Question 1

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 2

The Hittite Empire was

Accepted Answer

A)  largely isolated from its neighbors. 
B)  treated as a state of equal power by Egypt. 
C)  agriculturally rich because of its mild climate. 
D)  very peaceful and seldom at war. 
A)  largely isolated from its neighbors. 
B)  treated as a state of equal power by Egypt. 
C)  agriculturally rich because of its mild climate. 
D)  very peaceful and seldom at war.

Question 3

How did the Zhou dynasty continue traditions that had been a part of the Shang dynasty? What new innovations were introduced?

Accepted Answer

The Zhou dynasty continued many traditio

Question 4

Which of the following peoples were the earliest known to have developed iron for weapons and tools?

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt 
B)  Minoans 
C)  Mesopotamians 
D)  Hittites 
A)  Egypt 
B)  Minoans 
C)  Mesopotamians 
D)  Hittites

Question 5

Discuss and compare the role of climate change in the decline of the Harappan and Andean civilizations between 1500 and 1000 B.C.E.

Accepted Answer

The decline of the Harappan and Andean c

Question 6

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.

Question 7

Why did Chinese civilization continue after collapse of the Shang dynasty?

Accepted Answer

Chinese civilization continued after the

Question 8

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.

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

The Hittite Empire was

How did the Zhou dynasty continue traditions that had been a part of the Shang dynasty? What new innovations were introduced?

Which of the following peoples were the earliest known to have developed iron for weapons and tools?

Discuss and compare the role of climate change in the decline of the Harappan and Andean civilizations between 1500 and 1000 B.C.E.

When early civilizations collapsed, the result was often:

Why did Chinese civilization continue after collapse of the Shang dynasty?

Egypt became interested in Nubia because of its trade in

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

The Hittite Empire was

How did the Zhou dynasty continue traditions that had been a part of the Shang dynasty? What new innovations were introduced?

Which of the following peoples were the earliest known to have developed iron for weapons and tools?

Discuss and compare the role of climate change in the decline of the Harappan and Andean civilizations between 1500 and 1000 B.C.E.

When early civilizations collapsed, the result was often:

Why did Chinese civilization continue after collapse of the Shang dynasty?

Egypt became interested in Nubia because of its trade in

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

The Great Empires

Postimperial Worlds: Problems of Empires in Eurasia and Africa, Ca 200 to 700 Ce

The Rise of World Religions: Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism

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

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

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