Which of the following is usually considered a feature of civilization?

States that use force to compel obedience from subjects

Which of the following describes women's status in the classical civilizations?

Public life male domain, women's roles in domestic setting

Kingship in the First Civilizations often

linked the ruler to the divine.

religions and philosophies that developed in Eurasia around 500 B.C.E. all tried to

find the source of order and meaning in the universe.

Buddhism and Hinduism are similar because they both

offered hope for final release from the cycle of rebirth

Which of the following describes gender relations in the First Civilizations?

Women were defined by their relationship to a man

Which is a possible reason for the emergence of patriarchy in the First Civilizations?

Large-scale warfare with professionally led armies

Which is an example of the way that patriarchy was expressed in the First Civilizations?

Laws that regulated female sexuality

Which of the following statements about ancient Egypt is true?

ruled by pharaohs believed to be gods in human form.

Although the practice of patriarchy varied in the classical civilizations, they all

defined women's roles in reproductive and kinship terms

How was India's social structure different from that of China

Indian social groups were defined more rigidly

Which of the following contributed to the decline of Buddhism in India?

Buddhism was absorbed into a reviving Hinduism

Which of the following represents a defining characteristic of an empire?

A state formed by extraction of resources from conquered

Disagreements over the meaning of the Buddha's teachings led to

multiple sects, practices, and meditation techniques

Like the First Civilizations, societies of the second-wave era

were patriarchal in organization

Which of the following is an example of how social class affected gender roles?

upper class women stayed home, but lower class women worked.

The inequalities of the caste system received support from

Hindu notions of karma, dharma, and rebirth

Which of the following describes both pastoral and agricultural village societies?

Both possessed relatively egalitarian social structures

What was one purpose that writing served in the First Civilizations?

To keep track of who paid their taxes to the state

How did the last Ice Age affect Paleolithic people?

low sea levels made land bridges to new regions

As a descriptive term, civilization refers to

a type of society organized into cities and states.

In general, patriarchal systems that restricted women's lives were weakest

in the early years of a civilization's development

Which of the following was an important development during the Paleolithic period?

Humankind migrated to different parts of the world.

Which element of Hinduism did Buddhism reject?

The religious authority of the Brahmins

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1
The Agricultural Revolution occurred independently in various parts of the world between
12,000 and 4,000 years ago.
300,000 and 250,000 years ago.
45,000 and 30,000 years ago
100,000 and 60,000 years ago
2
Which of the following is usually considered a feature of civilization?
Absence of class and gender hierarchies
States that use force to compel obedience from subjects
The use of deliberately set fires for human purposes
The domestication of plants and animals
3
Membership in a jati was based on a person's
age
race
birthplace
occupation
4
Which foreign religious tradition was absorbed into China during the classical period?
Isis cult
Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
5
What was a feature of society during the Paleolithic era?
Widespread Slavery
Class conflict
High population density
Relative egalitarianism
6
Which of the following describes women's status in the classical civilizations?
Women had fewer restrictions than in l pastoral societies
Upper-class had less restricted life
had fewer restrictions than in Neolithic village societies
Public life male domain, women's roles in domestic setting
7
What is another name for the Agricultural Revolution?
Fertile crescentN
Neolithic revolution
Secondary products revolution
Mesoamerica
8
Kingship in the First Civilizations often
relied exclusively on physical force and coercion
depended on the authority of a written constitution.
linked the ruler to the divine.
weakened state and religious institutions
9
religions and philosophies that developed in Eurasia around 500 B.C.E. all tried to
used rational and secular explanations of the universe
favored communal ritual as means to organize human society
play down the value of humans and glorify the natural world
find the source of order and meaning in the universe.
10
Buddhism and Hinduism are similar because they both
rejected the religious authority of the Brahmins
promote monotheism
rejected the concept of karma
offered hope for final release from the cycle of rebirth
11
Which of the following describes gender relations in the First Civilizations?
Women were defined by their relationship to a man
Men operated in roles defined as feminine
Men were considered inferior to women
Women enjoyed the same rights and privileges as men
12
Which is a possible reason for the emergence of patriarchy in the First Civilizations?
Women in animal drawn, plow-based agriculture
Large-scale warfare with professionally led armies
Increased role of women outside the home
Decline in birthrates that accompanied civilization
13
Which is an example of the way that patriarchy was expressed in the First Civilizations?
The use of gifts to reinforce political authority
the state's exclusive right to use violence
Laws that regulated female sexuality
Symbols of kingship linked to the divine
14
Which of the following statements about ancient Egypt is true?
Cities were more important in Egypt than in Mesopotamia.
erratic floods caused by the Nile regularly destroyed crops
Women in Egypt had fewer opportunities than in Mesopotamia.
ruled by pharaohs believed to be gods in human form.
15
Although the practice of patriarchy varied in the classical civilizations, they all
defined women's roles in reproductive and kinship terms
prohibited women of all classes from entering public spaces
conceptualized women's essential nature as pure
challenge the assumption that female inferiority was natural
16
Which reflects a view of women found in Confucianism, Hinduism, and Christianity?
Women are a source of goodness
Women should be enslaved
Women are better rulers
Women should obey men.
17
Which of the following is a text associated with Hinduism?
Daodejing
Bhagavad Gita
Analects
Lessons for Women
18
How was India's social structure different from that of China
India had fewer distinct social groups.
Social distinctions in India were more fluid
Indian social groups were defined more rigidly
Status in India was associated with literary learning
19
In the First Civilizations, slaves were drawn from which pool of people?
Prisoners of war
Female peasants
Merchants
Artisans
20
Which of the following contributed to the decline of Buddhism in India?
Buddhism was suppressed by Emperor Ashoka
There was too much competition from Confucianism.
Buddhism was absorbed into a reviving Hinduism
India failed to establish Buddhist monasteries
21
Which is a possible factor in the emergence of slavery within the First Civilizations?
The domestication of animals
The decline of patriarchy
Long periods of peace
Discrimination based on race
22
Which of the following represents a defining characteristic of an empire?
A state formed by extraction of resources from conquered
a democratic republic seized and ruled by a single ruler
A conglomeration of states with temporary alliances
A single ethnic group with language, religion, and identity
23
Which of the following is a way rulers in the First Civilizations displayed their power?
Freeing slaves
Engaging in farm work
Building temples
Writing poetry
24
Disagreements over the meaning of the Buddha's teachings led to
councils that resulted in the standardization of Buddhism
multiple sects, practices, and meditation techniques
clear-cut distinctions between right and wrong ideas.
a hierarchy headed by the orthodox church
25
Which of the following human accomplishments emerged with the First Civilizations?
Writing
Agriculture
Art
Village life
26
Like the First Civilizations, societies of the second-wave era
lacked sharp class divisions.
were based on written constitutions
had a small slave population
were patriarchal in organization
27
in India, the jati to which one belonged determined
whom one could marry
the language one spoke
the sect of Hinduism one practiced
how much land one could own
28
Which of the following is an example of how social class affected gender roles?
wealthy women forbidden to wear veils
upper class women stayed home, but lower class women worked.
Female rulers dressed in male clothes and wore false beards.
Only women worshipped Inanna, goddess of love, sex, and war
29
Which of the following provided the primary economic foundation for civilization?
Slavery
Warfare
Writing
Agriculture
30
Which of the following is a central feature of the Hindu notion of karma
Atman (soul)
Samsara (rebirth)
Nirvana (enlightenment)
Moksha (liberation)
31
Which group was at the top of the caste system in India?
Scholar-gentry
Merchants
Brahmin
Peasants
32
Which is an example of a weapon of the weak used by slaves to resist their enslavement?
Obedience
Manumission
Varna
Sabotage
33
The inequalities of the caste system received support from
Buddhist notions of nirvana and enlightenment.
Hindu notions of karma, dharma, and rebirth
Daoist notions of the supernatural and immortality
Confucian notions of propriety and ritual.
34
Which of the following describes both pastoral and agricultural village societies?
Both were made of mobile populations that moved frequently.
Both possessed relatively egalitarian social structures
Both were made up of bands of twenty-five to fifty people
Both possessed permanent settlements near the sea
35
in India, the caste system encouraged loyalty to
female ancestors
local communities
the imperial state
political officials
36
Which of the following was a feature of Egyptian rather than Mesopotamian civilization?
invasions by outsiders
a collapse in the production of wheat
A tradition of written law based on natural rights
Cheerful optimistic outlook
37
The territory of ancient Mesopotamia is presently occupied by which country?
Iran
India
Afghanistan
Iraq
38
What was one purpose that writing served in the First Civilizations?
To entertain an increasingly literate population
To confine women to the home
To record the stories of ordinary commoners
To keep track of who paid their taxes to the state
39
Which of the following First Civilizations did not rely wheat-based agriculture?
Indus Valley
Mesopatamia
Egypt
Norte Chico
40
Which represents a way that class distinctions were displayed in the First Civilizations?
Women's submission to men
Manner of a person's burial
Naming practices
Kinship relations
41
How did the last Ice Age affect Paleolithic people?
low sea levels made land bridges to new regions
The cold killed large mammals that preyed on human beings
As the glaciers advanced, humans moved into cold regions
Ice preserved food-possible to settle in place for long time
42
As a descriptive term, civilization refers to
the organization of communities based on kinship and class
a greater equality between classes and between men and women
political institutions that form the basis for democracy
a type of society organized into cities and states.
43
Which of the following shows that Paleolithic peoples became life more settled?
Elaborate burial sites
Increase in the size of tools
Global warming
Extinction of large animals
44
In general, patriarchal systems that restricted women's lives were weakest
in the early years of a civilization's development
in societies with sharp class distinctions
during long periods of peace and stability
in urban-based civilizations at the height of their powe
45
Which of the following was an important development during the Paleolithic period?
Humankind created the first alphabet.
Humankind developed ironworking technologies
Humankind established the first civilizations
Humankind migrated to different parts of the world.
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Which element of Hinduism did Buddhism reject?
the practice of meditation and praye
The religious authority of the Brahmins
The idea that ordinary life is an illusion
The goal of overcoming the demands of the ego

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