FDSC 105 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Scrapple - Correct Answers -Pork combined with cornmeal
-native to PA in 17-19th centuries
______ reflect available food technology - Correct Answers -Food systems
Technology - Correct Answers -techne = craft, arts
logos = knowledge
the things we know how to do
Food systems reflect... - Correct Answers -food culture
How do we choose what we eat? - Correct Answers --what we can eat is limited by our
technology
-what we choose to eat is shaped by our culture, we are unaware of this
Who are the Hadza? - Correct Answers --hunter gathers in Northern Tanzania
-small groups (20-ish people)
-only about 300 left
Hadza and trade - Correct Answers -The Hadza trade for their clothing with "modern"
people
What do the Hadza eat? - Correct Answers -they hunt and walk around and pick up and
eat anything that they see
Modern Hunter-Gather Societies - Correct Answers --fully/semi-nomadic
-small communities
-low population density
-no specialized political roles
-little wealth differentiation
-labor specialized by age/gender
What changed the environment to make hunting easier? - Correct Answers -an
extended phenotype changed the environment to make hunting easier, break down food
by cooking
, Why is cooking good? - Correct Answers --cooked starches and proteins are easier to
digest
-softens, tenderizes, detoxifies, kills food poisoning bacteria
Examples of bad domus domestication creatures - Correct Answers --lice
-rats
-cockroaches
-bacteria
Agrarian - Correct Answers --settled
-large communities
-high population density
-hierarchical societies
-huge wealth differentiation
-extensive specialization
Neolithic Revolution - Correct Answers -societies based on a handful of grains as staple
crops
Domus Theory - Correct Answers -human beings create environmental niches around
them
What changes when humans have a "special place"? - Correct Answers --place is more
important
-things can be stolen
-people exploit their local resources
-special place can be improved
What is the cost of increased population densities? - Correct Answers -increased
disease transmission
The Neolithic Revolution was the _______ of pre-existing technologies into a
_________. - Correct Answers -slow assembly, farming package
Grain Civilizations - Correct Answers --farmland is valuable
-settled and concentrated populations
-more calories from the land
-specialization (some hunt, some farm)
-dry grains stored and transported ---> wealth
-grain harvest is visible ---> protection racket
Difference between hunter-gathers and civilizations - Correct Answers --H.G. eat many
types of plants and animals
-Civilizations based on few staple crops
Survival of civilizations depends on... - Correct Answers -success of staple crops
CORRECT ANSWERS
Scrapple - Correct Answers -Pork combined with cornmeal
-native to PA in 17-19th centuries
______ reflect available food technology - Correct Answers -Food systems
Technology - Correct Answers -techne = craft, arts
logos = knowledge
the things we know how to do
Food systems reflect... - Correct Answers -food culture
How do we choose what we eat? - Correct Answers --what we can eat is limited by our
technology
-what we choose to eat is shaped by our culture, we are unaware of this
Who are the Hadza? - Correct Answers --hunter gathers in Northern Tanzania
-small groups (20-ish people)
-only about 300 left
Hadza and trade - Correct Answers -The Hadza trade for their clothing with "modern"
people
What do the Hadza eat? - Correct Answers -they hunt and walk around and pick up and
eat anything that they see
Modern Hunter-Gather Societies - Correct Answers --fully/semi-nomadic
-small communities
-low population density
-no specialized political roles
-little wealth differentiation
-labor specialized by age/gender
What changed the environment to make hunting easier? - Correct Answers -an
extended phenotype changed the environment to make hunting easier, break down food
by cooking
, Why is cooking good? - Correct Answers --cooked starches and proteins are easier to
digest
-softens, tenderizes, detoxifies, kills food poisoning bacteria
Examples of bad domus domestication creatures - Correct Answers --lice
-rats
-cockroaches
-bacteria
Agrarian - Correct Answers --settled
-large communities
-high population density
-hierarchical societies
-huge wealth differentiation
-extensive specialization
Neolithic Revolution - Correct Answers -societies based on a handful of grains as staple
crops
Domus Theory - Correct Answers -human beings create environmental niches around
them
What changes when humans have a "special place"? - Correct Answers --place is more
important
-things can be stolen
-people exploit their local resources
-special place can be improved
What is the cost of increased population densities? - Correct Answers -increased
disease transmission
The Neolithic Revolution was the _______ of pre-existing technologies into a
_________. - Correct Answers -slow assembly, farming package
Grain Civilizations - Correct Answers --farmland is valuable
-settled and concentrated populations
-more calories from the land
-specialization (some hunt, some farm)
-dry grains stored and transported ---> wealth
-grain harvest is visible ---> protection racket
Difference between hunter-gathers and civilizations - Correct Answers --H.G. eat many
types of plants and animals
-Civilizations based on few staple crops
Survival of civilizations depends on... - Correct Answers -success of staple crops
