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Question #1
Which is the shortest unit of time?
A.
period
B.
era
C.
eon
D.
epoch
Question #2
How was the Holocene different from the previous epoch?
A.
It was basically the same.
B.
It was wetter and warmer, which was great conditions for plant domestication
C.
It was the age of the dinosaurs
D.
It was marked by extreme drought and dry cold conditions
Question #3
Plants were domesticated in ______ different places in the world independently.
A.
27
B.
5
C.
11
D.
Trick question! They were all developed together.
Question #4
How much of the current food that we eat today was developed in the Holocene?
A.
1/2
B.
all of it
C.
2/3
D.
none of it
Question #5
The invention of agriculture had overwhelmingly positive results in human evolution. It made us healthier and helped our environment.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #6
A mega-drought in Africa 140,000 years ago almost caused Homo sapiens to go extinct. It is estimated they went down to _________ breeding individuals. They lived in caves in South Africa and repopulated causing a bottleneck and a(n)________ in human genetic diversity as compared to non-human primates.
A.
600; increase
B.
2 million; equilibrium
C.
900; increase
D.
600; decrease
Question #7
Which hominin species is associated with Excalibur?
A.
Homo heidelbergensis
B.
King Arthur
C.
Homo sapien
D.
Neanderthals
Question #8
Neanderthals needed __________ calories per day to survive. They most likely got this from _______.
A.
3,000; shellfish and yams
B.
5,000; lots of fruits
C.
5,000; eating big mammals
D.
2,500; meat and bread
Question #9
Which hominin species is associated with Acheulian technology?
A.
Homo heidelbergensis
B.
Homo sapiens
C.
Homo habilis
D.
Homo erectus
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