become a threat to themselves, to other living things and the earth itself?

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

Food Production

The First Civilizations

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Exam 16: Conclusion

Why does Jared Diamond say agriculture was "the worst mistake in the history of the human race?"

Our digestive systems are well adapted to being

Human activity in the last two centuries is not the most significant cause of this climate change.

Which of the following has not been the result of the contributions made over millions of years by our ancestors?

The reason we can say humans have caused changes in the climate is a result of

The population density at the end of the Ice Age was sufficient for some groups to drive local populations of food animals to extinction.

Humans owe their success to biocultural evolution and primate ancestry.

Discuss the effects of the population growth from the Industrial Revolution to the present.

Domestication and agriculture were not the driving forces of the so-called Neolithic revolution.

Discuss the effects of the earliest farmers and cities that arose with the so-called Neolithic revolution.

Measles became prevalent only with the emergence of larger urban centers, making it the "disease of civilization."

Define the concept, Anthropocene, and what it implies

For most of hominin history

In the lower Tigris-Euphrates Valley, __________________poisoned the fields once farmed by Ubaidians and Sumerians.

According to the text, the game changer for our ancestors, whether they were australopiths or early Homo, was

Whether you see the future of humans as rosy or bleak,

No single factor explains the dangerously accelerating growth of world population over the past few hundred years.

As agricultural techniques and resulting harvests improved,

What is not true of the period from the Industrial Revolution to the present?

How have humans become a threat to themselves, to other living things and the earth itself?

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

Food Production

The First Civilizations

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