Question 1

According to tradition,the Zhou conquered the Shang in a battle fought at Muye in

Accepted Answer

A)  1045 B.C.E. 
B)  1020 B.C.E. 
C)  1000 B.C.E. 
D)  957 B.C.E. 
A)  1045 B.C.E. 
B)  1020 B.C.E. 
C)  1000 B.C.E. 
D)  957 B.C.E.

Question 2

What elements are common to the early civilizations of the Andes and Mesoamerica?

Accepted Answer

The early civilizations of the Andes, su

Question 3

Despite the collapse of its state,the same form of writing continued to be used by people in

Accepted Answer

A)  China. 
B)  Mainland Greece. 
C)  Northern Anatolia. 
D)  India. 
A)  China. 
B)  Mainland Greece. 
C)  Northern Anatolia. 
D)  India.

Question 4

Egypt became interested in Nubia because of its trade in

Accepted Answer

A)  gold, ivory, and incense. 
B)  agricultural goods, gold, and copper. 
C)  ivory, agricultural goods, and timber. 
D)  gold, incense, and basalt. 
A)  gold, ivory, and incense. 
B)  agricultural goods, gold, and copper. 
C)  ivory, agricultural goods, and timber. 
D)  gold, incense, and basalt.

Question 5

Elements in the archaeological evidence suggesting that the Olmec were shamanistic are

Accepted Answer

A)  depictions of captives. 
B)  figurines of were-jaguars. 
C)  inscriptions describing religious observances. 
D)  records of their mythology. 
A)  depictions of captives. 
B)  figurines of were-jaguars. 
C)  inscriptions describing religious observances. 
D)  records of their mythology.

Question 6

Why is the millenium between 2000 and 1000 B.C.E.a critical period of change in global history?

Accepted Answer

The millennium between 2000 and 1000 B.C

Question 7

Minoan civilization was influenced by its neighbors in its development of

Accepted Answer

A)  state-regulated trade and agriculture. 
B)  small-scale family farms. 
C)  unregulated trade with its neighbors. 
D)  democracy. 
A)  state-regulated trade and agriculture. 
B)  small-scale family farms. 
C)  unregulated trade with its neighbors. 
D)  democracy.

Question 8

When early civilizations collapsed,the result was often:

Accepted Answer

A)  a "dark age." 
B)  a new civilization immediately replaced the older one. 
C)  new civilizations that immediately outdid the older ones. 
D)  a very brief period of decline with new civilizations that maintained a clear continuity with the past. 
A)  a "dark age." 
B)  a new civilization immediately replaced the older one. 
C)  new civilizations that immediately outdid the older ones. 
D)  a very brief period of decline with new civilizations that maintained a clear continuity with the past.

According to tradition,the Zhou conquered the Shang in a battle fought at Muye in

What elements are common to the early civilizations of the Andes and Mesoamerica?

Despite the collapse of its state,the same form of writing continued to be used by people in

Egypt became interested in Nubia because of its trade in

Elements in the archaeological evidence suggesting that the Olmec were shamanistic are

Why is the millenium between 2000 and 1000 B.C.E.a critical period of change in global history?

Minoan civilization was influenced by its neighbors in its development of

When early civilizations collapsed,the result was often:

Out of the Ice: Peopling the Earth

Out of the Mud: Farming and Herding after the Ice Age

The Great River Valleys: Accelerating Change and Developing States

Rebuilding the World: Recoveries, New Initiatives, and Their Limits

The Great Schools

Postimperial Worlds: Problems of Empires in Eurasia and Africa, ca. 200 C.E. to ca. 700 C.E.

Remaking the World: Innovation and Renewal on Environmental Frontiers in the Late First Millennium

Contending with Isolation: ca. 1000–1200

The Nomadic Frontiers: The Islamic World, Byzantium, and China ca. 1000–1200

Contending with Isolation: ca. 1000–1200

The Nomadic Frontiers: The Islamic World, Byzantium, and China ca. 1000–1200

The World the Mongols Made

The Revenge of Nature: Plague, Cold, and the Limits of Disaster in the Fourteenth Century

Expanding Worlds: Recovery in the Late Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries

Imperial Arenas: New Empires in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

The Ecological Revolution of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

Mental Revolutions: Religion and Science in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

States and Societies: Political and Social Change in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

Driven by Growth: The Global Economy in the Eighteenth Century

The Age of Global Interaction: Expansion and Intersection of Eighteenth-Century Empires

The Exchange of Enlightenments: Eighteenth-Century Thought

Replacing Muscle: The Energy Revolutions

The Social Mold: Work and Society in the Nineteenth Century

Western Dominance in the Nineteenth Century: The Westward Shift of Power and the Rise of Global Empires

The Changing State: Political Developments in the Nineteenth Century

The Twentieth-Century Mind: Western Science and the World

World Order and Disorder: Global Politics in the Twentieth

The Pursuit of Utopia: Civil Society in the Twentieth Century

The Embattled Biosphere: The Twentieth-Century Environment

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Exam 4: A Succession of Civilizations: Ambition and Instability

According to tradition,the Zhou conquered the Shang in a battle fought at Muye in

What elements are common to the early civilizations of the Andes and Mesoamerica?

Despite the collapse of its state,the same form of writing continued to be used by people in

Egypt became interested in Nubia because of its trade in

Elements in the archaeological evidence suggesting that the Olmec were shamanistic are

Why is the millenium between 2000 and 1000 B.C.E.a critical period of change in global history?

Minoan civilization was influenced by its neighbors in its development of

When early civilizations collapsed,the result was often:

Out of the Ice: Peopling the Earth

Out of the Mud: Farming and Herding after the Ice Age

The Great River Valleys: Accelerating Change and Developing States

Rebuilding the World: Recoveries, New Initiatives, and Their Limits

The Great Schools

Postimperial Worlds: Problems of Empires in Eurasia and Africa, ca. 200 C.E. to ca. 700 C.E.

Remaking the World: Innovation and Renewal on Environmental Frontiers in the Late First Millennium

Contending with Isolation: ca. 1000–1200

The Nomadic Frontiers: The Islamic World, Byzantium, and China ca. 1000–1200

Contending with Isolation: ca. 1000–1200

The Nomadic Frontiers: The Islamic World, Byzantium, and China ca. 1000–1200

The World the Mongols Made

The Revenge of Nature: Plague, Cold, and the Limits of Disaster in the Fourteenth Century

Expanding Worlds: Recovery in the Late Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries

Imperial Arenas: New Empires in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

The Ecological Revolution of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

Mental Revolutions: Religion and Science in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

States and Societies: Political and Social Change in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

Driven by Growth: The Global Economy in the Eighteenth Century

The Age of Global Interaction: Expansion and Intersection of Eighteenth-Century Empires

The Exchange of Enlightenments: Eighteenth-Century Thought

Replacing Muscle: The Energy Revolutions

The Social Mold: Work and Society in the Nineteenth Century

Western Dominance in the Nineteenth Century: The Westward Shift of Power and the Rise of Global Empires

The Changing State: Political Developments in the Nineteenth Century

The Twentieth-Century Mind: Western Science and the World

World Order and Disorder: Global Politics in the Twentieth

The Pursuit of Utopia: Civil Society in the Twentieth Century

The Embattled Biosphere: The Twentieth-Century Environment

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