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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 "History's Haves and Have-Nots".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which area was prominent in the development of weapons?
(a) North America
(b) South America
(c) Western Europe
(d) Africa

2. Studies have failed to show differences in what among people on different continents?
(a) Ethnicity
(b) Race
(c) Norms
(d) Intelligence

3. Independent food production appears to have begun where?
(a) South America
(b) The Fertile Crescent
(c) The eastern edge of Canada
(d) Siberia

4. The arrival of founder crops enabled local populations to become what?
(a) Obese
(b) Nomadic
(c) Sedentary
(d) Rich

5. Why was literacy important for the Spanish?
(a) It gave them more knowledge about the situation.
(b) It increased their faith in God.
(c) They were able to read the King's demands.
(d) It allowed them to sail to the Americas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What crop was domesticated in Ethiopia before spreading around the globe?

2. What animal was domesticated in southwest Asia?

3. What effect did infectious diseases have on the encounter between the Spanish and Incas?

4. The arrival of humans on many of the continents coincided with what?

5. Which location did not see a mass extinction of large mammals that was as large as other locations?

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