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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14 "From Egalitarian to Kleptocracy".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The axis of a continent does not affect the spread of what?
(a) Technologies
(b) Animals
(c) Esteem
(d) Crops

2. What is true about the greater Polynesian area?
(a) The societies are all warrior societies.
(b) It is very diverse.
(c) The islands are all large.
(d) The groups had no contact with each other.

3. What crop was domesticated in Ethiopia before spreading around the globe?
(a) Millet
(b) Manioc
(c) Teff
(d) The coffee bean

4. What infectious disease played a role in the European conquest of the Americas?
(a) Smallpox
(b) Cancer
(c) Ringworm
(d) AIDS

5. How do archeologists date food production?
(a) X-rays of the food
(b) Genetic testing of human descendents
(c) Radiocarbon dating of materials at the site
(d) An examination of written texts

Short Answer Questions

1. What influenced life in the island societies of Polynesia?

2. What weapons did the Spanish have in their encounter with the Incas?

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

4. Crops that began food production in an area are known as what?

5. About what time did food production begin in the United States?

(see the answer key)

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