Question 1

Discuss the role of trade in early States.

Accepted Answer

Trade played a crucial role in the devel

Question 2

Why was the Nile River important in the rise of the Egyptian state?

Accepted Answer

The Nile River was crucial in the rise o

Question 3

Trade networks of Iron Age Oppida in temperate Europe were

Accepted Answer

A)  poorly developed 
B)  linked primarily with other Oppida 
C)  directed at regional centers and Rome 
D)  directed primarily towards trade with Rome 
A)  poorly developed 
B)  linked primarily with other Oppida 
C)  directed at regional centers and Rome 
D)  directed primarily towards trade with Rome

Question 4

Indus religion appears to be connected with

Accepted Answer

A)  female fertility figurines found at all Indus sites 
B)  Shiva, the Hindu god 
C)  ritual cleansing 
D)  the 'priest king' 
A)  female fertility figurines found at all Indus sites 
B)  Shiva, the Hindu god 
C)  ritual cleansing 
D)  the 'priest king'

Question 5

Standardization in the Indus state is indicated by

Accepted Answer

A)  city planning at Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa 
B)  building techniques 
C)  a system of weights and measures 
D)  all of the previous 
A)  city planning at Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa 
B)  building techniques 
C)  a system of weights and measures 
D)  all of the previous

Question 6

Discuss with examples the information that burials provide about state societies?

Accepted Answer

Burials provide valuable information abo

Question 7

Shang bronzes are often very large because

Accepted Answer

A)  there was an abundance of bronze available 
B)  they were needed for communal feasting 
C)  Shang elite used them as a form of conspicuous consumption in ritual offerings 
D)  Shang bronze smiths could not make small items 
A)  there was an abundance of bronze available 
B)  they were needed for communal feasting 
C)  Shang elite used them as a form of conspicuous consumption in ritual offerings 
D)  Shang bronze smiths could not make small items

Question 8

A ziggurat is a pyramid-like structure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The systems model of state development considers

Accepted Answer

A)  an increase in population size to be the defining factor in state formation 
B)  states as part of an integrated cultural and ecological whole in which change in one area affects other areas 
C)  warfare to be the defining factor in state formation 
D)  the expansion of trade to be the defining factor in state formation 
A)  an increase in population size to be the defining factor in state formation 
B)  states as part of an integrated cultural and ecological whole in which change in one area affects other areas 
C)  warfare to be the defining factor in state formation 
D)  the expansion of trade to be the defining factor in state formation

Question 10

Ancient Egyptians planted their seed crops

Accepted Answer

A)  just before the yearly Nile floods 
B)  during the yearly Nile floods 
C)  just as the Nile floods subsided 
D)  during the dry season 
A)  just before the yearly Nile floods 
B)  during the yearly Nile floods 
C)  just as the Nile floods subsided 
D)  during the dry season

Question 11

Ancient Egypt was rich in mineral resources, but poor in good quality wood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The development of irrigation agriculture was an important factor in the rise of early states in Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Indus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Cities, states and writing appear at roughly the same time in Mesopotamia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Sources of information for the Aksumite state include

Accepted Answer

A)  archaeology and classical writings 
B)  archaeology and stone inscriptions 
C)  archaeology and coinage 
D)  all of the previous 
A)  archaeology and classical writings 
B)  archaeology and stone inscriptions 
C)  archaeology and coinage 
D)  all of the previous

Question 15

What is the importance of the Giza Plateau Mapping Project to our understanding of Ancient Egypt?.

Accepted Answer

The Giza Plateau Mapping Project is of g

Question 16

Which of the following appear to have functioned WITHOUT a writing system

Accepted Answer

A)  Indus 
B)  European Oppida 
C)  Aksum 
D)  Shang 
A)  Indus 
B)  European Oppida 
C)  Aksum 
D)  Shang

Discuss the role of trade in early States.

Why was the Nile River important in the rise of the Egyptian state?

Trade networks of Iron Age Oppida in temperate Europe were

Indus religion appears to be connected with

Standardization in the Indus state is indicated by

Discuss with examples the information that burials provide about state societies?

Shang bronzes are often very large because

A ziggurat is a pyramid-like structure.

The systems model of state development considers

Ancient Egyptians planted their seed crops

Ancient Egypt was rich in mineral resources, but poor in good quality wood.

The development of irrigation agriculture was an important factor in the rise of early states in Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Indus.

Cities, states and writing appear at roughly the same time in Mesopotamia.

Sources of information for the Aksumite state include

What is the importance of the Giza Plateau Mapping Project to our understanding of Ancient Egypt?.

Which of the following appear to have functioned WITHOUT a writing system

Introduction to Anthropology

Theories and Methods in Studying Biological Anthropology

Principles of Biological Evolution

Macroevolution: First Life to Mammals

Primates in Evolution

Early Hominids in Africa: Australopithecus and Homo Habilis

Later Hominids: Homo Erectus and Homo Sapiens

The Archaeology of Early Human Societies: Theories and Methods in Studying Prehistoric Archaeology

The Emergence of Culture in Early Hominid Societies in the Old World

Later Hunter-Gatherers and Early Farming Societies in the Old World

Later Hunter-Gatherers and Early Farming Societies in the Americas

The Emergence of State Societies in the Americas

Primates Today

Contemporary Humans

Conclusions: Who Are We

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Exam 11: Early States in the Old World

Discuss the role of trade in early States.

Why was the Nile River important in the rise of the Egyptian state?

Trade networks of Iron Age Oppida in temperate Europe were

Indus religion appears to be connected with

Standardization in the Indus state is indicated by

Discuss with examples the information that burials provide about state societies?

Shang bronzes are often very large because

A ziggurat is a pyramid-like structure.

The systems model of state development considers

Ancient Egyptians planted their seed crops

Ancient Egypt was rich in mineral resources, but poor in good quality wood.

The development of irrigation agriculture was an important factor in the rise of early states in Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Indus.

Cities, states and writing appear at roughly the same time in Mesopotamia.

Sources of information for the Aksumite state include

What is the importance of the Giza Plateau Mapping Project to our understanding of Ancient Egypt?.

Which of the following appear to have functioned WITHOUT a writing system

Introduction to Anthropology

Theories and Methods in Studying Biological Anthropology

Principles of Biological Evolution

Macroevolution: First Life to Mammals

Primates in Evolution

Early Hominids in Africa: Australopithecus and Homo Habilis

Later Hominids: Homo Erectus and Homo Sapiens

The Archaeology of Early Human Societies: Theories and Methods in Studying Prehistoric Archaeology

The Emergence of Culture in Early Hominid Societies in the Old World

Later Hunter-Gatherers and Early Farming Societies in the Old World

Later Hunter-Gatherers and Early Farming Societies in the Americas

The Emergence of State Societies in the Americas

Primates Today

Contemporary Humans

Conclusions: Who Are We

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