practice test questions 1

1. Professor David Christian’s approach to history is called? 

 a. scientific b. polemical c. big d. evolutionary 

big

T/F According to David Christian, the greatest homo Sapiens adaptation has been collective learning.  

true

3. The warmer earth is known as the: 

 a. Pleistocene b. Holocene d. Cenozoic d. Mesozoic  

holocene

4. Pongids separated from apes approximately how many years ago: 

a. 7 million b. 10 million c. 14 million d. We don’t know 

14 million

T/F The great apes appeared in Africa around 1 million years ago. 

false

Early Hominids emerged from:  

a. Africa b. Asia c. Europe d. Oceania

africa

T/F Hominids were gifted with high intelligence comparable to homo Sapiens species.  

False

T/F Research has shown that cooking meat enhances caloric intake.  

true

T/F The homo Sapiens brain consumes up to a fifth of all ingested calories. 

true

T/F Theories of evolution are centered upon the progression of higher life forms.  

false

11. Which of the following is not an early form of religion?  

a. Shamanism b. folk medicine c. hallucinogens d. Temples of priests 

 

folk medicine

T/F Bipedalism allowed early humans to migrate to diverse ecological niches.  

true

T/F Human migrations initiated from modern Mt. Carmel in the Middle East 180,000 years ago. 

true

14. Which of these regions was the last to be populated by homo Sapiens?  

a. Africa b. Europe c. America d. Asia 

america

15. Venus of Willendorf figures show a concern with 

 a. Female forms b. Fertility c. possible matriarchies d. All of the above

all of the above

T/F Neanderthals had lower intelligence than humans. 

false

T/F Neanderthals did not survive and exist only in the genes of some Europeans.

true

T/F According to global development theories, agricultural communities gradually became sedentary.  

true

T/F Although their labor was not limited to it, females are likely responsible for the advent of agriculture on a global scale. 

true

T/F In hunting-and-gathering communities there was a sexual division of labor. 

true

Which likely explains homo Sapiens crossings through Beringia? a. curiosity b. Search for the Megafauna c. Searching new croplands d. Persecution 

search for megafauna

T/F Studies show that modern Maize was domesticated in ancient China. 

false

Which of the following is not a cradle of human agriculture: a. China b. Mesoamerica c. Andes d. India e. Greece 

greece

Which of the following are cradles of agriculture a. Mesopotamia b. India c. China d. Andes e. All of the above 

all of the above

According to an alternative theory presented recently, early nomadic societies survived due to: a. fitness b. ruthlessness c. friendliness d. competitive advantages 

friendliness

T/F Natufians domesticated wolves and were semi-nomadic. 

true

T/F It is likely that the people of Catal Huyuk were eliminated by other cultures that became fully sedentary. 

false

T/F Mesoamerica (ancient Mexico) became one of the major cradles of agriculture with complex plant domestication such as maize. 

true

T/F The "big man" of Juxtlahuaca Mexico is a more complex form of cave art, likely depicting religious dominance.  

true

Approximately how many graves were found at Eridu? a. 300-400 b. 400-500 c. 700-800 d. 800-1000

800-1000

When did the practice of irrigation for farming begin in the central regions of Mesopotamia? a. 7000-6500 BCE b. 6500-6000 BCE c. 6000-5500 BCE d. 5500-5000 BCE  

6000-5500 BCE

T/F The phenomenon of the Second Products Revolution translates to greater productivity and efficiency. 

true

What category does the Epic of Gilgamesh belong to? a. Mythology b. religion c. biography d) autobiography  

mythology

The Epic of Gilgamesh showed that a) kings have limits b) humans are mortal c) even the powerful grieve after a heavy loss d) power has limits e) all of the above 

all of the above

Which of the following best explains why Mesopotamia is considered the cradle of civilization: a) it was the first region to use iron tools b) it is where the first cities with complex writing systems developed c) it was the only place where writing was invented d) it was the first empire to build pyramids  

it is where the first cities with complex writing systems developed

Which of the following was the primary written system used in Mesopotamia? a) hieroglyphs b) cuneiform c) pictographs d) alphabetic script 

cuneiform

T/F Sargon is greatly known as a tyrant. 

true

The Law Code of Hammurabi is significant because it is the first: a) religious text b) system regulating irrigation c) written law code d) trade agreements 

written law code

T/F The Law Code of Hammurabi advocated for the abolition of slavery.  

false

T/F Social class and rank also mattered in the early administration of law and punishment as seen with the Law Code of Hammurabi. 

true