Question 1

The transmission of Chinese culture to Japan was mediated by what people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Koreans 
B)  Ainu 
C)  Vietnamese 
D)  Hsiung-nu 
A)  Koreans 
B)  Ainu 
C)  Vietnamese 
D)  Hsiung-nu A

Question 2

What was the dominant religion of Axum after 350 C.E..?

Accepted Answer

A)  Christianity 
B)  Islam 
C)  Mithraism 
D)  Shinto 
A)  Christianity 
B)  Islam 
C)  Mithraism 
D)  Shinto A

Question 3

To what extent does the development of civilization in sub-Saharan Africa demonstrate the significance of influence from core civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Development of sedentary agriculture received from western Asia; domesticated animals imported from western Asia; iron metallurgy introduced from western Asia; sub-Saharan cultures developed iron metallurgy without intermediary steps of copper and bronze.

Question 4

What was the source of domesticated animals in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Africans domesticated cattle, horses, goats, and sheep native to the continent. 
B)  Most large mammals of Africa were unsuitable for domestication and African agriculture was largely without a pastoral element. 
C)  Cattle, sheep, goats, and the camel were introduced to Africa from the western Mediterranean. 
D)  Cattle, sheep, goats, and the camel were introduced from western Asia. 
A)  Africans domesticated cattle, horses, goats, and sheep native to the continent. 
B)  Most large mammals of Africa were unsuitable for domestication and African agriculture was largely without a pastoral element. 
C)  Cattle, sheep, goats, and the camel were introduced to Africa from the western Mediterranean. 
D)  Cattle, sheep, goats, and the camel were introduced from western Asia.

Question 5

What was the climatic change that affected the distribution of peoples in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  The entire continent became progressively wetter due to annual increases in rainfall beginning in the 3rd millennium B.C.E. 
B)  Increased rainfall produced widespread rain forests that stretched across Africa from the Atlantic coastline to Ethiopia. 
C)  A decrease in annual rainfall turned the northern areas of the continent into the Sahara desert by 3000 B.C.E. 
D)  A decrease in annual rainfall destroyed all of the Paleolithic rain forests of Africa and created widespread savannas, particularly in west Africa. 
A)  The entire continent became progressively wetter due to annual increases in rainfall beginning in the 3rd millennium B.C.E. 
B)  Increased rainfall produced widespread rain forests that stretched across Africa from the Atlantic coastline to Ethiopia. 
C)  A decrease in annual rainfall turned the northern areas of the continent into the Sahara desert by 3000 B.C.E. 
D)  A decrease in annual rainfall destroyed all of the Paleolithic rain forests of Africa and created widespread savannas, particularly in west Africa.

Question 6

Which of the following is true about the kingdom of Axum?

Accepted Answer

A)  It converted to Islam in the 7th century C.E. 
B)  It traded with Egypt and eventually with Rome, Byzantium and India. 
C)  It had no contact with the outside world. 
D)  It incorporated Mesopotamia into its empire. 
A)  It converted to Islam in the 7th century C.E. 
B)  It traded with Egypt and eventually with Rome, Byzantium and India. 
C)  It had no contact with the outside world. 
D)  It incorporated Mesopotamia into its empire.

Question 7

By what date did the Bantu migration reach the southern end of the African continent?

Accepted Answer

A)  3000 B.C.E. 
B)  900 B.C.E. 
C)  900 C.E. 
D)  the thirteenth century C.E. 
A)  3000 B.C.E. 
B)  900 B.C.E. 
C)  900 C.E. 
D)  the thirteenth century C.E.

Question 8

Which of the following was NOT a feature of Celtic social and economic organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mixed agricultural and hunting economies 
B)  Lack of cities 
C)  Writing system based on early Indo-European languages 
D)  Organization into small regional kingdoms 
A)  Mixed agricultural and hunting economies 
B)  Lack of cities 
C)  Writing system based on early Indo-European languages 
D)  Organization into small regional kingdoms

Question 9

What was the significance of the Japanese adoption of Chinese script?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Japanese were able for the first time to develop iron metallurgy. 
B)  The Japanese were able to conquer the Chinese. 
C)  The Yamato were able to build a true bureaucracy and establish their control over vassal clan heads. 
D)  The adoption of Chinese script made it easier for the Chinese to conquer Japan. 
A)  The Japanese were able for the first time to develop iron metallurgy. 
B)  The Japanese were able to conquer the Chinese. 
C)  The Yamato were able to build a true bureaucracy and establish their control over vassal clan heads. 
D)  The adoption of Chinese script made it easier for the Chinese to conquer Japan.

Question 10

From what linguistic group did the Slavs come?

Accepted Answer

A)  Celtic 
B)  Germanic 
C)  Indo-European 
D)  Bantu 
A)  Celtic 
B)  Germanic 
C)  Indo-European 
D)  Bantu

Question 11

What kingdom succeeded Meroe as the dominant power in the Ethiopian highlands?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kush 
B)  Ghana 
C)  Mali 
D)  Axum 
A)  Kush 
B)  Ghana 
C)  Mali 
D)  Axum

Question 12

Describe the cultures of northern Europe.

Accepted Answer

Celts, Germans, Slavs based on tribal or

Question 13

What group within Japan was most opposed to the introduction of Chinese customs?

Accepted Answer

A)  The emperors 
B)  The warrior elite 
C)  The bureaucracy 
D)  The Buddhist monks 
A)  The emperors 
B)  The warrior elite 
C)  The bureaucracy 
D)  The Buddhist monks

Question 14

What was the social organization of the Polynesian peoples? How did it compare with that of civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Hawaiian society highly stratified with

Question 15

What was the early culture of Japan after the 3rd millennium B.C.E. typified by hunting and gathering and distinctive pottery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kemal 
B)  Shinto 
C)  Jomon 
D)  Haiku 
A)  Kemal 
B)  Shinto 
C)  Jomon 
D)  Haiku

Question 16

Which of the following statements concerning Hawaiian social and political organization is most correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Hawaiians were able to form a centralized monarchy under an autocratic ruler by 700 C.E. 
B)  Hawaiian society was divided into chiefly families dominated by ali?i who based their authority on lineage. 
C)  Hawaiian society was essentially a society of equals with ritual authority being granted to a single shaman. 
D)  Hawaiian society failed to progress beyond the level of hunting and gathering band. 
A)  The Hawaiians were able to form a centralized monarchy under an autocratic ruler by 700 C.E. 
B)  Hawaiian society was divided into chiefly families dominated by ali?i who based their authority on lineage. 
C)  Hawaiian society was essentially a society of equals with ritual authority being granted to a single shaman. 
D)  Hawaiian society failed to progress beyond the level of hunting and gathering band.

Question 17

Which of the following statements concerning the status of women in Germanic society is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  In a society that valued matrilineal ties, women were regarded as having an element of holiness and the gift of prophecy. 
B)  In the strictly patrilineal and patriarchal society typical of most nomadic pastoralists, women were often treated as property. 
C)  Women in Germanic society were scarcely more than slaves. 
D)  In the strongly matriarchal society of the Germans, women were the heads of households. 
A)  In a society that valued matrilineal ties, women were regarded as having an element of holiness and the gift of prophecy. 
B)  In the strictly patrilineal and patriarchal society typical of most nomadic pastoralists, women were often treated as property. 
C)  Women in Germanic society were scarcely more than slaves. 
D)  In the strongly matriarchal society of the Germans, women were the heads of households.

Question 18

Which of the following was NOT typical of the transmission of Chinese culture to Japan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Transmission by merchants 
B)  Transmission by students 
C)  Transmission by Buddhist monks 
D)  Transmission by military conquest 
A)  Transmission by merchants 
B)  Transmission by students 
C)  Transmission by Buddhist monks 
D)  Transmission by military conquest

Question 19

What was the social and political organization of Japan prior to the 5th century C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan was divided into regional kingdoms with autocratic rulers who dominated the social organization. 
B)  Japan was organized into a single empire under an autocratic ruler supported by a powerful priesthood. 
C)  Japan was divided into hundreds of clans dominated by a small warrior aristocracy. 
D)  Japanese society was unable to move beyond hunting and gathering bands prior to the fifth century C.E. 
A)  Japan was divided into regional kingdoms with autocratic rulers who dominated the social organization. 
B)  Japan was organized into a single empire under an autocratic ruler supported by a powerful priesthood. 
C)  Japan was divided into hundreds of clans dominated by a small warrior aristocracy. 
D)  Japanese society was unable to move beyond hunting and gathering bands prior to the fifth century C.E.

Question 20

By what time was agriculture established in southeastern Europe (in what is now modern Russia)?

Accepted Answer

A)  5000 B.C.E. 
B)  3000 B.C.E. 
C)  900 B.C.E. 
D)  900 C.E. 
A)  5000 B.C.E. 
B)  3000 B.C.E. 
C)  900 B.C.E. 
D)  900 C.E.

Exam 9: The Spread of Civilizations and the Movement

The transmission of Chinese culture to Japan was mediated by what people?

What was the dominant religion of Axum after 350 C.E..?

To what extent does the development of civilization in sub-Saharan Africa demonstrate the significance of influence from core civilizations?

What was the source of domesticated animals in Africa?

What was the climatic change that affected the distribution of peoples in Africa?

Which of the following is true about the kingdom of Axum?

By what date did the Bantu migration reach the southern end of the African continent?

Which of the following was NOT a feature of Celtic social and economic organization?

What was the significance of the Japanese adoption of Chinese script?

From what linguistic group did the Slavs come?

What kingdom succeeded Meroe as the dominant power in the Ethiopian highlands?

Describe the cultures of northern Europe.

What group within Japan was most opposed to the introduction of Chinese customs?

What was the social organization of the Polynesian peoples? How did it compare with that of civilizations?

What was the early culture of Japan after the 3rd millennium B.C.E. typified by hunting and gathering and distinctive pottery?

Which of the following statements concerning Hawaiian social and political organization is most correct?

Which of the following statements concerning the status of women in Germanic society is most accurate?

Which of the following was NOT typical of the transmission of Chinese culture to Japan?

What was the social and political organization of Japan prior to the 5th century C.E.?

By what time was agriculture established in southeastern Europe (in what is now modern Russia)?

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