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1
This is a Neolithic town site located in southern Turkey, founded about 7000 BCE.
Gobekli Tepe
Angkor Wat
Catal Huyuk
Damascus
2
Which of the following is NOT one of the drawbacks of being a homo sapiens?
Humans are vulnerable to back aches and injuries.
Humans are obsessively aware of their own mortality.
Human beings mate primarily in the springtime.
Human children are largely helpless for many years.
3
We discussed five advantages that the human species possessed. Which is NOT one of these?
Ability to speak.
Lack of body hair compared to most mammals.
Opposable thumbs.
Highly developed brain.
4
Nomadic territories are usually lands with sufficient rainfall for grasslands, but not for...
fur trapping.
settled agriculture.
pastoralism.
hunting and gathering.
5
If a society is male-dominated, we call it a...
patriarchal society.
anarcho-syndicalist society.
matriarchal society.
filial society.
6
Why do we know very little about the Indus Valley people?
They left no written record of their culture.
There are no surviving large buildings.
We cannot read their written language.
Only a small handful of sites have been excavated.
7
Early Chinese civilization grew up along the Huanghe River, which is also called the...
Saraswati River.
Yellow River.
Yangzi River.
Mekong River.
8
Historians generally agree that civilization first developed in what area?
Western India
East Africa
Mesoamerica
Middle East and Black Sea region
9
Which of the following was a technology NOT practiced by the early Indus Valley people?
They engineered their cities to utilize the breezes.
They used clay bricks for building.
They used bronze-tipped arrows.
They used a form of indoor plumbing.
10
How long ago did the last great ice age recede?
14,000 years ago.
150,000 years ago.
1 million years ago.
50,000 years ago.
11
About 100,000 years ago, the very successful hominid species called
homo erectus
achieved a population of around...
500,000.
1.5 million.
100 million.
50 million.
12
What is the semi-mythical dynasty that many Chinese claim to be the first ruling family in their history?
The Xia Dynasty
The Zhou Dynasty
The Qin Dynasty
The Manchu Dynasty
13
Throughout most of its history, the Kingdom of Egypt used this word to refer to its ruler.
vizier
akhenaten
pharaoh
caesar
14
What was the innovation that was most responsible for helping humans to become civilized?
agriculture
hunting and gathering
throwing spears
metallurgy
15
As early civilizations emerged, the creation of agricultural surpluses resulted in...
a lack of social stratification.
greater social inequality.
an early industrial revolution.
greater social equality.
16
Indus Valley people traded with Mesopotamia. What is the good that they traded?
iron weapons
silk
cotton cloth
peacock feathers
17
In the Indus Valley civilization, what group was at the top of the caste system?
Shudras
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Harijans
18
When a group of people have more food than they need, we call this a...
sedentation.
dearth.
hierarchy.
surplus.
19
The word "Mesopotamia" means...
the Land Between the Rivers.
the Land of Hippos.
the Civilized Lands.
the Land of Copper Pots.
20
The Code of Hammurabi was compiled and used to govern the kingdom of…
Akkad.
Phoenicia.
Egypt.
Babylon.
21
The Sumerians in Mesopotamia developed the first writing system, which is called...
Phoenician uncial.
cuneiform.
hieroglyphics.
Great Seal text.
22
During the Paleolithic period, humans transmitted technical knowledge to one another with the development of...
early forms of writing.
cave painting.
speech.
a primitive form of sign language.
23
Apart from the Fertile Crescent, historians believe that agriculture developed independently in...
Mesoamerica and Indonesia.
Ethiopia and the Russian steppes.
China and Mesoamerica.
China and Southern Africa.
24
Nomadic groups frequently traded with farming communities for what goods?
eagles
wool
horses
iron tools and weapons
25
According to current knowledge, what's "the most amazing thing" about the Indus Valley people?
They were peaceful, with very few recovered weapons.
They devised a crude form of electricity.
Their bronze weaponry is exceedingly sharp and durable.
They were able to conquer many different kingdoms.
26
The Chinese were able to purchase superior horses from nomadic groups with what precious good?
silk
opals
panda hides
cotton cloth
27
This word means "new stone," as in the most recent part of the Stone Age.
mesolithic
neolithic
holocene
paleolithic
28
Which of the following is NOT usually cited as a necessary characteristic of a civilization?
Participation in trade.
A surplus of food.
A well-armed military.
Centralized government.
29
If a society is female-dominated, we describe that society as...
patriarchal.
anarcho-syndicalist
communal.
matriarchal
30
The Neolithic revolution caused the population of humans to...
totally abandon hunting/gathering as a way of life.
stay the same, because so few people became agriculturalists
increase dramatically, due to more reliable sources of food.
decline, as fewer people were required to produce food.
31
The first Chinese dynasty that we have solid documentation for is the...
Shang dynasty.
Zhou dynasty.
Qin dynasty.
Xia dynasty.
32
We all belong to what hominid species?
Homo sapiens sapiens
Homos sapiens idaltu
Homo floresiensis
Homo habilis
33
What precious metal was used by the Sumerians as their primary means of exchange?
platinum
gold
bronze
silver
34
What metal did Neolithic people
first use
to make tools and weapons and jewelry?
bronze
iron
silver
copper
35
It is thought that humans came from Asia to the New World perhaps as early as...
25,000 years ago.
50,000 years ago.
120,000 years ago.
10,000 years ago.
36
Which of the following is most correct?
Egyptians had a difficult relationship with nature and their gods.
Both Egyptians and Sumerians had comfortable relationships with their gods.
The Sumerians had a difficult relationship with nature and their gods.
The Sumerians had a comfortable relationship with nature and their gods.
37
Early Homo sapiens in East Africa needed to hunt in highly disciplined teams because...
they couldn't outrun the antelope on the African grasslands.
their large prey could easily outsmart them.
they were competing with other alpha predators.
these teams helped early chieftains exercise political power
38
Which of the following rivers is the longest in the world?
Nile
Huang He
Indus
Euphrates
39
Which is NOT one of the theories on why the Indus Valley civilization disappeared?
Rising sea levels that flooded the whole region.
Conquest by some more aggressive, outside group.
Environmental disaster.
Earthquake.
40
What two metals make bronze?
copper and iron
iron and silver
copper and tin
iron and tin
41
Two hunter-gatherers need the game and wild grains to be found on...
one square mile of land.
10 acres of land.
5 square kilometers of land.
one acre of land.
42
Historians believe that agriculture may have been practiced in the Middle East as early as...
10,000 BCE.
20,000 BCE.
3000 BCE.
7000 BCE.
43
The Chinese idea that a dynasty has the approval of the celestial realm is called...
the Spiritual Countenance.
the Heavenly Cloak of Protection.
the Transcendent Blessing.
the Mandate of Heaven.
44
Ancient Chinese were great masters at working what metal into impressive vessels and statues?
silver
bronze
brass
iron
45
In their trade with the Mesopotamians, what was the good that the Indus Valley people were most interested in?
iron ore
bronze
gold jewelry
ivory
46
What was the most important accomplishment of Paleolithic people?
Cooking food.
Spreading the species across the globe.
Hunting technology.
Surprisingly advanced astronomy.
47
Mesopotamian culture was located in between the Tigris and what other river?
Euphrates
Jordan
Nile
Saraswati
48
Mesopotamia was located mostly in the modern-day nation of...
Iran.
Iraq.
Saudi Arabia.
Egypt.
49
The largest cities in the Indus River Valley were Harappa and...
Mohenjo Daro.
Thebes.
Eridu.
Nineveh.
50
The belief in a single god is called...
animism.
polytheism.
monotheism.
monochromism.
51
One form of very early birth control practiced by human females involved...
running away every time a human male approached.
using special herbal teas to expel any fertilized eggs from the body.
bathing in freezing cold streams to prevent ovulation.
breastfeeding children for long periods of time.
52
Where do most historians today think that the human species originated?
East Africa
Southern Europe
Mesopotamia
Southeast Asia
53
Of the two great rivers in Chinese civilization, which of the following was NOT the Yellow River?
Yangtze
Mekong
Saraswati
Ganges
54
The belief in many gods is called...
animism.
polytheism.
monotheism.
witchcraft.
55
Animal-herding societies that move with the seasons are usually referred to as...
shamans.
hobos.
foragers.
nomads.
56
What was the first known fully-developed writing system that we are aware of?
cuneiform
hieropglyphics
Vedic script
demotic script
