Question 1

Why was copper one of the most sought-after raw materials imported into riverine cities from the hinterlands?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was easy to smelt and shape,and could be used to create bronze. 
B)  It was considered to be the "tears of the sun," a sacred metal. 
C)  It was needed to make plows. 
D)  It was used in the making of pottery. 
A)  It was easy to smelt and shape,and could be used to create bronze. 
B)  It was considered to be the "tears of the sun," a sacred metal. 
C)  It was needed to make plows. 
D)  It was used in the making of pottery.

Question 2

Which of the following accurately describes communities of transhumant herders in Afro-Eurasia around 3500 BCE?

Accepted Answer

A)  People settled in small mountain valleys where they could more easily keep watch over their herds. 
B)  People lived in the coastal lands where water supplies were easily available for their herds. 
C)  Oxen became a crucial component of survival so that nomadic pastoralists could move their villages. 
D)  Herders traded meat and animal products for grains,pottery,and tools with settled agricultural communities. 
A)  People settled in small mountain valleys where they could more easily keep watch over their herds. 
B)  People lived in the coastal lands where water supplies were easily available for their herds. 
C)  Oxen became a crucial component of survival so that nomadic pastoralists could move their villages. 
D)  Herders traded meat and animal products for grains,pottery,and tools with settled agricultural communities.

Question 3

How did religious practices in Mesopotamian society circa 3500 BCE differ from those of earlier societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Workers in a temple were required to focus solely on spiritual activities to maintain their ritual purity,whereas shamans in earlier societies engaged in trade and other economic activities. 
B)  Temple priesthoods rejected long-distance trade as bringing "foreign" elements into the community,whereas earlier societies eagerly sought trade. 
C)  Temples reflected increased wealth and social stratification,whereas earlier societies had less monumental architecture and concentration of wealth. 
D)  Temple priesthoods maintained a strict separation of state and religion,whereas earlier societies were ruled by priest-kings. 
A)  Workers in a temple were required to focus solely on spiritual activities to maintain their ritual purity,whereas shamans in earlier societies engaged in trade and other economic activities. 
B)  Temple priesthoods rejected long-distance trade as bringing "foreign" elements into the community,whereas earlier societies eagerly sought trade. 
C)  Temples reflected increased wealth and social stratification,whereas earlier societies had less monumental architecture and concentration of wealth. 
D)  Temple priesthoods maintained a strict separation of state and religion,whereas earlier societies were ruled by priest-kings.

Question 4

Which of the following permitted pastoral nomads to move their herds frequently to new pastures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Learning to breed and ride horses 
B)  Developing the compound bow 
C)  Creating war chariots 
D)  Learning to forge iron 
A)  Learning to breed and ride horses 
B)  Developing the compound bow 
C)  Creating war chariots 
D)  Learning to forge iron

Question 5

Which of the following was an important difference between Harappan and Egyptian societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unlike the Egyptians,Harappans built no monumental structures for their communities. 
B)  Harappan farmers' cultivation yielded surpluses,while Egyptian farmers struggled to avoid famine. 
C)  Egyptian writing was limited to religious purposes,while Harappans composed epic poems. 
D)  Unlike the Egyptians,there is no indication that the Harappans had kings or built royal palaces or tombs. 
A)  Unlike the Egyptians,Harappans built no monumental structures for their communities. 
B)  Harappan farmers' cultivation yielded surpluses,while Egyptian farmers struggled to avoid famine. 
C)  Egyptian writing was limited to religious purposes,while Harappans composed epic poems. 
D)  Unlike the Egyptians,there is no indication that the Harappans had kings or built royal palaces or tombs.

Question 6

Which of the options below best characterizes the average Mesopotamian family?

Accepted Answer

A)  Egalitarian relations between husbands and wives 
B)  Polygamous,with most men having several wives as well as concubines 
C)  Monogamous and patriarchal 
D)  Equal inheritance of property between sons and daughters 
A)  Egalitarian relations between husbands and wives 
B)  Polygamous,with most men having several wives as well as concubines 
C)  Monogamous and patriarchal 
D)  Equal inheritance of property between sons and daughters

Question 7

How was the role of the pharaoh different from that of Mesopotamian rulers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unlike Mesopotamian kings,the pharaoh did not need to establish a military,since Egypt was protected by natural borders of deserts. 
B)  Unlike Mesopotamian kings,the pharaoh created monumental architecture and tombs. 
C)  The pharaoh's most important role was as a bridge to the gods to ensure the regular flooding of the Nile,but in Mesopotamia,kings organized irrigation projects to control floods. 
D)  The pharaoh had the primary responsibility of ensuring that scribes were properly trained,but in Mesopotamia,that was the role of the priests. 
A)  Unlike Mesopotamian kings,the pharaoh did not need to establish a military,since Egypt was protected by natural borders of deserts. 
B)  Unlike Mesopotamian kings,the pharaoh created monumental architecture and tombs. 
C)  The pharaoh's most important role was as a bridge to the gods to ensure the regular flooding of the Nile,but in Mesopotamia,kings organized irrigation projects to control floods. 
D)  The pharaoh had the primary responsibility of ensuring that scribes were properly trained,but in Mesopotamia,that was the role of the priests.

Question 8

In the ancient Aegean world,why was urban development slow,despite contact with Egypt and Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Everyday life was dominated by weaponry rather than writing and palaces. 
B)  Societies were dominated by priests and sages. 
C)  Geographical obstacles led to scattered settlements. 
D)  Crops from the Fertile Crescent did not produce surpluses in the Aegean world. 
A)  Everyday life was dominated by weaponry rather than writing and palaces. 
B)  Societies were dominated by priests and sages. 
C)  Geographical obstacles led to scattered settlements. 
D)  Crops from the Fertile Crescent did not produce surpluses in the Aegean world.

Question 9

What led to European social development being dominated by warfare?

Accepted Answer

A)  Struggles over resources between kinship groups 
B)  Religious emphasis on ritual combat 
C)  Need to control stone resources for the construction of megaliths 
D)  Lack of sufficient agricultural resources to support urban life 
A)  Struggles over resources between kinship groups 
B)  Religious emphasis on ritual combat 
C)  Need to control stone resources for the construction of megaliths 
D)  Lack of sufficient agricultural resources to support urban life

Question 10

What led many Egyptian villagers to pray at local shrines and believe in the power of magical amulets?

Accepted Answer

A)  Local villagers were physically far removed from temple life,and so turned to other means of satisfying their religious needs. 
B)  Villagers had a different set of gods and beliefs from those of the temples and court. 
C)  The priesthood in Egypt was weak and did not satisfy the needs of the local villagers. 
D)  Since villagers were illiterate,they could not participate in temple rituals. 
A)  Local villagers were physically far removed from temple life,and so turned to other means of satisfying their religious needs. 
B)  Villagers had a different set of gods and beliefs from those of the temples and court. 
C)  The priesthood in Egypt was weak and did not satisfy the needs of the local villagers. 
D)  Since villagers were illiterate,they could not participate in temple rituals.

Question 11

Which city became the first large commercial and administrative center in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Çatal Hüyük 
B)  Liangzhu 
C)  Harappa 
D)  Uruk 
A)  Çatal Hüyük 
B)  Liangzhu 
C)  Harappa 
D)  Uruk

Question 12

How did the people outside the river valleys,such as in the Aegean,the Americas,and Sub-Saharan Africa,adapt to different physical environments as they established communities?

Accepted Answer

In the Aegean,geography restricted urban

Question 13

Compare the significance of bureaucratic and priestly classes in the emergence of Mesopotamia,Egypt,and China.What factors helped to empower certain groups? Analyze the ways in which their specific geographies shaped the early urbanization of Mesopotamia,Egypt,and China.

Accepted Answer

The wide floodplain of the Tigris and Eu

Question 14

Why did early agricultural settlements arise in the Indus Valley before the Ganges Valley?

Accepted Answer

A)  Annual floods replenished the soil in the Indus Valley but not in the Ganges Valley. 
B)  The Indus River,but not the Ganges River,brought plentiful water from its source in the Himalayas. 
C)  The Indus Valley suffered less from the yearly monsoons than did the Ganges Valley. 
D)  The Ganges Valley,unlike the Indus Valley,was surrounded by inhospitable deserts. 
A)  Annual floods replenished the soil in the Indus Valley but not in the Ganges Valley. 
B)  The Indus River,but not the Ganges River,brought plentiful water from its source in the Himalayas. 
C)  The Indus Valley suffered less from the yearly monsoons than did the Ganges Valley. 
D)  The Ganges Valley,unlike the Indus Valley,was surrounded by inhospitable deserts.

Question 15

Explain the importance of technological developments in the emergence of early Afro-Eurasian societies.How did different social needs spur technological developments? How did different technological developments shape certain societies?

Accepted Answer

As people settled in urban areas,new tec

Question 16

Pastoralist communities declined around 3500 BCE as cities and their hinterlands grew.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What indicated that the citadel in Mohenjo Daro was a center of political and ritual activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was built of sun-dried brick. 
B)  It housed well-made public facilities,such as the great bath. 
C)  It lacked fortification and was open to all people. 
D)  It contained long inscriptions describing rituals performed there. 
A)  It was built of sun-dried brick. 
B)  It housed well-made public facilities,such as the great bath. 
C)  It lacked fortification and was open to all people. 
D)  It contained long inscriptions describing rituals performed there.

Question 18

Which of the following demonstrates the role of long-distance trade in the construction of the royal tombs at Giza?

Accepted Answer

A)  The architectural techniques used to build the tombs first came from Mesopotamia. 
B)  The slaves needed to construct the tombs were imported from Europe and Central Asia. 
C)  Mud bricks needed to build the tombs were imported from Mesopotamia by donkey caravans. 
D)  Wood from Byblos built the ships that transported precious metals and jewels from far away. 
A)  The architectural techniques used to build the tombs first came from Mesopotamia. 
B)  The slaves needed to construct the tombs were imported from Europe and Central Asia. 
C)  Mud bricks needed to build the tombs were imported from Mesopotamia by donkey caravans. 
D)  Wood from Byblos built the ships that transported precious metals and jewels from far away.

Question 19

Royal burials,such as seen in the photo on page 66,reinforced the existence of social hierarchies by including humans sacrificed to accompany the rulers to the afterlife.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following statements is supported by the Hittite text shown on page 68 (bottom left photo)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hittites spoke and wrote in a Semitic language. 
B)  People in Mesopotamia adapted and used demotic hieroglyphics for everyday communication. 
C)  The Hittite language and writing system was used primarily to create epic poems. 
D)  Cuneiform writing was adapted and used by many different cultures. 
A)  Hittites spoke and wrote in a Semitic language. 
B)  People in Mesopotamia adapted and used demotic hieroglyphics for everyday communication. 
C)  The Hittite language and writing system was used primarily to create epic poems. 
D)  Cuneiform writing was adapted and used by many different cultures.

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

Why was copper one of the most sought-after raw materials imported into riverine cities from the hinterlands?

Which of the following accurately describes communities of transhumant herders in Afro-Eurasia around 3500 BCE?

How did religious practices in Mesopotamian society circa 3500 BCE differ from those of earlier societies?

Which of the following permitted pastoral nomads to move their herds frequently to new pastures?

Which of the following was an important difference between Harappan and Egyptian societies?

Which of the options below best characterizes the average Mesopotamian family?

How was the role of the pharaoh different from that of Mesopotamian rulers?

In the ancient Aegean world,why was urban development slow,despite contact with Egypt and Mesopotamia?

What led to European social development being dominated by warfare?

What led many Egyptian villagers to pray at local shrines and believe in the power of magical amulets?

Which city became the first large commercial and administrative center in the world?

How did the people outside the river valleys,such as in the Aegean,the Americas,and Sub-Saharan Africa,adapt to different physical environments as they established communities?

Compare the significance of bureaucratic and priestly classes in the emergence of Mesopotamia,Egypt,and China.What factors helped to empower certain groups? Analyze the ways in which their specific geographies shaped the early urbanization of Mesopotamia,Egypt,and China.

Why did early agricultural settlements arise in the Indus Valley before the Ganges Valley?

Explain the importance of technological developments in the emergence of early Afro-Eurasian societies.How did different social needs spur technological developments? How did different technological developments shape certain societies?

Pastoralist communities declined around 3500 BCE as cities and their hinterlands grew.

What indicated that the citadel in Mohenjo Daro was a center of political and ritual activities?

Which of the following demonstrates the role of long-distance trade in the construction of the royal tombs at Giza?

Royal burials,such as seen in the photo on page 66,reinforced the existence of social hierarchies by including humans sacrificed to accompany the rulers to the afterlife.

Which of the following statements is supported by the Hittite text shown on page 68 (bottom left photo)?

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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