Question 1

Unlike the pattern in the Old World, plant domestication in the New World

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A)   involved no food plants, but instead was used to increase the production of utilitarian plants such as bottle gourds and hemp.
B)   was apparently not necessary for the development of states such as Teotihuacán.
C)   occurred before the rise of the first sedentary communities.
D)   occurred after the rise of the first sedentary communities.
E)   was begun but then abandoned before there was a chance for societies to develop into states.

Question 2

A vertical economy exploits environmental zones that are close together in space but are separated by altitude, rainfall, overall climate, and vegetation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The geography of the Old World facilitated the diffusion of plants, animals, technology, and information.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Food production is more labor intensive than foraging.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Where do scholars believe food production first began in the Middle East?

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A)   hilly flanks
B)   alluvial desert
C)   desert oases
D)   high plateau
E)   marginal zones

Question 6

Recent research using microscopic evidence suggests that farming in the tropical lowlands of Central and South America began at around the same time that food production arose in the Middle East.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Where were beans domesticated?

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A)   Mexico
B)   New England
C)   Patagonia
D)   the U.S. Southwest
E)   Beringia A

Question 8

Which of the following is true?

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A)   Food production led to an increase in social inequality.
B)   Food production allowed most people to work less.
C)   Food production yielded more nutritious diets.
D)   Food-producing societies are more egalitarian than foraging societies.
E)   Food production reduced warfare. A

Question 9

Unlike the centers of domestication in the Old World, very few animals were ever domesticated in the New World.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

When did sedentary life develop in the Middle East?

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A)   at the same time that farming and herding developed
B)   after herding, but before farming
C)   after farming and herding
D)   after farming, but before herding
E)   before farming and herding

Question 11

Agricultural intensification enabled people to farm for only part of the year, then leave the cities to live away from the problems endemic to urban populations for the rest of the year.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Middle Eastern food production arose in the context of four environmental zones. From highest altitude to lowest, they are

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A)   Zagros, piedmont steppe, hilly flanks, and alluvial plains.
B)   high zone, middle-high zone, middle-low zone, and low zone.
C)   high plateau, Natufian fields, Mesopotamia, and alluvial desert (the area watered by the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers) .
D)   Ali Kosh, high plateau, Mesopotamia, and piedmont steppe.
E)   high plateau, hilly flanks, piedmont steppe, and alluvial desert (the area watered by the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers) .

Question 13

Around 8000 B.P., communities on Europe's Mediterranean shores started to export species to the Middle East.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

With domestication, plants developed thicker husks.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following conditions did NOT contribute to the development of food production in the Middle East?

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A)   the shift to a broad-spectrum subsistence pattern at the end of the Upper Paleolithic
B)   population increase, leading people to try planting grasses in new ecological niches
C)   the diffusion of domesticated animal species from southern Europe
D)   favorable changes in cultivated grains through artificial selection
E)   the availability of annual grasses with edible grains

Question 16

The path from foraging to food production was one that people followed independently in at least seven world areas. New archaeological research techniques continue to overturn previously held assumptions about where and how this occurred. Microscopic evidence from early cultivated plants suggests that

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A)   farming in the South American tropical lowlands preceded domestication in the Middle East by some 5,000 years.
B)   New World farming began in the lowlands of South America and then spread to Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean islands.
C)   maize was first domesticated in the Pacific islands and brought to the Americas by colonizers who navigated to the western coasts of South America.
D)   all early domesticates originated among the Clovis people, whose knowledge then diffused southward.
E)   the old assumption that New World farming originated in the upland areas is correct.

Question 17

Three key caloric staples and major sources of carbohydrates were domesticated by Native American farmers. These were

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A)   corn, squash, and potatoes.
B)   wheat, maize, and cassava.
C)   maize, teosinte, and peanuts.
D)   maize, white potatoes, and manioc.
E)   corn, beans, and potatoes. D

Question 18

Which of the following statements about sheep is true?

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A)   Wild sheep have a larger range of habitat than domesticated sheep.
B)   Wild sheep produce more wool than domesticated sheep.
C)   Woolly sheep are the product of natural selection.
D)   The domestic sheep's wool offers it protection against extreme heat.
E)   Wool from wild sheep is better for making clothing.

Question 19

Most researchers today argue that the domestication of plants in the Middle East took place in the hilly flanks regions where wild plant ancestors naturally grew.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Rice was domesticated in southern China.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: The First Farmers

Unlike the pattern in the Old World, plant domestication in the New World

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A vertical economy exploits environmental zones that are close together in space but are separated by altitude, rainfall, overall climate, and vegetation.

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The geography of the Old World facilitated the diffusion of plants, animals, technology, and information.

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Food production is more labor intensive than foraging.

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Where do scholars believe food production first began in the Middle East?

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Recent research using microscopic evidence suggests that farming in the tropical lowlands of Central and South America began at around the same time that food production arose in the Middle East.

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Where were beans domesticated?

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Unlike the centers of domestication in the Old World, very few animals were ever domesticated in the New World.

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When did sedentary life develop in the Middle East?

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Agricultural intensification enabled people to farm for only part of the year, then leave the cities to live away from the problems endemic to urban populations for the rest of the year.

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Middle Eastern food production arose in the context of four environmental zones. From highest altitude to lowest, they are

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Around 8000 B.P., communities on Europe's Mediterranean shores started to export species to the Middle East.

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With domestication, plants developed thicker husks.

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Which of the following conditions did NOT contribute to the development of food production in the Middle East?

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Three key caloric staples and major sources of carbohydrates were domesticated by Native American farmers. These were

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Which of the following statements about sheep is true?

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Most researchers today argue that the domestication of plants in the Middle East took place in the hilly flanks regions where wild plant ancestors naturally grew.

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Rice was domesticated in southern China.

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Unlike the pattern in the Old World, plant domestication in the New World

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A vertical economy exploits environmental zones that are close together in space but are separated by altitude, rainfall, overall climate, and vegetation.

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The geography of the Old World facilitated the diffusion of plants, animals, technology, and information.

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Food production is more labor intensive than foraging.

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Where do scholars believe food production first began in the Middle East?

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Recent research using microscopic evidence suggests that farming in the tropical lowlands of Central and South America began at around the same time that food production arose in the Middle East.

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Where were beans domesticated?

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Unlike the centers of domestication in the Old World, very few animals were ever domesticated in the New World.

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When did sedentary life develop in the Middle East?

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Agricultural intensification enabled people to farm for only part of the year, then leave the cities to live away from the problems endemic to urban populations for the rest of the year.

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Middle Eastern food production arose in the context of four environmental zones. From highest altitude to lowest, they are

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Around 8000 B.P., communities on Europe's Mediterranean shores started to export species to the Middle East.

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With domestication, plants developed thicker husks.

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Which of the following conditions did NOT contribute to the development of food production in the Middle East?

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Three key caloric staples and major sources of carbohydrates were domesticated by Native American farmers. These were

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Which of the following statements about sheep is true?

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Most researchers today argue that the domestication of plants in the Middle East took place in the hilly flanks regions where wild plant ancestors naturally grew.

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Rice was domesticated in southern China.

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