Anthropology 102 - Human Ways of Life » Spring 2021 » Topic 5 Quiz Agriculture and Empire

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Question #1
The Incan empire was made possible through the creative cultivation of the potato.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #2
Intensive agriculture arose in parts of the world around 2,000 years ago.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #3
The technologies of the neolithic revolution were geared toward hunting and food processing tasks, and included tools like the bow and arrow and the hunting sling shot.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #4
Which of the following would be classified as ranked or stratified political units?
A.   State
B.   State and Chiefdom
C.   State and Tribe
D.   Tribe and Band
E.   Chiefdom
Question #5
Bands are characterized by strong leadership and a formal law structure.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #6
Sumptuary rules are norms that permit persons of higher rank to enjoy greater social status by wearing distinctive clothing, jewelry, and/or decorations denied those of lower rank.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #7
Neolithic Revolution was a time period in which humans first expanded out of Africa about 100,000 years ago.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #8
Some anthropologists have pointed out that agriculture created conditions that led to the expansion of social inequality, violent conflict between communities, and environmental degradation.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #9
Our economy is organized around what anthropologists refer to as a world system, a complex web through which goods circulate around the globe.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #10
Despite agriculture’s tremendous productivity, food shortages, malnutrition, and famines are common around the world today.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #11
The rise of agriculture was paralleled by a rapid increase in human population density.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #12
__________________is the most complex form of political organization and are characterized by a centralized government.
A.   Band
B.   Chiefdom
C.   Tribe
D.   State
Question #13
__________________are large political units in which an individual, who usually is determined by heredity, holds a formal position of power.
A.   Tribe
B.   Chiefdom
C.   Band
D.   State

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