OCN EXAM 3 Questions With Verified Answers

There was an area within the Fertile Crescent where most of the technological advancements occurred called the Garden Square - Answer False Why is Göbekli Tepe so important? - Answer It shows collaboration between different HFG groups as a communal ritual site. It may provide a connection to the development of written language. The artwork features the human form rather than just animals. Sedentism, or staying in one place rather than moving with the seasons, was the result of the development of agriculture. - Answer False Check ALL that apply; The Natufians - Answer A. were egalitarian hunter-gatherers B. developed the first sedentary society C. lived in the Levant region D. lived 13,000 - 10,500 years ago in the Mesolithic Studies of mouse molars from wild versus house mice revealed that: - Answer Hunter-gatherers alternated between nomadic and sedentary lifestyles for thousands of years before settling into agriculture. What is the correct sequence of events? - Answer Hunter-Fisher-Gatherer, Sedentism, Farming What allowed for sedentary behavior? - Answer Dependable access to wild game and plants A warmer, more stable climate The transition to sedentism led to more community or tribe-oriented societies with less social hierarchy. - Answer False The Younger Dryas was a small ice age that occured 13,000 years ago and lasted for 1,000 years. - Answer True What is the correct sequence of events that contributed to the Younger Dryas? - Answer 1. The melting of the Laurentide ice sheet 2. The melting of glacial dams containing Agassiz Lake 3. A mega flood of fresh water running into the Arctic Ocean 4. Partially fresh water from the Arctic mixing with the Atlantic Ocean 5. The slowing or stopping of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) which transports heat from the tropics 6. A 1,000 year long drought Please check all that apply. Why is it important to understand the cause and impacts of the Younger Dryas? - Answer A. To understand the transition to agriculture in our ancestral history B. To predict the impact of current continental ice melt C. To know that climate changes can occur quickly D. To understand the sustainability and survival of human civilization The benefits of farming were so abundant and apparent that HFGs switched to farming immediately when the technology was developed. - Answer False What is the paradox of farming/food production? - Answer Farming communities were less well nourished than HFGs because human population densities rose slightly more steeply than did the availability of food. Which statement is false? - Answer Around the world, beer was discovered accidentally while people were collecting grains to make bread.