Question 1

The Rig Veda is believed to have been written down around

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A)  1500 B.C.E. 
B)  1200 B.C.E. 
C)  800 B.C.E. 
D)  600 B.C.E.

Question 2

For what reasons did Egyptian civilization survive the general collapse of civilizations in the Eastern Mediterranean?

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Question 3

What resources made the Minoans and Mycenaeans successful in developing complex states?

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Question 4

Earthquake activity played a role in the collapse of all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)  Mycenaean civilization. 
B)  Harappan civilization. 
C)  Minoan civilization. 
D)  Egyptian civilization.

Question 5

As ancient societies grew in size and number, many of them also became more fragile. Explain the collapse of Hittite, Cretan and Mycenean society in contrast to the survival of Egyptian society by 1000 B.C.E.

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Question 6

Why did the Hittite civilization in Anatolia collapse so completely while civilization in the Nile River Valley continued?

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Question 7

During the final decades of the Shang dynasty,

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A)  rulers took on more responsibility. 
B)  the population declined on a large scale. 
C)  many cities were destroyed. 
D)  entire regions were abandoned.

Question 8

A key factor in Egypt's decline around 1300 B.C.E. was

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A)  attacks by the Nubians in the south. 
B)  failure of the Nile to flood adequately in successive years. 
C)  invasions by the "Sea Peoples." 
D)  invasions by the Hyksos.

Question 9

El Niño affects the Andean regions by

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A)  causing drought. 
B)  causing flooding. 
C)  causing the seasonal rains to come at the wrong time. 
D)  causing wind storms.

Question 10

One of the most accomplished exports that came out of China during the Shang dynasty was

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A)  writing. 
B)  bronze objects. 
C)  philosophical thought. 
D)  its system of government.

Question 11

What role did external invasion and attack play in the collapse of civilizations in the Aegean World, Northern Anatolia, and Egypt? Why did Egyptian civilization survive these attacks, while the others were almost entirely wiped out?

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Question 12

What are the similarities and differences between the collapse of the Shang and the collapse of the Hittites?

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Question 13

What elements do civilizations in the Andes and Mesoamerica share with early Eurasian civilizations? What differences are there?

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Question 14

For what reasons did civilizations first arise in the Andes and in Central America?

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Question 15

Compare the transformations of Chinese and Egyptian civilizations. What common elements characterize their successful responses to change?
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Question 16

One of the notable elements of early Andean civilizations is

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A)  the diversity of cultures within small regions. 
B)  the long-lasting civilizations that arose in this region. 
C)  the relative level of peaceful expansion by these early cultures. 
D)  the sameness of cultures over large regions.

Question 17

Much of the direct, written evidence for the early period of the Zhou dynasty comes from inscriptions on

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A)  oracle bones. 
B)  cups. 
C)  the walls of the kings' palaces. 
D)  bamboo strips.

Question 18

What fundamental problems led to the collapse of Harappan civilization?

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Question 19

The collapse of Harappan civilization likely occurred primarily because of

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A)  failures in effective political leadership. 
B)  revolutions by the poor and dispossessed. 
C)  ecological changes over time. 
D)  invasions by foreign peoples.

Question 20

Olmec civilization in Mesoamerica had declined by

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A)  1000 B.C.E. 
B)  700 B.C.E. 
C)  300 B.C.E. 
D)  100 B.C.E.

Exam 4: A Succession of Civilizations: Ambition and Instability