Period One Test
Which of the following best explains how the division of labor in human societies changed during the Neolithic Revolution?
B. As hunter-gathers, men tended to be hunters, while women were responsible for gathering edible plants. With the advent of agriculture, men became primarily responsible for harvesting crops, while women focused on child-rearing and tending the home.
There are many different competing theories on the causes of the Neolithic Revolution. One of the possible causes is...
A. domestication of wild plants led to a sedentary lifestyle which, in turn, allowed for more cultivation in a single area
There are few records and artifacts of the Harrappan and Mohenjo-Daro societies primarily due to...
A. natural disasters and the Aryan invasion
The seals form the Indus Valley Civilization shown in the photograph above suggest...
A. relatively advanced government or trade practices
Why was ancient Egypt known as the "Gift of the Nile"?
A. the regular flooding of the Nile and its abundant silt deposits were especially conductive to the growth of agriculture
The trend shown on the graph above is best explained by...
A. the widespread diffusion of agricultural practices
The excerpt above from the Code of Hammurabi suggest that...
A. there was a low tolerance for crime in Babylonian society
(Alternate) Historians rely on artifacts, geological studies, and genetic research to study pre-historic humans. Which of the following is added as humans moved from pre-historic to historic times?
A. written records
For many years in Europe and the United States, the subject of world history focused primarily on western civilization, including its origins in the Near East. In the last half of the twentieth century, many western historians started to take a more expansive view of the world history. All of the following have contributed to this EXCEPT...
B. a persistent belief in western "exceptionalism" among some historians
The ziggurat shown above, built in the 21st century BCE, in the ancient Sumerian city of Ur, is an example of...
B. a shrine and administrative center
A historian researching the effects of the Neolithic Revolution on social structures in early river valley civilizations would probably find which of the following sources most useful?
B. ancient law codes
Unlike Egypt where there was regular flooding of the Nile, the unpredictable flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers required Mesopotamian farmers to...
B. construct more extensive systems of irrigation canals to provide reliable water
In the recent years, some archaeologists have challenged the "Land Bridge" theory that the first humans migrated to the Americas around 12000 BCE. Which of the following evidence, if true, would beset support this historical reinterpretation.
B. radiocarbon dating of uniquely human artifacts from North or South America that shows them to be approximately 30000 years old
Which of the following was a major difference between the early Hebrew and Vedic religions?
B. the Hebrew religion was monotheistic while the Vedic religion was polytheistic
It was once generally accepted among historians that agriculture began in the Near East and spread to all parts of the world from there. However, more recent findings, reflected in the map shown above, not only indicate multiple centers of the origins of agriculture, but also that...
C. some areas of early agricultural development were influenced by multiple agricultural societies
Which of the following statements about early human migration patterns is supported by the map shown above?
C. the earliest archaeological evidence for modern humans is in Africa
Changes caused by the Neolithic Revolution led to...
C. the establishment of farming communities which led to the development of the first cities
Which of the following was a significant cultural affect of the rise of elites in early civilizations?
C. the promotion of arts and literature
Which of the following best explains the spread of alphabetic language, as opposed to cuneiform or hieroglyphic, through the Mediterranean regions?
C. the trading network of the Phoenicians
"Geographical circumstances are only one factory in the historical process. In vain do the gods lavish their gifts upon the person who knows not how to use them..." All of the following statements challenge the arguments made in the passage EXCEPT...
D. the earliest Greeks were either Ionians or Archean s that arrived in Greece around 1900 BCE
An example of an economic effect on human societies as a result of Neolithic Revolution is...
D. the specialized of labor
All of the following are associated with the growth of agriculture EXCEPT...
D. stone knives
All of the following explain why human artifacts are useful to historians to the study of prehistory EXCEPT...
D. artifacts provide detailed explanations of hunter-gatherer tribal codes
The song lyrics above by a 22nd century BCE Egyptian would seem to be at odds with...
D. the Egyptian practices of entombing pharaohs with "burial goods" needed in the afterlife
All of the following are characteristics of early civilizations shared by Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Shang EXCEPT...
D. elaborate trading networks with neighboring river valley civilization
How does the Bronze Age differ between early civilizations in Mesopotamia and China?
D. it began in China several hundred years after it began in Mesopotamia
"Better is poverty in the hand of God..." The proverbial sayings above convey which of the following?
D. it is better to aspire to love and righteous living than wealth
"In a view of the composite character of the Mesopotamian city, the nature and character of the community itself and the..." Which of the following describes a major effect of the increasing complexities of early cities as described above?
D. political power within the cities became increasingly centralized
The map above shows...
C. agricultural regions of early civilizations
Olmec civilization was similar to Mesopotamia, Harappan, and Shang in that...
C. it flourished in an alluvial environment