Question 1

What did the Amorites, a pastoralist people from the western deserts of Southwest Asia, do?

Accepted Answer

A)  They invaded the Nile River valley. 
B)  They joined forces with people from the Libyan desert. 
C)  They founded the Old Babylonian dynasty. 
D)  They formed trade alliances with the Shang. 
A)  They invaded the Nile River valley. 
B)  They joined forces with people from the Libyan desert. 
C)  They founded the Old Babylonian dynasty. 
D)  They formed trade alliances with the Shang.

Question 2

Which of the following was a cultural aspect that the Shang shared with the Mesopotamians?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both relied on divination to guide political decisions. 
B)  Both buried their rulers in simple graves, showing that all men are equal in death. 
C)  Both quickly passed from bronze to iron tools and weapons. 
D)  Both viewed the priest as the pivot between the spiritual world and the material world. 
A)  Both relied on divination to guide political decisions. 
B)  Both buried their rulers in simple graves, showing that all men are equal in death. 
C)  Both quickly passed from bronze to iron tools and weapons. 
D)  Both viewed the priest as the pivot between the spiritual world and the material world.

Question 3

Which of the following is an accurate description of the Vedic people?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Vedic people brought large flocks of camels with them into the Indus River basin. 
B)  The Vedic people were superb horse charioteers and masters of copper and bronze metallurgy. 
C)  The Vedic people practiced a religion that was much simpler than the religion of the agricultural people they encountered around the Indus Valley. 
D)  The Vedic people quickly abandoned their language and adopted the language of the Harappans. 
A)  The Vedic people brought large flocks of camels with them into the Indus River basin. 
B)  The Vedic people were superb horse charioteers and masters of copper and bronze metallurgy. 
C)  The Vedic people practiced a religion that was much simpler than the religion of the agricultural people they encountered around the Indus Valley. 
D)  The Vedic people quickly abandoned their language and adopted the language of the Harappans.

Question 4

In the Central Andes, ecological diversity promoted trade between regions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What did the great territorial states of Southwest Asia and North Africa do between 1400 and 1200 BCE?

Accepted Answer

A)  engaged in constant warfare for dominance in the region 
B)  created an international system based on a balance of power 
C)  eliminated the small kingdoms that sought to exist between the major states 
D)  adopted Hebrew as the diplomatic language of the era 
A)  engaged in constant warfare for dominance in the region 
B)  created an international system based on a balance of power 
C)  eliminated the small kingdoms that sought to exist between the major states 
D)  adopted Hebrew as the diplomatic language of the era

Question 6

Which of the following about the early states in the Central Andes is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Large territorial states emerged that linked the Andean highlands with the coastal villages. 
B)  Coastal fishermen exploited currents that allowed for large hauls of fish, which could be dried and transported. 
C)  Pasturelands were created at the base of the Andes, in which llamas and alpacas were raised as sources of protein. 
D)  The ecological diversity of the highlands and lowlands discouraged the development of extensive trade. 
A)  Large territorial states emerged that linked the Andean highlands with the coastal villages. 
B)  Coastal fishermen exploited currents that allowed for large hauls of fish, which could be dried and transported. 
C)  Pasturelands were created at the base of the Andes, in which llamas and alpacas were raised as sources of protein. 
D)  The ecological diversity of the highlands and lowlands discouraged the development of extensive trade.

Question 7

How did the domestication of the horse in Afro-Eurasia affect the development of nomadic and settled societies during the second millennium BCE? How was the horse integrated into military technologies?

Accepted Answer

Horses are faster than other draft anima

Question 8

Much of what we know of the Kassites and Hittites comes from correspondence found in Egypt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Battle of Qadesh is significant for which reason?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Egyptians and the Hittites, using thousands of chariots, fought for control of the Fertile Crescent. 
B)  The Hyksos used their war chariots to overthrow the Old Kingdom of Egypt. 
C)  It demonstrated the military superiority of crossbow technology. 
D)  An army wielding iron weapons and armor easily defeated an army relying on bronze technology. 
A)  The Egyptians and the Hittites, using thousands of chariots, fought for control of the Fertile Crescent. 
B)  The Hyksos used their war chariots to overthrow the Old Kingdom of Egypt. 
C)  It demonstrated the military superiority of crossbow technology. 
D)  An army wielding iron weapons and armor easily defeated an army relying on bronze technology.

Question 10

Which of the following about the Mesopotamian kingdoms of the pastoralists is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Authority for the kings was based on their military prowess. 
B)  Leaders were elected by influential members of the community. 
C)  Tribal leaders distrusted merchants, whose trade routes had long traversed grazing lands. 
D)  New territorial policies were rooted in identification with clan and tribe. 
A)  Authority for the kings was based on their military prowess. 
B)  Leaders were elected by influential members of the community. 
C)  Tribal leaders distrusted merchants, whose trade routes had long traversed grazing lands. 
D)  New territorial policies were rooted in identification with clan and tribe.

Question 11

What drove herders and pastoralists to migrate to highland plateaus bordering the inner Eurasian steppes between 2000 and 1200 BCE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Armies from the cities forced them out. 
B)  Diseases ravaged their camps. 
C)  Drought destroyed their traditional grazing land. 
D)  Chilling cold destroyed their crops. 
A)  Armies from the cities forced them out. 
B)  Diseases ravaged their camps. 
C)  Drought destroyed their traditional grazing land. 
D)  Chilling cold destroyed their crops.

Question 12

Compare the maritime development of the Aegean with that of the South Pacific in the second millennium BCE. What accounts for the similarities and differences in the societies that they developed?

Accepted Answer

The Aegean and the South Pacific shared

Question 13

Which of the following characterized the Shang state?

Accepted Answer

A)  It did not face threats from rival territorial states along its borders. 
B)  It established a strongly defended permanent capital in Anyang. 
C)  It gradually became more decentralized in order to meet threats along its borders to the north. 
D)  It was the first organized state in the region. 
A)  It did not face threats from rival territorial states along its borders. 
B)  It established a strongly defended permanent capital in Anyang. 
C)  It gradually became more decentralized in order to meet threats along its borders to the north. 
D)  It was the first organized state in the region.

Question 14

Which of the following best explains why the early states in the Americas produced limited agricultural surpluses?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Americas completely lacked irrigation technology. 
B)  The inhabitants of the Americas refused to expand state systems beyond the local community. 
C)  The Peruvian ecology, capable only of producing fish, lacked the diversity necessary to support surpluses. 
D)  The Americas lacked draft animals or large beasts of burden. 
A)  The Americas completely lacked irrigation technology. 
B)  The inhabitants of the Americas refused to expand state systems beyond the local community. 
C)  The Peruvian ecology, capable only of producing fish, lacked the diversity necessary to support surpluses. 
D)  The Americas lacked draft animals or large beasts of burden.

Question 15

What was the basis for Shang rulers' wealth and power?

Accepted Answer

A)  monopolies on the income from the extraction of minerals 
B)  tribute from both elites and allies 
C)  spoils of war from conquering vast new territories in Southeast Asia 
D)  tariffs on all goods imported from surrounding lands 
A)  monopolies on the income from the extraction of minerals 
B)  tribute from both elites and allies 
C)  spoils of war from conquering vast new territories in Southeast Asia 
D)  tariffs on all goods imported from surrounding lands

Question 16

The rulers of the Middle Kingdom in Egypt created a cult of the pharaoh as the good shepherd and offered homage to gods at the palace to ensure regular floodwaters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following about Mycenaean society is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  The main palace centers were the hulking fortresses of warlords. 
B)  The rulers ruled directly over their people with the aid of a few chief advisers. 
C)  Record keeping was unnecessary because of the close and direct contact between the rulers and the people. 
D)  Colonies were not founded because rulers did not want to delegate authority to other officials. 
A)  The main palace centers were the hulking fortresses of warlords. 
B)  The rulers ruled directly over their people with the aid of a few chief advisers. 
C)  Record keeping was unnecessary because of the close and direct contact between the rulers and the people. 
D)  Colonies were not founded because rulers did not want to delegate authority to other officials.

Question 18

Which of the following was an important message of Hammurapi's Code?

Accepted Answer

A)  The king was the fearsome voice of the gods among the people. 
B)  Adultery was a crime for both men and women. 
C)  The responsibility to uphold a just order was the charge of the king. 
D)  Priests bore the responsibility for upholding the gods' justice. 
A)  The king was the fearsome voice of the gods among the people. 
B)  Adultery was a crime for both men and women. 
C)  The responsibility to uphold a just order was the charge of the king. 
D)  Priests bore the responsibility for upholding the gods' justice.

Question 19

Why was the transition to settled agriculture slower in western Afro-Eurasia than in the rest of the landmass?

Accepted Answer

A)  The techniques adopted by Southwest Asians never spread to northern Europe. 
B)  There were no river valleys in Europe to serve as the basis of agriculture. 
C)  Inventions such as the plow or metal working were not known in Europe. 
D)  The large population of hunter-gatherers resisted moving to settled agriculture. 
A)  The techniques adopted by Southwest Asians never spread to northern Europe. 
B)  There were no river valleys in Europe to serve as the basis of agriculture. 
C)  Inventions such as the plow or metal working were not known in Europe. 
D)  The large population of hunter-gatherers resisted moving to settled agriculture.

Question 20

In the Shang dynasty in China, the ruler derived his authority through guidance from ancestors and gods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

What did the Amorites, a pastoralist people from the western deserts of Southwest Asia, do?

Which of the following was a cultural aspect that the Shang shared with the Mesopotamians?

Which of the following is an accurate description of the Vedic people?

In the Central Andes, ecological diversity promoted trade between regions.

What did the great territorial states of Southwest Asia and North Africa do between 1400 and 1200 BCE?

Which of the following about the early states in the Central Andes is correct?

How did the domestication of the horse in Afro-Eurasia affect the development of nomadic and settled societies during the second millennium BCE? How was the horse integrated into military technologies?

Much of what we know of the Kassites and Hittites comes from correspondence found in Egypt.

The Battle of Qadesh is significant for which reason?

Which of the following about the Mesopotamian kingdoms of the pastoralists is correct?

What drove herders and pastoralists to migrate to highland plateaus bordering the inner Eurasian steppes between 2000 and 1200 BCE?

Compare the maritime development of the Aegean with that of the South Pacific in the second millennium BCE. What accounts for the similarities and differences in the societies that they developed?

Which of the following characterized the Shang state?

Which of the following best explains why the early states in the Americas produced limited agricultural surpluses?

What was the basis for Shang rulers' wealth and power?

The rulers of the Middle Kingdom in Egypt created a cult of the pharaoh as the good shepherd and offered homage to gods at the palace to ensure regular floodwaters.

Which of the following about Mycenaean society is correct?

Which of the following was an important message of Hammurapi's Code?

Why was the transition to settled agriculture slower in western Afro-Eurasia than in the rest of the landmass?

In the Shang dynasty in China, the ruler derived his authority through guidance from ancestors and gods.

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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