HIST 2A Final Review

Question 1

The "hydraulic theory" of civilization is attributed to which theorist?

Accepted Answer

Wittfogel

Question 2

Zhang Qian was a general and diplomat from which empire?

Accepted Answer

The Han Empire

Question 3

The oracle bone inscription we made in class is a question about...

Accepted Answer

rain

Question 4

Which two languages are represented on the Rosetta Stone with three scripts?

Accepted Answer

Egyptian & Greek

Question 5

The Seleucid Kingdom was founded as an offshoot of...

Accepted Answer

Alexander the Great's Empire

Question 6

Who is the adopted son of Julius Caesar who later became considered the first Roman emperor?

Accepted Answer

Augustus

Question 7

The primary agricultural crop of the Hemudu culture in China was...

Accepted Answer

rice

Question 8

This Chinese dynasty was well known for its oracle inscriptions.

Accepted Answer

Shang

Question 9

Christianity was initially considered a heretical offshoot of...

Accepted Answer

Judaism

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a general characteristic of empires?

Accepted Answer

metal coinage

Question 11

The Jomon culture of Japan (10,000 BCE - 350 BCE) was...

Accepted Answer

a hunter-gatherer culture

Question 12

Which of the following was not a feature of "Village Period" societies in the Near East?

Accepted Answer

powerful kings

Question 13

This civilization is the only New World civilization to have writing that we can read today.

Accepted Answer

Mayan

Question 14

The Punic Wars were a series of wars fought between Rome and...

Accepted Answer

Carthage

Question 15

The Buddha's given name was...

Accepted Answer

Siddhartha

Question 16

The first empire is generally considered to be...

Accepted Answer

The Akkadian Empire

Question 17

What type of items were usually traded over long-distance routes?

Accepted Answer

minerals/precious gems

Question 18

What are the two river valleys that define early Chinese civilizations?

Accepted Answer

The Yellow & Yangzi Rivers

Question 19

In the Lotus Sutra, the burning house symbolizes...

Accepted Answer

The material world

Question 20

One of Zhang Qian's missions was to find a route from China to...

Accepted Answer

India

Question 21

Chinese characters are...

Accepted Answer

logographs

Question 22

Which is generally considered the "mother civilization" for Mesoamerican states?

Accepted Answer

Olmec

Question 23

What was the name of the Maya Underworld?

Accepted Answer

Xibalba

Question 24

Alexander the Great's tutor was which famous philosopher?

Accepted Answer

Aristotle

Question 25

This is the _____ inscription.

Accepted Answer

Behistun

Question 26

This item is from...

Accepted Answer

China

Question 27

Which of these religions is generally NOT considered a "universal religion?"

Accepted Answer

Judaism

Question 28

Jared Diamond's views on geographic determinism are closest to whose ideas?

Accepted Answer

Morgan

Question 29

Which of these animals were NEVER domesticated?

Accepted Answer

Elephants

Question 30

What distinguishes the "Classic" Maya from other periods?

Accepted Answer

They had writing.

Question 31

Why was Wenamen traveling outside Egypt?

Accepted Answer

To acquire wood for the construction of a special ship.

Question 32

What plays a big role in Childe's description of the formation of state-level societies?

Accepted Answer

surplus

Question 33

Writing seems to have been initially invented for the purpose of...

Accepted Answer

recording economic transactions

Question 34

Morgan's three stages are savagery, ____, and civilization.

Accepted Answer

barbarism

Question 35

This is thought to be a "priest-king" of the _____ civilization.

Accepted Answer

Indus River Valley

Question 36

The ______ view of history sees history as having a defined beginning and ending (linear).

Accepted Answer

Judeo-Christian

Question 37

This is the funerary mask of...

Accepted Answer

Tutankhamun

Question 38

The Jewish god ______ later became viewed as the only god in Judaism.

Accepted Answer

Yahweh

Question 39

According to the Marxist view of history, what is the stage of society after "Feudal"?

Accepted Answer

Capitalist Society

Question 40

What group of Egyptians does Herodotus state was one of his major sources?

Accepted Answer

Temple priests

Question 41

Which of the following is NOT a New World domesticated crop?

Accepted Answer

banana

Question 42

The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea was likely written by...

Accepted Answer

a merchant

Question 43

What is considered to be the first great urban center in Mesoamerica?

Accepted Answer

Teotihuacan

Question 44

Alexander the Great was from which "Greek" polity?

Accepted Answer

Macedonia

Question 45

This form of Buddhism asserts that living beings have the innate potential to become a Buddha.

Accepted Answer

Mahayana

Question 46

These two rulers are credited with popularizing and spreading universal world religions.

Accepted Answer

Asoka and Constantine

Question 47

According to Rappaport, why has religion been part of every human society?

Accepted Answer

It contributes to human adaptation and survival.

Question 48

Which of the following is an example of a SECONDARY state-level societies?

Accepted Answer

Rome

Question 49

The First Emperor of China did NOT unify China's...

Accepted Answer

Divination system

Question 50

Which of the following languages is written with a syllabary?

Accepted Answer

Cherokee

Question 51

The Byzantine Empire called itself the...

Accepted Answer

Roman Empire.

Question 52

Which of the following was NOT a belief of the Social Darwinists?

Accepted Answer

Psychic unity ("all men are created equal").

Question 53

What is this word, according to the rebus principle? 🎮👦

Accepted Answer

Gameboy

Question 54

Where is this?

Accepted Answer

Mohenjo-Daro

Question 55

In the Code of Hammurabi, Hammurabi compares himself to...

Accepted Answer

a shepard

Question 56

This is the Pyramid of the...

Accepted Answer

Sun

Question 57

This writing system was invented in Mesopotamia and used clay tablets as a medium.

Accepted Answer

cuneiform

Question 58

Which two were the monopolized industries of the Han Empire?

Accepted Answer

salt and iron

Question 59

____ is the holiest Muslim city.

Accepted Answer

Mecca

Question 60

Which was NOT a true urban center, but rather a political, ritual, or craft center?

Accepted Answer

The last Shang capital of Anyang

Question 61

Which is generally NOT a mandatory feature of universal religions?

Accepted Answer

monotheism

Question 62

The Chinese "Mandate of Heaven" justifies...

Accepted Answer

overthrowing an unjust ruler

Question 63

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of "sacred propositions" according to Rappaport?

Accepted Answer

They are more common in modern than in ancient societies.

Question 64

This Chinese philosophical school advocated strong rules/rewards/punishments.

Accepted Answer

Legalism

HIST 2A Final Review

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HIST 2A Final Review

Questions 68