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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 "How to Make an Almond".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which mammal did the Spanish have that the Incas did not?
(a) Dogs
(b) Cows
(c) Boars
(d) Horses

2. Traditional arguments seeking to explain domination have often focused on what?
(a) Height differences
(b) Brain size differences
(c) Racial differences
(d) Monetary differences

3. Why were the Europeans not affected by the infectious diseases that they brought to places like the Americas and Australia?
(a) They practiced better sanitation.
(b) They were genetically superior to other groups.
(c) They had a natural resistance to the diseases.
(d) They had already acquired immunity.

4. What was one factor in the differing developments in the timing of food production?
(a) Advantages of water
(b) Advantages of steel
(c) Advantages of youth
(d) Advantages of seeds

5. How do archeologists date food production?
(a) X-rays of the food
(b) Radiocarbon dating of materials at the site
(c) An examination of written texts
(d) Genetic testing of human descendents

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of these food items was domesticated most recently?

3. What is true about hunting and gathering societies?

4. Why was the first occupation of Australia important?

5. Where did the Incas first encounter the Spanish?

(see the answer key)

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