Traditions and Encounters: A Brief Global History Volume 1, 4th Edition Test Bank

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Chapter 01The Foundations of Complex SocietiesMultiple Choice Questions1.(p.5)The first productive agricultural communities appeared in theA.first millennium B.C.E.B.third millennium B.C.E.C.sixth millennium B.C.E.D.second millennium B.C.E.E.fourth millennium B.C.E.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Transition to Agriculture2.(p.6)Homo sapiensevolvedA.one million years ago.B.five hundred thousand years ago.C.one hundred thousand years ago.D.two hundred thousand years ago.E.forty thousand years ago.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Transition to Agriculture3.(p.6)Which of the following is given in the correct chronological order?A.Homo sapiens, Homo sapiens sapiens, Homo erectus, AustralopithecusB.Australopithecus, Homo sapiens, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens sapiensC.Homo erectus, Homo sapiens, Australopithecus, Homo sapiens sapiensD.Australopithecus, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens, Homo sapiens sapiensE.Australopithecus, Homo sapiens sapiens, Homo erectus, Homo sapiensAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Transition to Agriculture

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4.(p.7)The domestication of plants and animals is a hallmark ofA.the paleolithic era.B.the neolithic era.C.the hominids.D.Homo erectus.E.the firstHomo sapiens.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Transition to Agriculture5.(p.6-7)Which of the following can be best credited for the expansion ofHomo sapienscommunities throughout the world?A.land bridgesB.writingC.huntingD.farmingE.the work of the Greek historian HerodotusAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Transition to Agriculture6.(p.7)A rapidly increasing population encouraged the development of new forms ofA.social organization.B.writing.C.migration.D.religion.E.competition amongst different groups.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Transition to Agriculture

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7.(p.8)Çatal Hüyük is significant because itA.marks the beginning of human civilization.B.marks the first human use of tools.C.is the site of the first human use of agriculture.D.is the site of the first city.E.marks the first instance of the use of a land bridge.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Transition to Agriculture8.(p.8)The wordMesopotamiameansA.the "pure land."B.the "land of the strong."C."the blood of Gilgamesh."D."wedged-shaped."E."the land between the rivers."Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Quest for Order9.(p.8)Which of the following is NOT a Semitic language?A.HebrewB.PhoenicianC.AramaicD.SumerianE.AkkadianAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Quest for Order

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10.(p.9)The first complex society was developed in the southern Mesopotamian land ofA.Akkad.B.Assyria.C.Sumer.D.Babylonia.E.Palestine.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Quest for Order11.(p.9)Eridu, Ur, Uruk, Lagash, Nippur, and Kish were all associated withA.Egypt.B.Nubia.C.Phoenicia.D.Mesopotamia.E.Jerusalem.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Quest for Order12.(p.9)A Mesopotamian stepped pyramid is known as aA.coptic.B.eridu.C.lugal.D.lex talionis.E.ziggurat.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Quest for Order

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13.(p.10)After 3000 B.C.E., most Sumerian city-states were led byA.kings.B.councils of elders.C.dictators.D.assemblies of citizens.E.military governors.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Quest for Order14.(p.10)The creator of the first empire in Mesopotamia wasA.Hammurabi.B.Moses.C.Sargon of Akkad.D.Gilgamesh.E.Nebuchadnezzar.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Quest for Order15.(p.11)What individual believed that the gods had chosen him to "promote the welfare of thepeople . . . [and] to cause justice to prevail in the land"?A.MosesB.NebuchadnezzarC.HammurabiD.Sargon of AkkadE.GilgameshAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Quest for Order

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16.(p.11)While Hammurabi's code was based on the principle that offenders should sufferpunishment resembling their violation, it was also shaped byA.social standing.B.the will of the Mesopotamian gods as expressed by the priestly class.C.the language spoken by the accused perpetrator.D.the age of the accused perpetrator.E.the religion of the victim.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Quest for Order17.(p.11)The Babylonians eventually fell in 1595 B.C.E. to theA.Egyptians.B.Hittites.C.Sumerians.D.Hebrews.E.Akkadians.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Quest for Order18.(p.12)The later Mesopotamian people who built a large empire based on a powerful armyled by professional officers chosen on the basis of merit and skill were theA.Hittites.B.Hyksos.C.Assyrians.D.Babylonians.E.Hebrews.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Quest for Order

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19.(p.12)A Babylonian resurgence of power was led in the sixth century B.C.E. byA.Nebuchadnezzar.B.Ashurbanipal.C.Solomon.D.Sargon.E.Hammurabi.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Quest for Order20.(p.12)Mesopotamian metalworkers discovered that if they alloyed copper and tin theycould produceA.obsidian.B.steel.C.iron.D.silver.E.bronze.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Forming Societies and Cultural Traditions in Southwest Asia21.(p.12-13)Iron metallurgy came to Mesopotamia from theA.Hebrews.B.Hittites.C.Phoenicians.D.Egyptians.E.Assyrians.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Forming Societies and Cultural Traditions in Southwest Asia

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22.(p.13)The first people in the world to use wheeled vehicles were theA.Sumerians.B.Assyrians.C.Egyptians.D.Phoenicians.E.Hebrews.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Forming Societies and Cultural Traditions in Southwest Asia23.(p.13)Evidence suggests that the MesopotamiansA.traded extensively with peoples as far away as Anatolia, Egypt, and India.B.lived an isolated existence and did not trade.C.traded exclusively with the Egyptians.D.traded extensively until the time of the Assyrians, when trade dropped to nothing.E.traded exclusively with the Phoenicians.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Forming Societies and Cultural Traditions in Southwest Asia24.(p.16)In Mesopotamia, prisoners of war, convicted criminals, and heavily indebtedindividuals were the three main sources forA.slaves.B.indentured servants.C.dependent clients.D.mercenary soldiers.E.indentured priests.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Forming Societies and Cultural Traditions in Southwest Asia

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25.(p.16)Mesopotamia developed into aA.strict patriarchal society.B.society where the sexes enjoyed relative equality.C.predominantly matriarchal society.D.society with few social distinctions.E.society dominated by a growing mercantile middle class.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Forming Societies and Cultural Traditions in Southwest Asia26.(p.16)Conditions for women in MesopotamiaA.improved dramatically over the centuries.B.reached their high point during the time of the Assyrians.C.grew increasingly worse over time.D.improved dramatically around 1500 B.C.E. when women were allowed to do away withthe veil.E.were always very good; women had tremendous personal freedoms.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Forming Societies and Cultural Traditions in Southwest Asia27.(p.16)Sumerian writing is known asA.demotic.B.cuneiform.C.hieroglyphic.D.coptic.E.alphabetic.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Forming Societies and Cultural Traditions in Southwest Asia

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28.(p.5, 17, 18)Enkidu wasA.the Sumerian god of wisdom.B.a leading Sumerian city-state.C.the most powerful Babylonian king.D.Gilgamesh's friend.E.the Hebrew word for "holy."Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Forming Societies and Cultural Traditions in Southwest Asia29.(p.18)Monotheism was the distinct tradition of theA.Mesopotamians.B.Egyptians.C.Assyrians.D.Hebrews.E.Phoenicians.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Mesopotamian Influence30.(p.18)The Israelites' belief that there was only one god had its origins withA.Abraham.B.Moses.C.Joseph.D.David.E.Solomon.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Mesopotamian Influence

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31.(p.19)The first simplified alphabet, containing only twenty-two letters, was created by theA.Mesopotamians.B.Assyrians.C.Hebrews.D.Phoenicians.E.Babylonians.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Mesopotamian Influence32.(p.20)Which of the following languages is NOT of Indo-European origin?A.EgyptianB.SanskritC.Old PersianD.GreekE.LatinAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Indo-European Migrations33.(p.21)The original homeland of the Indo-Europeans was probablyA.Mesopotamia.B.northern Germany.C.southern Russia.D.India.E.Egypt.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Indo-European Migrations

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34.(p.22)The most influential ancient Indo-European migrants into southwest Asia were theA.Assyrians.B.Aryans.C.Hebrews.D.Babylonians.E.Hittites.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Indo-European Migrations35.(p.23)The construction of light, horse-drawn war chariots and the refinement of ironmetallurgy were technological innovations of theA.Egyptians.B.Assyrians.C.Hittites.D.Babylonians.E.Hyksos.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Indo-European MigrationsTrue / False Questions36.(p.6)The definition ofHomo sapiensis "consciously thinking human."TRUEAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Transition to Agriculture37.(p.7)The term for "new stone age" is neolithic.TRUEAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Transition to Agriculture

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38.(p.8)Çatal Hüyük was a village in south central Anatolia with a population of around fivethousand.TRUEAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Transition to Agriculture39.(p.17-18)Gilgamesh is the hero of the oldest known epic.TRUEAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Quest for Order40.(p.11)The powerful Babylonian king who formulated a sophisticated law code wasHammurabi.TRUEAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Quest for Order41.(p.19)The first alphabet was created by the Phoenicians.TRUEAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Mesopotamian Influence42.(p.23)The Phoenicians were responsible for the construction of light, horse-drawn warchariots.FALSEAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Indo-European Migrations

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Essay Questions43.Are there drawbacks to the rise of complex societies? In other words, is every aspect ofcivilization good? Are there still problems today that stretch back to the rise of civilization?Answers will varyTopic: The Transition to Agriculture44.Examine the profound changes brought about by the discovery of agriculture. How didthis seemingly simple discovery change the course of human history?Answers will varyTopic: The Transition to Agriculture45.Examine the changing world of the neolithic era. What were the foundations of this era?In what fundamental ways was it different from the preceding paleolithic era? In what wayswere the accomplishments of this period setting the stage for the rise of complex societies?Answers will varyTopic: The Transition to Agriculture46.Explore the rise of the city. In what ways was the city different from the large villages ofthe earlier neolithic era?Answers will varyTopic: The Transition to Agriculture

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47.Examine the history of the Hebrews. Why did they have so much trouble uniting into apowerful political force? How did their wanderings and misfortune affect the development ofJudaism?Answers will varyTopic: Mesopotamian Influence48.Examine the rise of the Mesopotamians. What were the political and cultural foundationsof their society? Who were the most important leaders?Answers will varyTopic: Mesopotamian InfluenceTopic: The Early Quest for Order49.Examine the reign of Hammurabi. In what ways was his reign the high point ofMesopotamian history? Explain the significance of his code.Answers will varyTopic: The Early Quest for Order50.What role did the Indo-Europeans play in history? What were their main contributions?Answers will varyTopic: Indo-European Migrations

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