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MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS1. Which of the following is least likely to

encourage the growth of an advancedcivilization?

(A) the presence of a nearby river(B) surroundings dominated by steep

mountains(C) temperate climate(D) rich metal deposits in the neighbor-

ing hills

2. Of the following environmental impacts,which is an example of resource extraction?

(A) sowing crop seed(B) building a dam(C) mining for iron ore(D) digging a canal

3. Shamanism differs most from Vedism inthat

(A) it renounces the possibility ofreincarnation.

(B) it tends to be monotheistic.(C) it does not rely on a body of written

scnpture.(D) it advocates the practice of human

sacrifice.

4. How were women treated in most StoneAge societies?

(A) They were revered and given posi-tions of superiority.

(B) Equal treatment of both genders wastypical.

(C) Women were forbidden to take anyrole in hunting.

(D) Labor tended to be divided alonggender lines.

5. A key result of the Neolithic Revolutionwas

(A) a quick transition to the manufactureof iron tools.

(B) the widespread growth of literacy.(C) a greater proliferation of settled

communities.(D) a general improvement in the status

of women.

6. Which of the following inaccuratelydescribes agricultural societies?

(A) Agriculture allowed humans to manip-ulate their environment as never before.

(B) Women are thought to have played akey role in the transition to agriculture.

(C) Agriculture promoted the formationof permanent settlements.

(D) Agricultural societies were lesssocially stratified than hunter-foragersocieties.

7. Ancient pastoralists would have been mostlikely to spread which of the followinginnovations to villages and cities in BronzeAge Eurasia?

(A) the chariot(B) weaving(C) the stirrup(D) pottery

8. Which of the following would best serve asevidence of social stratification in anancient society?

(A) human skeletal remains with damageindicating blows to the skull

(B) the burial of beads, jewelry, and fineattire in the tombs of a few out ofmany graves

(C) the presence of spears and daggers inthe graves of a community's males

(D) the placement of some graves closerto a community's center, and ofothers farther from it

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9. Specialization of labor tends to result from 12. Shang China and ancient Egypt were

(A) the pressures of war forcing more of amost alike in that

society's men to become soldiers. (A) both preserved bodies as a way to(B) development of better educational prepare the dead for a happy afterlife.

systems following the invention of (B) both developed phonetically basedwriting. written scripts.

(C) surpluses allowing some members of (C) both collapsed primarily due to envi-a society to develop skills unrelated ronmental causes.to food production. (D) both were governed by rulers claim-

(D) the direct orders of a centralizing ing to embody or communicate withmonarch seeking to diversify his the divine.society.

13. What is diffusion, in the context of early10. Which of the following best describes societal development?

ancient Egypr's relationship with Nubia?(A) the assimilation of minority ethnic

(A) It traded with Nubia for gold and groups by a larger populationconquered it when it could. (B) the conquest of one civilization by a

(B) It had little interaction with Nubia more powerful onedespite its proximity. (C) the gradual demise of a society

(C) It was constantly threatened by because of environmental factorsNubian attempts to expand north (D) the spread of goods, ideas, and inven-along the Nile. tions from one people to another

(D) It allied with Nubia against invadingpowers like the Hyksos. 14. In what way did the Olmecs and the first

Andean civilizations develop along similarII. Which of the following is NOT true of lines?

the Gilgamesh epic and the Iliad?(A) Both invented the wheel without

(A) They reflect the ideals of kingship outside influence.and heroism held by the societies that (B) Both arose without the advantage ofcreated them. a major river nearby.

(B) They depict human beings in direct (C) Both built advanced societies in thecontact with the gods. midst of thick jungle.

(C) They are each attributable to a single (D) Both domesticated llamas as a sourceauthor. of wool.

(D) They are both based at least partly onreal-life figures or events.

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15. How do the endings of the Shang dynastyand Indus River civilization compare?

(A) The Shang were overthrown byrebellion, whereas the shifting of riversdestroyed the Indus civilization.

(B) Steppe nomads invaded ShangChina, whereas interethnic strifeundermined the Indus civilization.

(C) A plague struck down the Shangdynasty, whereas barbarian warriorsoverwhelmed the Indus valley.

(D) Shang China exhausted itself in warsof conquest, whereas economic crisisweakened the Indus civilization.

16. Trade between Mesopotamia and the IndusRiver civilization

(A) was conducted mainly overland.(B) was forcefully imposed on the former

by the latter.(C) required traders ro cross long

distances by sea.(D) involved the exchange of

Mesopotamian ivory for spice fromthe Indus.

17. The architectural feature pictured above ismost likely

(A) an expression of political might.(B) the depiction of a ritual honoring a

leading deity.(C) decor for a privately owned residence.(D) ornamentation for an arena or

amphitheater.

18. In its key doctrines, Zoroastrianism mostresembles which other religion?

(A) Buddhism(B) Christianity(C) Hinduism(D) Daoism

19. Which of the following best illustrates reli-gious support for social hierarchy?

(A) a shaman conducting a healing ritualfor 'a tribal chieftain

(B) King Solomon's building of the FirstTemple in Jerusalem

(C) the Vedic division of all people intofour castes •

(D) Zoroaster's call for worshippers tostrengthen Ahura Mazda by perform-ing virtuous acts

20. Which of the following was NOT amongthe ways the Shang dynasty projected power?

(A) the taking of slaves(B) military conquest(C) proclaiming the "mandate of heaven"(D) large construction projects

ANSWERS1. (B) Although civilizations can form in nearly

any climatic or ropographical conditions,nearby bodies of water provide easier transport,food, and irrigation. Natural resources andtemperate climates are helpful. Mountain set-tings have not prevented civilizations such asthe Inca from forming, but they are the leastadvantageous of the choices available here.

2. (C) All of these answers provide examples ofhuman impact on the environment. Onlymining, however, involves taking resourcesfrom the earth.

3. (C) Shamanism, common among hunter-forager societies around the world-althoughthe name comes from the Tungus people ofSiberia and Central Asia-involves ritualsperformed by an individual believed to have