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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 "Blueprints and Borrowed Letters".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what types of societies did writing first emerge?
(a) Capitalist societies
(b) Places were science was a major focus
(c) Places where food production arose
(d) Hunter-gatherers

2. Plants like olives, figs and dates were domesticated around what time?
(a) 8,000 B.C.
(b) 1,000 B.C.
(c) 10,000 B.C.
(d) 4,000 B.C.

3. Who killed and enslaved the Moriori in the Chatham Islands?
(a) Australian Aborigines
(b) Indonesians
(c) British
(d) Maori

4. The basic writing strategy employed by most people today is which of the following?
(a) Logograms
(b) Alphabet
(c) Determinatives
(d) Phonetic signs

5. Plant and animal domestication led to which of the following?
(a) Less warfare
(b) Denser human populations
(c) Sparser societies
(d) Increased hunger

Short Answer Questions

1. All crops began as what?

2. Why were early crops chosen by farmers?

3. Which of the following is a non-food producing specialist?

4. What was early writing used for primarily?

5. Almonds were found in which person's tomb?

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