Deck 1: The Birth of Civilization

Question 1

Anthropologists designate early human cultures by their

A) writing.
B) clothing.
C) tools.
D) food.

Answer 1

tools.

Question 2

The Paleolithic Age is characterized by

A) domestication of animals.
B) the beginning of agriculture.
C) a hunting and gathering existence.
D) the invention of writing.

Answer 2

a hunting and gathering existence.

Question 3

Slavery in Mesopotamia took the forms of

A) debt slavery and labor slavery.
B) chattel slavery and labor slavery.
C) chattel slavery and debt slavery.
D) debt slavery, labor slavery, and chattel slavery.

Answer 3

chattel slavery and debt slavery.

Question 4

Egypt's "black land" was

A) the dark fertile fields along the Nile.
B) the highlands.
C) found only in the south.
D) another term for Lower Egypt.

Question 5

Egyptian hieroglyphs first appear

A) in Greece.
B) around 3000 B.C.E.
C) during the Middle Kingdom.
D) in women's texts.

Question 6

The Old Kingdom of Egypt collapsed

A) and gave way to the First Intermediate Period's disorder.
B) because of Hyksos invasions.
C) and was followed by the period in which the great pyramids were constructed.
D) because of drought.

Question 7

Slaves in ancient Egypt

A) were always black Africans.
B) could expect to eventually be assimilated into the general population.
C) performed society's heavy labors.
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 8

The Hittites

A) were innovators and helped bridge cultures.
B) were isolationist.
C) lacked strong central government.
D) were pacifists.

Question 9

India's Late Vedic Age is also called the Epic Age because it is the setting for

A) the Bharat and the Mahabharata.
B) the Bharat and the Brahman.
C) the Brahman and the Mahabharata.
D) the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.

Question 10

Looking at Map 1-4 (p. 27), which political and geographic features are typical of Iron Age China?

A) China was a large, unified empire.
B) China consisted of many independent kingdoms by the sea.
C) China consisted of several independent kingdoms along rivers.
D) China was a powerful state divided into many provinces.

Question 11

Members of the literate bureaucracy, the scholar-bureaucrats, were called

A) Mandate of Heaven.
B) shi.
C) hegemony.
D) Brahman.

Question 12

Explain and discuss the concept of diffusion and its effect on ancient civilizations and early cultures. How did these cultures influence one another?
Conceptual

Question 13

Discuss the rise of civilizations in North America. Compared to Africa and Asia, was the food supply more or less abundant? What effect did this have on the people who lived there?
Conceptual

Question 14

Compare and contrast the development of Native American civilizations in Mesoamerica to those in North America. What were their main political, social, and economic features? How did religious practices influence their evolution?
Conceptual

Question 15

Compare and contrast the political, economic, and social organization of ancient Egypt to that of Shang and Zhou China. What was the role of the king in relation to the nobility and other classes in each civilization?
Conceptual

Question 16

What were the features of and the role played by the pyramids and other monumental structures in ancient Egypt?
Conceptual