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Which of the following best explains life in communities prior to the Agricultural Revolution?
A) Agriculturalists and pastoralists competed and often fought over land B) Groups were defined by the geographic region of origin C) The only role for women was to bear and raise children D) The foraging lifestyle supported only small, nomadic groups of people E) Specialization of labor resulted in important technological advances |
D) The foraging lifestyle supported only small, nomadic groups of people
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Which of the following reasons do most historians site as the cause of the Agricultural Revolution?
A) People migrated to regions that could finally support agriculture b) A cooling period around 6000 BCE allowed people to settle in one place year round C) Climate change drove people to abandon foraging in favor of agriculture D) Foraging groups grew so large that they could no longer function as nomadic societies E) Major river valleys stopped flooding, which allowed people to settle along their banks |
C) Climate change drove people to abandon foraging in favor of agriculture
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Which was the largest geographical challenge for the people settling in Mesopotamia?
A) The unpredictable nature of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers B) The absence of useful building materials C) The great distance from regional long-distance trade routes D) Poor soil for agriculture E) The absence of large animals that could be domesticated and employed in agriculture |
A) The unpredictable nature of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
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All of the following were characteristics of city-states in Mesopotania EXCEPT:
A) clear social divisions B) provisions of food for the city by farmers C) provision of markets and protection for farmers by city-dwellers D) a diminished role of religion E) specialized labor |
D) a diminished role of religion
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Which of the following best describes women's role in city-states in Mesopotamia?
A) The opportunity arose for women to occupy positions of political power B) They gained more freedom and choice in marriage C) Women could no longer work outside of the home D) Women could own property and engage in trade E) Fewer children were needed, so women had more time to work and acquire skills |
D) Women could own property and engage in trate
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All of the following are true of slavery in Mesopotamia EXCEPT:
A) Slaved occupied the lowest class of society B) Slaves were primarily employed in the domestic service C) Slaves in Mesopotamia played a very important economic role D) Most slaves were prisoners of war E) Slaves faced harsher punishment under law codes because of their position in society |
C) Slaves in Mesopotamia played a very important economic role
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Egypt benefited from its geographic location because
A) it was located at the crossroads of key trade routes B) it emerged along key migration routes and was thus exposed to diverse ideas and peoples C) isolated by desert, it was spared major invasions D) it sat atop some of Africa's richest gold mines E) its vast resources prevented it from ever having to engage in long-distance trade |
C) isolated by desert, it was spared major invasions
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Women in ancient Egypt:
A) never held any political power or influence B) lacked all rights in the male dominated society C) were the main source of agricultural labor D) were empowered by the matrilineal nature of Egyptian civilization E) could inherit property and divorce their husbands |
E) Could inherit property and divorce their husbands
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The political system of ancient Egypt included all of the following EXCEPT:
A) pharaoh as the source of all law B) a large bureaucracy that provided pharaoh with important support C) a large and powerful merchant class that facilitated long-distance trade D) slavery on a limited scale E) the occasional presence of women in positions of influence |
C) a large and powerful merchant class that facilitated long-distance trade
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Which two developments arose in ancient Egypt?
A) hierogylphics and papyrus B) hierogylphics and gunpowder C) cuneiform and papyrus D) monotheism and the concept of zero E) a written law code and calendar |
A) hierogylphics and papyrus
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The two urban sites that best typify the Indus Valley civilization are:
A) Ur and Uruk B) Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro C) Punjab and Kathiawar D) Thebes and Memphis E) Hammurabi and Sumeria |
B) Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
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The Indus Valley civilization's two major urban sites included each of the following EXCEPT:
A) high, thick encircling walls of brick B) streets laid out in a rectangular pattern C) covered drainpipes to carry away waste D) consistent width of streets and city blocks E) running water in every home |
E) running water in every home
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Mesopotamia, Egypt , and the Indus Valley inhabitants all formed civilizations between the time period of:
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3,000 BCE- 2,000 BCE
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The fall of Indus Valley civilzation was most likely attributable to the following cause(es):
A) political B) social C) economic D) environmental E) all of the above |
E) all of the above
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The earliest written records in China are associated with the dynasty called
A) Shang B) Zhou C) Qin D) Han E) Sui |
A) Shang
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