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

Laws that regulated female sexuality

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

defined women's roles in reproductive and kinship terms

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

Both possessed relatively egalitarian social structures

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

Large-scale warfare with professionally led armies

Buddhism and Hinduism are similar because they both

offered hope for final release from the cycle of rebirth

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

To keep track of who paid their taxes to the state

Kingship in the First Civilizations often

linked the ruler to the divine.

Which of the following statements about ancient Egypt is true?

ruled by pharaohs believed to be gods in human form.

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

Humankind migrated to different parts of the world.

Which element of Hinduism did Buddhism reject?

The religious authority of the Brahmins

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

multiple sects, practices, and meditation techniques

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

in the early years of a civilization's development

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

States that use force to compel obedience from subjects

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

A state formed by extraction of resources from conquered

How did the last Ice Age affect Paleolithic people?

low sea levels made land bridges to new regions

As a descriptive term, civilization refers to

a type of society organized into cities and states.

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

Buddhism was absorbed into a reviving Hinduism

The inequalities of the caste system received support from

Hindu notions of karma, dharma, and rebirth

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.

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

Indian social groups were defined more rigidly

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

Women were defined by their relationship to a man

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

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

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

were patriarchal in organization

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

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

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

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