Question 1

The significance of the Rosetta Stone rests in the fact that it:

Accepted Answer

A)  allowed for the translation of Egyptian hieroglyphs 
B)  provided a list of all of Egypt's pharaohs 
C)  explained Egypt's complex calendar 
D)  provided architectural drawings that show how the ancient Egyptians constructed the pyramids 
A)  allowed for the translation of Egyptian hieroglyphs 
B)  provided a list of all of Egypt's pharaohs 
C)  explained Egypt's complex calendar 
D)  provided architectural drawings that show how the ancient Egyptians constructed the pyramids

Question 2

The papyrus of a man called "Inspector Merer" provides some of the mundane, everyday work involved in:

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A)  transporting stone used in the construction of the Great Pyramid of Khufu 
B)  carving the Great Sphinx 
C)  building the tomb of King Tut 
D)  obeying the work orders of the Extraterrestrial Overlords 
A)  transporting stone used in the construction of the Great Pyramid of Khufu 
B)  carving the Great Sphinx 
C)  building the tomb of King Tut 
D)  obeying the work orders of the Extraterrestrial Overlords

Question 3

For integration theorists, civilization develops:

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A)  as an organization solution to conflicts between social classes 
B)  as a result of warfare 
C)  when the need develops to mobilize and coordinate the labor of a large group 
D)  only in regions where resources are clustered, leading to territorial conflicts among those with access to those resources and those geographically isolated from those resources 
A)  as an organization solution to conflicts between social classes 
B)  as a result of warfare 
C)  when the need develops to mobilize and coordinate the labor of a large group 
D)  only in regions where resources are clustered, leading to territorial conflicts among those with access to those resources and those geographically isolated from those resources

Question 4

For conflict theorists, civilization develops:

Accepted Answer

A)  as an organizational solution to conflicts between social classes 
B)  as a result of warfare 
C)  when the need develops to mobilize and coordinate the labor of a large group 
D)  only in regions where resources are clustered, leading to territorial conflicts among those with access to those resources and those geographically isolated from those resources 
A)  as an organizational solution to conflicts between social classes 
B)  as a result of warfare 
C)  when the need develops to mobilize and coordinate the labor of a large group 
D)  only in regions where resources are clustered, leading to territorial conflicts among those with access to those resources and those geographically isolated from those resources

Question 5

What evidence is there to support the assertion that Great Zimbabwe was the central place of an organized state society?

Accepted Answer

There is significant evidence to support

Question 6

Is there any evidence of the influence of people from Lost Atlantis or extraterrestrial aliens in the development of Egyptian civilization?

Accepted Answer

The idea that the civilization of ancien

Question 7

Why and how did state societies develop?

Accepted Answer

State societies developed as a result of

Question 8

The mastabas at Hierakonpolis were:

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A)  priest rulers 
B)  enormous kilns used by pottery barons to produce ceramics traded up and down the Nile 
C)  market places 
D)  square stone buildings built on top of subterranean tombs 
A)  priest rulers 
B)  enormous kilns used by pottery barons to produce ceramics traded up and down the Nile 
C)  market places 
D)  square stone buildings built on top of subterranean tombs

Question 9

The first clear evidence of social inequality in Egypt is seen in which period(s):

Accepted Answer

A)  Badarian 
B)  Merimden and Omri 
C)  Amratian and Nagada 
D)  Late Gerzean, Nagada II, and Maadian 
A)  Badarian 
B)  Merimden and Omri 
C)  Amratian and Nagada 
D)  Late Gerzean, Nagada II, and Maadian

Question 10

What were the impacts on Minoan civilization of the two volcanic eruptions on Thera?

Accepted Answer

The two volcanic eruptions on Thera, als

Question 11

Discuss the chronology of the Egyptian Neolithic. When and how does social inequality become evident in that chronology?

Accepted Answer

The Egyptian Neolithic period, also know

Question 12

State societies possess one key feature that chiefdoms lack. That feature is:

Accepted Answer

A)  social stratification 
B)  differential access to wealth 
C)  communal projects 
D)  true government 
A)  social stratification 
B)  differential access to wealth 
C)  communal projects 
D)  true government

Question 13

The subsistence base at Great Zimbabwe included:

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A)  maize, beans, and squash 
B)  emmer wheat, chick peas, lentils, and barley 
C)  sorghum, millet, sheep, goats, and cattle 
D)  tef, fonio, groundnut, and banana 
A)  maize, beans, and squash 
B)  emmer wheat, chick peas, lentils, and barley 
C)  sorghum, millet, sheep, goats, and cattle 
D)  tef, fonio, groundnut, and banana

Question 14

The population estimates for Great Zimbabwe generally fall in what range:

Accepted Answer

A)  1,000-3,000 
B)  3,000-5,000 
C)  5,000-18,000 
D)  10,000-30,000 
A)  1,000-3,000 
B)  3,000-5,000 
C)  5,000-18,000 
D)  10,000-30,000

Question 15

A high "Gini coeeficient" reflects:

Accepted Answer

A)  the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few people 
B)  the equal distribution of wealth among all people 
C)  a scenario in which religious rulers are also secular rulers 
D)  a reliance on wild foods for protein in the diet 
A)  the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few people 
B)  the equal distribution of wealth among all people 
C)  a scenario in which religious rulers are also secular rulers 
D)  a reliance on wild foods for protein in the diet

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

The early development of a written langu

Question 17

The first Egyptian pharaoh is credited with one very significant accomplishment: According to the so-called Narmer plaque or palette, this first pharaoh:

Accepted Answer

A)  defeated the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia and won the independence of ancient Egypt 
B)  defeated and enslaved the Israelites, providing a labor pool to build the pyramids 
C)  united Upper and Lower Egypt into a single political entity 
D)  built the first pyramid for use as his own tomb 
A)  defeated the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia and won the independence of ancient Egypt 
B)  defeated and enslaved the Israelites, providing a labor pool to build the pyramids 
C)  united Upper and Lower Egypt into a single political entity 
D)  built the first pyramid for use as his own tomb

Question 18

In ancient state societies, the ruling class ruled by:

Accepted Answer

A)  coercion and force 
B)  consensus 
C)  democratic election 
D)  peer pressure 
A)  coercion and force 
B)  consensus 
C)  democratic election 
D)  peer pressure

Question 19

The term "Upper Egypt" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the northern reaches of the ancient Egyptian nation 
B)  the Nile Valley south of the river's delta 
C)  the agriculturally rich uplands east of Thebes 
D)  the mountainous region, then part of the Egyptian empire and now located within the modern borders of Sudan 
A)  the northern reaches of the ancient Egyptian nation 
B)  the Nile Valley south of the river's delta 
C)  the agriculturally rich uplands east of Thebes 
D)  the mountainous region, then part of the Egyptian empire and now located within the modern borders of Sudan

Question 20

Karl Wittfogel traced the origins of civilization to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the need to coordinate the labor of people to construct irrigation canals 
B)  warfare 
C)  the desire of a religious elite to solidify its power 
D)  trade and the wealth it could produce in resource-rich territories 
A)  the need to coordinate the labor of people to construct irrigation canals 
B)  warfare 
C)  the desire of a religious elite to solidify its power 
D)  trade and the wealth it could produce in resource-rich territories

The significance of the Rosetta Stone rests in the fact that it:

The papyrus of a man called "Inspector Merer" provides some of the mundane, everyday work involved in:

For integration theorists, civilization develops:

For conflict theorists, civilization develops:

What evidence is there to support the assertion that Great Zimbabwe was the central place of an organized state society?

Is there any evidence of the influence of people from Lost Atlantis or extraterrestrial aliens in the development of Egyptian civilization?

Why and how did state societies develop?

The mastabas at Hierakonpolis were:

The first clear evidence of social inequality in Egypt is seen in which period(s):

What were the impacts on Minoan civilization of the two volcanic eruptions on Thera?

Discuss the chronology of the Egyptian Neolithic. When and how does social inequality become evident in that chronology?

State societies possess one key feature that chiefdoms lack. That feature is:

The subsistence base at Great Zimbabwe included:

The population estimates for Great Zimbabwe generally fall in what range:

A high "Gini coeeficient" reflects:

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

The first Egyptian pharaoh is credited with one very significant accomplishment: According to the so-called Narmer plaque or palette, this first pharaoh:

In ancient state societies, the ruling class ruled by:

The term "Upper Egypt" refers to:

Karl Wittfogel traced the origins of civilization to:

Encountering the Past

Probing the Past

African Roots

The Human Lineage

The First Humans: The Evolution of Homo Sapiens

Expanding Intellectual Horizons: Arts and Ideas in the Upper Paleolithic and Late Stone Age

Expanding Geographical Horizons: New Worlds

After the Ice: The Food-Producing Revolution

Roots of Complexity: The Origins of Civilization

An Explosion of Complexity: The Indus Valley and China

An Explosion of Complexity: Mesoamerica

An Explosion of Complexity: South America

An Explosion of Complexity: North America

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Exam 10: An Explosion of Complexity: Mesopotamia, Africa, and Europe

The significance of the Rosetta Stone rests in the fact that it:

The papyrus of a man called "Inspector Merer" provides some of the mundane, everyday work involved in:

For integration theorists, civilization develops:

For conflict theorists, civilization develops:

What evidence is there to support the assertion that Great Zimbabwe was the central place of an organized state society?

Is there any evidence of the influence of people from Lost Atlantis or extraterrestrial aliens in the development of Egyptian civilization?

Why and how did state societies develop?

The mastabas at Hierakonpolis were:

The first clear evidence of social inequality in Egypt is seen in which period(s):

What were the impacts on Minoan civilization of the two volcanic eruptions on Thera?

Discuss the chronology of the Egyptian Neolithic. When and how does social inequality become evident in that chronology?

State societies possess one key feature that chiefdoms lack. That feature is:

The subsistence base at Great Zimbabwe included:

The population estimates for Great Zimbabwe generally fall in what range:

A high "Gini coeeficient" reflects:

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

The first Egyptian pharaoh is credited with one very significant accomplishment: According to the so-called Narmer plaque or palette, this first pharaoh:

In ancient state societies, the ruling class ruled by:

The term "Upper Egypt" refers to:

Karl Wittfogel traced the origins of civilization to:

Encountering the Past

Probing the Past

African Roots

The Human Lineage

The First Humans: The Evolution of Homo Sapiens

Expanding Intellectual Horizons: Arts and Ideas in the Upper Paleolithic and Late Stone Age

Expanding Geographical Horizons: New Worlds

After the Ice: The Food-Producing Revolution

Roots of Complexity: The Origins of Civilization

An Explosion of Complexity: The Indus Valley and China

An Explosion of Complexity: Mesoamerica

An Explosion of Complexity: South America

An Explosion of Complexity: North America

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