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For most of human history, people have depended on _____ for their subsistence. |
| | A) | collecting plants |
| | B) | fishing |
| | C) | agriculture |
| | D) | foraging |
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For more than 99% of human prehistory, people have relied exclusively on: |
| | A) | wild foods. |
| | B) | domesticated plants. |
| | C) | hunting. |
| | D) | McDonald’s. |
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How long ago did human groups begin actively controlling their food sources by artificially producing conditions under which these sources would grow? |
| | A) | Within the past 8,000 years. |
| | B) | Within the past 12,000 years. |
| | C) | Within the past 18,000 years. |
| | D) | Within the past 20,000 years. |
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The transition from food gathering to a total reliance on agriculture took: |
| | A) | 10 years. |
| | B) | one century. |
| | C) | 1000 years. |
| | D) | thousands of years. |
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The directed breeding of plants and animals is called: |
| | A) | foraging. |
| | B) | natural selection. |
| | C) | artificial selection. |
| | D) | herding. |
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Which of the following provides evidence that humans have been manipulating plants? |
| | A) | When seed remains recovered at an archaeological site are significantly smaller than seed size in the wild. |
| | B) | When seeds appear in locations where wild versions cannot live implies that humans were actively producing conditions that allowed for survival. |
| | C) | Where archaeological remains of seeds are recovered that exhibit seed coats notably thicker than those produced in the wild. |
| | D) | All the above. |
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Which of the following is a hypothesis on why agriculture developed? |
| | A) | environmental change |
| | B) | cultural evolution |
| | C) | population growth |
| | D) | all the above |
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How long ago was the goat domesticated in the Middle East? |
| | A) | 5,000 years ago. |
| | B) | 10,000 years ago. |
| | C) | 15, 000 years ago. |
| | D) | 20,000 years ago. |
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What is the difference between simple foragers and complex foragers? |
| | A) | Simple foragers have no focus or commitment to any one food source, while complex foragers focus on a few highly productive resources. |
| | B) | Simple foragers focus on a few highly productive resources, while complex foragers rely on many different food sources. |
| | C) | Simple foragers have a relatively sedentary lifestyle, while complex foragers travel to many different sites. |
| | D) | None of the above. |
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Which foods are included in the triumvirate of plants that provided the subsistence base for indigenous New World civilizations? |
| | A) | rice, beans and squash |
| | B) | barley, lentils and wheat |
| | C) | maize, beans and squash |
| | D) | yams, barley and millet |
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Which cultural sequence in the Tehuacan Valley is characterized by people traveling in microbands for part of the year and gathered in macrobands in the spring and summer months? |
| | A) | Ajuereado phase |
| | B) | El Riego phase |
| | C) | Coxcatlan phase |
| | D) | Abejas phase |
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Which cultural sequence in the Tehuacan valley is characterized by small, nomadic microbands of fewer than 10 people, subsisting on wild plants and animal foods? |
| | A) | Ajuereado phase |
| | B) | El Riego phase |
| | C) | Coxcatlan phase |
| | D) | Abejas phase |
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Which cultural sequence in the Tehuacan valley is characterized by increased sedentism and the first appearance of domesticated maize, beans and squash? |
| | A) | Ajuereado phase |
| | B) | El Riego phase |
| | C) | Coxcatlan phase |
| | D) | Abejas phase |
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What is the progenitor of maize? |
| | A) | teosinte |
| | B) | emmer |
| | C) | einkorn |
| | D) | pluvial |
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Which African complex ate millet as part of their varied diets? |
| | A) | the Savanna complex |
| | B) | the Forest Margin complex |
| | C) | the Ethiopian complex |
| | D) | all the above |
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Even into modern times, what two foods are the primary sources of protein in certain semiarid regions of the world? |
| | A) | maize and millet |
| | B) | beans and sorghum |
| | C) | sorghum and millet |
| | D) | rice and lentils |
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Analysis of human bones recovered at Yangshao sites in China indicates that three-fifths of the diet was: |
| | A) | rice. |
| | B) | pig. |
| | C) | millet. |
| | D) | sorghum. |
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Virtually all the crops important in the European Neolithic: |
| | A) | were imported from other regions. |
| | B) | were domesticated before groups became sedentary. |
| | C) | were domesticated at the same time in large communal farms. |
| | D) | none of the above. |
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The humans in Neolithic North York in Britain cleared forests for the purpose of |
| | A) | creating more room for an expanding population. |
| | B) | producing habitats to attract deer. |
| | C) | planting wheat crops. |
| | D) | all the above. |
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Which crop is South America’s most significant agricultural contribution to Europe? |
| | A) | maize |
| | B) | beans |
| | C) | squash |
| | D) | potatoes |
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