1. The Narmer tablet discovered at Hierakonpolis depicts the exploits of King Narmer who
2. The city of __________ in southern Pakistan is one of the earliest cities in South Asia with evidence for
baked brick buildings and drainage systems.
3. Which of the following traits is NOT an important precondition for the development of urban state societies?
4. As early cities developed in different parts of the world, people often developed writing systems. In
Mesopotamia, the earliest writing system was used primarily for
5. The first cities were established in
6. Eridu is significant because it was the site of
7. Mesopotamian temples were generally associated with
8. Key features of the Ubaid period in southern Mesopotamia were
9. During the second and third millennia B.C., the inhabitants of Mesopotamia were
10. Bullae are
11. Mesopotamian cuneiform has its roots in a system of clay tokens that dates back to
12. The Harappan civilization was characterized by all of the following except
13. Compared to ancient Mesopotamia, Indus civilization was characterized by
14. Which of the following characteristics of modern India does NOT have roots back to the Harappan
civilization?
15. Hierakonpolis is located
16. The Narmer palette records
17. Early Egyptian writing tended to be concerned with
18. Compared to Mesopotamia, ancient Egyptian society
19. Compared to Mesoamerica, pyramids in Old Kingdom Egypt were NOT
20. Western introductions into ancient China included
21. The first metal used in West Africa was
22. According to Zhou texts, a primary symbol of the Chinese state was
23. The Zhou period in China was marked by all of the following except
24. Which of the following is NOT true about Jenné-jeno?
25. The earliest large state in southern Africa was
26. Which of these civilizations is NOT known for its lavish funerary rituals?
27. Great Zimbabwe is NOT associated with
28. Karl Wittfogel argued that _________ was the key factor in the rise of the state.
29. Which of the following were important in the rise of Great Zimbabwe?
30. The economy at Angkor was based on surplus ____ agriculture.
31. Recent anthropological findings suggest that hunters and gatherers have ___ leisure time than (as) farmers.
32. Ester Boserup has argued that __________ spurs technological change and increased food production.
33. The argument that expanded food supply makes population growth possible is most closely associated with
34. Kingship at which of the following centers was most similar to that of the Classic Maya in Mesoamerica?
35. The Angkor state arose along a tributary of the _____ River.
36. Compare pyramid construction in Egypt and Mesoamerica.
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37. Compare key themes of early written texts in Mesopotamia and Mesoamerica.
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38. A major difference between early civilizations in the Americas and the Old World is the much greater role
that domesticated animals had in the latter area. Discuss the implications of this difference.
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39. Compare and contrast two models for the origins of the state.
40. Contrast the early states of the Indus Valley with those of Mesopotamia.
41. Describe and evaluate Denise Schmandt-Besserat’s model for the beginnings of writing in Mesopotamia.
42. Discuss how the study of diet and nutrition can provide information on societal differentiation. Use
examples to illustrate your arguments.
43. Compare and contrast the different strategies that leaders used to legitimate their positions of power in two
Old World states.
44. Discuss and evaluate the role of population pressure in the origins of the state.
45. Evaluate Carneiro’s circumscription hypothesis for the origin of the state.
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Please write 2-3 sentences identifying the person, place, or thing in terms of age, location, and significance.
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46. Sumer
47. The temple
48. Tholoi
49. Ziggurat
50. Mesopotamia
51. Clay token
52. Scapulimancy
53. Oracle bone
54. Shaduf
55. Pictograph
56. Circumscription
57. Stepped pyramid
58. Hieroglyph
59. Indus soapstone seals
60. Narmer’s palette
61. Pipal tree
62. Papyrus
63. Pastoralists
64. Nome
65. Cuneiform
66. Terracotta
67. Necropolis
68. The Three Lis
69. Karanga
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