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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. Which of the following is not an area very suitable for food production?
(a) The Cape region of South Africa
(b) The Argentine pampas
(c) The Pacific states in North America
(d) Iraq

2. What advantage did horses provide?
(a) Greater manueverability
(b) More packing room
(c) They were used as weapons
(d) They pulled the weapons faster than humans

3. Which of the following was not a domesticated animal?
(a) Camels
(b) Reindeer
(c) Bears
(d) Cows

4. Crops that began food production in an area are known as what?
(a) Sedentary
(b) Founder crops
(c) Gatherers
(d) Transient

5. The Giant Leap Forward was which of the following?
(a) The development of water going crafts
(b) The first use of stone tools
(c) Humans arriving in North America
(d) The first Home Sapiens

Short Answer Questions

1. The Maori had what type of population?

2. The basic writing strategy employed by most people today is which of the following?

3. Governments that distribute wealth from commoners to the upper classes are known as what?

4. At 11,000 B.C., which continent was most likely to develop quickly?

5. What was needed for a society to become involved in food production?

(see the answer key)

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