Question 1

What biological factor made it difficult to sustain pastoralism in some regions of Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tsetse fly 
B)  Rabies 
C)  Anthrax 
D)  Lack of genetic diversity 
A)  Tsetse fly 
B)  Rabies 
C)  Anthrax 
D)  Lack of genetic diversity

Question 2

How did sedentary agriculture develop in sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sedentary agriculture was developed independently in sub-Saharan Africa by the domestication of roots and tubers native to the continent. 
B)  The nature of the first domesticated crops indicates that agriculture reached Africa from Europe and the Mediterranean. 
C)  The nature of the first domesticated crops indicates that agriculture reached Africa from west Asia and the Near East. 
D)  Sedentary agriculture was not developed in Africa until the arrival of the Europeans during the 19th century. 
A)  Sedentary agriculture was developed independently in sub-Saharan Africa by the domestication of roots and tubers native to the continent. 
B)  The nature of the first domesticated crops indicates that agriculture reached Africa from Europe and the Mediterranean. 
C)  The nature of the first domesticated crops indicates that agriculture reached Africa from west Asia and the Near East. 
D)  Sedentary agriculture was not developed in Africa until the arrival of the Europeans during the 19th century.

Question 3

What is the most likely cause for the success of the Bantu migration?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their iron technology gave them a military advantage of stone-using technologies they conquered. 
B)  Their organization in phalanxes allowed them to overwhelm less well-organized societies. 
C)  Their use of mounted cavalry and war chariots gave them a military advantage over the peoples they conquered. 
D)  Their control of the gold trade with the Mediterranean gave them great wealth. 
A)  Their iron technology gave them a military advantage of stone-using technologies they conquered. 
B)  Their organization in phalanxes allowed them to overwhelm less well-organized societies. 
C)  Their use of mounted cavalry and war chariots gave them a military advantage over the peoples they conquered. 
D)  Their control of the gold trade with the Mediterranean gave them great wealth.

Question 4

The family of languages to which the migrants from Asia to Polynesia belong is called

Accepted Answer

A)  Indo-European. 
B)  Chinese. 
C)  Bantu. 
D)  Austronesian. 
A)  Indo-European. 
B)  Chinese. 
C)  Bantu. 
D)  Austronesian.

Question 5

After 985 C.E. what religion was embraced by the elites in the west African states?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

By what date had sedentary agriculture been introduced into Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  7000 B.C.E. 
B)  3000 B.C.E. 
C)  300 C.E.. 
D)  1800 C.E.. 
A)  7000 B.C.E. 
B)  3000 B.C.E. 
C)  300 C.E.. 
D)  1800 C.E..

Question 7

Which of the emerging areas was NOT in contact with more established civilization centers and thus developed a less advanced material culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Polynesia 
B)  Northern Europe 
C)  Japan 
D)  Sub-Saharan Africa 
A)  Polynesia 
B)  Northern Europe 
C)  Japan 
D)  Sub-Saharan Africa

Question 8

In what century did Buddhism reach Japan from China?

Accepted Answer

A)  2nd century B.C.E. 
B)  2nd century C.E. 
C)  4th century C.E. 
D)  6th century C.E. 
A)  2nd century B.C.E. 
B)  2nd century C.E. 
C)  4th century C.E. 
D)  6th century C.E.

Question 9

What was peculiar about the African adaptation of metallurgy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most African cultures failed to adopt metallurgy and remained dependent on stone tools and technology. 
B)  African cultures developed bronze toolmaking independently, but received iron working from the western Mediterranean. 
C)  African cultures never passed beyond bronze metallurgy. 
D)  African cultures received iron metallurgy from western Asia, but never developed copper metallurgy. 
A)  Most African cultures failed to adopt metallurgy and remained dependent on stone tools and technology. 
B)  African cultures developed bronze toolmaking independently, but received iron working from the western Mediterranean. 
C)  African cultures never passed beyond bronze metallurgy. 
D)  African cultures received iron metallurgy from western Asia, but never developed copper metallurgy.

Question 10

At what date had the ancestors of the Japanese people begun to migrate to the Japanese islands?

Accepted Answer

A)  5000 B.C.E. 
B)  3000 B.C.E. 
C)  1000 B.C.E. 
D)  300 C.E. 
A)  5000 B.C.E. 
B)  3000 B.C.E. 
C)  1000 B.C.E. 
D)  300 C.E.

Question 11

What early sub-Saharan empire was based on the control of trans-Sahara commerce?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Which of the following statements concerning the nature of Germanic political organization after 200 C.E. is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  After the 2nd century C.E., Germanic tribes fragmented into kinship units. 
B)  After 200 C.E., some German tribes coalesced into larger tribal confederations as they learned to copy Roman military structure. 
C)  After 200 C.E., several German tribes successfully created empires on the borders of the Roman empire. 
D)  After 200 C.E., all of northwestern Europe was subordinated to a single Germanic empire with its capital at Jutland. 
A)  After the 2nd century C.E., Germanic tribes fragmented into kinship units. 
B)  After 200 C.E., some German tribes coalesced into larger tribal confederations as they learned to copy Roman military structure. 
C)  After 200 C.E., several German tribes successfully created empires on the borders of the Roman empire. 
D)  After 200 C.E., all of northwestern Europe was subordinated to a single Germanic empire with its capital at Jutland.

Question 13

How were all of the fringe societies similar? To what extent were they different?

Accepted Answer

All depended on development of agricultu

Question 14

Which of the following statements concerning the original social and economic organization of the early Bantu is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  They depended on agriculture and fishing 
B)  They domesticated goats and perhaps cattle 
C)  They lived in large temple complexes featuring monumental architecture with ceremonial purposes 
D)  They organized their society around kinship groups 
A)  They depended on agriculture and fishing 
B)  They domesticated goats and perhaps cattle 
C)  They lived in large temple complexes featuring monumental architecture with ceremonial purposes 
D)  They organized their society around kinship groups

Question 15

At what date were the Hawaiian islands settled?

Accepted Answer

A)  3000 B.C.E. 
B)  900 B.C.E. 
C)  300 C.E. 
D)  1000 C.E. 
A)  3000 B.C.E. 
B)  900 B.C.E. 
C)  300 C.E. 
D)  1000 C.E.

Exam 9: The Spread of Civilizations and the Movement

What biological factor made it difficult to sustain pastoralism in some regions of Africa?

How did sedentary agriculture develop in sub-Saharan Africa?

What is the most likely cause for the success of the Bantu migration?

The family of languages to which the migrants from Asia to Polynesia belong is called

After 985 C.E. what religion was embraced by the elites in the west African states?

By what date had sedentary agriculture been introduced into Africa?

Which of the emerging areas was NOT in contact with more established civilization centers and thus developed a less advanced material culture?

In what century did Buddhism reach Japan from China?

What was peculiar about the African adaptation of metallurgy?

At what date had the ancestors of the Japanese people begun to migrate to the Japanese islands?

What early sub-Saharan empire was based on the control of trans-Sahara commerce?

Which of the following statements concerning the nature of Germanic political organization after 200 C.E. is most accurate?

How were all of the fringe societies similar? To what extent were they different?

Which of the following statements concerning the original social and economic organization of the early Bantu is NOT correct?

At what date were the Hawaiian islands settled?

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