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1

A possible reason why the beginnings of agriculture led to population growth is that
A)sedentism may have led to a decrease in birth spacing
B)starchy carbohydrates may have led to earlier weaning
C)children may have provided labor for early agricultural societies
D)all of the above
2

Unlike other PPNA sites, the site of Jericho in the West Bank is unique because it includes
A)small, circular huts
B)evidence for plant cultivation
C)a stone tower
D)all of the above
3

The PPNA tower at Jericho
A)is the same tower that is described in the Hebrew Bible
B)many have been designed to control access to a nearby spring
C)was built of bricks
D)all of the above
4

A unique feature of PPNB settlements is that
A)they have produced plastered human skulls
B)they have produced small, circular houses
C)they have produced no evidence for animal domestication
5

Which of the following is not a consequence of the beginning of farming?
A)population growth
B)increased disease load
C)the appearance of pottery technology
D)greater human health and hygiene
6

The spread of farming to Turkey, Anatoli was a result of
A)the independent domestication of plants and animals only
B)the migration of farmers from the Southern Levant only
C)both migration and independent domestication
D)none of the above
7

The PPNB village of ‘Ain Ghazal in Jordan has provided archaeological evidence for
A)small clay figurines
B)plastered skulls
C)high infant mortality
D)all of the above
8

Which of the following may have been independently domesticated in Anatolia?
A)einkorn wheat and pigs
B)emmer wheat and barley
C)goats and horses
D)maize and llamas
9

Çayönü is
A)a PPNB village in Jordan
B)a PPNA village in the West Bank
C)a Natufian hamlet
D)an early farming village in Turkey
10

The earliest farming villages in Europe are known from
A)Central Europe
B)Greece and Bulgaria
C)Spain and Portugal
D)Britain and Ireland
11

Early farming villages in Southeast Europe include
A)Karanovo and ‘Ain Ghazal
B)Mallaha and Wadi Hammeh 27
C)Mallaha and Karanovo
D)Karanovo and NeaNikomedeia
12

The earliest farming communities in temperate Europe (Europe north of the Alps)
A)are located in the loess belt
B)are part of the LBK culture
C)had an economy based on growing emmer wheat and raising livestock
D)all of the above
13

LBK houses are typically
A)small, circular dwellings with stone foundations
B)rectangular mud-brick structures
C)large rectangular structures made of timber and wickerwork
D)semi-subterranean structures
14

Brzesc Kujawski is
A)a PPNB site in Jordan
B)an early Neolithic site in Anatolia
C)a Natufian site in the West Bank
D)a Neolithic sites in Poland
15

Which of the following processes was not involved in the spread of farming to Anatolia and Europe?
A)the independent domestication of crops such as einkorn
B)the independent domestication of goats
C)population growth and migration
D)the adoption of agriculture by indigenous Mesolithic populations
16

The strontium isotope content of a person's teeth reflects
A)the environment in which that person grew up
B)the environment in which that person lived as an adult
C)that person's health status
D)none of the above
17

Temper is
A)a method used to measure the strontium isotope content of human teeth
B)used in the manufacture of ground stone tools
C)a non-plastic material that is added to clay during pottery manufacture
D)a thin wash of clay and water
18

In order to burnish a pot, the potter
A)bakes it in a very hot kiln
B)covers the pot with a glaze
C)decorates the pot with a cord-wrapped paddle
D)rubs the pot with a small stone after firing
19

The houses at the Anatolian site of öatal Höyük
A)have small, circular stone foundations
B)are made of sun-dried mud brick
C)are built of timber and wicker
D)are square, timber dwellings
20

A unique feature of the Neolithic settlement atüatal Höyük is
A)the presence of obsidian
B)the presence of domestic animals
C)the presence of wall paintings
D)the presence of mud-brick architecture





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