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

multiple sects, practices, and meditation techniques

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

Laws that regulated female sexuality

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

Indian social groups were defined more rigidly

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.

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

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

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

Buddhism was absorbed into a reviving Hinduism

As a descriptive term, civilization refers to

a type of society organized into cities and states.

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

States that use force to compel obedience from subjects

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

were patriarchal in organization

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

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

Buddhism and Hinduism are similar because they both

offered hope for final release from the cycle of rebirth

Which of the following statements about ancient Egypt is true?

ruled by pharaohs believed to be gods in human form.

How did the last Ice Age affect Paleolithic people?

low sea levels made land bridges to new regions

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

Humankind migrated to different parts of the world.

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

Women were defined by their relationship to a man

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

To keep track of who paid their taxes to the state

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

Large-scale warfare with professionally led armies

The inequalities of the caste system received support from

Hindu notions of karma, dharma, and rebirth

Which element of Hinduism did Buddhism reject?

The religious authority of the Brahmins

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

A state formed by extraction of resources from conquered

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

Both possessed relatively egalitarian social structures

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

in the early years of a civilization's development

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

defined women's roles in reproductive and kinship terms

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1
Which reflects a view of women found in Confucianism, Hinduism, and Christianity?
Women should be enslaved
Women should obey men.
Women are a source of goodness
Women are better rulers
2
Disagreements over the meaning of the Buddha's teachings led to
multiple sects, practices, and meditation techniques
councils that resulted in the standardization of Buddhism
clear-cut distinctions between right and wrong ideas.
a hierarchy headed by the orthodox church
3
Which of the following shows that Paleolithic peoples became life more settled?
Extinction of large animals
Increase in the size of tools
Elaborate burial sites
Global warming
4
Which is an example of the way that patriarchy was expressed in the First Civilizations?
Symbols of kingship linked to the divine
the state's exclusive right to use violence
Laws that regulated female sexuality
The use of gifts to reinforce political authority
5
How was India's social structure different from that of China
Status in India was associated with literary learning
Social distinctions in India were more fluid
Indian social groups were defined more rigidly
India had fewer distinct social groups.
6
Kingship in the First Civilizations often
relied exclusively on physical force and coercion
linked the ruler to the divine.
depended on the authority of a written constitution.
weakened state and religious institutions
7
Which represents a way that class distinctions were displayed in the First Civilizations?
Kinship relations
Naming practices
Manner of a person's burial
Women's submission to men
8
Which foreign religious tradition was absorbed into China during the classical period?
Hinduism
Christianity
Isis cult
Buddhism
9
Which of the following was a feature of Egyptian rather than Mesopotamian civilization?
A tradition of written law based on natural rights
a collapse in the production of wheat
invasions by outsiders
Cheerful optimistic outlook
10
The territory of ancient Mesopotamia is presently occupied by which country?
Afghanistan
India
Iraq
Iran
11
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.
favored communal ritual as means to organize human society
play down the value of humans and glorify the natural world
used rational and secular explanations of the universe
12
in India, the jati to which one belonged determined
the language one spoke
the sect of Hinduism one practiced
how much land one could own
whom one could marry
13
Which of the following is an example of how social class affected gender roles?
Female rulers dressed in male clothes and wore false beards.
Only women worshipped Inanna, goddess of love, sex, and war
wealthy women forbidden to wear veils
upper class women stayed home, but lower class women worked.
14
Which of the following contributed to the decline of Buddhism in India?
There was too much competition from Confucianism.
India failed to establish Buddhist monasteries
Buddhism was suppressed by Emperor Ashoka
Buddhism was absorbed into a reviving Hinduism
15
Which of the following is a central feature of the Hindu notion of karma
Samsara (rebirth)
Nirvana (enlightenment)
Moksha (liberation)
Atman (soul)
16
As a descriptive term, civilization refers to
a greater equality between classes and between men and women
political institutions that form the basis for democracy
the organization of communities based on kinship and class
a type of society organized into cities and states.
17
Which of the following provided the primary economic foundation for civilization?
Warfare
Slavery
Writing
Agriculture
18
Which of the following is a way rulers in the First Civilizations displayed their power?
Writing poetry
Freeing slaves
Engaging in farm work
Building temples
19
Which of the following is usually considered a feature of civilization?
States that use force to compel obedience from subjects
Absence of class and gender hierarchies
The domestication of plants and animals
The use of deliberately set fires for human purposes
20
Like the First Civilizations, societies of the second-wave era
lacked sharp class divisions.
had a small slave population
were patriarchal in organization
were based on written constitutions
21
Which of the following describes women's status in the classical civilizations?
Upper-class had less restricted life
Public life male domain, women's roles in domestic setting
had fewer restrictions than in Neolithic village societies
Women had fewer restrictions than in l pastoral societies
22
Which group was at the top of the caste system in India?
Scholar-gentry
Merchants
Peasants
Brahmin
23
Which is an example of a weapon of the weak used by slaves to resist their enslavement?
Manumission
Sabotage
Varna
Obedience
24
Which of the following human accomplishments emerged with the First Civilizations?
Agriculture
Writing
Village life
Art
25
Buddhism and Hinduism are similar because they both
rejected the religious authority of the Brahmins
rejected the concept of karma
offered hope for final release from the cycle of rebirth
promote monotheism
26
Which of the following statements about ancient Egypt is true?
Cities were more important in Egypt than in Mesopotamia.
ruled by pharaohs believed to be gods in human form.
Women in Egypt had fewer opportunities than in Mesopotamia.
erratic floods caused by the Nile regularly destroyed crops
27
The Agricultural Revolution occurred independently in various parts of the world between
45,000 and 30,000 years ago
300,000 and 250,000 years ago.
100,000 and 60,000 years ago
12,000 and 4,000 years ago.
28
Membership in a jati was based on a person's
age
occupation
birthplace
race
29
What was a feature of society during the Paleolithic era?
Class conflict
Relative egalitarianism
Widespread Slavery
High population density
30
What is another name for the Agricultural Revolution?
Mesoamerica
Neolithic revolution
Fertile crescentN
Secondary products revolution
31
How did the last Ice Age affect Paleolithic people?
As the glaciers advanced, humans moved into cold regions
low sea levels made land bridges to new regions
Ice preserved food-possible to settle in place for long time
The cold killed large mammals that preyed on human beings
32
Which of the following was an important development during the Paleolithic period?
Humankind migrated to different parts of the world.
Humankind created the first alphabet.
Humankind developed ironworking technologies
Humankind established the first civilizations
33
Which of the following describes gender relations in the First Civilizations?
Men were considered inferior to women
Women enjoyed the same rights and privileges as men
Women were defined by their relationship to a man
Men operated in roles defined as feminine
34
In the First Civilizations, slaves were drawn from which pool of people?
Artisans
Merchants
Prisoners of war
Female peasants
35
What was one purpose that writing served in the First Civilizations?
To entertain an increasingly literate population
To record the stories of ordinary commoners
To keep track of who paid their taxes to the state
To confine women to the home
36
Which of the following First Civilizations did not rely wheat-based agriculture?
Mesopatamia
Norte Chico
Egypt
Indus Valley
37
Which is a possible reason for the emergence of patriarchy in the First Civilizations?
Women in animal drawn, plow-based agriculture
Increased role of women outside the home
Large-scale warfare with professionally led armies
Decline in birthrates that accompanied civilization
38
The inequalities of the caste system received support from
Daoist notions of the supernatural and immortality
Buddhist notions of nirvana and enlightenment.
Confucian notions of propriety and ritual.
Hindu notions of karma, dharma, and rebirth
39
Which element of Hinduism did Buddhism reject?
The goal of overcoming the demands of the ego
The idea that ordinary life is an illusion
the practice of meditation and praye
The religious authority of the Brahmins
40
Which of the following is a text associated with Hinduism?
Bhagavad Gita
Daodejing
Analects
Lessons for Women
41
Which is a possible factor in the emergence of slavery within the First Civilizations?
The decline of patriarchy
The domestication of animals
Discrimination based on race
Long periods of peace
42
Which of the following represents a defining characteristic of an empire?
A single ethnic group with language, religion, and identity
A state formed by extraction of resources from conquered
A conglomeration of states with temporary alliances
a democratic republic seized and ruled by a single ruler
43
Which of the following describes both pastoral and agricultural village societies?
Both possessed permanent settlements near the sea
Both possessed relatively egalitarian social structures
Both were made up of bands of twenty-five to fifty people
Both were made of mobile populations that moved frequently.
44
in India, the caste system encouraged loyalty to
local communities
the imperial state
female ancestors
political officials
45
In general, patriarchal systems that restricted women's lives were weakest
in societies with sharp class distinctions
in urban-based civilizations at the height of their powe
during long periods of peace and stability
in the early years of a civilization's development
46
Although the practice of patriarchy varied in the classical civilizations, they all
challenge the assumption that female inferiority was natural
prohibited women of all classes from entering public spaces
defined women's roles in reproductive and kinship terms
conceptualized women's essential nature as pure

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