Question 1

In what ways did the societies of the Aegean initially resemble those of Polynesia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both failed to develop craft specialization. 
B)  Both were fragmented and decentralized. 
C)  Both integrated chains of islands into mainland culture. 
D)  Both were conquered by the territorial states. 
A)  Both failed to develop craft specialization. 
B)  Both were fragmented and decentralized. 
C)  Both integrated chains of islands into mainland culture. 
D)  Both were conquered by the territorial states.

Question 2

How did pastoral nomads and transhumant herders shape Afro-Eurasian development in the second millennium BCE?

Accepted Answer

As climate change forced nomadic and tra

Question 3

Compare the factors that encouraged or inhibited the creation of strong territorial states in Eurasia.

Accepted Answer

In Egypt,Southwest Asia,South Asia,and S

Question 4

For what reason does the United Nations display a replica of the reciprocal promises of nonaggression between the Egyptians and the Hittites?

Accepted Answer

A)  It marked the first time two territorial states engaged in peaceful trade. 
B)  It is the first document written in cuneiform. 
C)  It is the oldest surviving peace treaty. 
D)  It contains the oldest record of Hammurapi's Code. 
A)  It marked the first time two territorial states engaged in peaceful trade. 
B)  It is the first document written in cuneiform. 
C)  It is the oldest surviving peace treaty. 
D)  It contains the oldest record of Hammurapi's Code.

Question 5

Which New Kingdom pharaoh was most identified with peacefully expanding trade contacts into the Levant and Nubia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thutmosis III 
B)  Hatshepsut 
C)  Djoser 
D)  Pepy II 
A)  Thutmosis III 
B)  Hatshepsut 
C)  Djoser 
D)  Pepy II

Question 6

For what reason did Mesopotamian rulers such as Hammurapi commission public art and support artisans and scribes?

Accepted Answer

A)  To force their language and culture on the conquered peoples 
B)  To create work for unemployed soldiers and renew prosperity 
C)  To prove they understood the region's core values 
D)  To show the superiority of Amorite kings over effete Sumerians 
A)  To force their language and culture on the conquered peoples 
B)  To create work for unemployed soldiers and renew prosperity 
C)  To prove they understood the region's core values 
D)  To show the superiority of Amorite kings over effete Sumerians

Question 7

In the Shang dynasty in China,the king's initial monopoly on divination and writing was a powerful way to legitimize royal power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which battle determined the border between Egyptian and Hittite expansion into the Fertile Crescent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thera 
B)  Amarna 
C)  Hattusis 
D)  Qadesh 
A)  Thera 
B)  Amarna 
C)  Hattusis 
D)  Qadesh

Question 9

Which of the following provides evidence for the rising importance and independence of a merchant class in the Middle Kingdom in Egypt?

Accepted Answer

A)  Merchants were responsible for bringing wood from the Nile Delta to the building projects around Luxor. 
B)  Merchants kept their own chariot forces to protect their caravans. 
C)  Merchants took on burial privileges and constructed tombs of a type previously reserved for the royal family. 
D)  Merchants became important in the priesthood of Osiris. 
A)  Merchants were responsible for bringing wood from the Nile Delta to the building projects around Luxor. 
B)  Merchants kept their own chariot forces to protect their caravans. 
C)  Merchants took on burial privileges and constructed tombs of a type previously reserved for the royal family. 
D)  Merchants became important in the priesthood of Osiris.

Question 10

Which of the following were innovations brought to Egypt by migrants such as the Hyksos?

Accepted Answer

A)  New agricultural products such as hemp,rice,and barley 
B)  Bronze-working techniques,the vertical loom,and an improved potter's wheel 
C)  Bow and arrow,donkey-pulled chariots,and use of slings 
D)  New deities such as Amun,Aton,and Isis 
A)  New agricultural products such as hemp,rice,and barley 
B)  Bronze-working techniques,the vertical loom,and an improved potter's wheel 
C)  Bow and arrow,donkey-pulled chariots,and use of slings 
D)  New deities such as Amun,Aton,and Isis

In what ways did the societies of the Aegean initially resemble those of Polynesia?

How did pastoral nomads and transhumant herders shape Afro-Eurasian development in the second millennium BCE?

Compare the factors that encouraged or inhibited the creation of strong territorial states in Eurasia.

For what reason does the United Nations display a replica of the reciprocal promises of nonaggression between the Egyptians and the Hittites?

Which New Kingdom pharaoh was most identified with peacefully expanding trade contacts into the Levant and Nubia?

For what reason did Mesopotamian rulers such as Hammurapi commission public art and support artisans and scribes?

In the Shang dynasty in China,the king's initial monopoly on divination and writing was a powerful way to legitimize royal power.

Which battle determined the border between Egyptian and Hittite expansion into the Fertile Crescent?

Which of the following provides evidence for the rising importance and independence of a merchant class in the Middle Kingdom in Egypt?

Which of the following were innovations brought to Egypt by migrants such as the Hyksos?

Becoming Human

Rivers,cities,and First States 3500-2000 Bce

First Empires and Common Cultures in Afro-Eurasia 1250-325 Bce

Worlds Turned Inside Out 1000-350 Bce

Shrinking the Afro-Eurasian World 350-100 Bce

Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome 300 Bce-300 Ce

The Rise of Universalizing Religions 300-600 Ce

New Empires and Common Cultures 600-1000 Ce

Becoming the World 1000-1300 Ce

Crisis and Recovery in Afro-Eurasia 1300-1500

Contact,commerce,and Colonization 1450-1600

Worlds Entangled 1600-1750

Cultures of Splendor and Power 1500-1780

Reordering the World 1750-1850

Alternative Visions of the Nineteenth Century

Nations and Empires 1850-1914

An Unsettled World 1890-1914

Of Masses and Visions of the Modern 1910-1939

The Three-World Order 1940-1975

Globalization 1970-2000

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Exam 3: Nomads,territorial States,and Microsocieties 2000-1200 Bce

In what ways did the societies of the Aegean initially resemble those of Polynesia?

How did pastoral nomads and transhumant herders shape Afro-Eurasian development in the second millennium BCE?

Compare the factors that encouraged or inhibited the creation of strong territorial states in Eurasia.

For what reason does the United Nations display a replica of the reciprocal promises of nonaggression between the Egyptians and the Hittites?

Which New Kingdom pharaoh was most identified with peacefully expanding trade contacts into the Levant and Nubia?

For what reason did Mesopotamian rulers such as Hammurapi commission public art and support artisans and scribes?

In the Shang dynasty in China,the king's initial monopoly on divination and writing was a powerful way to legitimize royal power.

Which battle determined the border between Egyptian and Hittite expansion into the Fertile Crescent?

Which of the following provides evidence for the rising importance and independence of a merchant class in the Middle Kingdom in Egypt?

Which of the following were innovations brought to Egypt by migrants such as the Hyksos?

Becoming Human

Rivers,cities,and First States 3500-2000 Bce

First Empires and Common Cultures in Afro-Eurasia 1250-325 Bce

Worlds Turned Inside Out 1000-350 Bce

Shrinking the Afro-Eurasian World 350-100 Bce

Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome 300 Bce-300 Ce

The Rise of Universalizing Religions 300-600 Ce

New Empires and Common Cultures 600-1000 Ce

Becoming the World 1000-1300 Ce

Crisis and Recovery in Afro-Eurasia 1300-1500

Contact,commerce,and Colonization 1450-1600

Worlds Entangled 1600-1750

Cultures of Splendor and Power 1500-1780

Reordering the World 1750-1850

Alternative Visions of the Nineteenth Century

Nations and Empires 1850-1914

An Unsettled World 1890-1914

Of Masses and Visions of the Modern 1910-1939

The Three-World Order 1940-1975

Globalization 1970-2000

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