There was an area within the Fertile Crescent where most of the technological advancements occurred
called the Garden Square. - Answers False
Truth: There is an area in the northern region of the Fertile Crescent were most of the technological
advancements occurred called the Golden Triangle. It contains Gobekli Tepe.
Why is Gobekli Tepe so important? - Answers It may provide a connection to the development of written
language, show collaboration between different HFG groups as a communal ritual site, and its artwork
features the human form rather than just animals. It was NOT the first structure built by humans (it was
the first PERMANENT structure built by humans.)
Sedentism, or staying in one place rather than moving with the seasons, was the result of the
development of agriculture. - Answers False
Truth: Sedentism resulted from the changes in climate that made access to wild food more reliable.
The Natufians: - Answers were egalitarian hunter-gatherers, developed the first sedentary society, lived
in the Levant region, lived in 13,000 - 10,500 years ago in the mesolithic. They didn't die out
unexpectedly.
Studies of mouse molars from wild versus house mice revealed that: - Answers Hunter-gatherers
alternated between nomadic and sedentary lifestyles for thousands of years before settling into
agriculture.
What is the correct sequence of events? - Answers Hunter-gatherer, sedentism, farming
What is allowed for sedentary behavior? - Answers Dependable access to wild game and plants, a
warmer, more stable climate.
The Inter Tropical Convergence Zone is a band of rainfall in the tropics that is located farther south in
the northern hemisphere summer than in the winter and is responsible for summer monsoons in India. -
Answers True
The transition to sedentism led to more community or tribe oriented societies with less social hierarchy.
- Answers False
Truth: Transition led to the departure from community or tribe oriented societies with more emphasis
on the importance of their family living in the structure that they built. This led to class system and
private property.
Paleoenvironmental records from Mesoamerican lake sediment cores show that: - Answers Precipitation
increased bewteen 12,000 and 9,000 years ago; Forbs dominated until 9.000 years ago.
What contributed to sedentary behavior in Mesoamerica? - Answers Large, migratory herd animals
disappeared.