Which of the following conditions did NOT contribute to the development of food production in the Middle East?
A. the shift to a broad-spectrum subsistence pattern at the end of the Upper Paleolithic
B. the availability of annual grasses with edible grains
C. the diffusion of domesticated animal species from southern Europe
D. population increase, leading people to try planting grasses in new ecological niches
E. favorable changes in cultivated grains through artificial selection
Answer: C
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a. according to wallerstein, countries within the world system occupy three different positions of economic and political power: core, periphery, and semiperiphery b. it sees society as consisting of parts assembled into an interrelated system c. it applies mainly to non-Western societies d. it claims that a set of economic and political interconnections has characterized much of the globe since the 16th century e. it is based on political and economic specialization and interdependence
The "new" foods types that came along with agriculture and animal domestication, include all, EXCEPT
a. Dairy products. b. wheat. c. fruits. d. barley. e. rice
Recent genetic research comparing Neandertal DNA and modern human DNA supports the theory that Neandertals evolved into European AMHs.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In-depth descriptive studies of specific cultures are called:
a. ethnologies. b. ethnobotanies. c. biologies. d. ethnographies. e. anthropologies.