HI 342: Quiz 2 Questions With Answers
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Bronze is an alloy of
Select one:
a. Copper/Tin
b. Copper/Silver
c. Copper/Iron
d. Silver/Iron - ANSWER a. Copper/Tin
By 1200 CE, water wheels were used in Europe to produce which of the following?
Select one:
a. Bellows
b. Spinning wool, cotton and silk
c. Weapon production
d. All of the above - ANSWER d. All of the above
Hunter/gatherers in pre-contact Mexico, Central and South America were responsible
for the extinction of megafauna.
Select one:
True
False - ANSWER True
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the decline of many early cities and societies
in the last 7,000 years:
Select one:
a. River silting
b. Deforestation
c. Forest Fires
d. Erosion - ANSWER c. Forest Fires
Which of the following are camelids
Select one:
a. Vicuña
b. Alpaca
c. Guanaco
d. All of the above - ANSWER d. All of the above
Which of the following is NOT associated with the early rise of manufacturing?
, Select one:
a. Agricultural surplus
b. Metallurgy
c. The development cuneiform writing
d. The "Secondary Product Revolution" - ANSWER c. The development cuneiform
writing
Between 7000 and 1400 BP, the primary metal used in metallurgy was
Select one:
a. Gold
b. Silver
c. Tungsten
d. Copper - ANSWER d. Copper
In which region did extensive iron production develop in approximately 3200 BP?
Select one:
a. Western Europe
b. China
c. Japan
d. Egypt - ANSWER b. China
Deforestation played a key role in the emergence of the use of coal as a fuel.
Select one:
True
False - ANSWER True
Which of the following are NOT crops that originated in Africa?
Select one:
a. Millet
b. Sorghum
c. Avocado
d. Okra - ANSWER c. Avocado
The iron plough was originally developed in approximately 2400 BP in
Select one:
a. The Indus Valley
b. The Mesopotamia Valley
c. China
d. Africa - ANSWER c. China
Currently, global food production is sufficient for
Select one:
a. 7 billion people
b. 8 billion people
c. 9 billion people
d. 10 billion people - ANSWER d. 10 billion people
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Bronze is an alloy of
Select one:
a. Copper/Tin
b. Copper/Silver
c. Copper/Iron
d. Silver/Iron - ANSWER a. Copper/Tin
By 1200 CE, water wheels were used in Europe to produce which of the following?
Select one:
a. Bellows
b. Spinning wool, cotton and silk
c. Weapon production
d. All of the above - ANSWER d. All of the above
Hunter/gatherers in pre-contact Mexico, Central and South America were responsible
for the extinction of megafauna.
Select one:
True
False - ANSWER True
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the decline of many early cities and societies
in the last 7,000 years:
Select one:
a. River silting
b. Deforestation
c. Forest Fires
d. Erosion - ANSWER c. Forest Fires
Which of the following are camelids
Select one:
a. Vicuña
b. Alpaca
c. Guanaco
d. All of the above - ANSWER d. All of the above
Which of the following is NOT associated with the early rise of manufacturing?
, Select one:
a. Agricultural surplus
b. Metallurgy
c. The development cuneiform writing
d. The "Secondary Product Revolution" - ANSWER c. The development cuneiform
writing
Between 7000 and 1400 BP, the primary metal used in metallurgy was
Select one:
a. Gold
b. Silver
c. Tungsten
d. Copper - ANSWER d. Copper
In which region did extensive iron production develop in approximately 3200 BP?
Select one:
a. Western Europe
b. China
c. Japan
d. Egypt - ANSWER b. China
Deforestation played a key role in the emergence of the use of coal as a fuel.
Select one:
True
False - ANSWER True
Which of the following are NOT crops that originated in Africa?
Select one:
a. Millet
b. Sorghum
c. Avocado
d. Okra - ANSWER c. Avocado
The iron plough was originally developed in approximately 2400 BP in
Select one:
a. The Indus Valley
b. The Mesopotamia Valley
c. China
d. Africa - ANSWER c. China
Currently, global food production is sufficient for
Select one:
a. 7 billion people
b. 8 billion people
c. 9 billion people
d. 10 billion people - ANSWER d. 10 billion people
