The Chinese Mandate of Heaven refers to

the power granted to the ruler from the heavens

Pastoral nomads are similar to settled farmers in that they both?

Both domesticate animals for their own needs

Relied exclusively on donkey caravan

Which of the following statements about the Code of Hammurabi is accurate?

It was an attempt to organize and standarize laws

Most of the great Egyptian pyramids were built:

During the period known as the Old Kingdom

The world’s first system of writing evolved in:

The Tigris and Euphrates River Valleys

Which of the following human developments occurred first?

Significant signs of skull and brain growth

Had rulers that engaged in rituals and divinations

Early 20th century excavations of the Harappan civilization revealed that it likely:

developed independently from civilizations in Mesopotamia

The art and craftwork of the Indus Valley indicates:

They participated in active interregional trade

aided in the deciphering of ancient hyrogylphics

Less is known about ancient Egyptian cities when compared with those of Mesopota because

Many of the early cities were destroyed by Nile flooding

Which of the following was NOT an outcome of the Bronze Age?

The fall of centralized government

Before 800 BCE Indo-European steppe tribes were different from other societies in which ways?

Sedentary societies used land to gauge wealth and nobility

Which of the following occurred as cities became more developed:

Class and gender hierarchies emerged

was a time of significant technological innovation

The city of Mohenjo-Daro is an example of

One of the two urban centers of the Indus Valley

A patriarchal society is best explained as a society in which,

power resides with men primarly

The Indus civilization is still somewhat of a mystery to archeologists because

The writing system has yet to be deciphered

China’s three earliest dynasties:

were each at one time the most power regional dynasty

The god Horus of Egypt:

became the main god of the pharaohs

Iron smelting in West Africa:

was introduced by outside regions

Which of the following is NOT one of the four legacies of Harappa described in the text?

Aryan invaders completely destroyed the native civilization

The government system in ancient Egypt is best classified as a(n)

monarchy, with the pharaoh ruling “absolutely”

The Neolithic Revolution is characterized by the

Change from nomadic herding to settled farming

According to the following, which of the following is true of The Bantu

They migrated thousands of miles to southern Africa

is named for the characteristics of its tools

Sargon of Akkad succeeded in creating an empire due to his:

advantage in numbers, organization, skill and vigor

Early global migrations of Homo sapiens sapiens

was often spurred by climatic changes

Which of the following reasons explains why Egypt is said to be “the gift of the Nile”?

floods fertilize the lowlands allowing for abundant crops

The Egyptian civilization is similar to that of the Sumerian civilization

in its system of social stratification

Which of the following best describes Shang China?

It contributed to the centralization of Chinese government

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1
The Chinese Mandate of Heaven refers to
the belief that China was center of the world
The emperors' obligations to give law to his people
the power granted to the ruler from the heavens
The never ending power of the emperor of China
2
Pastoral nomads are similar to settled farmers in that they both?
Grow crops to be traded in markets
Both settled into much larger communities for safety
Both domesticate animals for their own needs
Have a commonly shared written language
3
Sumerian trade:
Primarily traded surplus of foodstuff for gold and silver
Relied exclusively on donkey caravan
Extended as far as the Yellow River
Never made use of the boat
4
The Sumerians built ziggurats, which were:
Irrigation canals
Religious shrines
Large libraries
Royal palaces
5
Which of the following statements about the Code of Hammurabi is accurate?
A set of laws that is derives philosophies from the Bible.
Laws didn't apply to women, foreigners, peasants, or slaves.
It set the standard for future codes of law
It was an attempt to organize and standarize laws
6
Most of the great Egyptian pyramids were built:
After Egypt was conquered by Persia
During the period known as the Old Kingdom
After the region converted to Islam
Just before the Third Intermediate Period
7
The world’s first system of writing evolved in:
The Tigris and Euphrates River Valleys
The Indus River Valley
Yellow River Valley
The Nile River Valley
8
The earliest known writing systems were concerned primarily with:
Religious practices
Law codes
The life of the nobility and royalty
Commerce
9
Which of the following human developments occurred first?
Human migration to the Americas
The domestication of plants and animals
The development of speech
Significant signs of skull and brain growth
10
The Xia dynasty:
Had rulers that engaged in rituals and divinations
Did not leave any significant archaeological sites
Apparently did not make pottery
Was ruled by a single absolute king
11
Early 20th century excavations of the Harappan civilization revealed that it likely:
had numerous small towns, but no cities
developed independently from civilizations in Mesopotamia
began c. 4500 B.C.E.
originated from Aryan immigrants from Persia
12
The art and craftwork of the Indus Valley indicates:
They participated in active interregional trade
The civilization was not very well developed
It did not possess metallurgical skills
It was a society of nomadic peoples for the most part
13
The Rosetta Stone:
aided in the deciphering of ancient cuneiform
aided in the deciphering of ancient hyrogylphics
was discovered by an expedition led by Richelieu
was found in the Valley of the Kings in southern Egypt
14
Less is known about ancient Egyptian cities when compared with those of Mesopota because
Egypt was destroyed by war
Many Upper Kingdom cities were invaded and renamed
Many of the early cities were destroyed by Nile flooding
Nile settlements were to small to be considered cities
15
Scholars know the least about this civilization:
Nile Valley
Indus Valley
Tigris-Euphrates Valley
Greek city-states
16
Which of the following was NOT an outcome of the Bronze Age?
Increased contact among different cultures
The rise of a more aristocratic military class
The fall of centralized government
Increased agricultural efficiency
17
Before 800 BCE Indo-European steppe tribes were different from other societies in which ways?
An absences of a common religion to base social bonds upon
Steppe societies built religious architectural monuments.
Steppe society was ruled by oligarchies others by a monarchy
Sedentary societies used land to gauge wealth and nobility
18
Which of the following occurred as cities became more developed:
Contact with and among communities became less common
Class and gender hierarchies emerged
The need for armies diminished
Decision making became much more egalitarian
19
The Bronze Age:
is a period where little to no technologial innovation occur
occurred before the time of written records
preceded the Paleolithic Age
was a time of significant technological innovation
20
The use of iron occurred:
Before the use of the plow and cart
after the use of bronze
after the time of Christ
before the use of pottery
21
The Egyptians were to the Nile as the Chinese were to the ?
Tigris
Yellow
Euphrates
Indus
22
The following image is an example of:
None of the Choices is Correct
Eyptian Hyrogyphlics
Chinese Oracle Bones
Linear B Cuneiform
23
Which of the following provided historians with the greatest idea of important Sumerian values?
Royal correspondences
Royal heredity lists
Lamentations
Epics
24
The city of Mohenjo-Daro is an example of
A port city along the Nile River
A commercial center in Mesopotamia
One of the two urban centers of the Indus Valley
A Yellow River oasis town along the Silk Road
25
The earliest civilizations in both the Eastern and Western Hemisphere were similar in:
their knowledge of technology
their practice of polytheism
the reliance on the flooding of major river systems
similar locations according to lines of latitude
26
A patriarchal society is best explained as a society in which,
religious leaders dominate politics
power resides with women primarly
power resides with men primarly
leader(s) hold absolute power
27
The Indus civilization is still somewhat of a mystery to archeologists because
The tiny size of the civilization makes excavating difficult
Isolation limited trade and cultural diffusion in the region
The Aryans destroyed all the remains of the civilization
The writing system has yet to be deciphered
28
Which of the following was NOT a factor in the Bantu migrations?
Desertification
Cultivation of bananas
Population pressures
Use of iron tools
29
China’s three earliest dynasties:
did not have reigns that overlap one another
showed a reverential respect for the sanctity of human life
were centered on the Yangzi River
were each at one time the most power regional dynasty
30
The god Horus of Egypt:
became the main god of the pharaohs
ruled the underworld
represented the southern portion of Egypt
was the father of Osiris
31
Which of the following was the more recent development in early Chinese culture?
Domestication of the horse
Primitive writing
Water buffalo domestication
Human sacrificing
32
Iron smelting in West Africa:
began c. 200 CE
developed gradually
was introduced by outside regions
took place after urbanization
33
Which region witnessed the earliest urban settlement?
Southern Mesopotamia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Mesoamerica
The Indus plain
34
The early civilization with the least amount of developed technology was
Shang
Meso-American
Harappan
Egyptian
35
Which of the following is NOT one of the four legacies of Harappa described in the text?
Aryan invaders adopted indigenous agricultural techniques
Aryan invaders adopted some indigenous religious ideas
Aryan invaders adopted some native characteristics
Aryan invaders completely destroyed the native civilization
36
The government system in ancient Egypt is best classified as a(n)
monarchy, with the pharaoh ruling “absolutely”
system of elected officials carrying out the will of people
oligarchy, where a pharaoh ruled in conjuction with priests
decentralized, with autonomous city-state rulers
37
All of the following are contributions of the river valley civilizations EXCEPT:
The development of mathematical concepts like square roots
Written language
Monotheistic religions
Formal divisions of time into calendars
38
In Sumer after about 2800 BCE, members of this group ruled in conjunction with kings:
Large landowners
None of the Choices is Correct
Temple priests
Rich artisans
39
The Neolithic Revolution is characterized by the
Development of written legal codes
Growth of iron tool making technology
Change from nomadic herding to settled farming
Migration of early people to the Americas
40
The earliest societies of South America
Used cooperation to expand irrigation and trade systems
Developed society with no knowledge of any metals
Traded
Were unified under a central government
41
According to the following, which of the following is true of The Bantu
They never did practiced sedentary agriculture
They migrated thousands of miles to southern Africa
The only settled regions south of the Congo River
They were well-known for their copper-shaping skills
42
The Neolithic Age:
is named for the characteristics of its tools
was a time in which trade was virtually nonexistent
preceded the Paleolithic Age
began prior to the founding of the first cities
43
Sargon of Akkad succeeded in creating an empire due to his:
advantage in numbers, organization, skill and vigor
superior weapons technology
opponents’ failed to erect proper fortifications
Many opponents’ lacked an organized army
44
Early global migrations of Homo sapiens sapiens
was characteristically random
first occurred in the Americas
began 450,000 BCE
was often spurred by climatic changes
45
Which African city, which DID NOT follow a development pattern diffused from other cultures?
Malindi
Askum (Axum)
Kush
Jenne-Jeno
46
Neolithic groups transitioned from hunting and gathering to sedentary life as early as
2700 BCE
8000 BCE
1700 BCE
9000 BCE
47
Which of the following reasons explains why Egypt is said to be “the gift of the Nile”?
The Nile provides a means of transportation and trade
Its course flows through the center of Egypt
floods fertilize the lowlands allowing for abundant crops
It protects Egypt completely from invasion.
48
The Egyptian civilization is similar to that of the Sumerian civilization
in its system of social stratification
in the nature of the flood patterns of its major rivers
in a reliance on natural boarders for defending invasions
in its political structure and hierarchy
49
The Indus valley civilization:
Made little use of agricultural practices
Built numerous temples and palaces
Began c. 7000 BCE
Reached its apex c. 1000 BCE
50
Which of the following best describes Shang China?
It contributed to the centralization of Chinese government
Great works of art and tech despite an absence of metallurgy
Natural barriers prevented trade with other civilizations
They left no decipherable written records

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