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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18 "Hemispheres Colliding".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not poisonous in the wild?
(a) Eggplants
(b) Squash
(c) Watermelons
(d) Lima beans

2. What allowed the Maori to have specialists and warriors as part of their society?
(a) Greater intelligence
(b) A capitalist society
(c) Stored crop surpluses
(d) Weapons

3. Most domesticated mammals have been what?
(a) Omnivores
(b) Tactivores
(c) Herbivores
(d) Carnivores

4. What was the biggest difference between the histories of Old World Europe and the New World Americas?
(a) More intelligent people
(b) Denser populations
(c) Sparser populations
(d) The domestication of large mammals

5. What was the source of power in New Guinea when food production arose?
(a) Cows
(b) Horses
(c) Humans
(d) Electricity

Short Answer Questions

1. Sedentary lifestyles led to what type of birth intervals?

2. What advantage did horses provide?

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

4. How do inventions spread?

5. Why did it take people longer to cultivate fruit tress?

(see the answer key)

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