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Final Exam Review
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1
River valley civilizations, like the Egyptians & Sumerians, developed all of these EXCEPT
constitutional monarchy
long-distance trade
social stratification
craft specialization
2
The Egyptians were to the Nile as the Chinese were to the
Indus
Tigris
Euphrates
Yellow
3
What best characterizes the role of women as society moved to agricultural modes of production?
guiding religious worship in village or town temples
tending to large flocks of domesticated animals
foraging and fashioning stone tools
having greater confinement to the home to care for children
4
In comparison to women in sedentary societies, women in nomadic, pastoral societies
Belonged to secret societies
Were valued if they could equal males in military courage
Had more rights
Were treated equally with their husbands & male counterparts
5
Before 800 BCE, Indo-European steppe tribes were different from civilizations in what ways?
Civilizations were on permanent settlements
Steppe societies were more likely to have large monuments
Indo-European tribes did not develop a common religion
Civilizations were matrilineal
6
All of the following were features of the civilizations in the cradles of civilization EXCEPT
Development of irrigation systems
Construction of architectural movements
A degree of craft specialization
Religious systems that included human sacrifice rituals
7
Which of the following early crops was unique to early civilizations of the New World?
Barley
Maize
Wheat
Oats
8
In Chinese tradition, the Mandate of Heaven refers to
Chinese ethnocentric tendencies
belief in many gods
divine blessing of the rule of an emperor
eternal authority of a ruling dynasty
9
The earliest civilizations in both the Eastern and Western hemispheres were similar in
Their technological knowledge
Their reliance on the flooding of major rivers
Their location at similar latitudes
Their practice of polytheism
10
Migration forged contacts between all of the following peoples EXCEPT
Germanic peoples and Romans
Aryans and Mongols
Hittites and Assyrians
Bantu peoples and cattle herders of sub-Saharan Africa
11
Which major language family arose as a result of migrations in central Asia which westward?
Indo-European
Semitic
Romance
Sino-Tibetan
12
All of the following were factors in the Bantu migration EXCEPT
Spread of agriculture
Floods
Population pressures
Use of iron tools
13
Which of the following best describes the development of agriculture during the Neolithic era?
it spread from the Americas across a land bridge to Asia
it was practiced only on hilly terrain
it was limited to China until the first millennium BCE
it was a gradual process, arising in independent regions
14
Shang China
Was prevented by natural barriers from any trade
Developed numerous artistic works without the use of metals
Contributed to development of central government in China
Left no decipherable written records
15
Which is the best estimate for the number of castes that developed in India over the millennia?
dozens
thousands
billions
hundred
16
Early societies of South America
Traded widely with regions to their north
Developed societies that had no knowledge of metals
Were unified under a central government
Were challenged by geographic limitations
17
Which region of the world had yet to experience the Neolithic transition by 600 CE?
Northern Europe
Australia
Mesoamerica
South America
18
All of the following were important impacts of the rise of metalwork in the ancient worldEXCEPT
metal ships revolutionized trade and naval warfare
specialized labor developed further
metal tools make farming easier
metal arms revolutionized war fighting
19
Which is the name of the ancient Sumerian writing system?
Ideograph
Hieroglyphics
Pictograph
Cuneiform
20
Early civilizations developed
In similar climate zones
Through intense cultural contacts
Similar religions
Through independent patterns of development
21
Based on available knowledge, which of the following was NOT part of Homo erectus' world?
agriculture
tool making
bipedalism
language
22
Matrilinearity was found in which of the following societies?
Byzantium
Sumer
Bantu
Rome
23
The early civilization with the least developed technology was
Harappan
Shang
Sumerian
Mesoamerican
24
The civilizations of the Sumerians, the Phoenicians, and the Maya were similar in that each
Emphasized equality in education
Encouraged democratic governments
Developed extensive writing systems
Established monotheistic religions
25
Constructed multistory structures; Indus River; undecipherable writing, all pertain to...
Harappan
Mauryan
Shang
Mayan
26
Which major world religion lacks a central founding figure?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Christianity
Judaism
27
All of the following cities relied on monsoon seasonal winds for trade EXCEPT
Calicut
Alexandria
Sofala
Kilwa
28
Historically, pastoral nomads
Had small lasting impact on the development of civilizations
Prevented contact between the civilized centers of the world
Live interspersed with sedentary farmers
Lived on grassy plains (sedentary agriculture was difficult)
29
It is thought that early Bantu migrations circa 1000 BCE through Africa were caused by
Environmental changes which hurt the land people relied on
Growth in the African slave trade
Establishment of trade routes along coastal west Africa
Advances in gold and salt mining technologies
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What's the unique challenge when studying the Indus River valley that doesn't exist for Sumer?
religious prohibitions on interfering with the burial places
artifacts lie under layers that must be carefully excavated
historians rely entirely on legends & oral history
Harappan writing has never been deciphered
