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Question #1
In Mesoamerica domesticated maize was cultivated by
A.   7000 BC
B.   500 BC
C.   3500 BC
D.   2000 BC
Question #2
Which of the following was domesticated in the highlands of South America?
A.   Barley
B.   Potatoes
C.   Maize
D.   Millet
E.   Rice
Question #3
Writing in Mesopotamia was first invented
A.   in order to facilitate the recording of economic transactions such as trade and tribute collection
B.   During the Natufian period
C.   At the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution.
Question #4
Urban civilization in ancient Mesopotamia was associated with
A.   Transhumance
B.   pastoral nomadism
C.   Irrigation based intensive agriculture
D.   Mobility and foraging
Question #5
Which of the following food crops was domesticated in Africa?
A.   Maize
B.   Wheat
C.   Barley
D.   Sorghum
E.   Quinoa
Question #6
Recent archaeological research on the origins of agriculture shows that
A.   broad spectrum foraging was a precondition for domestication
B.   climatic changes at the end of the last Ice Age created conditions of adaptive stress to which the development of food production was a response
C.   domestication was first developed in the Near East and spread by diffusion from there to the rest of the world
Question #7
Which of the following is not characteristic of stratified societies?
A.   Intensified agricultural production
B.   Craft specialization and mass production
C.   High population densities
D.   A strong centralized government
E.   Hunting and gathering economies
Question #8
In China, which of the following was domesticated in southern China by about 9,000 to 11,000 years ago?
A.   maize
B.   wheat
C.   legumes
D.   potatoes
E.   rice
Question #9
Where is Mesopotamia?
A.   The area along the Indus River in Pakistan
B.   The area between the Rio Suchiate and the Rio Naranjo in Guatemala
C.   The area between the Yellow and Yangtze rivers in China
D.   The area between Quito and Lima
E.   The area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is today Iraq and southwestern Iran
Question #10
What kind of society has a formal central government and a division of society into classes?
A.   A chiefdom
B.   A band
C.   A state
D.   A cohort
E.   A tribe

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