Question 1

Around 12,000 years ago,what was the main effect of population pressure and changing climate conditions on modern humans?

Accepted Answer

A)   Humans migrated out of Africa to Eurasia.
B)   Humans discovered fire.
C)   Humans created music and art.
D)   Humans learned to domesticate plants and animals. D

Question 2

Which of the following resulted from the domestication of animals?

Accepted Answer

A)   Farming was more difficult,since food had to be grown not only for humans but also for their animals.
B)   Humans gave up hunting to obtain protein.
C)   Some communities developed pastoralism to provide sufficient food supplies for their growing herds.
D)   Relationships between pastoralists and agriculturalists worsened,as they competed for the same land.

Question 3

What was Charles Darwin's revolutionary insight?

Accepted Answer

A)   All life evolved over a long period from simple forms of matter.
B)   Humans evolved in several different places on Earth.
C)   Traditional creation narratives all produce a similar date for the origins of the universe.
D)   Modern humans appeared all at once thousands of years ago.

Question 4

Which of the following is an accurate comparison between people in the Americas and those in Afro-Eurasia?

Accepted Answer

A)   Populations in the Americas were more widely scattered and isolated from each other.
B)   People in the Americas were unable to adapt to local ecozones.
C)   People in the Americas did not develop refined agricultural techniques.
D)   Populations in the Americas did not create villages and settled life.

Question 5

Fossil evidence of damage to vertebrae and osteoarthritis in the toes suggest that women were responsible for agricultural drudge labor such as bending and kneeling in the fields.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following was a consequence of the arrival of Homo sapiens in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

A)   Humans adapted to different ecological niches and created new subsistence strategies.
B)   Humans experienced rapid population growth as they abandoned hunting and gathering in favor of settled agriculture.
C)   Humans developed extensive traditions of watercraft on the coast of Peru to promote trade along the coast.
D)   Humans wiped out the large Ice Age Mammals.

Question 7

As agricultural and pastoral societies became larger and more stratified,the rough gender egalitarianism of hunting and gathering societies eroded.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How do modern scientific understandings about the origin of the universe compare with traditional creation narratives?

Accepted Answer

A)   Modern science indicates that the origin of the universe was much longer ago than do traditional creation narratives.
B)   Modern science indicates that humans first appeared suddenly,as do traditional creation narratives.
C)   Neither modern science nor traditional creation narratives has an answer for how the universe began.
D)   Creation narratives and modern science indicate that divine beings had a role in creating all life.

Question 9

Which of the following describes an effect of the mastery of fire for Homo erectus?

Accepted Answer

A)   Fire created a focus for new religious ideas,leading to new cultural development.
B)   Fire helped hominids to expand their diets,leading to still larger brain size.
C)   Fire provided a gathering point for small communities,leading to more complex social structures.
D)   Fire permitted the creation of bronze tools,allowing the hunting of large animals. B

Question 10

What advantage did larger brains give to early hominids?

Accepted Answer

A)   The ability to walk upright with the head as a balancing point
B)   The ability of children to be self-sufficient at a young age
C)   The ability to learn,remember,and pass on information to the next generation
D)   The ability to identify friends from foes

Question 11

Analyze how the change from hunter-gatherer societies to agriculturalist societies affected gender relations.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

What was the adaptive advantage of bipedalism for early hominids?

Accepted Answer

A)   The ability to see farther than other mammals
B)   The ability to climb trees
C)   The ability to outrun predators
D)   The ability to migrate away from hostile environments

Question 13

Which crops formed the basis of village agriculture in China?

Accepted Answer

A)   Millet and sorghum
B)   Maize and potatoes
C)   Rice and millet
D)   Wheat and rice

Question 14

Which of the following best describes Homo erectus' children?

Accepted Answer

A)   They had larger brain capacity than earlier hominids because their mothers had wider pelvises.
B)   They were largely ignored by other clan members until they could contribute to clan survival.
C)   They could not feed or care for themselves for many years,requiring prolonged maternal care.
D)   They were closely guarded by their mothers,who feared attacks from other females in the clan.

Question 15

Which of the following studies requires knowledge from many different fields of science,such as astrophysics,geology,biology,and others?

Accepted Answer

A)   Yoruba narratives.
B)   Big History
C)   Potassium-argon method
D)   Buddhist cosmology

Question 16

What is the primary reason nomadic pastoralism instead of transhumant pastoralism flourished in the northern area of Afro-Eurasia?

Accepted Answer

A)   Nomadic pastoralists could trade with more settled agricultural villages in northern China.
B)   The superior military techniques of nomadic pastoralists could keep transhumant pastoralists out of their territory.
C)   The steppes were unable to support large agricultural settlements,but could support large herds of grazing animals.
D)   The superior numbers and military strength of settled agriculturalists forced the nomadic pastoralists northward. C

Question 17

Which of the following were first domesticated in the Fertile Crescent?

Accepted Answer

A)   Rice and millet
B)   Millet and sorghum
C)   Maize and beans
D)   Wild barley and wheat

Question 18

What is the characteristic that sets Homo habilis apart from prior hominids?

Accepted Answer

A)   Development of simple language
B)   Using tools to create tools
C)   Creating simple musical instruments
D)   Bipedalism

Question 19

What was the most important consequence of the large-scale ecological changes in Africa several hundred thousand years ago?

Accepted Answer

A)   Australopithecines survived by building structures to store water.
B)   Retreating ice sheets created the savannas,which favored Homo habilis.
C)   Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons fought a war over resources,which led to the extinction of Neanderthals.
D)   Larger-brained,quicker,more adaptable Homo sapiens survived and spread out of Africa.

Question 20

The most significant way in which modern science challenged Asian creation narratives was that none of the Asian creation narratives recognized:

Accepted Answer

A)   the existence of multiple planetary systems.
B)   million-year time frames.
C)   that planets were first joined together and would rejoin at the end of time.
D)   that humans descended from apes and originated in Africa.

Exam 1: Becoming Human

Around 12,000 years ago,what was the main effect of population pressure and changing climate conditions on modern humans?

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Which of the following resulted from the domestication of animals?

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What was Charles Darwin's revolutionary insight?

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Which of the following is an accurate comparison between people in the Americas and those in Afro-Eurasia?

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Fossil evidence of damage to vertebrae and osteoarthritis in the toes suggest that women were responsible for agricultural drudge labor such as bending and kneeling in the fields.

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Which of the following was a consequence of the arrival of Homo sapiens in the Americas?

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As agricultural and pastoral societies became larger and more stratified,the rough gender egalitarianism of hunting and gathering societies eroded.

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How do modern scientific understandings about the origin of the universe compare with traditional creation narratives?

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Which of the following describes an effect of the mastery of fire for Homo erectus?

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What advantage did larger brains give to early hominids?

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Analyze how the change from hunter-gatherer societies to agriculturalist societies affected gender relations.

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What was the adaptive advantage of bipedalism for early hominids?

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Which crops formed the basis of village agriculture in China?

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Which of the following best describes Homo erectus' children?

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Which of the following studies requires knowledge from many different fields of science,such as astrophysics,geology,biology,and others?

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What is the primary reason nomadic pastoralism instead of transhumant pastoralism flourished in the northern area of Afro-Eurasia?

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