L3：
Lecture 3
第一题
What is the discussion mainly about?
AInteractions between hunter-gatherers and people living in sedentary societies
BReasons why most hunter-gatherer societies have disappeared
CThe recent discovery of a prehistoric agricultural settlement
DSome consequences of the transition to sedentism
第二题
What point does the professor make when she mentions the first appearance of sedentism in western Europe?
AThe worldwide spread of the Neolithic Revolution was not sudden
BClimate and geography played a key role in the Neolithic Revolution.
CSkills like weaving and pottery making existed before the Neolithic Revolution.
DSocieties during Neolithic times were aware of each other’s existence
第三题
According to the professor, what were two disadvantages of living in an early sedentary society?
Select 2 answers
AA limited variety of foods
BUnstable family structures
CVery little leisure time
DDependence on a steady climate
第四题
Why does the professor mention that people in early sedentary societies lived close to their animals?
ATo contrast early sedentary societies with later ones
BTo point out how diseases spread within a sedentary society
CTo acknowledge a similarity between sedentary people and hunter-gatherers
DTo explain why sedentism did not appear before 10,000 years ago
第五题
According to the professor, what two differences between hunter-gatherers and sedentary societies did a study of prehistoric European skeletons reveal?
Select 2 answers
AHunter-gatherers ate less animal protein than sedentary people did.
BHunter-gatherers had more dental problems than sedentary people had.
CHunter-gatherers were taller than sedentary people.
DHunter-gatherers were exposed to more dangers than sedentary people were.
第六题
What does the professor imply when she says this:
AHunter-gatherers are efficient farmers and animal tenders
BHunter-gatherers are more common today than many people realize.
CHunter-gatherers prefer their lifestyle to that of sedentism
DHunter-gatherers have long oral traditions.
