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

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

3. What weapons did the Spanish have in their encounter with the Incas?
(a) Stones
(b) Wooden clubs
(c) Steel swords
(d) Sling shots

4. What was the importance of a written language?
(a) Laws could be known by everyone.
(b) People could communicate with each other.
(c) It reinforced the status of the royalty.
(d) Information could be spread more rapidly.

5. Australia was joined together with which other area at the time that humans arrived?
(a) South America
(b) New Guinea
(c) Japan
(d) Africa

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What animal helped groups overthrow and conquer other groups?

3. Why was the first occupation of Australia important?

4. Groups tended to turn to food production after what happened?

5. The idea that there is a sharp divide between nomadic hunter-gatherers and sedentary food producers is what?

(see the answer key)

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