Test Bank for A History of World Societies, 12th Edition by Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks

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, ChapterF01_Essay

AnswerFeachFofFtheFfollowingFquestionsFwithFanFessay.FBeFsureFtoFincludeFspecificFexamplesFthatFsupportFy
ourFthesisFandFconclusions.

1. WhatFareFsomeFofFtheFproblemsFinFusingFevidenceFfromFcontemporaryFgathererFsocietiesFtoFstudyFearly
Fhumans?




2. HowFdidFearlyFHomoFerectusFspreadFoutFofFEastFAfricaFintoFotherFpartsFofFtheFworld?FWhereFdidFthey
Fgo,FandFhowFearlyFdidFtheyFreachFthoseFplaces?




3. WhatFwereFtheFkeyFfeaturesFofFPaleolithicFfoodFattainmentFandFPaleolithicFdiets?



4. WhatFareFsomeFofFtheFtheoriesFaboutFgenderFrelationshipsFinFPaleolithicFsocieties?FWhatFchangedFin
FthoseFrelationshipsFinFtheFNeolithicFperiod?FWhatFkindsFofFevidenceFareFusedFinFsupportingForFarguin

gFagainstFtheseFtheories?




5. WhatFisFtheFrelationshipFbetweenFpastoralism,Fdisease,FandFhumans?




6. HowFdidFmaterialFgoodsFcreate,Fdefine,FandFperpetuateFsocialFhierarchiesFinFNeolithicFsocieties?



AnswerFKey

1. AnswerFwouldFideallyFinclude:

• BecauseFtheFearliestFhumansFdidFnotFleaveFbehindFwrittenFevidence,FscientistsFhaveFstudiedFmoreFr
ecentFsocietiesFthatFlivedFbyFsimilarFgatheringFmeans.FHowever,FmostFevidenceFaboutFrecentFgathererFsocie
tiesFwasFwrittenFbyFexternalFsourcesFandFthusFincludesFtheirFbiasesFandFexpectations,FsuchFasFtheFinferiority
FofFforagingFasFaFlifestyle.FFurthermore,FfewFmodernFforagersForFgatherersFareFtrulyFisolatedFfromFtheFinflue

nceFofFotherFagriculturalForFindustrialFcultures.FAlso,FthisFapproachFassumesFthatFgatherer


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,societiesFareFsomehowFstaticFandFremainFunchangedFoverFmanyFcenturies,FwhichFignoresFtheFevidenceFofFh
owFadaptableFsuchFsocietiesFreallyFare.



2. AnswerFwouldFideallyFinclude:

• HomoFerectusFmigratedFoutFofFEastFAfricaFintoFcentralFAfrica,FandFthenFintoFnorthernFAfrica.FThis
FmigrationFtookFplaceF2FmillionFyearsFago.FAsFearlyFasF1.8FmillionFyearsFago,FHomoFerectusFhadFspreadFto

FAsia,FreachingFChinaFandFJavaFbyF1.5FmillionFyearsFago.FTheseFmigrationsFtookFplaceFoverFland,FalongFc

oastlineFroutes.FBecauseFseaFlevelsFwereFlowerFthen,FindividualsFcouldFcrossFfromFtheFmainlandFofFChinaFt
oFJavaFonFfoot.FHomoFerectusFalsoFmovedFnorthwardFfromFAfrica,FintoFSpainFbyF800,000FyearsFagoFandFi
ntoFGermanyF500,000FyearsFago.FInFeachFofFtheseFplaces,FtheyFadaptedFhuntingFandFgatheringFtechniquesFt
oFtheFlocalFenvironment.



3. AnswerFwouldFideallyFinclude:

• TheFPaleolithicFdietFconsistedFofFaFcombinationFofFplantsFandFanimalFprotein.FPaleolithicFpeoples
FforagedFforFtheirFfood,FengagingFinFwhatFweFwouldFconsiderFaFcombinationFofFhunting,Fscavenging,FandF

gathering.FMostFofFwhatFtheyFateFwereFplants.FAnimalFproteinFoftenFcameFfromFscavengedFfoodsFlikeFins
ectsFandFshellfishFratherFthanFbeingFhuntedFdirectly.FItFisFunknownFasFtoFwhetherFlaborFwasFdividedFbetw
eenFgenders,FbutFinFtoday'sFforagingFsocieties,FthereFisFsomeFdivision,FwithFmenFengagingFinFhuntingFlarg
eFanimalsFandFwomenFresponsibleFforFgatheringFplantsFandFsmallFanimals.FItFtookFbetweenFtenFandFtwent
yFhoursFperFweekFtoFgatherFfood,FbutFthisFnumberFvariedFdependingFonFenvironmentalFfactorsFandFgroupF
decisions.FBecauseFPaleolithicFpeoplesFhadFtoFforageFforFtheirFdiet,FtheyFexpendedFenergyFand,FinFgeneral
,FavoidedFdiseasesFcommonFinFsedentaryFsocieties.FLifeFspansFwereFkeptFinFcheckFbyFaccidents,Finjuries,F
andFinfections.



4. AnswerFwouldFideallyFinclude:

• StudiesFofFmoreFrecentFforagingFsocietiesFsuggestFthatFwomenFwereFvaluedFforFtheirFlabor,FwhichF
wasFrecognizedFasFequalFtoFtheFworkFofFmen.FBothFmenFandFwomenFforagedFforFfood,FandFbothFparticipat
edFinFhunting.FOtherFscholarsFtheorizeFthatFevenFinFPaleolithicFsocietyFoneFpersonFmayFhaveFemergedFasFa
Fleader,FperhapsFbasedFonFpersonalFskill,FandFthatFthisFpersonFwasFalmostFalwaysFaFman.FItFisFmoreFcertain

FthatFbyFtheFNeolithicFperiod,FafterFtheFinventionFofFplowFagriculture,FsocietyFbecameFmoreFhierarchicalFa

ndFmenFtookFonFmoreFofFaFpublic,FeliteFstatus.FWomenFwereFlimitedFtoFtheFhomeForFenclosedFspaces,FandFl
andFinheritanceFfavoredFmenFoverFwomen.FEvidenceFforFgenderFrolesFinFtheFNeolithicFperiodFcomesFfromF
laterFwrittenFtraditions.




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, 5. AnswerFwouldFideallyFinclude:

• PastoralismFisFtheFherdingFandFraisingFofFlivestock.FItFrequiresFhumansFtoFliveFinFcloseFcontactFwith
FtheirFherdFanimals,FthusFexposingFhumansFtoFvariousFanimal-

borneFdiseases,FsuchFasFsmallpox.FInitially,FexposureFtoFdiseasesFmayFhaveFcausedFhigherFmortalityFratesFin
FpastoralistFsocieties,FbutFoverFtime,F humansFwouldFhaveFdevelopedFsomeFresistanceFtoFthem.FForagersFwe

reFnotFexposedFtoFtheseFdiseasesFandFthusFdidFnotFdevelopFanyFresistanceFtoFthem.FWhenFaFpastoralistFsociet
yFencounteredFaFforagerFsociety,FthisFmightFhaveFledFtheFformerFtoFexposeFtheFlatterFtoFdeadlyFpathogens.



6. AnswerFwouldFideallyFinclude:

• TheFpossessionFofFmaterialFgoods—
suchFasFlivestock,FdwellingFstructures,Fplows,Fcarts,FandFpots—
indicatedFthatFsomeFindividualsFhadFcontrolFoverFmoreFlabor.FLaborFwasFusedFtoFacquireFmaterialFgoods.F
TheFmoreFmaterialFgoodsFoneFhad,FtheFmoreFlaborFoneFcontrolled.FThisFindicatedFstatus;FtoFcontrolFlaborF
wasFtoFhaveFaFhigherFstatusFthanFothers.FHavingFmaterialFgoodsFgaveFoneFtheFabilityFtoFacquireFyetFmoreF
materialFgoodsFandFtoFcontinueFtoFacquireFstatus.FMaterialFgoods,FalongFwithFland,FcouldFalsoFconstituteF
anFinheritance,FandFthusFperpetuateFstatusFintoFtheFnextFgeneration.



ChapterF01_Matching

UseFtheFfollowingFtoFanswerFquestionsF1-15:

SelectFtheFwordForFphraseFfromFtheFTermsFsectionFthatFbestFmatchesFtheFdefinitionForFexampleFprovidedFinF
theFDefinitionsFsection.

Terms

a. pastoralism

b. Neanderthals

c. divisionFofFlabor

d. animism

e. socialFhierarchies

f. patriarchy

g. PaleolithicFera

h. AgriculturalFRevolution

g. foraging

h. shamans
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