Question 1

The Hittite empire was crucial to maintaining which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  subordinating Semitic languages to Indo-European languages 
B)  a law code that became a model for later empires in the region 
C)  creating an elite cosmopolitan class of merchants 
D)  a balance of power between territorial states in the river valleys 
A)  subordinating Semitic languages to Indo-European languages 
B)  a law code that became a model for later empires in the region 
C)  creating an elite cosmopolitan class of merchants 
D)  a balance of power between territorial states in the river valleys D

Question 2

Austronesian settlements in the South Pacific were characterized by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  pottery, written scripts, and rice cultivation 
B)  ritual human sacrifice, rice cultivation, and stone tools 
C)  written scripts, ritual human sacrifice, and domesticated pigs 
D)  pottery, stone tools, and domesticated pigs 
A)  pottery, written scripts, and rice cultivation 
B)  ritual human sacrifice, rice cultivation, and stone tools 
C)  written scripts, ritual human sacrifice, and domesticated pigs 
D)  pottery, stone tools, and domesticated pigs D

Question 3

What two significant innovations decisively affected the development of Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  the domestication of horses and barley 
B)  the emergence of wheeled chariots and bronze metals 
C)  the domestication of barley and the emergence of bronze metals 
D)  the domestication of horses and the emergence of wheeled chariots and wagons 
A)  the domestication of horses and barley 
B)  the emergence of wheeled chariots and bronze metals 
C)  the domestication of barley and the emergence of bronze metals 
D)  the domestication of horses and the emergence of wheeled chariots and wagons D

Question 4

What do historians know about communities in the Central Andes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Much of what we know about the political and economic transactions of early communities comes from offerings left in burial chambers. 
B)  Communities on the coast took shape around temples and the demands of religious rituals. 
C)  Communities in the Andes highlands took shape around royal palaces. 
D)  Statecraft occurred through diplomacy and trade, while warfare appears to have been rare. 
A)  Much of what we know about the political and economic transactions of early communities comes from offerings left in burial chambers. 
B)  Communities on the coast took shape around temples and the demands of religious rituals. 
C)  Communities in the Andes highlands took shape around royal palaces. 
D)  Statecraft occurred through diplomacy and trade, while warfare appears to have been rare.

Question 5

Which of the following led to the collapse of the settled cities of the river basins in Afro-Eurasia around 2200 BCE?

Accepted Answer

A)  A radical change in climate disrupted people's ability to grow food crops. 
B)  Warfare between the urban centers depopulated the river valleys. 
C)  The monsoons dropped unprecedented amounts of rain. 
D)  Rulers were weak and corrupt. 
A)  A radical change in climate disrupted people's ability to grow food crops. 
B)  Warfare between the urban centers depopulated the river valleys. 
C)  The monsoons dropped unprecedented amounts of rain. 
D)  Rulers were weak and corrupt.

Question 6

In Sumerian Mesopotamia, what did transhumant herders traditionally do?

Accepted Answer

A)  They attacked the Sumerian cities. 
B)  They paid taxes to and labored on public works projects for the Sumerian cities. 
C)  They sought to maintain economic independence from the cities. 
D)  They prevented order from being restored after the collapse of the Third Dynasty of Ur. 
A)  They attacked the Sumerian cities. 
B)  They paid taxes to and labored on public works projects for the Sumerian cities. 
C)  They sought to maintain economic independence from the cities. 
D)  They prevented order from being restored after the collapse of the Third Dynasty of Ur.

Question 7

Which of the following was an unintended consequence of the lack of centralization in the Aegean world in the second millennium BCE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sicily became a focal point of trade between Egypt, Crete, and the cities of the Euphrates River. 
B)  Agriculture was the main livelihood in Crete and Thera. 
C)  There was no single regime to collapse when the droughts hit in the second millennium BCE. 
D)  Polities developed along several river systems. 
A)  Sicily became a focal point of trade between Egypt, Crete, and the cities of the Euphrates River. 
B)  Agriculture was the main livelihood in Crete and Thera. 
C)  There was no single regime to collapse when the droughts hit in the second millennium BCE. 
D)  Polities developed along several river systems.

Question 8

Which of the following new military technologies permitted nomadic pastoralists to invade settled urban areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  steel swords 
B)  horse-drawn chariots 
C)  crossbows 
D)  siege engines 
A)  steel swords 
B)  horse-drawn chariots 
C)  crossbows 
D)  siege engines

Question 9

Which of the following kingdoms controlled much of the territory between Mesopotamia and the Nile in the second millennium BCE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hittites 
B)  Hyksos 
C)  Aryans 
D)  Vedic 
A)  Hittites 
B)  Hyksos 
C)  Aryans 
D)  Vedic

Question 10

Shang rulers used the shoulder blades of cattle and turtle shells for what purpose?

Accepted Answer

A)  to create ornamental jewelry designed to impress foreign diplomats 
B)  as ingredients in medicinal elixirs designed to extend human life 
C)  to discover signs from the ancestors regarding royal plans 
D)  as fertilizers for the fields of millet, wheat, and barley 
A)  to create ornamental jewelry designed to impress foreign diplomats 
B)  as ingredients in medicinal elixirs designed to extend human life 
C)  to discover signs from the ancestors regarding royal plans 
D)  as fertilizers for the fields of millet, wheat, and barley

Question 11

What happened under Babylonian rule in Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

A)  New rulers designated private entrepreneurs to collect taxes, who kept a portion of tax revenues for their profits. 
B)  The state forced individuals to donate large amounts of labor to the support of the city's defensive walls. 
C)  Farmers purchased land from the state in order to obtain economic independence. 
D)  Economic innovations resulted in widespread prosperity, high wages, and social stability. 
A)  New rulers designated private entrepreneurs to collect taxes, who kept a portion of tax revenues for their profits. 
B)  The state forced individuals to donate large amounts of labor to the support of the city's defensive walls. 
C)  Farmers purchased land from the state in order to obtain economic independence. 
D)  Economic innovations resulted in widespread prosperity, high wages, and social stability.

Question 12

How did geographical factors affect the development of early territorial states in Shang China and the Indus Valley?

Accepted Answer

Territorial states emerged more slowly i

Question 13

Which of the following were developed by the Shang?

Accepted Answer

A)  They developed trade as the foundation to the ruling family's power. 
B)  They developed new technologies in agriculture, such as draining low-lying fields and clearing forested lands. 
C)  They developed a new, matrilineal succession. 
D)  They created chariot legions to defend the northern borders against the pastoralist nomads. 
A)  They developed trade as the foundation to the ruling family's power. 
B)  They developed new technologies in agriculture, such as draining low-lying fields and clearing forested lands. 
C)  They developed a new, matrilineal succession. 
D)  They created chariot legions to defend the northern borders against the pastoralist nomads.

Question 14

Analyze the ways in which territorial states in the Nile River valley and the Tigris-Euphrates River valley created new forms of centralized governance at the beginning of the second millennium BCE, following the collapse of river valley civilizations. Which states created the most centralized control, and why?

Accepted Answer

In Egypt, the first of the territorial s

Question 15

What was the role of the horse chariot in East Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  It served as a mobile component of the infantry, which remained the basis of military power. 
B)  It served primarily to strengthen the power of river-basin societies, as they had the resources to develop large fleets of chariots. 
C)  It became a highly valued symbol of authority and power. 
D)  It was used primarily for long-distance trade. 
A)  It served as a mobile component of the infantry, which remained the basis of military power. 
B)  It served primarily to strengthen the power of river-basin societies, as they had the resources to develop large fleets of chariots. 
C)  It became a highly valued symbol of authority and power. 
D)  It was used primarily for long-distance trade.

Question 16

Which of the following about the Aegean world is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Political centralization was quickly established due to the large common plain that dominated the landscape. 
B)  There was little trade, as all valued commodities were close at hand. 
C)  Polities struggled, like in Mesopotamia and Egypt, to recover from the droughts of the second millennium BCE. 
D)  A number of islands flourished within a seaborne trading network focused on the exchange of tin and copper. 
A)  Political centralization was quickly established due to the large common plain that dominated the landscape. 
B)  There was little trade, as all valued commodities were close at hand. 
C)  Polities struggled, like in Mesopotamia and Egypt, to recover from the droughts of the second millennium BCE. 
D)  A number of islands flourished within a seaborne trading network focused on the exchange of tin and copper.

Question 17

Which of the following best describes the Kassite attitude toward Mesopotamian learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Kassites sought to replace the old Epic of Gilgamesh with a new epic extolling unique Kassite virtues. 
B)  The Kassites believed Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian writing had no value. 
C)  Kassite scribes preserved Mesopotamian tradition. 
D)  The Kassites wrote epic narratives devoted to the achievements of Kassite gods. 
A)  The Kassites sought to replace the old Epic of Gilgamesh with a new epic extolling unique Kassite virtues. 
B)  The Kassites believed Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian writing had no value. 
C)  Kassite scribes preserved Mesopotamian tradition. 
D)  The Kassites wrote epic narratives devoted to the achievements of Kassite gods.

Question 18

The Shang dynasty improved chariot transportation by doing what?

Accepted Answer

A)  adding bronze fittings and harnesses 
B)  developing a double yolk so that two horses could pull a single chariot 
C)  developing horseshoes so that horses suffered fewer leg and foot injuries 
D)  adding spokes to wheels to give them greater durability 
A)  adding bronze fittings and harnesses 
B)  developing a double yolk so that two horses could pull a single chariot 
C)  developing horseshoes so that horses suffered fewer leg and foot injuries 
D)  adding spokes to wheels to give them greater durability

Question 19

How did the territorial state differ from the previous forms of states? Where and when did territorial states form, and what factors encouraged the formation of territorial states?

Accepted Answer

The territorial state represented a new

Question 20

Which of the following indicates the new strength and prosperity of merchants and professionals in the Old Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased participation in governing under the pharaoh 
B)  building elaborate hunting lodges in the mountains 
C)  challenging the pharaoh's role as shepherd of the people 
D)  constructing tombs with representations of material goods the owners hoped to enjoy in the afterlife 
A)  increased participation in governing under the pharaoh 
B)  building elaborate hunting lodges in the mountains 
C)  challenging the pharaoh's role as shepherd of the people 
D)  constructing tombs with representations of material goods the owners hoped to enjoy in the afterlife

The Hittite empire was crucial to maintaining which of the following?

Austronesian settlements in the South Pacific were characterized by which of the following?

What two significant innovations decisively affected the development of Europe?

What do historians know about communities in the Central Andes?

Which of the following led to the collapse of the settled cities of the river basins in Afro-Eurasia around 2200 BCE?

In Sumerian Mesopotamia, what did transhumant herders traditionally do?

Which of the following was an unintended consequence of the lack of centralization in the Aegean world in the second millennium BCE?

Which of the following new military technologies permitted nomadic pastoralists to invade settled urban areas?

Which of the following kingdoms controlled much of the territory between Mesopotamia and the Nile in the second millennium BCE?

Shang rulers used the shoulder blades of cattle and turtle shells for what purpose?

What happened under Babylonian rule in Mesopotamia?

How did geographical factors affect the development of early territorial states in Shang China and the Indus Valley?

Which of the following were developed by the Shang?

What was the role of the horse chariot in East Asia?

Which of the following about the Aegean world is correct?

Which of the following best describes the Kassite attitude toward Mesopotamian learning?

The Shang dynasty improved chariot transportation by doing what?

How did the territorial state differ from the previous forms of states? Where and when did territorial states form, and what factors encouraged the formation of territorial states?

Which of the following indicates the new strength and prosperity of merchants and professionals in the Old Kingdom?

Becoming Human

Rivers, Cities, and First States, 3500-2000 Bce

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

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Shrinking the Afro-Eurasian World, 350 Bce-250 Ce

Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome, 300 Bce-300 Ce

The Rise of Universal Religions, 300-600 Ce

New Empires and Common Cultures, 600-1000 Ce

Becoming the World, 1000-1300 Ce

Crises 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

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

The Hittite empire was crucial to maintaining which of the following?

Austronesian settlements in the South Pacific were characterized by which of the following?

What two significant innovations decisively affected the development of Europe?

What do historians know about communities in the Central Andes?

Which of the following led to the collapse of the settled cities of the river basins in Afro-Eurasia around 2200 BCE?

In Sumerian Mesopotamia, what did transhumant herders traditionally do?

Which of the following was an unintended consequence of the lack of centralization in the Aegean world in the second millennium BCE?

Which of the following new military technologies permitted nomadic pastoralists to invade settled urban areas?

Which of the following kingdoms controlled much of the territory between Mesopotamia and the Nile in the second millennium BCE?

Shang rulers used the shoulder blades of cattle and turtle shells for what purpose?

What happened under Babylonian rule in Mesopotamia?

How did geographical factors affect the development of early territorial states in Shang China and the Indus Valley?

Which of the following were developed by the Shang?

What was the role of the horse chariot in East Asia?

Which of the following about the Aegean world is correct?

Which of the following best describes the Kassite attitude toward Mesopotamian learning?

The Shang dynasty improved chariot transportation by doing what?

How did the territorial state differ from the previous forms of states? Where and when did territorial states form, and what factors encouraged the formation of territorial states?

Which of the following indicates the new strength and prosperity of merchants and professionals in the Old Kingdom?

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 Bce-250 Ce

Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome, 300 Bce-300 Ce

The Rise of Universal Religions, 300-600 Ce

New Empires and Common Cultures, 600-1000 Ce

Becoming the World, 1000-1300 Ce

Crises 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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