Deck 12: Asia and the Pacific: Rice, Roots, and Ocean Voyages

Question 1

According to the text, one of the earliest plants domesticated in Southeast Asia and China was __________.

A) rice
B) soy beans
C) wheat
D) taro

Answer 1

A

Question 2

It is thought that the initial cultivation of rice took place __________.

A) on a floodplain
B) in a bog
C) in an alluvial swamp
D) on a mountain top

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The site of rice cultivation may be the __________ Valley region.

A) Shang
B) Xianrendong
C) Hemudu
D) Yangzi

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Rice domestication is thought to have occurred by at least __________.

A) 10000 B.C.
B) 7000 B.C.
C) 3000 B.C.
D) A.D. 500

Question 5

The best known culture showing some of the earliest evidence of rice cultivation is the __________ culture.

A) Hemudu
B) Banpo
C) Dapenkeng
D) Cishan

Question 6

Starting around 3000 B. C. variation in grave goods becomes apparent with differences occurring between __________.

A) young and old
B) ethnic groups
C) males and females
D) farmers and nonfarmers

Question 7

In Northern China the main staple and earliest domesticate was __________.

A) millet
B) sorghum
C) rice
D) wheat

Question 8

Which of the following is true about the first sedentary villages in northern China?

A) They first occurred in the Huang He Valley.
B) The best known culture is the Xan.
C) They ended their reliance on hunting and fishing.
D) They used draft animals, the wheel, and porcelain axle bearings for superior technological performance.

Question 9

In the early years of the Jomon culture they subsisted on __________.

A) algae cakes as a rescue food
B) hunting and marine resources
C) pine nuts and einkorn
D) insects as a rescue food

Question 10

The Jomon culture was located in __________.

A) northern China
B) southern China
C) Japan
D) Taiwan

Question 11

The earliest pottery in the world comes from the __________ culture.

A) Jomon
B) Yangshao
C) Yayoi
D) Longshanoid

Question 12

The basis for what was to become traditional Japanese society formed during the __________ period.

A) Yayoi
B) Jomon
C) Kyushu
D) Khok Phanom Di

Question 13

The Princess of Khok Phanom Di __________.

A) was likely an expert basket maker
B) was buried with elaborate grave goods, including shell bead covered garments
C) had a burial very similar to other burials unearthed at the site
D) was probably egalitarian in her social approach according to the archaeological record

Question 14

Rice cultivation occurred in Southeast Asia __________.

A) during the reign of the Princess of Khok Phanom Di
B) between 2800 and 2500 B. C.
C) around 1000 B. C.
D) by 4000 B. C.

Question 15

In New Guinea agriculture was __________.

A) mainly reliant on rice
B) a secondary exploit to cattle farming
C) based on indigenous plants, such as taro, yams, and bananas
D) non-existent; they remained hunter-gatherers until the mid-19th century

Question 16

The Lapita culture is __________.

A) associated with wheat farming
B) found in Micronesia
C) associated with a maritime technology
D) known for its vast early cargo shipping network

Question 17

The Lapita culture dates to __________.

A) 5000 B.C. and later
B) A.D. 500 and later
C) 1600 to 1000 B.C. and later
D) A.D. 1000 to 1200 and later

Question 18

The kula ring observed by Bronislaw Malinowski had all BUT which of the following characteristics?

A) trade of necklaces and bracelets
B) trade occurred with people on the same island
C) it was reciprocal
D) had its ancestry in the Lapita culture

Question 19

Settlements of what culture are marked by characteristic stamp-decorated pottery and are often adorned with elaborate designs?

A) Lapita
B) Easter Island
C) Jomon
D) Khok Phanom Di

Question 20

The exchange network of the Lapita culture spanned an area __________.

A) of a few hundred miles
B) of only about 10 to 20 miles
C) over 5,000 kilometers
D) of about 2,000 miles

Question 21

Indigenous Pacific peoples navigated to distant islands by __________.

A) seeing the islands on the horizon and sailing to them
B) luck; they really had no idea where they were going
C) following pods of dolphins
D) using techniques such as the angles of rising and setting stars, ocean swells, and cloud formations
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Question 22

The first settlement of New Zealand occurred between __________.

A) 1000 B.C. and 500 B.C.
B) 500 B.C. and A.D. 500
C) A.D. 1000 and 1200
D) A.D. 1600 and 1800

Question 23

A key element in Maori culture was __________.
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A) monumental structures, Moae
B) pottery
C) sailing
D) warfare

Question 24

Describe the origins of rice cultivation in China and how it is related to the domestication of rice in Southeast Asia.

Question 25

Explain why the cultivation of root crops was important on the Southeast Asian Islands, such as New Guinea.

Question 26

Detail the Lapita culture. What role did trade play in their culture?