This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > History > The History Of Agriculture – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The History Of Agriculture Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which factor contributed most to the end of the Neolithic Era? A) The development of methods to store food. B) Human's ability to use fire to make metal tools. C) The domestication of animals to use as beasts of burden. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human's ability to use fire to make metal tools. 2. Farmers in more developed and less developed countries share which of the following problems? A) Surplus production. B) Access to fertilizers. C) Lack of equipment. D) Inadequate income. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inadequate income. 3. A machine for reaping wheat was developed by A) Cyrus McCormick. B) Eli Whitney. C) John Deere. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cyrus McCormick. 4. A stable food supply means a Civilization has: A) Wheels. B) McDonald's. C) Enough food for its people. D) Resturants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enough food for its people. 5. Why did early humans domesticate dogs? A) To help with hunting. B) To use for farm labor. C) To provide a steady food source. D) To make it easier to produce clothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To help with hunting. 6. While conducting a search for an excavation site, an archaeologist has discovered a clay pot covered with drawings. This artifact would best help archaeologists to understand which aspect of an ancient society? A) Diet. B) Culture. C) Economy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Culture. 7. Another name for the Land Grant Act was the A) Morrill Act. B) Hatch Act. C) Hughes Act. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Morrill Act. 8. What is a name for the beliefs, behaviors and knowledge of a society that is passed on from one generation to the next? A) Birthright. B) Culture. C) Heiroglyphics. D) Genetics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Culture. 9. What factor was most important in determining the design of building in early agricultural civilizations? A) The climate and materials of the region. B) The wealth of the family for whom the building was constructed. C) The size of the labor force that would be used for the construction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The climate and materials of the region. 10. The most likely reason the South did not support high import tariffs was A) The tariffs would tax only cotton. B) The tariffs woule only apply to people living in the south. C) The tariffs would increase the cost of imported manufactured goods. D) The tariffs would encourage slaves to seek their freedom in the North. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The tariffs would increase the cost of imported manufactured goods. 11. A person who has no settled home A) Civilization. B) Nomad. C) Social Class. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nomad. 12. The most important aspect in the development of agriculture was A) Wheat reaping. B) Scientific research. C) Colony industrialization. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scientific research. 13. How many states have passed Proposition 2? A) 1. B) 3. C) 6. D) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 9. 14. Crops were sent to England and exchanged for A) Wheat reapers. B) Cotton gins. C) Manufactured goods. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Manufactured goods. 15. Which event would most likely have caused early agricultural civilizations to interact with each other? A) The expansion of a civilization's territory. B) The conquest of one people by another. C) The migration of one people to another location. D) The outbreak of disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The conquest of one people by another. 16. In the beginning, this animal was mainly used for meat, milk, and labor. A) Horse. B) Cattle. C) Pig. D) Chicken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cattle. 17. Which of these is not commercial farming? A) Commercial Grain. B) Mixed. C) Organic. D) Plantation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organic. 18. Is a group of people having similar backgrounds, incomes, and ways of living. A) Domesticate. B) Civilization. C) Social Class. D) Artisans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Social Class. 19. Which factor contributed most to the development of the first cities? A) The domestication of animals. B) Trade between different civilizations. C) The creation of surplus food supplies. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The creation of surplus food supplies. 20. Which Of the following are primary activities? A) Agriculture. B) Mining. C) Fishing. D) All of these. 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