AESC2050 PRACTICE EXAM 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS WITH FULL EXPLANATIONS
◉cultural adaptation. Answer: Rather than just adjusting to their
environment through biological evolution, hominids developed
through this using their intellectual and social skills to adjust to
their surroundings and improve their chances for survival
◉foragers. Answer: Early prehistoric hominids were this, aka
opportunistic eaters (i.e., non-selective omnivores) that scavenged
(hunting/gathering) for food from their immediate environment
◉What was the key ability of emerging hominids. Answer: mobility
◉What did foraging and mobility result in for hominids. Answer:
Small groups (family as the central institution) with very few
permanent possessions
◉How was gender division of labor established. Answer: It was not
rigid- adult females often assisted in hunting and protection, while
adult males assisted in gathering and childcare
,◉What did emerging hominid males do?. Answer: The dangerous
stuff because they were expendable- some were the important ones
◉Homo Sapiens. Answer: Wise humans- emerge in central africa
about 200,000-150,000 years ago
◉Biological adaptation. Answer: as humans migrated to various
lands and latitudes, their bodies adjusted to differing climates and
condition (ex. humans in polar climates develop lighter skin more
body hair)
◉Race. Answer: separates humans into category based on external
characteristics
◉Evidence. Answer: all humans are from the same sub-species and
can readily mate and produce healthy offspring
◉changes in geographical location and climate cause changes in.
Answer: cultural adaptations
◉Which is more important? cultural adaptation or biological
adaptation. Answer: cultural adaptation
, ◉what was about 10,000 years ago. Answer: the agricultural
revolution
◉Why did agriculture develop. Answer: The end of the last ice age
(~8000 BC) brought warmer climates and wider expanses of grasses
and grains in modern Israel, Syria ad Iraq (The Fertile Crescent)
As a result humans started to settle in one location and develop new
techniques to gather and process food
◉Mobility. Answer: small groups, few children, few possessions
◉Stability. Answer: larger groups, more children, many possessions
◉stability=. Answer: growth
◉Gathering of plant becomes replaced by. Answer: plant cultivation
◉Hunting of wild animals is replaced by. Answer: domestication of
animals
◉nomadic tribes are replaced by. Answer: farming villages
◉Did the emergence of agriculture occur everywhere?. Answer: No
QUESTIONS WITH FULL EXPLANATIONS
◉cultural adaptation. Answer: Rather than just adjusting to their
environment through biological evolution, hominids developed
through this using their intellectual and social skills to adjust to
their surroundings and improve their chances for survival
◉foragers. Answer: Early prehistoric hominids were this, aka
opportunistic eaters (i.e., non-selective omnivores) that scavenged
(hunting/gathering) for food from their immediate environment
◉What was the key ability of emerging hominids. Answer: mobility
◉What did foraging and mobility result in for hominids. Answer:
Small groups (family as the central institution) with very few
permanent possessions
◉How was gender division of labor established. Answer: It was not
rigid- adult females often assisted in hunting and protection, while
adult males assisted in gathering and childcare
,◉What did emerging hominid males do?. Answer: The dangerous
stuff because they were expendable- some were the important ones
◉Homo Sapiens. Answer: Wise humans- emerge in central africa
about 200,000-150,000 years ago
◉Biological adaptation. Answer: as humans migrated to various
lands and latitudes, their bodies adjusted to differing climates and
condition (ex. humans in polar climates develop lighter skin more
body hair)
◉Race. Answer: separates humans into category based on external
characteristics
◉Evidence. Answer: all humans are from the same sub-species and
can readily mate and produce healthy offspring
◉changes in geographical location and climate cause changes in.
Answer: cultural adaptations
◉Which is more important? cultural adaptation or biological
adaptation. Answer: cultural adaptation
, ◉what was about 10,000 years ago. Answer: the agricultural
revolution
◉Why did agriculture develop. Answer: The end of the last ice age
(~8000 BC) brought warmer climates and wider expanses of grasses
and grains in modern Israel, Syria ad Iraq (The Fertile Crescent)
As a result humans started to settle in one location and develop new
techniques to gather and process food
◉Mobility. Answer: small groups, few children, few possessions
◉Stability. Answer: larger groups, more children, many possessions
◉stability=. Answer: growth
◉Gathering of plant becomes replaced by. Answer: plant cultivation
◉Hunting of wild animals is replaced by. Answer: domestication of
animals
◉nomadic tribes are replaced by. Answer: farming villages
◉Did the emergence of agriculture occur everywhere?. Answer: No
