Exam 6: The Emergence of Cities and States

The world's first urban areas occurred in the New World.

What form of writing did the Maya use?

Changes in farming methods at the time of early civilizations were classified as _____________________.

In the Mesopotamian city of Uruk, some 5100 years ago, there developed the technique of:

The world's first civilization in Mesopotamia developed:

The emergence of social classes is called _________________________.

In what country is Tikal located?

Following the excavations in the 1960s, archaeologists at Tikal began to focus on:

In the Biocultural Connection section how do Ramenofsky and Galloway explain the disappearance of Native American populations between the explorations of Hernando de Soto and the later arrival of French explorers along the Mississippi?

What services were provided by centralized governments in early cities?

All of the following emerged with the emergence of cities and states except:

The initial motive for the development of writing in Mesopotamia was for:

How did the Maya maximize land available for subsistence?

The center and most important area of Tikal was:

What kind of data was collected from the study of non-monumental structures at Tikal?

In a modern city virtually every institution depends on:

The Maya city of Tikal flourished between:

Marcus and Flannery developed action theory to address some of the deficiencies of the hydraulic theory.

Describe the hydraulic theory.

Which theory argues that civilization emerged as a result of the construction of elaborate irrigation systems?