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1
All of the following explain why artifacts are important expect...
Provide insight into human technology
Provide physical evidence of events
Provide detailed explanations about hunter gather religions
Provide clues about early customs
2
Which events occurred during the neolithic era?
stone tool making
specialization of labor
cave dwelling
Hunting/foraging
3
Where would India have received agricultural knowledge?
Africa
Ancient Aliens :)
Independently
The Fertile Crescent
4
All of the following are true about Harappan society except...
Homes had plumbing
Their writing has told historians a great deal
They traded extensively
Wealth was fairly equally distributed
5
Which of the following events probably led to the Neo Rev?
Extensive trading
Ancient Aliens
Pangaea
The warming of earth's climate following the last ice age
6
Diffusion refers to
independently creating agriculture
Movement of people who spread ideas/techniques
taming animals
securing food
7
"eye for an eye" suggests what about the Code of Hammurabi?
Slaves were considered property
Property was considered communal
Women enjoyed social equality
There was a low tolerance of crime
8
Evidence suggests what about the Vedic Society (Indus river valley)
Strictly patriarchal
Strictly matriarchal
Possible equal sexes
Probably matriarchal until the Rig Veda
9
Neolithic Rev led to...
Hunting/foraging
Cities
The end of Civil wars
Ancient Aliens
10
Which is an accurate comparison of Indus and Egyptian river valley civs?
Indus river valley civ was more stratified
Egyptian economy was more complex
Historians have had difficulty deciphering Indus texts
Historians have had difficulty deciphering Egyptian texts
11
Why are Myths valuable to historians?
Provide an understanding of cultural and social norms
Provide accurate historical accounts
Tell historians and ALIENS are real!
Provide an understanding of creation
12
What is the difference between Hebrew and Vedic religions?
Vedic did not write
Vedic was strictly Monotheistic
Hebrews did not write
Hebrew was strictly Monotheistic
13
Which of the following is a characteristic of paleolithic societies?
Metal tools
Architectural structures/monuments
Use of Fire
Complex writing
14
Compare the political structures of Egypt and mesopotamia
They both practiced human sacrifice
They both had a strong king/head of state
They battled one another regularly
They both lacked writing
15
Why was ancient egypt known as the gift of the nile?
Egyptians were able to eat the large crocodiles of the river
Egyptians believed the river was sacred and conserved water
Egyptians often celebrated thier birthdays by the banks
The black silt provided fertile soil for crops
16
There are few written records in Mohenjo Daro likely due to....
Their lack of trading
Natural disasters and invasions
Their determination to keep their culture a secret
Their hunting and gathering ways
17
Which civilization developed a negative view of death due to its harsh climate? (avoid death)
Indus river valley
Egypt
China
Mesopotamia
18
Which of the following did not contribute to the expanded view of "world history"?
Understanding of complex mesoamerican civs.
Western exceptionalism (west is the best)
Evidence supporting the complexity of Anc. Chinese civ.
greater understanding of ancient trade networks.
19
The Ziggurats of Sumeria are an example of...
Religious and political center
Granary (food storage)
Terraced gardening
Astronomy
20
Cuneiform was likely originally developed to provide which function?
Explanation of creation/origins
detailed reports of battle
Music composition
Trade/accounting
21
Which group of people's social roles was adversely affected by the Neo Rev?
Kings
Men
Priests
Women
22
Origins of Zoroastriansim
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Aliens!
India
23
Which of the following would assist an historian in understanding early social stratification?
Trade records
Early tools
Myths and epics
Cave paintings
24
What marks the division between "history" and 'Prehistory"?
Agriculture
Written Records
Mathematics
Stone tools
25
The Epic of Gilgamesh suggest what about Mesopotamian gods?
They were closely related to Natural forces
They were probably Aliens
Mesopotamians only believed in One god
Humans did not believe in Gods
26
What impact did Agriculture have on human population?
Population boomed
Population decreased
Life-spans shortened
Populations grew taller
