1
Who coined the phrases “agricultural revolution” and “urban revolution”?
(A)
Mary Leakey
(B)
Vere Gordon Childe
(C)
Edward Taylor
(D)
Brian Fagan
2
The early Mesopotamian city of Uruk included satellite villages, each with its own
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
The answer is irrigation system.
3
The earliest literature in the world comes from
(A)
Egypt.
(B)
China.
(C)
Africa.
(D)
Sumeria.
The answer is Sumeria.
4
A new era in human experience that included economic, political, and social mechanisms
that affected the lives of people in cities located hundreds of kilometers apart begins with
the emergence of the Sumerian civilization about
(A)
6500 B.C.
(B)
3100 B.C.
(C)
2500 B.C.
(D)
2000 B.C.
The answer is 3100 B.C.
5
Each early state in the Mesopotamian delta raised an army to defend its
(A)
water rights.
(B)
trade routes.
The answer is Vere Gordon Childe.
(C)
city walls.
(D)
all of these are correct.
6
The death of Rameses III marks the beginning of the
(A)
Middle Kingdom.
(B)
New Kingdom.
(C)
Late period.
(D)
Archaic period.
Feedback:
The answer is Late period.
7
In his capacity as French consul in Mosul in northern Iraq, Paul-Émile Botta discovered
(A)
Nineveh.
(B)
King Sargon’s palace.
(C)
Khufu’s funerary boat.
(D)
the temple at Eridu.
Feedback:
The answer is King Sargon’s palace.
8
Define the elements of a state-organized society.
Answer:
9
Explain the reasons why civilizations collapse. Can we avoid these problems? Are we
avoiding them?
Answer:
10
Discuss how Sumerian civilization came into being. Mention at least two Sumerian leaders
in your discussion.
Answer:
11
Outline the periods of ancient Egyptian civilization. Mention noteworthy accomplishments
of each major period.
Answer:
12
Most archaeologists agree that urban life and preindustrial civilization came into existence
(A)
gradually.
(B)
during a period of social and economic stability.
Feedback:
The answer is all of these are correct.
(C)
as a direct result of the introduction of irrigation technology.
(D)
all of these are correct.
13
Maya religious ceremonies justified
(A)
social inequality.
(B)
human sacrifice.
(C)
conquest of enemies.
(D)
building of megaliths.
The answer is social inequality.
14
Which of the following undermined the absolute power of the Old Kingdom’s rulers in
Ancient Egypt?
(A)
an earthquake.
(B)
a flood.
(C)
a prolonged drought.
(D)
long-term war with neighbors.
The answer is a prolonged drought.
15
Archaeologists often refer to urbanized, state-level civilization as preindustrial civilizations,
because they relied on
(A)
manual labor rather than fossil fuels.
(B)
fossil fuels rather than manual labor.
(C)
accumulation of capital rather than social status through tribute.
(D)
social status through tribute rather than accumulation of capital.
The answer is manual labor rather than fossil fuels.
16
All of the following are attributes that define a city EXCEPT
(A)
a lower limit of 5,000 people.
(B)
economic and organizational complexity.
(C)
marketplaces and monumental architecture.
(D)
a central authority whose power extends beyond kinship bonds.
The answer is gradually.
17
Modern scholars recognize as having great importance in the development of all the world’s
early civilizations large food supplies, diversified farming economies, and
(A)
a well-defined religious tradition.
(B)
a form of written communication.
(C)
irrigation agriculture.
(D)
widespread public art and architecture.
The answer is irrigation agriculture.
18
Social power means ideological power, and comes from
(A)
the creation or modification of symbols of cultural and political commonality.
(B)
access to the spirit world.
(C)
the ability to organize more specialized production and th tasks of food storage and
distribution.
(D)
the hierarchical organization of decision making.
The answer is the creation or modification of symbols of cultural and political commonality.
19
Which of the following is believed to be the world’s first city, flourishing from 4500 B.C. for
more than 2000 years?
(A)
Palenque, Mexico
(B)
Uruk, Iraq
(C)
Girsu, Mesopotamia
(D)
Nekhen, Egypt
The answer is Uruk, Iraq.
20
Artifacts that include cuneiform tablets indicate that villagers in Mesopotamia were
keeping careful written records as early as
(A)
3000 B.C.
(B)
4000 B.C.
(C)
5000 B.C.
(D)
6000 B.C.
The answer is a central authority whose power extends beyond kinship bonds.
21
The longest lived early world preindustrial civilization, which endured for more than 3,000
years, is
(A)
Ancient Egypt.
(B)
Sumaria.
(C)
Mesopotamia.
(D)
Urbaid culture.
The answer is Ancient Egypt.
22
For thousands of years, Egyptians were concerned with the potential of a world torn
between chaos and order. They believed that disorder, or disequilibrium, could be
contained by
(A)
a prosperous state and plentiful financial reserves.
(B)
the rule of kings and the benign force of the power of the Sun.
(C)
elaborate public ceremonies conducted in lavish public buildings.
(D)
a combination of deft political alliance and continual warfare with neighboring states.
The answer is the rule of kings and the benign force of the power of the Sun.
23
The pharaoh Khufu built the Great Pyramids during the
(A)
Old Kingdom.
(B)
Middle Kingdom.
(C)
New Kingdom.
(D)
Ptolemaic period.
The answer is Old Kingdom.
24
Eight-year-old Tutankhamun succeeded to the throne during the
(A)
Old Kingdom.
(B)
Middle Kingdom.
(C)
New Kingdom.
(D)
Ptolemaic period.
The answer is New Kingdom.
25
Discuss the symbolic importance of the Sphinx at Giza. By whom was it built, and why?
The answer is 5000 B.C.