Exam 11: An Explosion of Complexity: The Indus Valley and China

Karl Wittfogel traced the origins of civilization to:

The major urban centers of the ancient Indus Valley were:

Describe the development of Chinese civilization. Provide a chronology and description of sites.

The earliest evidence for the development of a number of elements of complexity-including status-differentiated burials, metallurgy, and scapulimancy-can be dated to what period of Chinese prehistory:

The earliest evidence for a monumental construction project date to how long ago:

The origins of monumental construction projects in the general region of the Indus Valley can be seen at the site of Kot Diji in the form of:

Archaeologist Jane McIntosh calls the Indus civilization a "peaceful realm." What does she mean by this, and what does this signify in terms of the development of civilization both there and elsewhere?

What was the terra cotta army of the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty? What does it tell us about the nature of economic, social, and political inequality in ancient Chinese civilization?

What made agriculture and habitation along the rich floodplain of the Indus River possible after 6,000 years ago:

It has been estimated that each of the major ancient cities located along the Indus River controlled an area between:

Discuss the early development of a written language in the Indus Valley civilization. What was writing first used for in the Indus civilization, and where did the script originate?

The cty of Xibeigang appears to have been a: