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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. What is a stone tool or implement that an individual used to pound the fibrous bark of some trees into material that could be used for ropes, nets, and clothing?
(a) A wood pounder
(b) A bark beater
(c) A tree downer
(d) A hammer

2. The Americas have what type of axis?
(a) North-South
(b) Northwest-Southeast
(c) Northeast-Southwest
(d) East-West

3. Which of the following is not one of the fourteen large mammals that have been used in agriculture or war?
(a) Cow
(b) Dog
(c) Horse
(d) Reindeer

4. Which of the following is a non-food producing specialist?
(a) Hunter
(b) Priest
(c) Gatherer
(d) Farmer

5. Where did the Incas first encounter the Spanish?
(a) Peru
(b) Florida
(c) Cuba
(d) Canada

Short Answer Questions

1. What is true about hunting and gathering societies?

2. Groups who remained hunter-gatherers into the twentieth century lived in what types of areas?

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

4. Plants like olives, figs and dates were domesticated around what time?

5. What slows the spread of domesticated plants?

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