Exam 15: The First Civilizations

In a state level society, conflict resolution and adjudication is often resolved through kinship structures.

What factor contributed to the concentration of wealth and the emergence of social hierarchies during the Longshan period?

The term "civilization" is currently used by anthropologists to mean essentially the same as culture or society.

The development of the first civilizations in South America was based primarily on maritime resources.

Maya centers typically served all of the following function except

The style of writing of ancient Mesopotamia, which employed a wedge shaped stylus pressed into damp clay, is known as:

The large temple complexes found at Sechin Alto and other related sites in Peru likely served as:

What features define the Ubaid period in Mesopotamia?

Which of the following best describes the nature of Maya political organization?

The Classic Maya period is defined as:

What factors account for the rise and fall of early civilizations in Mesopotamia? What aspects of the social, political, and economic organization?

The term, city, applies to urban centers that are characterized by all of the following except

Which of the following Mesoamerican cities was the Aztec capital?

As was true with several early civilizations, the Indus civilization's major sites declined, hundreds of smaller towns and villages outlasted them.

The Ubaid period represents the initial settlement of the Tigris and Euphrates floodplain.

Which Mesoamerican group filled the vacuum caused by the decline of Teotihuacán?

The hieroglyphic writing system is

The development of the Egyptian civilization may be linked to influence from

The appearance of cities in Mesopotamia has been linked to all of the following factors except

The earliest true city yet discovered is found in Mesopotamia.