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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16 "How China Became Chinese".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Native American hunting and gathering societies become farmers?
(a) By domesticating wild yaks
(b) By conquering the Spanish
(c) By acquiring Canadian crops
(d) By acquiring Mexican crops

2. How many "little" languages does China have?
(a) 100
(b) 70
(c) 130
(d) 200

3. Because of its axis, food production spread more rapidly in which of the following?
(a) Greenland
(b) Southwest Asia
(c) The Americas
(d) Africa

4. Crops that began food production in an area are known as what?
(a) Transient
(b) Founder crops
(c) Sedentary
(d) Gatherers

5. Why were domesticated plants able to spread from the Fertile Crescent to nearby areas more easily?
(a) Reindeer spread the seeds
(b) They were already adapted to the climate
(c) They were already adapted to the people's tastes
(d) Differing amounts of rainfall

Short Answer Questions

1. What slows the spread of domesticated plants?

2. Diamond argues that China is which of the following?

3. How do archeologists date food production?

4. The Miao-Yao family of language is spoken where?

5. Diamond looks at what type of conflict in China?

(see the answer key)

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