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| 4808252862 | Which of the following is the most advanced stage of human evolution? A. Homo Erectus B. Homo Africanus C. Homo habilis D. Homo sapiens | D. Homo sapiens | 0 | |
| 4808252863 | The creation of agricultural surpluses resulted in A. Social stratification B. An industrial revolution C. Matrilocal patterns of marriage. D. A lack of social stratification. | A. Social stratification | 1 | |
| 4808252864 | The rise of farming took place in the A. Paleolithic Era B. Bronze Age C. Neolithic Era D. Iron Age | C. Neolithic Era | 2 | |
| 4808252865 | The agricultural revolution allowed which of the following transformations in human culture to take place? A. Spread of regularly cultivated fields B. Domestication of animals C. Development of towns D. All of the above | D. All of the above | 3 | |
| 4808252866 | Given the location and subject matter of Paleolithic cave paintings, it is likely that the early art served A. To relieve the otherwise drab interiors of caves B. As maps to locate game herds. C. Religious or ritual purposes. D. To indicate the limited level of thinking of Paleolithic men and women. | C. Religious or ritual purposes. | 4 | |
| 4808252867 | By the late Paleolithic Age, humans had colonized A. All of the continents of the Eastern Hemisphere. B. Africa, Europe, and Asia. C. All of the continents except Australia. D. All of the continents except Antarctica. | D. All of the continents except Antarctica. | 5 | |
| 4808252868 | Most human societies in the Paleolithic Age consisted of A. Urbanized civilizations B. Small groups of hunters and gatherers. C. Sedentary agricultural groups. D. Cave-dwelling bands. | B. Small groups of hunters and gatherers. | 6 | |
| 4808252869 | Hunting and gathering bands normally consisted of groups of men and women numbering between A. 20 and 30 B. 30 and 50. C. 50 and 100. D. 100 and 500. | A. 20 and 30. | 7 | |
| 4808252870 | In hunting and gathering bands, labor A. was shared equally by all members of the group. B. Fell entirely to dominant males within the group. C. was divided according to gender. D. fell entirely to females within the group. | C. was divided according to gender. | 8 | |
| 4808252871 | Which of the following was NOT a likely contribution by females to hunting and gathering bands? A. Application of Medicinal Plants B. Giving birth to maintain the size of the band C. Hunting game D. Gathering of food for basic substinence | C. Hunting game | 9 | |
| 4808252872 | Two of the areas where humans devised more intensive hunting and gathering patterns that permitted establishment of permanent settlements were A. the chichimec culture of Mexico and the pastoral settlement of Catal Huyuk B. central Russia and the Natufian Complex of the Jordan River Valley. C. The Natufian Complex of the Jordan River Valley and the Peruvian complex of Mesoamerica. D. central Russia an the Peruvian complex of Mesoamerica. | B. central Russia and the Natufian complex of the Jordan River Valley. | 10 | |
| 4808252873 | The probable cause of the decline of the Natufian Complex after 9000 BCE was A. a climate change that caused the region to become more arid. B. An invasion by "barbarians." C. A natural disaster, possibly an earthquake D. An unknown epidemic disease. | A. a climate change that caused the region to become more arid. | 11 | |
| 4808252874 | The term for young men going to live with their wives' families is A. matrilineal. B. matrilocal. C. Patrilineal. D. Patrilocal. | B. Matrilocal. | 12 | |
| 4808252875 | The term for family descent and inheritance traced through the female line is A. matrilineal. B. matrilocal. C. patrilineal. D. patrilocal. | A. matrilineal. | 13 | |
| 4808252876 | Lifestyles of intensive hunting and gathering groups living in permanent locations remained precarious because A. they failed to develop better shelters or more secure supplies of food. B. they failed to increase the size of the hunting and gathering bands. C. they remained vulnerable to attacks from nomadic groups. D. they were dependent on particular animals and plants that could disappear if changes in the climate occurred. | D. they were dependent on particular animals and plants that could disappear if changes in the climate occurred. | 14 | |
| 4808252877 | All of the following may have led to the adoption of sedentary agriculture EXCEPT A. less labor was required for sedentary agriculture than for hunting and gathering B. climate changes leading to changes in the grazing locations of game animals. C. climate changes leading to changes in plant ecology. D. an increase in human population. | A. less labor was required for sedentary agriculture than for hunting and gathering | 15 | |
| 4808252878 | The transition to sedentary agriculture is reffered to as A. the Paleolithic revolution B. The Bronze Age revolution C. the Mesolithic revolution. D. The Neolithic revolution. | D. the Neolithic revolution | 16 | |
| 4808252879 | Which of the following was NOT an advantage gained from the domestication of animals? A. Expanded choice of materials for clothing B. Materials for boats C. Additional sources of protein D. Animal power for farming | D. Animal power for farming | 17 | |
| 4808252880 | Pastoralism has NOT thrived in which of the following areas? A. The savanna zone of east and South Africa B. Australia C. Central Asia D. The Sudanic belt south of the Sahara desert | B. Australia | 18 | |
| 4808252881 | The greatest challenge to sedentary agriculture was a form of social organization based on intensive herding known as A. hunting and gathering B. pastoralism C. civilization D. bands | B. pastoralism | 19 | |
| 4808252882 | The transformations associated with the agrarian revolution occurred A. only in the Middle East, the area where agriculture was first initiated. B. only in Africa, the area where humans first developed. C. only in the Eastern Hemisphere. D. in all of the world where civilizations emerged. | D. in all of the world where civilizations emerged. | 20 | |
| 4808252883 | The Neolithic revolution caused the population of humans to A. decline as fewer people were needed to produce more food. B. stay the same as few people became sedentary. C. abandon hunting and gathering as a means of subsistence. D. increase from 8 million to 60 or 70 million. | D. increase from 8 million to 60 or 70 million. | 21 | |
| 4808252884 | Which of the following technological innovations was associated with the transition to sedentary agricultural communities? A. Gigging sticks, axes, and plows B. Fire C. Wheeled vehicles D. Steel | A. Gigging sticks, axes, and plows | 22 | |
| 4808252885 | In sedentary agricultural communities, social distinctions were heightened, A. and organization into distinct classes occurred. B. But well-defined social stratification and class identity was non-existent. C. but there was little division of labor and occupational specificity. D. but no political elites emerged. | B. but well-defined social stratification and class identity was non-existent. | 23 | |
| 4808252886 | In comparison to the position of women in hunting and gathering societies, the social status of women in sedentary agricultural communities A. improved. B. stayed about the same. C. allowed them to monopolize the religious and political elites. D. declined. | D. declined. | 24 | |
| 4808252887 | The concept of civilization based on racial characteristics was A. common among the Chinese. B. developed by thinkers in western Europe in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries C. adopted by the Romans and Greeks D. never taken seriously. | B. developed by thinkers in western Europe in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. | 25 | |
| 4808252888 | Racial concepts of civilization were utilized to justify A. nineteenth-century imperialism B. the establishment of the Shang dynasty in China. C. the Roman Empire. D. the enslavement of conquered peoples in the ancient world. | A. nineteenth-century imperialism. | 26 | |
| 4808252889 | Combinations of the ideas, objects, and patterns of behavior that result from human social interaction are referred to as A. culture. B. society. C. civilization. D. social stratification. | A. culture | 27 | |
| 4808252890 | In densely populated Middle Eastern agricultural settlements, occupational specialization and political military elites A. advanced significantly. B. failed to develop. C. were retarded by the general failure of organized religion. D. remained at the level of hunting and gathering societies. | A. advanced significantly. | 28 | |
| 4808252891 | Catal Huyuk, one of the early agricultural communities, was located A. in Egypt. B. in southern Turkey. C. in the Jordan River Valley. D. in the Huang-he River Valley. | B. In southern Turkey. | 29 |
