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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 "To Farm or Not to Farm".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At 11,000 B.C., which continent was most likely to develop quickly?
(a) Africa
(b) Asia
(c) North America
(d) Any of them could have developed most quickly

2. What weapon was used by the Incas?
(a) Wooden clubs
(b) Rifles
(c) Steel swords
(d) Iron plated ships

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

4. The Giant Leap Forward was which of the following?
(a) The development of water going crafts
(b) The first use of stone tools
(c) Humans arriving in North America
(d) The first Home Sapiens

5. What is a factor that influenced a group to adopt agriculture?
(a) The decline of wild foods
(b) The decreased availability of domesticated plants
(c) Agriculture made them more vulnerable to surrounding groups
(d) The decrease in the population

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did domestic livestock not provide people?

2. Which of the following was not a domesticated animal?

3. When were the Polynesian islands settled?

4. What was one factor in the differing developments in the timing of food production?

5. What occurred between the Incas and Spanish forces?

(see the answer key)

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