Question 1

What is the name of the cultural period during which the first chiefdoms emerged in southern Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Natufian 
B)  Uruk 
C)  Ubaid 
D)  Neolithic 
E)  Halafian 
A)  Natufian 
B)  Uruk 
C)  Ubaid 
D)  Neolithic 
E)  Halafian

Question 2

Egypt was the only region in Africa where states emerged prior to the 1500s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following best describes the role of hydraulic systems in state formation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Irrigation began in China and spread along ancient trade routes. 
B)  States were the by-products of the organizational requirements of large irrigation systems. 
C)  Mesolithic states developed so that they could build irrigation systems. 
D)  In Europe, irrigation provided the advantage that allowed anatomically modern humans to displace Neandertals. 
E)  Irrigation systems favored democracy. 
A)  Irrigation began in China and spread along ancient trade routes. 
B)  States were the by-products of the organizational requirements of large irrigation systems. 
C)  Mesolithic states developed so that they could build irrigation systems. 
D)  In Europe, irrigation provided the advantage that allowed anatomically modern humans to displace Neandertals. 
E)  Irrigation systems favored democracy.

Question 4

China's first state, the Shang dynasty, had bronze metallurgy and writing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

An egalitarian society

Accepted Answer

A)  rarely experiences warfare and is therefore immune to the forces that inevitably lead to state formation. 
B)  must exist for a democratic state to emerge. 
C)  is a key attribute of states. 
D)  lacks status distinctions among its members. 
E)  lacks status distinctions except those based on age, gender, and individual talents or achievements. 
A)  rarely experiences warfare and is therefore immune to the forces that inevitably lead to state formation. 
B)  must exist for a democratic state to emerge. 
C)  is a key attribute of states. 
D)  lacks status distinctions among its members. 
E)  lacks status distinctions except those based on age, gender, and individual talents or achievements.

Question 6

Environmental degradation often contributes to the collapse of states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A ________ is a form of social and political organization that has a formal, central government and a division of society into classes.

Accepted Answer

A)  state 
B)  region 
C)  hydraulic system 
D)  chiefdom 
E)  village-state 
A)  state 
B)  region 
C)  hydraulic system 
D)  chiefdom 
E)  village-state

Question 8

Early states arose from competition among rival tribes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to Flannery (1999), only ranked societies that have undergone a loss of village autonomy

Accepted Answer

A)  should be called chiefdoms. 
B)  can effectively organize into productive states with law-abiding citizens. 
C)  suffer the consequences of extreme social stratification. 
D)  inevitably lead to state formation. 
E)  experience intervillage warfare. 
A)  should be called chiefdoms. 
B)  can effectively organize into productive states with law-abiding citizens. 
C)  suffer the consequences of extreme social stratification. 
D)  inevitably lead to state formation. 
E)  experience intervillage warfare.

Question 10

Ranked societies lack social differences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following played a key role in the formation of Mesoamerica's earliest state, the Zapotec state?

Accepted Answer

A)  trade in pottery 
B)  conquest warfare 
C)  the written word 
D)  egalitarianism 
E)  lack of competition 
A)  trade in pottery 
B)  conquest warfare 
C)  the written word 
D)  egalitarianism 
E)  lack of competition

Question 12

What kinds of societies are divided into social classes?

Accepted Answer

A)  egalitarian societies 
B)  communes 
C)  states 
D)  ranked societies 
E)  chiefdoms 
A)  egalitarian societies 
B)  communes 
C)  states 
D)  ranked societies 
E)  chiefdoms

What is the name of the cultural period during which the first chiefdoms emerged in southern Mesopotamia?

Egypt was the only region in Africa where states emerged prior to the 1500s.

Which of the following best describes the role of hydraulic systems in state formation?

China's first state, the Shang dynasty, had bronze metallurgy and writing.

An egalitarian society

Environmental degradation often contributes to the collapse of states.

A ________ is a form of social and political organization that has a formal, central government and a division of society into classes.

Early states arose from competition among rival tribes.

According to Flannery (1999), only ranked societies that have undergone a loss of village autonomy

Ranked societies lack social differences.

Which of the following played a key role in the formation of Mesoamerica's earliest state, the Zapotec state?

What kinds of societies are divided into social classes?

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System, Colonialism, and Inequality

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

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Exam 9: The First Cities and States

What is the name of the cultural period during which the first chiefdoms emerged in southern Mesopotamia?

Egypt was the only region in Africa where states emerged prior to the 1500s.

Which of the following best describes the role of hydraulic systems in state formation?

China's first state, the Shang dynasty, had bronze metallurgy and writing.

An egalitarian society

Environmental degradation often contributes to the collapse of states.

A ________ is a form of social and political organization that has a formal, central government and a division of society into classes.

Early states arose from competition among rival tribes.

According to Flannery (1999), only ranked societies that have undergone a loss of village autonomy

Ranked societies lack social differences.

Which of the following played a key role in the formation of Mesoamerica's earliest state, the Zapotec state?

What kinds of societies are divided into social classes?

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System, Colonialism, and Inequality

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters