Which features characterize the “Man the Hunter” theory of human gender development?
Which features characterize the “Man the Hunter” theory of human gender development?
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History/Environmental Studies 32
Spring 2023
Final Exam
Part I: Multiple Choice
Please answer the following questions by writing directly on the test form. Note that for any question, there may be multiple correct answers, and you are responsible for ALL of them. Each question is worth 2 points.
1. Which features characterize the “Man the Hunter” theory of human gender development?
A. The idea that men are uniquely suited to hunting due to the biological nature of their bodies
B. The idea that hunting has been the primary driver of evolution for millions of years
C. The idea of a “food-for-sex” exchange between men and women
2. Which of the following are true of the Guha and Gadgil thesis?
A. They argue that all human societies can be placed into one of four categories: gathering (foraging), nomadic pastoralism, settled cultivation (agrarian or farming), and industrial
B. Their Marxian views meant that they argued that the Soviet Union was much better than the United States
C. They argue that Marx was insufficiently materialist, ignoring relationships between humans and environments
3. A “moral economy,” typically found in agrarian societies, prioritizes…
A. The individual’s rights to pursue profit and private property
B. Objectively more moral policies
C. Social stability through a guarantee of subsistence
4. What is a “core” zone?
A. An area with a high ratio of labor to land (i.e., more labor, less land)
B. An area with a low ratio of labor to land (i.e., less labor, more land)
C. An area with relatively equal amounts of labor and land
5. What were the demographic effects of Old World diseases on New World populations in the 150 years after Columbus?
A. No discernable effect
B. A drop of 50% in overall numbers, from about 10 million inhabitants of the Americas before Columbus to about 5 million in 1650
C. A drop of 90% in overall numbers, from about 50 million inhabitants of the Americas before Columbus to about 5 million in 1650
6. Which of the following were components of the “Atlantic World”?
A. The system of plantation agriculture in the Americas, particularly for sugar in the Caribbean
B. The trans-Atlantic slave trade
C. The deployment of European wealth and military force to conquer lands and peoples
7. What are “mineral” energy sources, according to the use of that term in class?
A. Coal and oil
B. Energy that is stockpiled within the earth through geologic means
C. Energy that is derived directly from the sun
8. How did industrialization transform core-periphery relationships?
A. Core-periphery relationships ended as the world became effectively homogenous
B. Core-periphery relationships intensified and expanded, existing on larger scales than ever before
C. Europe and North America became cores to global peripheries
9. What have been the effects of the industrial revolution for the past two centuries?
A. Human welfare has universally improved
B. Material inequality has increased dramatically
C. The amount of material goods per person, on average, has increased dramatically
10. What is the current state of scientific research on climate change?
A. Scientists agree that it’s not a major problem
B. There’s a lot of debate about the nature, causes, and coming consequences of climate change, including whether it’s even real
C. There is a broad scientific consensus around the nature and causes of climate change
Part II: Short Answer
Please answer the following questions, in a paragraph of approximately 100 to 250 words. Be specific: reference texts directly, using quotes where necessary and page numbers in all cases, and be sure to explain fully how the evidence you cite supports your answer. Each response is worth 10 points.
Question 1. Please answer one of the following options:
Identify and describe one particular piece of PRIMARY-SOURCE evidence that EITHER Rebecca Earle uses in her article, “If You Eat Their Food…” OR David Fouser uses in his article “A Biography of Modern British Bread,” and explain how that primary source supports their argument. It is important that you identify a PRIMARY SOURCE, an original document from the past, and not a secondary source, which is a scholar writing about the past. Further, in order to fully explain that source and how it supports Earle’s or Fouser’s argument, you will need to relate their overall argument, and then explain the relevant subordinate component(s) and how that primary source specifically relates to a subordinate component.
Question 2. Please answer one of the following options:
Identify a specific prediction that Guha and Gadgil make about industrial societies. Then, explain whether, and how, Thomas Thwaites’s book The Toaster Project confirms or confounds that prediction.
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