The discovery in 2003 of the fossils of Homo floresiensis, living as recently as 12,000 years ago on the island of Flores in _______________, seemed to contradict much of what was known about human evolution.
a. The Philippines.
b. The Azores.
c. Indonesia.
d. Polynesia.
c. Indonesia.
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The Wilmot Proviso stated that slavery would not be allowed to spread into any territory obtained from Mexico.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The text relates that a particularly egregious example of Athens' approach to imperialism can be found in its treatment of
a. its own slaves. b. the Messenians. c. the Melians. d. the Helots. e. the Peloponnesian city-states.
To the Japanese, ____ was a reference to all western knowledge and a sign of ____
a. Christianity; cultural intrusion b. Dutch learning; cultural intrusion c. Mughal fashion; progress d. Christian missionaries; European imposition e. Dutch learning; worldly sophistication
Food shortages may have become more common with agriculture than with hunting and gathering because
a. with agriculture, people stopped hunting and lived entirely off plants b. people would not eat food grown through cultivation c. agriculture increased the melting of the glaciers d. farmers depended upon fewer plant foods and were more susceptible to drought or bad harvests e. gathering always provided more food than planting