AESC 2050 FINAL ACTUAL TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
DETAILED SOLUTION GUIDE
●● About ___________ years ago, Hominids 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 / writingThe separation between
Answer: A. 2 million/tool making
●● "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
,Answer: E. 5,000/invention of writing
●● 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
Answer: B. surplus food/labor specialization
●● The TOP 3 "nonperishable storable" cereal grains produced globally
are:
A. Corn, Oats, Wheat
B. Millet, Rice, Rye
C. Barley, Oats, Rice
D. Corn, Rice, Wheat
E. Barley, Rice, Wheat
Answer: D. corn, rice, wheat
●● The average % of annual income spent on food in U.S. households
is:
,A. less than 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
E. more than 50
Answer: A. less than 10
●● __________ was the 1st major cash crop in the American Deep
South (~1700 - 1800).
A. Corn
B. Cotton
C. Tobacco
D. Wheat
E. Peanuts
Answer: Tobacco
●● __________ was the 2nd major cash crop in the American Deep
South (~1800 - 1900).
A. Corn
B. Cotton
C. Tobacco
D. Wheat
E. Peanuts
, Answer: B. cotton
●● The domestication of Potatoes began ~8,000 years ago in modern
day:
A. Canada
B. China
C. Ireland
D. Mexico
E. Peru
Answer: E. Peru
●● Approximately what % of the global population is lactose-intolerant
(their lactase gene has
been turned off after weaning from mother's milk)?
A. 25
B. 33
C. 50
D. 66
E. 80
Answer: D. 66
●● What did Juanfra DeVillena say was the cultural difference between
Americans and Latinos when it
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
DETAILED SOLUTION GUIDE
●● About ___________ years ago, Hominids 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 / writingThe separation between
Answer: A. 2 million/tool making
●● "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
,Answer: E. 5,000/invention of writing
●● 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
Answer: B. surplus food/labor specialization
●● The TOP 3 "nonperishable storable" cereal grains produced globally
are:
A. Corn, Oats, Wheat
B. Millet, Rice, Rye
C. Barley, Oats, Rice
D. Corn, Rice, Wheat
E. Barley, Rice, Wheat
Answer: D. corn, rice, wheat
●● The average % of annual income spent on food in U.S. households
is:
,A. less than 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
E. more than 50
Answer: A. less than 10
●● __________ was the 1st major cash crop in the American Deep
South (~1700 - 1800).
A. Corn
B. Cotton
C. Tobacco
D. Wheat
E. Peanuts
Answer: Tobacco
●● __________ was the 2nd major cash crop in the American Deep
South (~1800 - 1900).
A. Corn
B. Cotton
C. Tobacco
D. Wheat
E. Peanuts
, Answer: B. cotton
●● The domestication of Potatoes began ~8,000 years ago in modern
day:
A. Canada
B. China
C. Ireland
D. Mexico
E. Peru
Answer: E. Peru
●● Approximately what % of the global population is lactose-intolerant
(their lactase gene has
been turned off after weaning from mother's milk)?
A. 25
B. 33
C. 50
D. 66
E. 80
Answer: D. 66
●● What did Juanfra DeVillena say was the cultural difference between
Americans and Latinos when it
