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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. When did independent food production begin?
(a) 8500 to 8000 B.C.
(b) 5,000 to 4,000 B.C.
(c) 10,000 to 9000 B.C.
(d) 2,000 to 100 B.C.

2. People in areas with a head start on food production gained what?
(a) A head start on guns, germs, and steel
(b) Steel production
(c) A head start on hunting and gathering techniques
(d) A resistance to disease

3. 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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What axis is most conducive to the spread of food production?

2. How do archeologists date food production?

3. Which of the following is not an area very suitable for food production?

4. The arrival of founder crops enabled local populations to become what?

5. About what time did food production begin in the United States?

(see the answer key)

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