Question 1

Pollen is an example of what type of archaeobotanical remains?

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A)   macrofossil
B)   feature
C)   microfossil
D)   cultigen
E)   carbonizationF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

A cultigen is defined as

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A)   a domesticated plant under human control
B)   an animal species which is dependent on humans
C)   a wild plant which is predisposed to domestication
D)   the symbiotic relationship between humans and plants
E)   a society which raises domesticated plantsF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 3

The proposition that increased aridity in the Near East at the end of the Ice Age led to the development of domestication around permanent water sources is known as the

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A)   Water storage model
B)   Oasis theory
C)   Neolithic revolution
D)   Dry zone model
E)   Marginal Zone modelF) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 4

Which of the following statements about the origins of domestication is correct?

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A)   It represents a universal stage in human cultural evolution.
B)   It occurred independently in separate areas of the world.
C)   It occurred first in the Near East, and then spread or diffused to other areas.
D)   It first occurred during the Upper Paleolithic.
E)   The earliest centers of domestication are likely in Western Europe.F) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

Competitive feasting, tribute payments, or offerings to the deities that promoted the development of human agency and, ultimately, of domestication and agriculture is an example of the cultural approach embraced by all of the following except

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A)   Hodder
B)   Braidwood
C)   Childe
D)   Watkins
E)   BinfordF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

Macrofossils do not typically survive even where macrofossils can.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is meant by the term "Neolithic Revolution"?

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Question 8

Which of the following does NOT represent a biochemical signature of diet?

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A)   the ratio of nitrogen isotopes varying with the overall importance of seafood
B)   different photosynthetic processes resulting in varying ratios of carbon
C)   strontium and calcium ratios indicating relative importance of meat and plant foods
D)   different chemical compositions resulting from photosynthesis in bones of human skeletons
E)   unusually low concentrations of lead found in bones of those who drink wine that has been stored in lead containersF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

Animal domestication differs from plant domestication, and probably varies from one animal species to another.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The change in relationship between humans, animals, and plants whereby they share a mutually beneficial association is known as:

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A)   agriculture
B)   transhumance
C)   domestication
D)   propagation
E)   symbiosisF) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 11

What features define a cultural theory of domestication? Provide an example to illustrate your answer.

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Question 12

Ian Hodder's approach to the origins of agriculture in Europe proposes that it entailed

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A)   the development of agriculture in the nuclear zone as people become increasingly inclined to the idea of domestication.
B)   an increasing emphasis on the human control and domination of nature, in response to a combination with both natural and social mechanisms.
C)   settlement of marginal areas due expanding human populations, leading to domestication as people planted seed crops outside of their native range.
D)   a fundamental shift in the worldview of people prior to the Neolithic revolution.
E)   the need for people to produce a surplus to meet the demands of local kin leaders.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 13

Explanations for the origins of domestication that argue for the importance of status competition or ideology are known as:

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A)   environmental approaches
B)   humanistic approaches
C)   cultural approaches
D)   materialist approaches
E)   determinist approachesF) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 14

The switch from hunting and gathering to agriculture in Egypt has been explained as the result of

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A)   diffusion from the Near East
B)   increasing sedentism
C)   population nucleation along the Nile due to reduced rainfall
D)   the lack of sufficient animal resources
E)   profuse pastures across the regionF) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 15

There were few New World herd animals that were capable of being domesticated.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Childe's Oasis model implies that humans were predestined to develop agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Macrofossils offer direct evidence for important archaeological research reconstructing hunter-gatherer lifeways.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

How does the concept of symbiosis apply to discussions of plant and animal domestication? Describe a significant connection between human culture and a particular plant or animal species to illustrate the idea of symbiosis.

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The concept of symbiosis applies to disc...

Question 19

Compare and contrast the various theories used to explain the appearance of agriculture. What features define them as either environmental or cultural? What are the advantaged and drawbacks of each approach?

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Question 20

What characteristic of wild grasses is NOT likely to have been consciously selected for by foragers in the process of domestication?

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A)   larger seeds
B)   less tough glumes
C)   more brittle rachis
D)   more grains per seed head
E)   structure which shatters less readilyF) None of the above
G) A) and D)

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