View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which societies were the most advantaged in Polynesia?

2. What foods did people in the Americas depend on?

3. Where were the earliest known stone tools with ground edges found?

4. The Americas have what type of axis?

5. What was the source of power in New Guinea when food production arose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why are some native, wild plants domesticated? Trace the development of domesticating plants, including identifying those wild plants that were among the first domesticated plants.

Essay Topic 2

Why do large mammals matter to Diamond's theory? Why is domestication important? What factors determine which large mammals are suitable to be domesticated?

Essay Topic 3

How do civilizations and denser populations lead to epidemics? What are epidemics? What effects do they have on societies?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 169 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample