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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18 "Hemispheres Colliding".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The ability of societies to have non-food producing specialists, like soldiers, was due to what?
(a) A capitalist society
(b) Large populations
(c) The ability to store food
(d) The ability to conquer other groups

2. Groups tended to turn to food production after what happened?
(a) Wild animal populations decreased.
(b) The number of seabirds increased.
(c) They discovered they could save time.
(d) They discovered that the foods were more healthy.

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

4. How did farmers end up with plants that fulfilled their needs?
(a) Trial and error
(b) Historical studies
(c) Scientific analysis
(d) Random choices

5. The axis of a continent does not affect the spread of what?
(a) Technologies
(b) Animals
(c) Esteem
(d) Crops

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect did infectious diseases have on the encounter between the Spanish and Incas?

2. Wild almonds are what?

3. The Maori had what type of population?

4. What is a factor that influenced a group to adopt agriculture?

5. Eurasia's axis runs in what type of line?

(see the answer key)

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