Question 1

The Olmec culture was located primarily:

Accepted Answer

A)  along the Gulf Coast of Mexico 
B)  in highland Mexico 
C)  along the Andean coast of South America 
D)  in the Amazon basin of South America 
E)  in the southwestern United States 
A)  along the Gulf Coast of Mexico 
B)  in highland Mexico 
C)  along the Andean coast of South America 
D)  in the Amazon basin of South America 
E)  in the southwestern United States A

Question 2

Which of the following best defines a primary difference between the Indus Valley and Egyptian civilizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  the presence of extensive trade 
B)  the degree of evidence indicating a state level form of political organization 
C)  the importance of intensive agriculture 
D)  the degree of urbanization 
E)  the presence of irrigation agriculture 
A)  the presence of extensive trade 
B)  the degree of evidence indicating a state level form of political organization 
C)  the importance of intensive agriculture 
D)  the degree of urbanization 
E)  the presence of irrigation agriculture B

Question 3

Which of the following explanations may account for the urbanization of the Indus Valley?

Accepted Answer

A)  period of drought years 
B)  increased warfare 
C)  increased threat of flooding 
D)  the development of increasingly productive agricultural practices 
E)  unification under a single ruler 
A)  period of drought years 
B)  increased warfare 
C)  increased threat of flooding 
D)  the development of increasingly productive agricultural practices 
E)  unification under a single ruler C

Question 4

Which of the following statements concerning the relationship between climate change and the emergence of civilizations is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Climate change is insufficient alone to explain the rise of all civilizations. 
B)  Climate change always played an important role. 
C)  There is little correlation between climate change and the emergence of civilizations. 
D)  Climate change can never account for the emergence of civilizations. 
E)  The presence of severe drought conditions can be linked to the emergence of civilizations. 
A)  Climate change is insufficient alone to explain the rise of all civilizations. 
B)  Climate change always played an important role. 
C)  There is little correlation between climate change and the emergence of civilizations. 
D)  Climate change can never account for the emergence of civilizations. 
E)  The presence of severe drought conditions can be linked to the emergence of civilizations.

Question 5

Kwang-chih Chang has linked the development of civilization in China to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the restricted access to the means of communication 
B)  the development of irrigation systems 
C)  the emergence of agriculture 
D)  extended periods of cold and dry weather 
E)  the emergence of efficient transportation systems 
A)  the restricted access to the means of communication 
B)  the development of irrigation systems 
C)  the emergence of agriculture 
D)  extended periods of cold and dry weather 
E)  the emergence of efficient transportation systems

Question 6

Compare and contrast New and Old World Civilizations in terms of the lifeways of the residents. What are the major similarities, and what are some of the substantial differences?

Accepted Answer

New World civilizations, such as those o

Question 7

Peru's coastal regions were whole-heartedly committed to subsistence agriculture after about 3,800 ya.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What features have been used to define a civilization?

Accepted Answer

The features used to define a civilizati

Question 9

Detail the development of civilization in Mesoamerica in ecologically diverse locations, including the Olmec and the Aztec.

Accepted Answer

The development of civilization in Mesoa

Question 10

The legendary Xia dynasty, proclaimed in myth as the dawn of the Chinese civilization, may be evidenced in in the increased complexity of Erlitou at around

Accepted Answer

A)  8,000 - 7,600 ya. 
B)  6,500 - 6,250 ya. 
C)  5,000 - 4,000 ya. 
D)  4,600 - 3,200 ya. 
E)  3,900 to 3,600 ya 
A)  8,000 - 7,600 ya. 
B)  6,500 - 6,250 ya. 
C)  5,000 - 4,000 ya. 
D)  4,600 - 3,200 ya. 
E)  3,900 to 3,600 ya

Question 11

Which of the following statements about the end of the Classic Period Maya civilization reflects our current understanding of the collapse?

Accepted Answer

A)  It marks the end of social complexity in Mesoamerica. 
B)  It does not affect the lowland areas. 
C)  It is associated with the end of palace and temple construction. 
D)  It may be linked to political instability, climatic factors, malnutrition, and various other important elements. 
E)  Stelae were no longer produced. 
A)  It marks the end of social complexity in Mesoamerica. 
B)  It does not affect the lowland areas. 
C)  It is associated with the end of palace and temple construction. 
D)  It may be linked to political instability, climatic factors, malnutrition, and various other important elements. 
E)  Stelae were no longer produced.

Question 12

The Olmec culture represents one of the first possible civilizations in the New World.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Arie Issar and Mattanyah Zohar have argued that what factor was likely responsible for the development of early civilization in the Near East?

Accepted Answer

A)  need to construct and maintain irrigation systems 
B)  fluctuating availability of water resources caused by major climatic changes 
C)  need for a communal flood defense system 
D)  population growth and nucleation 
E)  the development of a religious hierarchy 
A)  need to construct and maintain irrigation systems 
B)  fluctuating availability of water resources caused by major climatic changes 
C)  need for a communal flood defense system 
D)  population growth and nucleation 
E)  the development of a religious hierarchy

Question 14

The ziggurat, is typically associated with which ancient civilization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sumerian 
B)  Egyptian 
C)  Qin dynasty 
D)  Indus Valley 
E)  Mayan 
A)  Sumerian 
B)  Egyptian 
C)  Qin dynasty 
D)  Indus Valley 
E)  Mayan

Question 15

Modern day Iraq is better known to archaeologists studying Old World civilizations as a part of the region of

Accepted Answer

A)  India 
B)  China 
C)  Mesopotamia 
D)  Europe 
E)  Egypt 
A)  India 
B)  China 
C)  Mesopotamia 
D)  Europe 
E)  Egypt

Question 16

Which of the following features has NOT been associated with the end of Teotihuacán?

Accepted Answer

A)  nutritional stress and disease 
B)  burning in the ritual precinct 
C)  gradual population decline over several centuries 
D)  high infant mortality 
E)  dismemberment of members of the nobility 
A)  nutritional stress and disease 
B)  burning in the ritual precinct 
C)  gradual population decline over several centuries 
D)  high infant mortality 
E)  dismemberment of members of the nobility

Question 17

Contrast the terms city state and territorial state.

Accepted Answer

A city-state is a sovereign state that c

Question 18

Where and when did the Olmecs live, and what were some of their most notable accomplishments?

Accepted Answer

The Olmecs lived in the southern region

Question 19

What factors are associated with the demise of Teotihuacan?

Accepted Answer

The demise of Teotihuacan, a pre-Columbi

Question 20

The development of formal, non-kin, organization means that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the appropriation of the right by the state to decide which acts will be punished as crimes 
B)  the end of kin relations as an important factor in society 
C)  political succession based on a family system 
D)  the transition from a ranked to an egalitarian structure 
E)  the end of an institutional religion 
A)  the appropriation of the right by the state to decide which acts will be punished as crimes 
B)  the end of kin relations as an important factor in society 
C)  political succession based on a family system 
D)  the transition from a ranked to an egalitarian structure 
E)  the end of an institutional religion

The Olmec culture was located primarily:

Which of the following best defines a primary difference between the Indus Valley and Egyptian civilizations?

Which of the following explanations may account for the urbanization of the Indus Valley?

Which of the following statements concerning the relationship between climate change and the emergence of civilizations is accurate?

Kwang-chih Chang has linked the development of civilization in China to:

Compare and contrast New and Old World Civilizations in terms of the lifeways of the residents. What are the major similarities, and what are some of the substantial differences?

Peru's coastal regions were whole-heartedly committed to subsistence agriculture after about 3,800 ya.

What features have been used to define a civilization?

Detail the development of civilization in Mesoamerica in ecologically diverse locations, including the Olmec and the Aztec.

The legendary Xia dynasty, proclaimed in myth as the dawn of the Chinese civilization, may be evidenced in in the increased complexity of Erlitou at around

Which of the following statements about the end of the Classic Period Maya civilization reflects our current understanding of the collapse?

The Olmec culture represents one of the first possible civilizations in the New World.

Arie Issar and Mattanyah Zohar have argued that what factor was likely responsible for the development of early civilization in the Near East?

The ziggurat, is typically associated with which ancient civilization?

Modern day Iraq is better known to archaeologists studying Old World civilizations as a part of the region of

Which of the following features has NOT been associated with the end of Teotihuacán?

Contrast the terms city state and territorial state.

Where and when did the Olmecs live, and what were some of their most notable accomplishments?

What factors are associated with the demise of Teotihuacan?

The development of formal, non-kin, organization means that:

Introduction to Anthropology

Heredity and Evolution

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

Modern Human Variation and Adaptation

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

An Overview of the Primates

Primate Behavior

Understanding the Past: Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods

Hominin Origins

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers

Food Production

Conclusion

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Exam 15: The First Civilizations

The Olmec culture was located primarily:

Which of the following best defines a primary difference between the Indus Valley and Egyptian civilizations?

Which of the following explanations may account for the urbanization of the Indus Valley?

Which of the following statements concerning the relationship between climate change and the emergence of civilizations is accurate?

Kwang-chih Chang has linked the development of civilization in China to:

Compare and contrast New and Old World Civilizations in terms of the lifeways of the residents. What are the major similarities, and what are some of the substantial differences?

Peru's coastal regions were whole-heartedly committed to subsistence agriculture after about 3,800 ya.

What features have been used to define a civilization?

Detail the development of civilization in Mesoamerica in ecologically diverse locations, including the Olmec and the Aztec.

The legendary Xia dynasty, proclaimed in myth as the dawn of the Chinese civilization, may be evidenced in in the increased complexity of Erlitou at around

Which of the following statements about the end of the Classic Period Maya civilization reflects our current understanding of the collapse?

The Olmec culture represents one of the first possible civilizations in the New World.

Arie Issar and Mattanyah Zohar have argued that what factor was likely responsible for the development of early civilization in the Near East?

The ziggurat, is typically associated with which ancient civilization?

Modern day Iraq is better known to archaeologists studying Old World civilizations as a part of the region of

Which of the following features has NOT been associated with the end of Teotihuacán?

Contrast the terms city state and territorial state.

Where and when did the Olmecs live, and what were some of their most notable accomplishments?

What factors are associated with the demise of Teotihuacan?

The development of formal, non-kin, organization means that:

Introduction to Anthropology

Heredity and Evolution

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

Modern Human Variation and Adaptation

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

An Overview of the Primates

Primate Behavior

Understanding the Past: Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods

Hominin Origins

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers

Food Production

Conclusion

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