Question 1

In what ways did the activities of pastoral peoples change circa 5500 BCE to 3500 BCE?

Accepted Answer

Pastoral peoples appeared around 5500 BC

Question 2

Which of the following formed the basis of trade for Crete with Egypt and the Levant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dried fish from Crete was exchanged for iron weapons. 
B)  Copper from Crete was exchanged for luxury objects. 
C)  Fine gems from Crete were exchanged for grain. 
D)  Tin from Crete was exchanged for gold jewelry. 
A)  Dried fish from Crete was exchanged for iron weapons. 
B)  Copper from Crete was exchanged for luxury objects. 
C)  Fine gems from Crete were exchanged for grain. 
D)  Tin from Crete was exchanged for gold jewelry.

Question 3

Which of the following formed the basis of a common material culture in the northern European plain?

Accepted Answer

A)  The use of the plow and wheeled cart for farming 
B)  Slash and burn agriculture 
C)  The creation of corded ware pots 
D)  The creation of megalithic structures 
A)  The use of the plow and wheeled cart for farming 
B)  Slash and burn agriculture 
C)  The creation of corded ware pots 
D)  The creation of megalithic structures

Question 4

How did priests monopolize communication with spiritual powers and the people in ancient Egypt?

Accepted Answer

A)  By creating a special divine language that only they could use 
B)  By creating elaborate rules for selecting and training priests,and by forbidding all others from entering the temples' inner sanctuaries 
C)  By undercutting the ceremonial role of the local rulers 
D)  By using the tithes sent by worshippers to launch a campaign against practitioners of competing religions 
A)  By creating a special divine language that only they could use 
B)  By creating elaborate rules for selecting and training priests,and by forbidding all others from entering the temples' inner sanctuaries 
C)  By undercutting the ceremonial role of the local rulers 
D)  By using the tithes sent by worshippers to launch a campaign against practitioners of competing religions

Question 5

In what way did ancient Egyptian villagers learn to exploit the Nile River?

Accepted Answer

A)  By building irrigation systems to constantly supply water to fields 
B)  By developing elaborate trade networks along its many western tributaries 
C)  By building irrigation systems that stored water in underground cisterns for use during dry seasons 
D)  By building basins that trapped rich silt as the Nile overflowed its banks 
A)  By building irrigation systems to constantly supply water to fields 
B)  By developing elaborate trade networks along its many western tributaries 
C)  By building irrigation systems that stored water in underground cisterns for use during dry seasons 
D)  By building basins that trapped rich silt as the Nile overflowed its banks

Question 6

What suggests to scientists that Harappan civilization was centralized and structured?

Accepted Answer

A)  Written language was used to provide a common culture throughout the Indus Valley. 
B)  The royal palace was an administrative center for the entire realm. 
C)  Royal tombs contained frescoes and records that showed the existence of regional laws. 
D)  Regional uniformity in urban planning; standardized weights and measures 
A)  Written language was used to provide a common culture throughout the Indus Valley. 
B)  The royal palace was an administrative center for the entire realm. 
C)  Royal tombs contained frescoes and records that showed the existence of regional laws. 
D)  Regional uniformity in urban planning; standardized weights and measures

Question 7

Which of the following was essential to Harappan economic power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Control of salt deposits in the Indus River basin 
B)  Control of the extraction and trade of gemstones 
C)  Control of navigational techniques used by sailors along the Indian Ocean coast 
D)  Control of trade routes through northern India 
A)  Control of salt deposits in the Indus River basin 
B)  Control of the extraction and trade of gemstones 
C)  Control of navigational techniques used by sailors along the Indian Ocean coast 
D)  Control of trade routes through northern India

Question 8

Which of the following best describes the first cities in Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

A)  They grew very rapidly when new crops were introduced into the region. 
B)  They were dominated by the central city of Eridu. 
C)  They developed in a haphazard manner without planning or organization. 
D)  They were spiritual,economic,and cultural centers. 
A)  They grew very rapidly when new crops were introduced into the region. 
B)  They were dominated by the central city of Eridu. 
C)  They developed in a haphazard manner without planning or organization. 
D)  They were spiritual,economic,and cultural centers.

Question 9

In early riverine China,which of the following best describes the rate of urbanization and the factors that contributed to it?

Accepted Answer

A)  Urbanization took place more rapidly in China than in Egypt and Mesopotamia,as the rice-growing regions in the south shared information with the millet-growing regions in the north. 
B)  Urbanization in China was slower than in Egypt and Mesopotamia because China did not have outside trade. 
C)  Urbanization in China was slower than in Egypt and Mesopotamia because of geographic barriers and lack of easily domesticated plants and animals. 
D)  Urbanization in China took place more rapidly than in Egypt and Mesopotamia because China's open geography allowed for the rapid diffusion of intellectual and cultural breakthroughs from other parts of Afro-Eurasia. 
A)  Urbanization took place more rapidly in China than in Egypt and Mesopotamia,as the rice-growing regions in the south shared information with the millet-growing regions in the north. 
B)  Urbanization in China was slower than in Egypt and Mesopotamia because China did not have outside trade. 
C)  Urbanization in China was slower than in Egypt and Mesopotamia because of geographic barriers and lack of easily domesticated plants and animals. 
D)  Urbanization in China took place more rapidly than in Egypt and Mesopotamia because China's open geography allowed for the rapid diffusion of intellectual and cultural breakthroughs from other parts of Afro-Eurasia.

Question 10

What factors spurred the development of written scripts? How did the development of written scripts affect the societies that developed them?

Accepted Answer

Writing transformed how human society fu

In what ways did the activities of pastoral peoples change circa 5500 BCE to 3500 BCE?

Which of the following formed the basis of trade for Crete with Egypt and the Levant?

Which of the following formed the basis of a common material culture in the northern European plain?

How did priests monopolize communication with spiritual powers and the people in ancient Egypt?

In what way did ancient Egyptian villagers learn to exploit the Nile River?

What suggests to scientists that Harappan civilization was centralized and structured?

Which of the following was essential to Harappan economic power?

Which of the following best describes the first cities in Mesopotamia?

In early riverine China,which of the following best describes the rate of urbanization and the factors that contributed to it?

What factors spurred the development of written scripts? How did the development of written scripts affect the societies that developed them?

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

In what ways did the activities of pastoral peoples change circa 5500 BCE to 3500 BCE?

Which of the following formed the basis of trade for Crete with Egypt and the Levant?

Which of the following formed the basis of a common material culture in the northern European plain?

How did priests monopolize communication with spiritual powers and the people in ancient Egypt?

In what way did ancient Egyptian villagers learn to exploit the Nile River?

What suggests to scientists that Harappan civilization was centralized and structured?

Which of the following was essential to Harappan economic power?

Which of the following best describes the first cities in Mesopotamia?

In early riverine China,which of the following best describes the rate of urbanization and the factors that contributed to it?

What factors spurred the development of written scripts? How did the development of written scripts affect the societies that developed them?

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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