Deck 9: The Origins of Food Production in Southwest Asia

Question 1

The time period when food production began is the __________.

A) Paleolithic
B) Mesolit
C) Neolithic
D) Monolithic

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The Neolithic occurs __________.

A) at the same time across the globe, 9500 B. C.
B) at the same time across the globe, 4000 B. C.
C) when the development of food production began
D) when the development of a maritime lifestyle evolves

Answer 2

C

Question 3

At __________ in the Levant inhabitants domesticated only two-row barley.

A) Abu Hureyra
B) Jericho
C) Kebara
D) Netiv Hagdud

Answer 3

D

Question 4

At __________ in the Levant the inhabitants were living in more permanent settlements and domesticated rye, einkorn, and lentils.

A) Abu Hureyra
B) Kebara
C) Jericho
D) Natufia

Question 5

At __________ in the Levant the inhabitants did not have clay vessels and built massive walls around their settlement.

A) Netiv Hagdud
B) Jericho
C) Abu Hureyra
D) Kebara

Question 6

Due to differences between male and female skeletons at Abu Hureyra, it was shown that women __________.

A) hunted
B) foraged over long distances
C) prepared most of the food
D) worked considerably less than men

Question 7

At __________in Kurdistan there is evidence that the inhabitants were killing large numbers of immature sheep.

A) Abu Hureyra
B) Zawi Chemi Shanidar
C) Ali Kosh
D) Jarmo

Question 8

Which of the following was NOT found at the site of Jarmo?

A) storage bins
B) seeds of barley, emmer wheat, and other minor crops
C) evidence of temporary housing
D) exotic materials such as obsidian, seashells, and turquoise

Question 9

Çatalhöyük contrasts with other Anatolian farming villages because __________.

A) they had a monopoly on the obsidian trade
B) the outside walls of the houses formed an artistic motif
C) they had simple shrines with wooden walls and reliefs
D) they grew dissimilar crops from other villages

Question 10

__________ conditions during 10500 B. C. to 10000 B.C and peoples' adjustments to the climate are thought to be reasons behind plant domestication.

A) Warmer and wetter
B) Colder and wetter
C) Warmer and drier
D) Colder and drier

Question 11

Netiv Hagdud __________.

A) is a tiny early agricultural settlement in present-day Israel
B) is important because it documents early efforts of domesticating cattle
C) clearly shows that its inhabitants cultivated several cereal crops together
D) is a large agricultural settlement in present-day Jordan

Question 12

The development and spread of agriculture took place under unusually favorable environmental conditions, probably in __________.

A) the Jordan River valley region
B) Egypt
C) the Sudan
D) southern Turkey

Question 13

The Natufians __________.

A) were Ice Age hunters
B) flourished as early as 18,000 B. C.
C) traded in obsidian
D) collected wild cereal grasses but did not attempt to cultivate them

Question 14

Agriculture and settled life developed in three regions in the Near East. Which of the following is NOT one of these three regions?

A) Anatolia
B) Afghanistan
C) the Zagros Mountains and Mesopotamia
D) the Levant

Question 15

The farmers of 10,000 - 9,000 B. C. __________.

A) hunted bear
B) hunted gazelles
C) planted corn (maize)
D) planted yams and sweet potatoes

Question 16

Ali Kosh __________.

A) is the Iraqi archaeologist who discovered Jarmo
B) was Robert Braidwood's key informant
C) is a well-known archaeological site
D) is a Jordanian early-Neolithic site

Question 17

Among the early domesticated animals of the Neolithic in the Near East are __________.

A) horses, dogs, and cattle
B) pigs, cattle, and horses
C) sheep, goats, and pigs
D) cattle, goats, and camels

Question 18

The term "Natufian" applies to a culture in __________.

A) western Europe
B) northern Europe
C) the Near East
D) southern Asia

Question 19

Which of the following plants was NOT domesticated in the Near East?

A) emmer wheat
B) potato
C) barley
D) millet

Question 20

Steven Mithen (2006) believes that religious beliefs __________.

A) led to farming
B) led to unusual burial patterns
C) created a caste system that allowed for farming
D) destroyed the band level societies of the time

Question 21

Discuss how the sites found in the Zagros foothills and Mesopotamia demonstrate the stages toward domestication of plants and animals.

Question 22

What are the two stages of farming development?

Question 23

Describe the early Neolithic village of Jericho. What are the possible implications of the walls? What is the speculation about their function?