Question 1

Slaves in ancient Egypt

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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. 
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. B

Question 2

The Old Kingdom of Egypt collapsed

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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. 
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. A

Question 3

Anthropologists designate early human cultures by their

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

Question 4

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

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Ancient Egypt and Shang and Zhou China w

Question 5

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

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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. 
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 6

Slavery in Mesopotamia took the forms of

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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. 
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.

Question 7

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

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A)  the Bharat and the Mahabharata. 
B)  the Bharat and the Brahman. 
C)  the Brahman and the Mahabharata. 
D)  the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. 
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 8

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

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The pyramids and other monumental struct

Question 9

The Paleolithic Age is characterized by

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

Question 10

The Hittites

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

Question 11

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

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The rise of civilizations in North Ameri

Question 12

Egypt's "black land" was

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

Question 13

Egyptian hieroglyphs first appear

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

Question 14

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

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

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

Diffusion is the spread of cultural elem

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

The development of Native American civil

Exam 1: The Birth of Civilization

Slaves in ancient Egypt

The Old Kingdom of Egypt collapsed

Anthropologists designate early human cultures by their

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

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

Slavery in Mesopotamia took the forms of

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

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

The Paleolithic Age is characterized by

The Hittites

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

Egypt's "black land" was

Egyptian hieroglyphs first appear

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

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

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

Four Great Revolutions in Thought and Religion

Greek and Hellenistic Civilization

Iran, India, and Inner Asia to 200 C.E

Africa: Early History to 1000 C.E

Republican and Imperial Rome

Chinas First Empire, 221 B.C.E 589 C.E

Imperial China, 589-1368

The Emergence of East Asia: Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

Iran and South Asia, 200 C.E 1000 C.E

The Formation of Islamic Civilization, 622-1000

The Byzantine Empire and Western Europe to 1000

The Islamic World, 1000-1500

Ancient Civilizations of the Americas

Africa C.A 1000-1700

Europe to the Early 1500s: Revival, Decline, and Renaissance

Europe 15001650: Expansion, Reformation, and Religious Wars

Conquest and Exploitation: The Development of the Transatlantic Economy

East Asia in the Late Traditional ERA

State Building and Society in Early Modern Europe

The Last Great Islamic Empires, 1500-1800

The Age of European Enlightenment

Revolutions in the Transatlantic World

Political Consolidation in Nineteenth-Century

Northern Transatlantic Economy and Society, 1815-1914

Latin America From Independence to the 1940s

India, the Islamic Heartlands, and Africa, 1800-1945

Modern East Asia

Imperialism and World War I

Depression, European Dictators, and the American New Deal

World War II

The West Since World War II

East Asia: The Recent Decades

Postcolonialism and Beyond: Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East

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