Question 1

What Roman historian wrote concerning the society of the Germans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Livy 
B)  Ammianus Marcellinus 
C)  Scipio Cunctor 
D)  Tacitus 
A)  Livy 
B)  Ammianus Marcellinus 
C)  Scipio Cunctor 
D)  Tacitus

Question 2

Which of the following developments was NOT a result of the increasing Chinese influence on Japan after the introduction of Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Japanese merchant class ceased to exist as a separate social entity 
B)  A class of monks and scholars developed 
C)  Trade with China and Korea led to the importation of new tools and techniques 
D)  Medicines and methods of treating disease were introduced from China 
A)  The Japanese merchant class ceased to exist as a separate social entity 
B)  A class of monks and scholars developed 
C)  Trade with China and Korea led to the importation of new tools and techniques 
D)  Medicines and methods of treating disease were introduced from China

Question 3

What goods did the people of the savanna trade between the forest zone of the south and the Mediterranean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Iron to the forest zone in return for ivory 
B)  Horses to the forest zone in return for iron tools 
C)  Camels, sheep, and goats to the forest zone in return for food products 
D)  Salt to the forest zone in return for gold 
A)  Iron to the forest zone in return for ivory 
B)  Horses to the forest zone in return for iron tools 
C)  Camels, sheep, and goats to the forest zone in return for food products 
D)  Salt to the forest zone in return for gold

Question 4

Which of the following was NOT introduced into Japan during the Yayoi epoch?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wet-rice agriculture 
B)  Buddhism 
C)  Ironworking 
D)  Wheel-turned pottery 
A)  Wet-rice agriculture 
B)  Buddhism 
C)  Ironworking 
D)  Wheel-turned pottery

Question 5

Which of the following statements concerning the geography of Africa is most correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  It lies in the tropics and contains mostly rain forests with the exception of the Sahara desert. 
B)  It lies mostly in the tropics, but its surface is covered mainly by savannas, arid plains, and deserts. 
C)  It lies primarily within temperate climatic zones, and consists mainly of grassy plains broken by occasional mountain ranges. 
D)  Despite its location in a temperate zone, most of Africa is desert. 
A)  It lies in the tropics and contains mostly rain forests with the exception of the Sahara desert. 
B)  It lies mostly in the tropics, but its surface is covered mainly by savannas, arid plains, and deserts. 
C)  It lies primarily within temperate climatic zones, and consists mainly of grassy plains broken by occasional mountain ranges. 
D)  Despite its location in a temperate zone, most of Africa is desert.

Question 6

Which of the following activities was NOT practiced by Buddhist monks following the conversion of the Japanese?

Accepted Answer

A)  Monks served as advisors to the emperor and regional lords. 
B)  Monks stressed scriptural passages that supported rule by a strong monarch through a centralized state. 
C)  Monks introduced the Chinese chronicles as a model for the first histories of Japan. 
D)  Monks destroyed the Shinto shrines that had existed throughout Japan. 
A)  Monks served as advisors to the emperor and regional lords. 
B)  Monks stressed scriptural passages that supported rule by a strong monarch through a centralized state. 
C)  Monks introduced the Chinese chronicles as a model for the first histories of Japan. 
D)  Monks destroyed the Shinto shrines that had existed throughout Japan.

Question 7

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the German migration into the Roman empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Population growth in Germanic lands 
B)  Rome?s growing weakness 
C)  A Celtic invasion on the western flank of the Germanic region 
D)  The nomadic tradition of the Germans 
A)  Population growth in Germanic lands 
B)  Rome?s growing weakness 
C)  A Celtic invasion on the western flank of the Germanic region 
D)  The nomadic tradition of the Germans

Question 8

Africa was called the ?Dark Continent?

Accepted Answer

A)  but was often in contact with other civilizations and cultures. 
B)  because it remained largely isolated from outside contacts until the nineteenth century. 
C)  because its soil was considered more fertile than that of other continents. 
D)  because it remained without civilization until the European explorations of the 19th century. 
A)  but was often in contact with other civilizations and cultures. 
B)  because it remained largely isolated from outside contacts until the nineteenth century. 
C)  because its soil was considered more fertile than that of other continents. 
D)  because it remained without civilization until the European explorations of the 19th century.

Question 9

What was the chief religion of early Japan prior to the 5th century C.E.?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Which of the following was NOT a parallel development in sub-Saharan and Egyptian cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  The idea of the king as a divine being with special powers over natural phenomena 
B)  Brother-sister marriage among rulers 
C)  Rituals of taking authority 
D)  Monotheism 
A)  The idea of the king as a divine being with special powers over natural phenomena 
B)  Brother-sister marriage among rulers 
C)  Rituals of taking authority 
D)  Monotheism

Question 11

The people responsible for the great population movement that originated in eastern Nigeria in West Africa and spread throughout the continent were the

Accepted Answer

A)  Almoravids. 
B)  Bantu. 
C)  Masai. 
D)  Maori. 
A)  Almoravids. 
B)  Bantu. 
C)  Masai. 
D)  Maori.

Question 12

At approximately what date was iron metallurgy introduced into Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  3000 B.C.E. 
B)  The last millennium B.C.E. 
C)  100 C.E. 
D)  1250 C.E. 
A)  3000 B.C.E. 
B)  The last millennium B.C.E. 
C)  100 C.E. 
D)  1250 C.E.

Question 13

What impact did the introduction of Chinese household patterns have on Japan?

Accepted Answer

A)  There was no impact, because the Japanese already practiced patriarchal authority and patrilineal descent. 
B)  The importation of Chinese household patterns strengthened the role of women in the Japanese household. 
C)  Japanese women, who had enjoyed great authority within the household in early Japan, lost ground with the imposition of patriarchy and patrilineal descent. 
D)  Matriarchal authority remained unaffected in Japanese households, but descent changed from matrilineal to patrilineal patterns typical of China. 
A)  There was no impact, because the Japanese already practiced patriarchal authority and patrilineal descent. 
B)  The importation of Chinese household patterns strengthened the role of women in the Japanese household. 
C)  Japanese women, who had enjoyed great authority within the household in early Japan, lost ground with the imposition of patriarchy and patrilineal descent. 
D)  Matriarchal authority remained unaffected in Japanese households, but descent changed from matrilineal to patrilineal patterns typical of China.

Question 14

In what ways did the importation of Chinese culture affect early Japan?

Accepted Answer

Japanese able to build true bureaucracy

Question 15

Which of the following statements concerning the nature of Maori social and political organization is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Maoris developed a centralized empire under a single autocratic ruler supported by a literate priesthood. 
B)  The Maoris were unable to progress beyond the level of hunting and gathering band. 
C)  Maori society was divided into chiefly families dominated by ali?i who legitimized their authority through genealogical descent. 
D)  Maori society was tribal with subdivisions called hapu led by warrior chiefs. 
A)  The Maoris developed a centralized empire under a single autocratic ruler supported by a literate priesthood. 
B)  The Maoris were unable to progress beyond the level of hunting and gathering band. 
C)  Maori society was divided into chiefly families dominated by ali?i who legitimized their authority through genealogical descent. 
D)  Maori society was tribal with subdivisions called hapu led by warrior chiefs.

Question 16

What group of people were responsible for the conquest of Ghana in 1076?

Accepted Answer

A)  Almohades 
B)  Carthaginians 
C)  Idrisids 
D)  Almoravids 
A)  Almohades 
B)  Carthaginians 
C)  Idrisids 
D)  Almoravids

Question 17

Which of the Japanese clans succeeded in establishing the first empire on the islands?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ainu 
B)  Honshu 
C)  Fuji 
D)  Yamato 
A)  Ainu 
B)  Honshu 
C)  Fuji 
D)  Yamato

Question 18

What was the position of women in early Japanese society prior to the 5th century C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women were treated as property within strongly patriarchal households. 
B)  Although lines of descent were matrilineal, Japanese women were clearly subject to their husbands. 
C)  Japanese women enjoyed limited freedom to seek occupations outside the household, but were otherwise subject to patriarchal authority. 
D)  Japanese households were matriarchal and dominated by childbearing women who also played key roles as religious shamans. 
A)  Women were treated as property within strongly patriarchal households. 
B)  Although lines of descent were matrilineal, Japanese women were clearly subject to their husbands. 
C)  Japanese women enjoyed limited freedom to seek occupations outside the household, but were otherwise subject to patriarchal authority. 
D)  Japanese households were matriarchal and dominated by childbearing women who also played key roles as religious shamans.

Question 19

The people who inhabited most of the British Isles were

Accepted Answer

A)  Germans. 
B)  Slavs. 
C)  Celts. 
D)  Scythians. 
A)  Germans. 
B)  Slavs. 
C)  Celts. 
D)  Scythians.

Question 20

Which of the following was NOT a feature of Germanic religion outside the Roman empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  it was animistic 
B)  Germans worshipped the spirits of nature 
C)  horses were commonly sacrificed to the gods 
D)  Germans practiced monotheistic worship of the god Wodin 
A)  it was animistic 
B)  Germans worshipped the spirits of nature 
C)  horses were commonly sacrificed to the gods 
D)  Germans practiced monotheistic worship of the god Wodin

Exam 9: The Spread of Civilizations and the Movement

What Roman historian wrote concerning the society of the Germans?

Which of the following developments was NOT a result of the increasing Chinese influence on Japan after the introduction of Buddhism?

What goods did the people of the savanna trade between the forest zone of the south and the Mediterranean?

Which of the following was NOT introduced into Japan during the Yayoi epoch?

Which of the following statements concerning the geography of Africa is most correct?

Which of the following activities was NOT practiced by Buddhist monks following the conversion of the Japanese?

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the German migration into the Roman empire?

Africa was called the ?Dark Continent?

What was the chief religion of early Japan prior to the 5th century C.E.?

Which of the following was NOT a parallel development in sub-Saharan and Egyptian cultures?

The people responsible for the great population movement that originated in eastern Nigeria in West Africa and spread throughout the continent were the

At approximately what date was iron metallurgy introduced into Africa?

What impact did the introduction of Chinese household patterns have on Japan?

In what ways did the importation of Chinese culture affect early Japan?

Which of the following statements concerning the nature of Maori social and political organization is most accurate?

What group of people were responsible for the conquest of Ghana in 1076?

Which of the Japanese clans succeeded in establishing the first empire on the islands?

What was the position of women in early Japanese society prior to the 5th century C.E.?

The people who inhabited most of the British Isles were

Which of the following was NOT a feature of Germanic religion outside the Roman empire?

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