AESC 2050 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
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ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 250
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
The separation between "prehistory" and "history"
occurred about _____________ years ago, with the
_____________________.
a. 2 million / start of tool making
b. 2 million / invention of writing
c. 200,000 / start of tool making
d. 200,000 / start of farming
e. 5,000 / invention of writing Correct Answer e. 5,000 /
invention of writing
About __________ years ago, humans began
___________________ which scientists believe was the
first conscious cultural act.
a. 2 million / tool making
b. 2 million / farming
c. 200,000 / tool making
d. 200,000 / farming
e. 5,000 / writing Correct Answer a. 2 million / tool making
,Instead of just using biological evolution to adjust to their
environment, early humans also developed through
__________________________, using intellectual and
social skills.
a. cultural divergence
b. cultural adaptation
c. cultural emergence
d. cultural isolation
e. cultural interpretation Correct Answer b. cultural
adaptation
Most scientists believe that agriculture started in what is
known as the "fertile crescent", which is located in (the)
modern...
a. Africa
b. Asia
c. Middle East
d. South Africa
e. North America Correct Answer c. Middle East
Which of the following was not a characteristic of early
emerging hominids:
a. few personal possessions
b. foragers
c. mobility
d. opportunistic eaters
e. male dominated small families Correct Answer e. male
dominated small families
,Early hominid males most often took on the dangerous
tasks of hunting and defense because...
a. they were bigger than the females
b. they were braver than the females
c. they were more expendable than the females
d. they were smarter than the females
e. they were faster than the females Correct Answer c.
they were more expendable than the females
Homo Sapiens Sapiens can be translated to:
a. "wise humans"
b. "upright humans"
c. "wise apes"
d. "tall humans"
e. "bipedal apes" Correct Answer a. "wise humans"
Advantages of the emerging farming lifestyle over the
nomadic lifestyle did not include:
a. increased population and overall growth
b. increased possessions and wealth accumulaton
c. less work
d. allowance for labor specialization
e. food surplus Correct Answer c. less work
Agriculture allowed humans to produce ____________,
which led to the creation of ____________________, both
, of which were not known to human culture prior to
agriculture.
a. handmade tools / surplus foods
b. surplus food / labor specialization
c. weapons / military science
d. healing drugs / medical science
e. foot ware / mobile families Correct Answer b. surplus
food / labor specialization
The stage in human development in which a concentrated
group of individuals develop sustained advanced social,
organizational, and culture interactions is known as:
a. anarchy
b. bipedal
c. civilization
d. democracy
e. electoral college Correct Answer c. civilization
The video "Crash Course: The Agricultural Revolution"
states that early humans tended to concentrate and settle
on coasts because:
a. it allowed for easy crop irrigation
b. it aided in defense of land
c. it provided an abundant supply of drinking water
d. it allowed for easy water travel by boat or raft
e. marine life provided an abundant food source Correct
Answer e. marine life provided an abundant food source
AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 250
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
The separation between "prehistory" and "history"
occurred about _____________ years ago, with the
_____________________.
a. 2 million / start of tool making
b. 2 million / invention of writing
c. 200,000 / start of tool making
d. 200,000 / start of farming
e. 5,000 / invention of writing Correct Answer e. 5,000 /
invention of writing
About __________ years ago, humans began
___________________ which scientists believe was the
first conscious cultural act.
a. 2 million / tool making
b. 2 million / farming
c. 200,000 / tool making
d. 200,000 / farming
e. 5,000 / writing Correct Answer a. 2 million / tool making
,Instead of just using biological evolution to adjust to their
environment, early humans also developed through
__________________________, using intellectual and
social skills.
a. cultural divergence
b. cultural adaptation
c. cultural emergence
d. cultural isolation
e. cultural interpretation Correct Answer b. cultural
adaptation
Most scientists believe that agriculture started in what is
known as the "fertile crescent", which is located in (the)
modern...
a. Africa
b. Asia
c. Middle East
d. South Africa
e. North America Correct Answer c. Middle East
Which of the following was not a characteristic of early
emerging hominids:
a. few personal possessions
b. foragers
c. mobility
d. opportunistic eaters
e. male dominated small families Correct Answer e. male
dominated small families
,Early hominid males most often took on the dangerous
tasks of hunting and defense because...
a. they were bigger than the females
b. they were braver than the females
c. they were more expendable than the females
d. they were smarter than the females
e. they were faster than the females Correct Answer c.
they were more expendable than the females
Homo Sapiens Sapiens can be translated to:
a. "wise humans"
b. "upright humans"
c. "wise apes"
d. "tall humans"
e. "bipedal apes" Correct Answer a. "wise humans"
Advantages of the emerging farming lifestyle over the
nomadic lifestyle did not include:
a. increased population and overall growth
b. increased possessions and wealth accumulaton
c. less work
d. allowance for labor specialization
e. food surplus Correct Answer c. less work
Agriculture allowed humans to produce ____________,
which led to the creation of ____________________, both
, of which were not known to human culture prior to
agriculture.
a. handmade tools / surplus foods
b. surplus food / labor specialization
c. weapons / military science
d. healing drugs / medical science
e. foot ware / mobile families Correct Answer b. surplus
food / labor specialization
The stage in human development in which a concentrated
group of individuals develop sustained advanced social,
organizational, and culture interactions is known as:
a. anarchy
b. bipedal
c. civilization
d. democracy
e. electoral college Correct Answer c. civilization
The video "Crash Course: The Agricultural Revolution"
states that early humans tended to concentrate and settle
on coasts because:
a. it allowed for easy crop irrigation
b. it aided in defense of land
c. it provided an abundant supply of drinking water
d. it allowed for easy water travel by boat or raft
e. marine life provided an abundant food source Correct
Answer e. marine life provided an abundant food source
