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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue "The Future of Human History as a Science".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal was domesticated in southwest Asia?
(a) Pig
(b) Llama
(c) None
(d) Sheep

2. Some people feel that explaining why one group dominates another does what?
(a) Makes individuals mad
(b) Complicates race relations
(c) Creates more questions
(d) Justifies the domination

3. Why did the transition to food production not happen earlier?
(a) There were no tools for food production
(b) Wild plants were not available
(c) Wild animals were widely available
(d) People were involved in creating weapons

4. What was needed for a society to become involved in food production?
(a) Several species of plants that could be domesticated
(b) An abundance of wild game
(c) A natural disaster
(d) Some type of fruit tree

5. What occurred between the Incas and Spanish forces?
(a) The Spanish conquered and enslaved the Incas
(b) The Incas killed all the Spanish soldiers
(c) The Incas fled to Peru
(d) Many of the Spanish died from influenza

Short Answer Questions

1. Chiefdoms disappeared in which century?

2. Which of these areas does not have a climate similar to the Fertile Crescent?

3. What is typically necessary for a society to have non-food specialists beyond kings and bureaucrats?

4. What invention sped up the spread of plants and technologies in Polynesia?

5. At 11,000 B.C., which continent was most likely to develop quickly?

(see the answer key)

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