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

2. Who invented things like firearms and steel equipment?
(a) Africans
(b) Eurasians
(c) Australians
(d) Americans

3. What slows the spread of domesticated plants?
(a) The domestication of animals
(b) Areas of farmland
(c) Different climates
(d) Similar climates

4. Food production meant what to hunting and gathering societies?
(a) Fewer hours of labor each day
(b) More nomadic lifestyles
(c) Less physical demands
(d) More physical work

5. Why didn't Australians develop food production in ancient times?
(a) Too many plants that could be domesticated
(b) Fertile soils
(c) The dry conditions on the continent
(d) Too much rainfall to support domesticated plants

Short Answer Questions

1. Australia was joined together with which other area at the time that humans arrived?

2. Where did the Maori live?

3. The Giant Leap Forward occurred when?

4. What is a factor that influenced a group to adopt agriculture?

5. Which of the following is not poisonous in the wild?

(see the answer key)

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