Question 1

Hookworm infestation of the human intestine can lead to a form of:

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A) cancer. 
B) anemia. 
C) heart disease. 
D) measles. 
A) cancer. 
B) anemia. 
C) heart disease. 
D) measles. B

Question 2

What main change in subsistence defines the Neolithic period? Name three geographic regions where Neolithic life ways appeared independently.

Accepted Answer

The Neolithic,while technically defined by the appearance of ground and polished stone tools,is more appropriately defined by the change in subsistence known as domestication.This new way of acquiring food involved selective breeding within plant and animal populations in which individuals with desirable traits were allowed to reproduce and other individuals were not.Major regions of domestication include the Middle East (the Levant,or southwestern Asia's Fertile Crescent),southern Mexico,and the Yellow River region of China.

Question 3

The large jaws of gorilla species,in addition to a sagittal crest,provide support for:

Accepted Answer

A) the temporalis-functional hypothesis used to describe variation and adaptation in human skulls. 
B) the masticatory-functional hypothesis used to describe variation and adaptation in human skulls. 
C) the masticatory-functional hypothesis which suggests that soft foods result in large jaw size. 
D) none of the above 
A) the temporalis-functional hypothesis used to describe variation and adaptation in human skulls. 
B) the masticatory-functional hypothesis used to describe variation and adaptation in human skulls. 
C) the masticatory-functional hypothesis which suggests that soft foods result in large jaw size. 
D) none of the above B

Question 4

Teosinte is the wild ancestor of modern domesticated wheat.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Based on the archaeological record from various areas,what was the initial effect of agriculture on height?

Accepted Answer

A) Height decreased. 
B) Height increased. 
C) Height became more variable within the population. 
D) Height stayed the same. 
A) Height decreased. 
B) Height increased. 
C) Height became more variable within the population. 
D) Height stayed the same.

Question 6

More than 20% of all calories consumed by people today comes from:

Accepted Answer

A) millet. 
B) rice. 
C) sorghum. 
D) corn. 
A) millet. 
B) rice. 
C) sorghum. 
D) corn.

Question 7

All of the following are advantages of agriculture over foraging EXCEPT:

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A) agriculture supports larger numbers of people. 
B) agriculture results in a food surplus. 
C) agriculture has led to increased diversity in food. 
D) agriculture is a necessary prerequisite to civilization. 
A) agriculture supports larger numbers of people. 
B) agriculture results in a food surplus. 
C) agriculture has led to increased diversity in food. 
D) agriculture is a necessary prerequisite to civilization.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT associated with the initial transition from foraging to agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A) reduced height 
B) increased dental hypoplasias 
C) lower incidence of dental caries (cavities) 
D) higher incidence of infection 
A) reduced height 
B) increased dental hypoplasias 
C) lower incidence of dental caries (cavities) 
D) higher incidence of infection

Question 9

The type of subsistence documented at the site in Cahokia,Illinois,is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A) food foraging. 
B) mixed foraging and small-scale farming. 
C) small-scale farming exclusively. 
D) large-scale agriculture. 
A) food foraging. 
B) mixed foraging and small-scale farming. 
C) small-scale farming exclusively. 
D) large-scale agriculture.

Question 10

One of the most important technological innovations that appeared at about the same time as agriculture was:

Accepted Answer

A) writing systems. 
B) the controlled use of fire. 
C) metal tools. 
D) ceramics. 
A) writing systems. 
B) the controlled use of fire. 
C) metal tools. 
D) ceramics.

Question 11

Cavities in the teeth are caused by a process called:

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A) hypoplasias. 
B) enamel defects. 
C) dentin foramina. 
D) dental caries. 
A) hypoplasias. 
B) enamel defects. 
C) dentin foramina. 
D) dental caries.

Question 12

Scientists who study plant remains in the archaeological record are:

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A) paleontologists. 
B) paleoethnobotanists. 
C) ethnologists. 
D) zooarchaeologists. 
A) paleontologists. 
B) paleoethnobotanists. 
C) ethnologists. 
D) zooarchaeologists.

Question 13

While the domestication of plants and animals certainly led to a more stable food supply in the Holocene,it also resulted in significant problems.Briefly describe some of these problems.

Accepted Answer

The explosive human population growth as

Question 14

Regarding the Neolithic,which of the following is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) It is believed to have occurred first in Europe. 
B) It is characterized by small,settled villages where the domestication of plants and/or animals took place. 
C) It occurred in one place initially,then spread everywhere else. 
D) It occurred first approximately 25,000 yBP. 
A) It is believed to have occurred first in Europe. 
B) It is characterized by small,settled villages where the domestication of plants and/or animals took place. 
C) It occurred in one place initially,then spread everywhere else. 
D) It occurred first approximately 25,000 yBP.

Question 15

How many separate centers of domestication exist,according to archaeologists?

Accepted Answer

A) three 
B) five 
C) seven 
D) eleven 
A) three 
B) five 
C) seven 
D) eleven

Question 16

What effect did the advent of agriculture have on the level of interpersonal violence seen in the archaeological record?

Accepted Answer

A) Violence increased. 
B) Violence decreased. 
C) Violence stayed about the same. 
D) It is difficult or even impossible to determine the level of violence from only the bones. 
A) Violence increased. 
B) Violence decreased. 
C) Violence stayed about the same. 
D) It is difficult or even impossible to determine the level of violence from only the bones.

Question 17

The region of the Levant that contains more than fifty archaeological sites documenting the development of early farming villages in the Middle East is called:

Accepted Answer

A) the Arable Terrace. 
B) the Indus Valley. 
C) the Fertile Crescent. 
D) the French Connection. 
A) the Arable Terrace. 
B) the Indus Valley. 
C) the Fertile Crescent. 
D) the French Connection.

Question 18

With modern Homo sapiens' appearance in the late Pleistocene,human biological evolution basically stopped.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Rice was first domesticated in New Guinea,about 6,000 yBP.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Archaeological evidence showing a shift from long and narrow skulls to short and wide skulls,as a result of a change in diet linked to domestication,has been found in:

Accepted Answer

A) China. 
B) Mexico. 
C) France. 
D) Nubia. 
A) China. 
B) Mexico. 
C) France. 
D) Nubia.

Hookworm infestation of the human intestine can lead to a form of:

What main change in subsistence defines the Neolithic period? Name three geographic regions where Neolithic life ways appeared independently.

The large jaws of gorilla species,in addition to a sagittal crest,provide support for:

Teosinte is the wild ancestor of modern domesticated wheat.

Based on the archaeological record from various areas,what was the initial effect of agriculture on height?

More than 20% of all calories consumed by people today comes from:

All of the following are advantages of agriculture over foraging EXCEPT:

Which of the following is NOT associated with the initial transition from foraging to agriculture?

The type of subsistence documented at the site in Cahokia,Illinois,is best described as:

One of the most important technological innovations that appeared at about the same time as agriculture was:

Cavities in the teeth are caused by a process called:

Scientists who study plant remains in the archaeological record are:

While the domestication of plants and animals certainly led to a more stable food supply in the Holocene,it also resulted in significant problems.Briefly describe some of these problems.

Regarding the Neolithic,which of the following is TRUE?

How many separate centers of domestication exist,according to archaeologists?

What effect did the advent of agriculture have on the level of interpersonal violence seen in the archaeological record?

The region of the Levant that contains more than fifty archaeological sites documenting the development of early farming villages in the Middle East is called:

With modern Homo sapiens' appearance in the late Pleistocene,human biological evolution basically stopped.

Rice was first domesticated in New Guinea,about 6,000 yBP.

Archaeological evidence showing a shift from long and narrow skulls to short and wide skulls,as a result of a change in diet linked to domestication,has been found in:

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Primate Origins and Evolution: The First 50 Million Years

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Exam 13: Our Last 10, 000 Years: Agriculture, population, and the Bioarchaeology of a Fundamental Transition

Hookworm infestation of the human intestine can lead to a form of:

What main change in subsistence defines the Neolithic period? Name three geographic regions where Neolithic life ways appeared independently.

The large jaws of gorilla species,in addition to a sagittal crest,provide support for:

Teosinte is the wild ancestor of modern domesticated wheat.

Based on the archaeological record from various areas,what was the initial effect of agriculture on height?

More than 20% of all calories consumed by people today comes from:

All of the following are advantages of agriculture over foraging EXCEPT:

Which of the following is NOT associated with the initial transition from foraging to agriculture?

The type of subsistence documented at the site in Cahokia,Illinois,is best described as:

One of the most important technological innovations that appeared at about the same time as agriculture was:

Cavities in the teeth are caused by a process called:

Scientists who study plant remains in the archaeological record are:

While the domestication of plants and animals certainly led to a more stable food supply in the Holocene,it also resulted in significant problems.Briefly describe some of these problems.

Regarding the Neolithic,which of the following is TRUE?

How many separate centers of domestication exist,according to archaeologists?

What effect did the advent of agriculture have on the level of interpersonal violence seen in the archaeological record?

The region of the Levant that contains more than fifty archaeological sites documenting the development of early farming villages in the Middle East is called:

With modern Homo sapiens' appearance in the late Pleistocene,human biological evolution basically stopped.

Rice was first domesticated in New Guinea,about 6,000 yBP.

Archaeological evidence showing a shift from long and narrow skulls to short and wide skulls,as a result of a change in diet linked to domestication,has been found in:

What Is Physical Anthropology

Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory

Genetics: Reproducing Life and Producing Variation

Genes and Their Evolution: Population Genetics

Biology in the Present: Living People

Biology in the Present: The Other Living Primates

Primate Sociality, social Behavior, and Culture

Fossils and Their Place in Time and Nature

Primate Origins and Evolution: The First 50 Million Years

Early Hominid Origins and Evolution: The Roots of Humanity

The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

The Origins,evolution,and Dispersal of Modern People

Evolution: Today and Tomorrow

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