What role did women play in agricultural village societies?

Women participated in farming and textile work.

How do historians break up Ancient Egypt's history?

Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom

Which of the following contributed to declining power of the Egyptian pharaohs by 2400 B.C.E.?

Local officials and nobles assumed greater authority.

Kingship in the First Civilizations often

linked the position of the ruler to the divine.

Which of the following explains frequent conflict between pastoral and agricultural societies?

Pastoralists wanted the goods produced by farmers.

Why did pharaohs have absolute power in Egypt?

Egyptians believed the pharaoh was a god in human form.

Which of the following was a reason for instability in ancient Mesopotamia?

Fighting between city-states and unpredictable flooding

A theocracy is a government in which

leaders rule by divine authority.

What's a possible explanation for the emergence of patriarchy in the First Civilizations?

Emergence of large-scale warfare with professional armies

Someone who moves from around following animal migrations

How did the north/south orientation of the Americas affect the unfolding of the Ag. Revolution?

Crops were slow to spread because climatic adaption was hard

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

Women were defined by their relationship to a man.

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1
What role did women play in agricultural village societies?
Women rode horses and fought in battles.
Women participated in farming and textile work.
Women organized irrigation systems and controlled trade.
Women led important rituals and ceremonies.
2
How do historians break up Ancient Egypt's history?
Pre-Flood, Flood, Post-Flood
Upper, Lower, Middle
Top, Bottom, Left
Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom
3
Which of the following contributed to declining power of the Egyptian pharaohs by 2400 B.C.E.?
Local officials and nobles assumed greater authority.
Rivalry over land and water created warring city-states.
Egyptian pharaohs adopted a policy of seclusion.
Egypt was defeated in wars with invaders from the east.
4
Kingship in the First Civilizations often
linked the position of the ruler to the divine.
relied exclusively on physical force and coercion.
weakened state and religious institutions.
depended on the authority of a written constitution.
5
What was the key development that defined the Neolithic Revolution?
increase in animal populations
agriculture
decrease in disease
A new type of rock
6
What did migrants to Australia and the Pacific Islands use to get to their destinations?
Clovis points
Land bridges
Boats
Mammoths
7
Which of the following explains frequent conflict between pastoral and agricultural societies?
Pastoralists hated farmers
Pastoralists wanted the goods produced by farmers.
Farmers domesticated animals, but pastoralists did plants.
Farmers always bragged about their cool stuff.
8
Why did Egyptians bury possessions with the dead?
so the ka would recognize its body
vanity
so the other dead guys would be jealous
to sustain the ka
9
Which is a famous stone statue of a creature with the body of a lion and the head of a person?
Isis
Rosetta Stone
Great Sphinx
Hatshepsut
10
Why did pharaohs have absolute power in Egypt?
kingdom was small enough for one man to exercise control.
Pharaohs ruled the country using terror.
Egyptians believed the pharaoh was a god in human form.
Egyptians believed the pharaoh talked to the river.
11
Which of the following was a reason for instability in ancient Mesopotamia?
Fighting between city-states and unpredictable flooding
The failure of Mesopotamia to develop written law codes
The failure of a patriarchal system to emerge in Mesopotamia
The collapse of fisheries in the Persian Gulf
12
What did Menes do in 3100 BCE?
Unified Upper and Lower Egypt
Unified all of Mesopotamia
Unified the Indus River civilizations
Unified Upper and Lower China
13
What was a feature of society during the Paleolithic era?
High population density
Class conflict
Relative egalitarianism
Widespread slavery
14
A theocracy is a government in which
a council of elders makes all the laws.
only women could rule.
the military ruled the people.
leaders rule by divine authority.
15
What important change occurred in Egypt when Akhenaton became pharaoh?
Most Egyptians worshipped the Hittite gods.
Egypt became monotheistic.
Egypt became polytheistic.
Most Egyptians converted to Judaism.
16
What's a possible explanation for the emergence of patriarchy in the First Civilizations?
Emergence of large-scale warfare with professional armies
Women doing animal-drawn, plow-based agriculture
Increased role of women outside the home
Decline in birthrates that accompanied civilization
17
What's a "nomad?"
A car brand
A music player
A type of animal used in the desert
Someone who moves from around following animal migrations
18
Where was the region of Nubia?
in Southeast Asia
south of Egypt
north of Egypt
west of Egypt
19
How did the north/south orientation of the Americas affect the unfolding of the Ag. Revolution?
Crops were slow to spread because climatic adaption was hard
Americans grew couldn't grow crops to sustain a lot O'peeps.
Domestication of large mammals made crop growth unimportant.
Farm innovations developed in Mesoamerica and the spread
20
Which of the following describes gender relations in the First Civilizations?
Men operated in roles defined as feminine.
Men were considered inferior to women.
Women enjoyed the same rights and privileges as men.
Women were defined by their relationship to a man.
21
What was the result of the spread of agriculture through diffusion and migration?
The strengthening of maritime empires
The creation of gathering and hunting societies
The spread of language groups
The extinction of pastoral societies
22
Where did civilization develop?
temperate forest
fertile river valleys
tundra
desert
23
Which hominid was the first to use more complex tools?
neanderthal
homo habilis
homo erectus
homo sapiens
24
Who is considered the most accomplished pharaoh?
Amenhotep III
Ramses II
Tutmose III
Akenaten
25
Which First Civilization is sometimes referred to as the “mother civilization” of Mesoamerica?
Norte Chico
Mesopotamia
Aztec
Olmec
26
How did rulers in the First Civilizations display their power?
Freeing slaves
Writing poetry
Engaging in farm work
Constructing temples
27
Which factor contributed to the Agricultural Revolution?
The rise of chiefdoms
A sharp decline in population
An increase in the number of large mammals
A need for additional food
28
Which of the following are rocky stretches of the Nile with rapid currents and waterfalls?
cataracts
deltas
pyramids
obelisks
29
What was the key to unlocking the meaning of ancient Egyptian writing and language?
hieroglyphics
Rosetta Stone
cataracts
papyrus
30
What's the primary reason why homo erectus left Africa?
climate change
animal migrations
food
curiosity

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