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1
Stone tools, hunting and gathering and increasing number of Homo Sapiens are features of
Bronze Age
Neolithic Age
Late Paleolithic Age
River Valley Civilizations
2
What dynasty established the first actual kingdom of ancient China
Han
Xia
Shang
Ming
3
In early China, unity and cultural identity were provided by
a common system of writing
a uniform language
Buddhism
divine monarchs
4
Technological innovations between 6000 & 4000BCE prepared the way for civilization by
removing necessity of social stratification
allowing the elimination of human labor in food production
leading to an industrial revolution
ensuring more surpluses of food and products
5
Compared to river valley cultures in Egypt and Mesopotamia, Chinese civilization
has no verifiable historic origins
did not rely on heavy irrigation as water was plentiful
Developed simultaneously with Egypt and Mesopotamia
probs developed after civilizations in Nile Valley & Mesptma
6
By about 7000 BCE, agricultural techniques in Middle East reached a level that
forced a return to hunting and gathering
permitted the establishment of the first towns
permitted the establishment of huge cities
allowed most people to engage in other occupations
7
The many religious shrines at Çatal Hüyük indicate the existence of
human sacrifice on a massive scale
rejection of female fertility cults
a powerful priesthood
poverty among citizens of the town
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Which of the following is NOT a feature of Sumerian civilization
a simplified alphabet of 22 letters
City-States
cuneiform
A numeric system based on 10, 60, 360
9
What was one of the greatest differences between Harappan and Chinese civilization
failure to provide the basis for a continuous civilization
use of written language
two great capitals
significance of shamans and priests
10
Unlike Sumer and Egypt, the Indus Valley or Harappan civlization
difficult to study because it has not been deciphered
was secure from nomadic incursions and invasions
became a geographic center for a unified culture a millenia
developed a monotheistic religion
11
Which statement is true concerning Hammurabi's law Code
Everyone was equal before the law
Religious or magical beliefs do not play a role in code
Men and women faced same punishments for same crimes
Punishments were often harsh
12
Cuneiform and other types of writing are important, in part, because they
can compel leaders to follow written guidelines for behavior
help organize political structures
hinder economic development in certain circumstances
lead directly to social stratification
13
Why was Chinese writing referred to as the key to creation of distinctive Chinese identity
written language served to unite various ethnic groups
writing system encouraged universal literacy
Only Chinese evolved writing system from pictographs
Chinese were the only ones to use their writing for commerce
14
People referred to as barbarians were often
sedentary agriculturists
pastoral herdsmen
members of urbanized cultures
members of hunter-gatherer bands
15
The reason that civilization appeared at any early date in the Middle East was that
higher concentration of humans than anywhere else
there were no hunting gathering societies in the region
was only region in the world 2 develop sedentary agriculture
settled agriculture, dependent on irrigation, emerged there
16
Compared to Mesopotamian civilization, Egyptian civilization was
less stable due to many political changes
more stable due to brutal repressive measures
more stable due to few foreign incursions
less stable due to many foreign incursions
17
The pillar of Egyptian culture was
mathematics
applied technology
astronomy
religion
18
Which of the technological innovations was essential to the transition to sedentary agriculture
steel
digging sticks, axes, and plows
fire
wheeled vehicles
19
How was the status of women in sedentary societies different from hunting/gathering societies
Stayed about the same
It was better in sedentary societies
It declined in sedentary societies
allowed them to monopolize religious and political elites
20
What was one of the strongest similarities between Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Harappan & Chinese
city-state political organization
lack of centralized authority
lack of a written language
located near great river systems
21
What was the heart of the Neolithic Revolution that became the basis 4 the spread of societies
innovative technologies and agrarian production
hunting
religion
architecture
22
Unlike Sumer and the Indus Valley or Harappan civilization, Egypt
began using metal tools much later
lacked a coherent system of writing
retained a unified state throughout most of its history
worshiped many gods