Question 1

A painting of a hybrid man and animal dating to about 8000 BCE has been found in the caves of Pedra Furada in northeastern ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Labrador
B)   Venezuela
C)   Brazil
D)   JamaicaE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 2

An extensive _____________ storehouse of navigational information enabled Polynesian sailors to set their courses by the sun and stars and to read winds and currents.

Accepted Answer

A)   Royally controlled
B)   Orally transmitted
C)   Heavily tool-based
D)   Intricately writtenE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

All of the statements below are true of the Inuit EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   They migrated from Siberia to the northern tundra of North America about 10,000 BCE.
B)   They were skilled at hunting large sea mammals.
C)   They lived in pit houses, covered by walrus skin under sod.
D)   Has been proven, by plant geneticist Mary Eubanks, to have taken many generations of experimentation to create a nutritious grain.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Polynesian migrants reached Easter Island (Rapa Nui)  by about __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   30 CE
B)   1550 CE
C)   700 CE
D)   1600 BCEE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Between 3000 and 2000 BCE, villages in the lowlands along the Andes coast of Peru did all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   Built rafts to allow them to fish farther from shore.
B)   Increased crop yields through irrigation.
C)   Began developing a stratified society.
D)   Started making bronze plows and cooking utensils.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

During the period from about 6000 to 4000 BCE, in what is today Mesoamerica (Mexico and Central America)  and the Andes Mountains in South America, people began ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   To construct boats to sail to Rapa Nui
B)   To construct earthen mounds, encompassing acres of land
C)   To build ball courts and causeways
D)   To settle in villagesE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Cities may not have developed on the larger Pacific Islands because:

Accepted Answer

A)   They could simply find another island if their numbers outran their food supply.
B)   Their gods had warned them against congregating in large groups.
C)   Rampant disease destroyed their earliest attempts at settlements.
D)   Marauding bands of Chinese sailors destroyed their walls.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

The ceremonial center of _________ consisted of U-shaped ramparts built on a plaza and lined with walls of cut and polished stone.

Accepted Answer

A)   Caral-Supé
B)   Rapa Nui
C)   Chavín de Huántar
D)   San LorenzoE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

About 6000 years ago, the first seafaring people left ____________ and, together with subsequent waves of emigrants, spread out in westerly and easterly directions.

Accepted Answer

A)   Hawai'i
B)   New Zealand
C)   Taiwan
D)   JapanE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

In El Niño cycles, large areas of abnormally warm water appear off the coasts of ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Nicaragua and Panama
B)   British Columbia and Washington State
C)   Florida and Georgia
D)   Peru and ChileE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Basic food crops in Mesoamerica and the Andes include all EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   Squash
B)   Potatoes
C)   Oats
D)   AvocadoE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

The ____________ Shield can be found in the center of South America's southern tip.

Accepted Answer

A)   Patagonian
B)   Brazilian
C)   Gran Chaco
D)   GuyanaE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Excavations of Chavín, a small city in the Andean highlands, indicate that:

Accepted Answer

A)   The population of the city consisted primarily of farmers and agricultural workers.
B)   The population of the city, primarily priests, rulers, and craftspeople, were dependent for food upon farmers and herders in the outlying hamlets.
C)   Contained underground worship centers, but have no indication of sacrifice, whether human or animal.
D)   By 400 BCE, the city had surpassed its usefulness and the population began to dwindle.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Animals in the Americas suitable for domestication included all EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   Llamas
B)   Alpacas
C)   Turkeys
D)   HorsesE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

All of the following are commonalities shared by societies in the Americas, Oceania, Eurasia, and Africa EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   Growth and sophistication of social structures.
B)   Political centralization and resistance to it.
C)   The development of cities, once there was a sufficiently high population.
D)   Monumental architecture for religious and political purposes.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

The Americas had no horses or cattle until they were brought by the Spanish in the ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Twelfth century CE
B)   Sixteenth century CE
C)   Nineteenth century CE
D)   Seventh century CEE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

The immense "heat pump" of ____________ continually spawns tropical disturbances in the eastern Atlantic.

Accepted Answer

A)   The Gulf Stream
B)   Interior South America and the Amazon
C)   Continental North America
D)   The African interior and the Sahara DesertE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 18

Lapita culture was created around 1600 BCE on the Bismarck Archipelago, off the eastern coast of ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   The Philippines
B)   New Guinea
C)   Fiji
D)   AustraliaE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Quipú was:

Accepted Answer

A)   A writing system similar to cuneiform.
B)   A very short-lived means of record keeping.
C)   A system of knotted ropes conveying information.
D)   The most prevalent means of performing human sacrifices in South America.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 20

In 1947 Thor Heyerdahl successfully sailed from Peru to Polynesia aboard a raft named the "Kon-Tiki," after ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   The Polynesian word for "contact"
B)   The Norwegian word for "boat"
C)   The original Chinese name for
D)   A Peruvian godE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 5: Origins Apart: the Americas and Oceania, 30,000-600 B.C.E

During the period from about 6000 to 4000 BCE, in what is today Mesoamerica (Mexico and Central America) and the Andes Mountains in South America, people began ___________.

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In El Niño cycles, large areas of abnormally warm water appear off the coasts of ____________.

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Cities may not have developed on the larger Pacific Islands because:

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Excavations of Chavín, a small city in the Andean highlands, indicate that:

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The ____________ Shield can be found in the center of South America's southern tip.

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The immense "heat pump" of ____________ continually spawns tropical disturbances in the eastern Atlantic.

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Basic food crops in Mesoamerica and the Andes include all EXCEPT:

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Animals in the Americas suitable for domestication included all EXCEPT:

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All of the statements below are true of the Inuit EXCEPT:

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A painting of a hybrid man and animal dating to about 8000 BCE has been found in the caves of Pedra Furada in northeastern ___________.

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Quipú was:

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In 1947 Thor Heyerdahl successfully sailed from Peru to Polynesia aboard a raft named the "Kon-Tiki," after ____________.

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An extensive _____________ storehouse of navigational information enabled Polynesian sailors to set their courses by the sun and stars and to read winds and currents.

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All of the following are commonalities shared by societies in the Americas, Oceania, Eurasia, and Africa EXCEPT:

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About 6000 years ago, the first seafaring people left ____________ and, together with subsequent waves of emigrants, spread out in westerly and easterly directions.

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Between 3000 and 2000 BCE, villages in the lowlands along the Andes coast of Peru did all of the following EXCEPT:

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The ceremonial center of _________ consisted of U-shaped ramparts built on a plaza and lined with walls of cut and polished stone.

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The Americas had no horses or cattle until they were brought by the Spanish in the ____________.

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Lapita culture was created around 1600 BCE on the Bismarck Archipelago, off the eastern coast of ____________.

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Polynesian migrants reached Easter Island (Rapa Nui) by about __________.

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