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

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

3. The arrival of founder crops enabled local populations to become what?
(a) Nomadic
(b) Sedentary
(c) Rich
(d) Obese

4. Diamond argues that China is which of the following?
(a) More diverse than we tend to think
(b) Racially inferior to Europeans
(c) Very homogeneous
(d) Less populous than Australia

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Independent food production appears to have begun where?

2. How did Native American hunting and gathering societies become farmers?

3. People in areas with a head start on food production gained what?

4. What animal was domesticated in southwest Asia?

5. How many "little" languages does China have?

(see the answer key)

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