Strayer, Ways of the World Chapter 1 Test

Which of the following is NOT true of the Paleolithic era?

The first writing systems developed in this period of human history.

All EXCEPT which of the following is a source that modern scholars have used to understand Paleolithic peoples?

study of written ritual texts

The last Ice Age may have helped early gatherer-hunters in which of the following ways?

The lower sea levels associated with the Ice Age created land bridges, allowing human beings to travel to many regions of the earth.

Which of the following is generally true of Paleolithic peoples?

Paleolithic societies often develop elaborate and complex outlooks on the world.

In what way were the Austronesian migrations to the Pacific Islands NOT distinct from earlier human migrations?

They had a significant impact on their new environments, unlike earlier migrants.

All EXCEPT which of the following was a common feature of early gathering and hunting societies?

clearly defined hierarchies

In which of the following ways did Paleolithic peoples purposely alter the natural environment?

They deliberately set fires to encourage the growth of particular plants.

Which of the following was NOT a result of the end of the last Ice Age?

Humans learned to sew, instead of wearing simple animal skins as clothing.

In what way did the settling down of human populations change the way societies were organized?

People became increasingly unequal, as some proved better or more fortunate at accumulating goods.

Societies became more complex, as people settled together in larger numbers than before.

In which environment is it most likely that a Paleolithic society would have been able to settle down permanently in villages, while continuing to live from gathering and hunting?

Near the sea, because the sea provided a permanent food supply

Which of the following is a significant difference between the San and Chumash peoples?

Unlike the San, the Chumash made use of the ocean as an important source of food.

All EXCEPT which of the following made the Jomon Paleolithic society of Japan different from most Paleolithic societies?

The Jomon people were the first to invent the bow and arrow.

Which of the following factors made it more likely that hunting and gathering people would turn to agriculture?

Population pressure that placed a heavy demand on the environment

Living in settled communities, which made heavier demands on the environment than gathering and hunting could supply

Which of the following statements about the San people is FALSE?

The lifestyle of the modern San is markedly different from that of earlier Khoisan-speaking Paleolithic peoples of southern Africa.

The reason for San unequal gift exchange is

to win respect, friendship, and obligation from others.

Among the San people, the spiritual potency called n/um is important because

it counteracts evil influences from the world of the gods and the ancestors.

All EXCEPT which of the following was a result of the Chumash invention of the planked canoe known as a tomol?

Because their use was controlled by women, the tomol led to women gaining a superior position in Chumash society.

Which of the following Paleolithic societies lived in substantial permanent houses, developed a market economy, and had an elite craft guild?

Chumash

Which of the following is NOT true of political leadership among the Chumash?

Political leaders drew their power and prestige exclusively from their role as war leaders.

In recent decades, some people have celebrated Paleolithic life, on the grounds that

Paleolithic peoples enjoyed much greater gender equality.

Paleolithic people had an ideal diet of wild plants and animals that is well-suited to human physiology.

Paleolithic societies valued sharing and equality rather than competition and materialism.