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Final Exam Review
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1
Matrilinearity was found in which of the following societies?
Sumer
Byzantium
Rome
Bantu
2
Before 800 BCE, Indo-European steppe tribes were different from civilizations in what ways?
Indo-European tribes did not develop a common religion
Civilizations were matrilineal
Steppe societies were more likely to have large monuments
Civilizations were on permanent settlements
3
The Egyptians were to the Nile as the Chinese were to the
Euphrates
Yellow
Tigris
Indus
4
It is thought that early Bantu migrations circa 1000 BCE through Africa were caused by
Advances in gold and salt mining technologies
Establishment of trade routes along coastal west Africa
Environmental changes which hurt the land people relied on
Growth in the African slave trade
5
What's the unique challenge when studying the Indus River valley that doesn't exist for Sumer?
artifacts lie under layers that must be carefully excavated
religious prohibitions on interfering with the burial places
historians rely entirely on legends & oral history
Harappan writing has never been deciphered
6
The earliest civilizations in both the Eastern and Western hemispheres were similar in
Their location at similar latitudes
Their practice of polytheism
Their reliance on the flooding of major rivers
Their technological knowledge
7
Based on available knowledge, which of the following was NOT part of Homo erectus' world?
language
tool making
bipedalism
agriculture
8
Shang China
Left no decipherable written records
Contributed to development of central government in China
Developed numerous artistic works without the use of metals
Was prevented by natural barriers from any trade
9
Which of the following early crops was unique to early civilizations of the New World?
Maize
Wheat
Barley
Oats
10
Which is the name of the ancient Sumerian writing system?
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Pictograph
Ideograph
11
The early civilization with the least developed technology was
Sumerian
Harappan
Shang
Mesoamerican
12
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
having greater confinement to the home to care for children
foraging and fashioning stone tools
13
Which of the following best describes the development of agriculture during the Neolithic era?
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
it spread from the Americas across a land bridge to Asia
14
In comparison to women in sedentary societies, women in nomadic, pastoral societies
Had more rights
Were valued if they could equal males in military courage
Were treated equally with their husbands & male counterparts
Belonged to secret societies
15
All of the following were features of the civilizations in the cradles of civilization EXCEPT
A degree of craft specialization
Construction of architectural movements
Religious systems that included human sacrifice rituals
Development of irrigation systems
16
Historically, pastoral nomads
Lived on grassy plains (sedentary agriculture was difficult)
Live interspersed with sedentary farmers
Prevented contact between the civilized centers of the world
Had small lasting impact on the development of civilizations
17
Which region of the world had yet to experience the Neolithic transition by 600 CE?
South America
Mesoamerica
Northern Europe
Australia
18
All of the following cities relied on monsoon seasonal winds for trade EXCEPT
Kilwa
Calicut
Sofala
Alexandria
19
Constructed multistory structures; Indus River; undecipherable writing, all pertain to...
Harappan
Shang
Mauryan
Mayan
20
Which major language family arose as a result of migrations in central Asia which westward?
Sino-Tibetan
Indo-European
Romance
Semitic
21
Early civilizations developed
Through independent patterns of development
Similar religions
Through intense cultural contacts
In similar climate zones
22
Migration forged contacts between all of the following peoples EXCEPT
Aryans and Mongols
Germanic peoples and Romans
Bantu peoples and cattle herders of sub-Saharan Africa
Hittites and Assyrians
23
In Chinese tradition, the Mandate of Heaven refers to
Chinese ethnocentric tendencies
eternal authority of a ruling dynasty
divine blessing of the rule of an emperor
belief in many gods
24
Early societies of South America
Were unified under a central government
Were challenged by geographic limitations
Traded widely with regions to their north
Developed societies that had no knowledge of metals
25
River valley civilizations, like the Egyptians & Sumerians, developed all of these EXCEPT
constitutional monarchy
long-distance trade
social stratification
craft specialization
26
All of the following were important impacts of the rise of metalwork in the ancient worldEXCEPT
metal ships revolutionized trade and naval warfare
metal tools make farming easier
specialized labor developed further
metal arms revolutionized war fighting
27
Which is the best estimate for the number of castes that developed in India over the millennia?
hundred
dozens
billions
thousands
28
All of the following were factors in the Bantu migration EXCEPT
Spread of agriculture
Population pressures
Use of iron tools
Floods
29
The civilizations of the Sumerians, the Phoenicians, and the Maya were similar in that each
Encouraged democratic governments
Developed extensive writing systems
Established monotheistic religions
Emphasized equality in education
30
Which major world religion lacks a central founding figure?
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
Buddhism
