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What belief is archaeology demolishing according to Jared Diamond's article?
What belief is archaeology demolishing according to Jared Diamond's article?
The belief that human history has been a long tale of progress.
What negative consequences does Jared Diamond associate with the adoption of agriculture?
What negative consequences does Jared Diamond associate with the adoption of agriculture?
Gross social and sexual inequality, disease, and despotism.
How does Jared Diamond describe our modern advantages compared to people of the Middle Ages?
How does Jared Diamond describe our modern advantages compared to people of the Middle Ages?
As better off in almost every respect.
What did astronomy teach humans according to Jared Diamond?
What did astronomy teach humans according to Jared Diamond?
What did biology teach humans according to Jared Diamond?
What did biology teach humans according to Jared Diamond?
What is the title of Jared Diamond's article?
What is the title of Jared Diamond's article?
What are at least three sets of reasons to explain the findings that agriculture was bad for health?
What are at least three sets of reasons to explain the findings that agriculture was bad for health?
What curse upon humanity did farming help bring, besides malnutrition, starvation, and epidemic diseases?
What curse upon humanity did farming help bring, besides malnutrition, starvation, and epidemic diseases?
What were the key differences in health and nutrition between royals and commoners in Greek and Chilean populations?
What were the key differences in health and nutrition between royals and commoners in Greek and Chilean populations?
What could be a consequence of frequent pregnancies among farming women compared to hunter-gatherer women?
What could be a consequence of frequent pregnancies among farming women compared to hunter-gatherer women?
Why did women in agricultural societies sometimes become beasts of burden?
Why did women in agricultural societies sometimes become beasts of burden?
What is the study of signs of disease in the remains of ancient peoples called?
What is the study of signs of disease in the remains of ancient peoples called?
What can skeletons reveal about their owner?
What can skeletons reveal about their owner?
What can enamel defects in teeth indicate?
What can enamel defects in teeth indicate?
What historical changes in height were observed in skeletons from Greece and Turkey?
What historical changes in height were observed in skeletons from Greece and Turkey?
At Dickson Mounds, what health changes were observed in early farmers compared to hunter-gatherers?
At Dickson Mounds, what health changes were observed in early farmers compared to hunter-gatherers?
What was the life expectancy at birth in the pre-agricultural community at Dickson Mounds?
What was the life expectancy at birth in the pre-agricultural community at Dickson Mounds?
Why did the Indians at Dickson Mounds take up farming according to the evidence?
Why did the Indians at Dickson Mounds take up farming according to the evidence?
What do pathologists use to calculate expected life span and risk of death at any given age?
What do pathologists use to calculate expected life span and risk of death at any given age?
What are the two main sources of remains that paleopathologists study?
What are the two main sources of remains that paleopathologists study?
What physical labor likely led to an increase in degenerative spine conditions observed in early farmers?
What physical labor likely led to an increase in degenerative spine conditions observed in early farmers?
Why did our ancestors adopt agriculture according to the text?
Why did our ancestors adopt agriculture according to the text?
How did agriculture impact the lives of hunter-gatherers in terms of leisure time?
How did agriculture impact the lives of hunter-gatherers in terms of leisure time?
Why did some hunter-gatherer groups choose not to adopt agriculture?
Why did some hunter-gatherer groups choose not to adopt agriculture?
How did the diets of surviving hunter-gatherers compare to farmers?
How did the diets of surviving hunter-gatherers compare to farmers?
What was one reason provided in the text for the leisure time of hunter-gatherers compared to farmers?
What was one reason provided in the text for the leisure time of hunter-gatherers compared to farmers?
How did agriculture influence the development of art according to the text?
How did agriculture influence the development of art according to the text?
What indirect tests were used by archaeologists to examine the impact of agriculture on early societies?
What indirect tests were used by archaeologists to examine the impact of agriculture on early societies?
How did the daily food intake of Bushmen compare to the recommended daily allowance during plentiful times?
How did the daily food intake of Bushmen compare to the recommended daily allowance during plentiful times?
Why did some Bushmen choose not to adopt agriculture despite neighboring tribes doing so?
Why did some Bushmen choose not to adopt agriculture despite neighboring tribes doing so?
How did the diets of Bushmen differ from farmers in terms of nutrients?
How did the diets of Bushmen differ from farmers in terms of nutrients?
According to the passage, what was the role of the small woman in carrying the bag of rice?
According to the passage, what was the role of the small woman in carrying the bag of rice?
How does the passage suggest that leisure time is not a critical factor in the flowering of art?
How does the passage suggest that leisure time is not a critical factor in the flowering of art?
What is one reason mentioned in the passage for the adoption of agriculture by certain bands?
What is one reason mentioned in the passage for the adoption of agriculture by certain bands?
How did agriculture impact the population densities of hunter-gatherers compared to farmers?
How did agriculture impact the population densities of hunter-gatherers compared to farmers?
What negative consequences of choosing to increase food production over limiting population are highlighted in the passage?
What negative consequences of choosing to increase food production over limiting population are highlighted in the passage?
What lifestyle is described as the most successful and longest lasting in human history?
What lifestyle is described as the most successful and longest lasting in human history?
How does the passage characterize the adoption of agriculture by human societies?
How does the passage characterize the adoption of agriculture by human societies?
What choice did human societies face when population growth started to outstrip food production?
What choice did human societies face when population growth started to outstrip food production?
According to the passage, what was one factor that led to the adoption of agriculture by some bands?
According to the passage, what was one factor that led to the adoption of agriculture by some bands?
What is the role of archaeology in studying the rise of farming according to the passage?
What is the role of archaeology in studying the rise of farming according to the passage?