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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 "How to Make an Almond".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal was domesticated in southwest Asia?
(a) Llama
(b) None
(c) Pig
(d) Sheep

2. Groups who remained hunter-gatherers into the twentieth century lived in what types of areas?
(a) Areas with lots of water
(b) Areas not fit for food production
(c) Areas where natural resources are abundant
(d) Areas near the equator

3. About what time did food production begin in the United States?
(a) 10,000 B.C.
(b) 8,000 B.C.
(c) 100 A.D.
(d) 6,000 B.C.

4. Almonds were found in which person's tomb?
(a) Socrates
(b) Tutankhamen
(c) Jesus
(d) Ulysses S. Grant

5. Hunter-gatherers in southeastern Europe adopted crops and agriculture from where?
(a) Africa
(b) North America
(c) Southwestern Asia
(d) China

Short Answer Questions

1. Which large mammal was found in Australia about the time humans arrived?

2. The Maori and Moriori had what in common?

3. The Maori had what type of population?

4. All crops began as what?

5. Why were the Europeans not affected by the infectious diseases that they brought to places like the Americas and Australia?

(see the answer key)

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