Question 1

In what way did China's social and political system diverge from those of other Afro-Eurasian societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  China's political and social system was hierarchical. 
B)  China's political and social system emphasized an idealized past and rule by sage-kings. 
C)  China's political and social system was not centralized. 
D)  China's political and social system relied on strong female rulers as well as males. 
A)  China's political and social system was hierarchical. 
B)  China's political and social system emphasized an idealized past and rule by sage-kings. 
C)  China's political and social system was not centralized. 
D)  China's political and social system relied on strong female rulers as well as males. B

Question 2

Which of the following typifies Mesopotamian urban design?

Accepted Answer

A)  A strong defensive wall encircling the entire population 
B)  A ziggurat at city center,with neighborhoods marking different occupational specialties on both sides of a central canal 
C)  Houses showing little distinction between social classes 
D)  King's palace at city center,representing permanent secular,military,and administrative authority 
A)  A strong defensive wall encircling the entire population 
B)  A ziggurat at city center,with neighborhoods marking different occupational specialties on both sides of a central canal 
C)  Houses showing little distinction between social classes 
D)  King's palace at city center,representing permanent secular,military,and administrative authority B

Question 3

While other riverine societies developed trade networks,Harappan cities remained isolated from the outside world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Which is an accurate comparison of the development of scribal cultures in both Mesopotamia and Egypt?

Accepted Answer

A)  Literacy immediately became important for all members of society. 
B)  Scribes at first had little concern with trade and commerce. 
C)  Scribes' status was increased by the small number of people who were literate. 
D)  Scribes were usually members of lower artisan classes. 
A)  Literacy immediately became important for all members of society. 
B)  Scribes at first had little concern with trade and commerce. 
C)  Scribes' status was increased by the small number of people who were literate. 
D)  Scribes were usually members of lower artisan classes.

Question 5

Why was Egypt said to have been the most river-focused of the early cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt had no fertile hinterland,since settlement was limited to the narrow Nile floodplain. 
B)  Egypt had many internal divisions,as the Nile River created multiple isolated geographical regions. 
C)  Egyptian religion focused exclusively on the role of the Nile in sustaining life. 
D)  Egypt relied heavily on its strong navy to conquer territory along the Nile. 
A)  Egypt had no fertile hinterland,since settlement was limited to the narrow Nile floodplain. 
B)  Egypt had many internal divisions,as the Nile River created multiple isolated geographical regions. 
C)  Egyptian religion focused exclusively on the role of the Nile in sustaining life. 
D)  Egypt relied heavily on its strong navy to conquer territory along the Nile.

Question 6

Which of the following contributed to the fall of the Old Kingdom in Egypt?

Accepted Answer

A)  The divide between rural and urban settings 
B)  Drought strained the irrigation system,resulting in famine. 
C)  The bureaucracy introduced too many changes into water management methods. 
D)  Invasion by the people of the Nubian regions of the Nile River 
A)  The divide between rural and urban settings 
B)  Drought strained the irrigation system,resulting in famine. 
C)  The bureaucracy introduced too many changes into water management methods. 
D)  Invasion by the people of the Nubian regions of the Nile River

Question 7

What led to the founding of the first Afro-Eurasian cities?

Accepted Answer

A)  The development of long-distance trading networks 
B)  The rise of priestly classes that demanded sacrifices of labor and taxes to local gods 
C)  The collective efforts needed to build and maintain irrigation systems 
D)  The need to defend against attacks from large predators 
A)  The development of long-distance trading networks 
B)  The rise of priestly classes that demanded sacrifices of labor and taxes to local gods 
C)  The collective efforts needed to build and maintain irrigation systems 
D)  The need to defend against attacks from large predators

Question 8

How did technologies such as bronze working first arrive in China?

Accepted Answer

A)  Through shipping lanes from the Korean peninsula 
B)  Through the overland caravan routes from the Indus Valley 
C)  Through indigenous invention in the Yangshao culture 
D)  Through pastoralist nomad migrations in the Mongolian steppes 
A)  Through shipping lanes from the Korean peninsula 
B)  Through the overland caravan routes from the Indus Valley 
C)  Through indigenous invention in the Yangshao culture 
D)  Through pastoralist nomad migrations in the Mongolian steppes

Question 9

Lacking natural or geographical barriers,ancient Egyptian society was far more open to outsiders than most other riverine societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What evidence supports the widespread economic influence of Longshan culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Longshan kings forced tributary trade ties with steppe nomads. 
B)  Longshan silk scrolls have been found in the Indus Valley. 
C)  Longshan black pottery has been found as far away as Taiwan and Manchuria. 
D)  Longshan iron tools made their way to Japan. 
A)  Longshan kings forced tributary trade ties with steppe nomads. 
B)  Longshan silk scrolls have been found in the Indus Valley. 
C)  Longshan black pottery has been found as far away as Taiwan and Manchuria. 
D)  Longshan iron tools made their way to Japan.

Question 11

Which of the following is an accurate comparison between ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both were strongly shaped by the unpredictability of river flooding. 
B)  Both were surrounded by vast desert lands,which held nothing of value. 
C)  Both granted their rulers immense authority and built irrigation networks. 
D)  Both were ruled by priesthoods that controlled many city-states along their respective rivers. 
A)  Both were strongly shaped by the unpredictability of river flooding. 
B)  Both were surrounded by vast desert lands,which held nothing of value. 
C)  Both granted their rulers immense authority and built irrigation networks. 
D)  Both were ruled by priesthoods that controlled many city-states along their respective rivers.

Question 12

Why did people in Sumer trade with distant regions such as Lebanon,Turkey,and Iran?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sumerians wanted to cement political alliances by tying potential enemies to them in mutual trade. 
B)  Sumerians lacked natural resources apart from fertile soil,mud,and water. 
C)  Sumerian religions required sending missionaries to foreign lands. 
D)  Sumerians needed to trade for food to support their growing population. 
A)  Sumerians wanted to cement political alliances by tying potential enemies to them in mutual trade. 
B)  Sumerians lacked natural resources apart from fertile soil,mud,and water. 
C)  Sumerian religions required sending missionaries to foreign lands. 
D)  Sumerians needed to trade for food to support their growing population.

Question 13

Which of the following suggests that farmers in the Indus Valley were cultivating harvests that yielded a surplus circa 2600 BCE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Evidence of furrows,probably made by a plow 
B)  Evidence of the monsoon bringing water to dried-up paleochannels 
C)  Evidence of horse collars 
D)  Evidence of cities on the Indus River circa 3000 BCE 
A)  Evidence of furrows,probably made by a plow 
B)  Evidence of the monsoon bringing water to dried-up paleochannels 
C)  Evidence of horse collars 
D)  Evidence of cities on the Indus River circa 3000 BCE

Question 14

What was one effect of agricultural surpluses on early riverine urban societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  People could specialize in making goods for the consumption of others. 
B)  People became isolated from those living in the countryside. 
C)  People relied on councils of elders to organize complex societies. 
D)  People abandoned trade,as they were now self-sufficient. 
A)  People could specialize in making goods for the consumption of others. 
B)  People became isolated from those living in the countryside. 
C)  People relied on councils of elders to organize complex societies. 
D)  People abandoned trade,as they were now self-sufficient.

Question 15

By 3500 BCE,most people in the world still lived as hunter-gatherers,nomads,or in small agricultural societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Sargon the Great,in creating the first territorial state,relied heavily on:

Accepted Answer

A)  the might of Sumerian cavalry. 
B)  earlier Mesopotamian innovations in irrigation,record-keeping,and urban development. 
C)  excluding foreign influence that might undermine his authority. 
D)  negotiating a peace between the independent city-states of Sumer and Uruk. 
A)  the might of Sumerian cavalry. 
B)  earlier Mesopotamian innovations in irrigation,record-keeping,and urban development. 
C)  excluding foreign influence that might undermine his authority. 
D)  negotiating a peace between the independent city-states of Sumer and Uruk.

Question 17

What do scientists use to infer that Troy,Crete,and the Greek mainland participated in a trading system linking the Aegean and Southwest Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Similarities in writing systems 
B)  Similarities in citadel construction 
C)  Similarities in religious artifacts 
D)  Similarities in grave goods 
A)  Similarities in writing systems 
B)  Similarities in citadel construction 
C)  Similarities in religious artifacts 
D)  Similarities in grave goods

Question 18

Which of the following was true in both sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas before 2000 BCE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The population in both places declined because of persistent drought. 
B)  The population in both places grew rapidly,given the large number of animals that could be hunted. 
C)  Population growth increased in both places after the importation of cereal agriculture. 
D)  The population in both places grew slowly,but did not lead to the development of urban centers. 
A)  The population in both places declined because of persistent drought. 
B)  The population in both places grew rapidly,given the large number of animals that could be hunted. 
C)  Population growth increased in both places after the importation of cereal agriculture. 
D)  The population in both places grew slowly,but did not lead to the development of urban centers.

Question 19

What did engineers need to develop before the floodplain in Mesopotamia could become a breadbasket?

Accepted Answer

A)  Horse-drawn copper plows 
B)  Levees and canals 
C)  Sturdy defensive walls 
D)  Monumental architecture such as temples 
A)  Horse-drawn copper plows 
B)  Levees and canals 
C)  Sturdy defensive walls 
D)  Monumental architecture such as temples

Question 20

Which of the following is an accurate comparison between Egyptian pyramids and Mesopotamian ziggurats?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both were designed as temples,and housed an elaborate bureaucracy. 
B)  Pyramids were primarily tombs for the semi-divine pharaoh,while ziggurats were temples. 
C)  Both were created to project the might and grandeur of the territory's secular ruler. 
D)  The ziggurat of Marduk was larger than the Great Pyramid. 
A)  Both were designed as temples,and housed an elaborate bureaucracy. 
B)  Pyramids were primarily tombs for the semi-divine pharaoh,while ziggurats were temples. 
C)  Both were created to project the might and grandeur of the territory's secular ruler. 
D)  The ziggurat of Marduk was larger than the Great Pyramid.

Exam 2: Rivers,cities,and First States 3500-2000 Bce

In what way did China's social and political system diverge from those of other Afro-Eurasian societies?

Which of the following typifies Mesopotamian urban design?

While other riverine societies developed trade networks,Harappan cities remained isolated from the outside world.

Which is an accurate comparison of the development of scribal cultures in both Mesopotamia and Egypt?

Why was Egypt said to have been the most river-focused of the early cultures?

Which of the following contributed to the fall of the Old Kingdom in Egypt?

What led to the founding of the first Afro-Eurasian cities?

How did technologies such as bronze working first arrive in China?

Lacking natural or geographical barriers,ancient Egyptian society was far more open to outsiders than most other riverine societies.

What evidence supports the widespread economic influence of Longshan culture?

Which of the following is an accurate comparison between ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia?

Why did people in Sumer trade with distant regions such as Lebanon,Turkey,and Iran?

Which of the following suggests that farmers in the Indus Valley were cultivating harvests that yielded a surplus circa 2600 BCE?

What was one effect of agricultural surpluses on early riverine urban societies?

By 3500 BCE,most people in the world still lived as hunter-gatherers,nomads,or in small agricultural societies.

Sargon the Great,in creating the first territorial state,relied heavily on:

What do scientists use to infer that Troy,Crete,and the Greek mainland participated in a trading system linking the Aegean and Southwest Asia?

Which of the following was true in both sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas before 2000 BCE?

What did engineers need to develop before the floodplain in Mesopotamia could become a breadbasket?

Which of the following is an accurate comparison between Egyptian pyramids and Mesopotamian ziggurats?

Becoming Human

Nomads,territorial States,and Microsocieties 2000-1200 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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