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Origins of Agriculture

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1. Scientists agree that the practice of agriculture arose in Western Europe and spread to the rest of the world as man migrated from one region to another.
A)True
B)False
2

2. Which of the following is an example of a foraging society?
A)a. Fertile Crescent
B)b. Nile Valley
C)c. Arctic Eskimos
D)d. all of the above
3

3. Coprolites are fossilized fecal material that are studied to determine prehistoric diets.
A)True
B)False
4

4. Pollen, seeds, and fiber are the most common materials recovered from archaeological sites because
A)a. lignin is not degraded by most microorganisms.
B)b. they are stored in airtight jars.
C)c. lipids fossilize more readily.
D)d. b and c are correct.
5

5. The term Paleolithic refers to cultures, such as Neanderthal man, that existed during the Ice Age.
A)True
B)False
6

6. Proponents of the Agricultural Revolution Theory contend that agriculture was the discovery of a brilliant prehistoric sage.
A)True
B)False
7

7. The earliest documented sites of agricultural practices are located in
A)a. the Polynesian Islands.
B)b. the Andes Mountains.
C)c. the Yangtze Valley.
D)d. the Fertile Crescent.
8

8. Archaeological studies indicate that rice cultivation occurred in China approximately _______ years ago.
A)a. 100,000
B)b. 5,000
C)c. 11,500
9

9. The term Neolithic refers to agricultural societies.
A)True
B)False
10

10. The archaeological site at Tehuacan Valley in Mexico is important because it helped scientists to date the domestication of wheat.
A)True
B)False
11

11. In addition to plants, people of early Central America also domesticated ________.
A)a. cats
B)b. dogs
C)c. turkeys
D)d. horses
E)e. b and c are correct
12

12. The ensheathing husk of modern corn is an example of a trait that was naturally selected.
A)True
B)False
13

13. Early foragers naturally gathered and subsequently selected for seeds from ________ seed heads.
A)a. shattering
B)b. nonshattering
14

14. Potatoes are native to ________, whereas coffee is native to ________.
A)a. Ireland, Colombia
B)b. North America, Greece
C)c. Peru, Ethiopia
D)d. South Africa, Argentina
15

15. Nikolai Vavilov’s contribution to botany was his theory that crops originated in places that have the greatest diversity of that crop.
A)True
B)False