History Midterm Review

Question 1

Which of the following are differences between Daoism and Legalism?

Accepted Answer

Daoism: minimal government intervention /Legalism: heavy government control, Daoism: human nature is good / Legalism: human nature is bad

Question 2

True or false: The Chavin had no domesticable animals to help them thrive.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

What is the use of archaeology and scientific methods in the study of history? select all that apply

Accepted Answer

They can tell us about how people lived, ate, and were buried, They can tell us about people who didn't develop surviving writing systems

Question 4

Which of the following is true about the Indus Valley society?

Accepted Answer

They had extensive trade networ, built sophisticated drainage(sewer) system

Question 5

What effects did climate change have on the region?

Accepted Answer

Droughts--> crop failure--> famine--> human migration

Question 6

What does bronze have to do with globalization?

Accepted Answer

It was the most advanced technology at the time so everybody wanted it, Tin and copper are mined in different areas so trade developed

Question 7

Why are there different world maps?

Accepted Answer

Turning a 3D thing into a 2D map requires distortion

Question 8

Why was Legalism appealing after the Warring States period in China?

Accepted Answer

It standardized measures and laws, It offered a sense of stability through strict laws

Question 9

True or false: Agrarian societies developed agriculture in different parts of the world independently of each other.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Why didn't agriculture develop in Australia when it did in the rest of the world?

Accepted Answer

There r many available resources that there was no need to develop farming

Question 11

This society was known for its architecture and sea trade

Accepted Answer

Mycenaean Greece

Question 12

Which of the following are the Buddhist Four Noble Truths? (select 4)

Accepted Answer

Suffering comes from desire, The way to end suffering is to follow the eight-fold path, Life is suffering, To limit suffering, one must limit desire

Question 13

Which of the following was NOT a use of the Yellow River in Shang China

Accepted Answer

It was worshipped like a deity (god)

Question 14

What is the traditional, or religious explanation of how Buddhism came to China?

Accepted Answer

Emperor Ming Ti had a dream that inspired him to import Buddhism

Question 15

What can we learn from the contents of the Uluburun shipwreck?

Accepted Answer

Late bronze age societies were interconnected

Question 16

This society thrived because it controlled the tin and copper trade in the Eastern Mediterranean

Accepted Answer

The Hittite Empire

Question 17

This society had an abundance of gold and relied on one major river as its lifeline.

Accepted Answer

The Egyptian Empire

Question 18

The olmecs were famous for extracting this material from trees before anyone else in the world:

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Question 19

True or false: There were no gender roles in Nok Society

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

How did Legalism and Confucianism view education? (select all that apply)

Accepted Answer

Legalists burned Confucian books, Confucianism encourages education and the study of history

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT true about the kingdom of Aksum?

Accepted Answer

In desert they didnt got access 2 lot of stone, they didn't build big thing

Question 22

What is the term that describes the problem with many traditional world maps?

Accepted Answer

Eurocentrism

Question 23

Archeologists made a discovery that surprised them about Nok society. They had thought this tech. was invented in Euras

Accepted Answer

Iron smelting furnaces

Question 24

Did Shang China trade with coastal regions and the Steppe? How do we know?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the discovery of cowry shells and chariots are evidence

Question 25

What can the Mercator projection (traditional) world map tell us about the people who created it? Select all the apply

Accepted Answer

They thought Europe was important, it's in the middle, They wanted to highlight the Northern hemisphere

Question 26

In Shang China, questions were written on these surfaces that were then burned and cracked to reveal the answers.

Accepted Answer

Oracle bones

Question 27

Which is NOT a reason why Europeans developed immunity to diseases that Native Americans had no immunity to?

Accepted Answer

Europeans developed medicine and vaccines

Question 28

Which of the following is unique to the social structure of the Indus Valley society?

Accepted Answer

There were prob several wealthy families in charge, rather than one ruler

Question 29

Which of the following crops is NOT native to Eurasia?

Accepted Answer

Corn

Question 30

How do we know that Bronze Age Britain had ties to continental Europe?

Accepted Answer

Identical bronze items were found in Germany and Britain

Question 31

What does the "Dao" mean?

Accepted Answer

The way

Question 32

How did Confucianism aim to create social order in China?

Accepted Answer

By creating hierarchy of personal relationships & relationships with rulers

Question 33

What did all agrarian societies have in common?

Accepted Answer

They all had social hierarchies and systems for taxation or tribute

Question 34

This society was known for its military power, and they never lost a battle (until they did...)

Accepted Answer

Assyria

Question 35

What made Buddhism attractive in a Hindu (Brahminist) society?

Accepted Answer

Anyone could reach enlightenment in their lifetime

Question 36

What does the Sinicization of Buddhism tell us about Buddhism and China?

Accepted Answer

Buddhism is able to modify itself to fit local customs and traditions

Question 37

What archaeological discovery makes the Indus Valley society special?

Accepted Answer

A large bath house that may have been used for religious purposes

Question 38

Lapis Lazuli is a precious stone that's native to Central & Southwest Asia. There was lot of it found in Nubia and Egypt

Accepted Answer

They had extensive trade networks

Question 39

Which of the following made human populations grow at a much faster rate? Select all that apply

Accepted Answer

The Agricultural / Neolithic Revolution, The Industrial Revolution

Question 40

What's the sig. of 12 out of 14 of the animals that are domesticable for effective farming being native to Eurasia?

Accepted Answer

Those 12 animals are better suited for work on a farm, People are able to grow large numbers of animals for food, Easier food production creates a bigger surplus

Question 41

How was it possible for a small number of Europeans to conquer huge Empires in the Americas, according to Jared Diamond?

Accepted Answer

The introduction of new diseases, Advanced gunpowder weaponry, Metal alloys that weren't developed in the Americas

Question 42

What was it that made Aksum so powerful?

Accepted Answer

Their location by the red sea opened up trade with Europe and Asia

Question 43

The Olmec and Chavin societies existed in the modern-day countries of:

Accepted Answer

Mexico and Peru

Question 44

What can we learn from the gold scarab found in the Uluburun shipwreck?

Accepted Answer

When the ship set sail

Question 45

What makes us special as humans and what we know about the world?

Accepted Answer

Collective learning

Question 46

What was the innovation that made the written word more accessible to more people?

Accepted Answer

Printing

Question 47

What is the historical explanation of how Buddhism came to China

Accepted Answer

It was spread through soldiers during the Warring States period

Question 48

Why is North usually up on maps, and South is down?

Accepted Answer

It makes the North seem more important

Question 49

Hinduism: What is Samsara?

Accepted Answer

The endless cycle of death and rebirth

Question 50

Which of the following is a result of globalization? Select all that apply

Accepted Answer

Ideas and knowledge spread easily, Diseases spread more easily

Question 51

What was the one geographic feature that made Egypt and Nubia so successful as agrarian societies?

Accepted Answer

The Nile River and its predictable flooding

Question 52

What was the role of the Caste System in the Indian social order?

Accepted Answer

People could be reborn into another caste, so they played their roles

Question 53

Which of the following is a reason Eric Cline gives for the collapse of Bronze Age societies? Select all the apply

Accepted Answer

Internal conflicts (soldiers revolting after militaries collapsed), Diseases, Earthquake storms, Sea peoples invasions

History Midterm Review

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History Midterm Review

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