HS150 Lesson 1 Exam SCORE 100 PERCENT

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Question 1 (5 points)

 

Which of these is TRUE of Harappan and later Indian civilizations?

Question 1 options:

	Harappan culture continued uninterrupted until about 100 C.E.
	Harappan culture disappeared, with no legacy for later Indian civilization.
	Harappan civilization disappeared, but left a cultural legacy.
	Harappan civilization is essentially the culture of modern India and Pakistan.

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Question 2 (5 points)

 

Which of the following is another term for the Great Ice Age?

Question 2 options:

	Neolithic period
	Pleistocene epoch
	New Stone Age
	Old Stone Age

Question 3 (5 points)

 

Mesopotamia was in present-day:

Question 3 options:

	Iraq.
	Iran.
	Syria.
	Israel.

Question 4 (5 points)

 

Which of the following was the first system of writing?

Question 4 options:

	Sanskrit
	The Phoenician alphabet
	Cuneiform
	Hieroglyphics

Question 5 (5 points)

 

Contact between India and other world regions was most frequently via what route?

Question 5 options:

	The Indian Ocean
	The Indus River
	Northwest India
	The Deccan

Question 6 (5 points)

 

Why did farming lead to larger populations?

Question 6 options:

	Farming provides a more varied diet than hunting and gathering.
	A sedentary lifestyle was healthier.
	Farming produces more food per acre than hunting and gathering.
	Farming led to the abandonment of hunting, which was inherently dangerous.

Question 7 (5 points)

 

Which people allowed the Hebrews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild their temple following their Babylonian exile?

Question 7 options:

	Assyrians
	Chaldeans
	Persians
	Egyptians

Question 8 (5 points)

 

Which of these is a matter of debate concerning the Neanderthals?

Question 8 options:

	Where they originated
	Whether or not they were hominids
	Whether they developed tools
	Their relationship to <em>Homo sapiens</em>

Question 9 (5 points)

 

The Jewish identity developed largely in contrast to the:

Question 9 options:

	Babylonians.
	Nubians.
	Egyptians.
	Persians.

Question 10 (5 points)

 

Unlike the Egyptian and Sumerian empires, Phoenician culture was linked by:

Question 10 options:

	roads.
	the sea.
	strong defenses.
	allegiance to a central power.

Question 11 (5 points)

 

Which of the following statements best accounts for the failure of Akhenaton's reign?

Question 11 options:

	The Egyptian people viewed his reign as illegitimate because he was not the direct descendent of Amenhotep III.
	He invested the majority of the country's resources in expansionist policies and neglected domestic priorities.
	He was more interested in religious reform than politics.
	He was a child king who was murdered before reaching adulthood.

Question 12 (5 points)

 

Rajahs were the leaders of:

Question 12 options:

	farming communities.
	small kingdoms.
	large empires.
	villages.

Question 13 (5 points)

 

Unlike their predecessors, hominids:

Question 13 options:

	lived primarily in Africa.
	knowingly handed on what they had learned.
	were capable of adapting to their environment.
	walked on four feet.

Question 14 (5 points)

 

Which of these was the main food crop in the Indus Valley civilization?

Question 14 options:

	Corn
	Barley
	Rice
	Wheat

Question 15 (5 points)

 

What was the source of Phoenician influence?

Question 15 options:

	Military strength
	A large population
	Extensive territory
	Commerce

Question 16 (5 points)

 

Which of these was reflected in the building projects of Solomon?

Question 16 options:

	Wealth from a trading network
	The centralization of power
	Religious renewal
	A successful expansionist policy

Question 17 (5 points)

 

What is the major source for information about Aryan India?

Question 17 options:

	The Vedas
	Archaeological remains
	Harappan cities
	Legal texts

Question 18 (5 points)

 

The Akkadian Empire demonstrated the historical principle that:

Question 18 options:

	empires are more stable than monarchies.
	civilizations are the same as empires.
	pastoral and farming economies are compatible.
	conquest can be a means of spreading culture.

Question 19 (5 points)

 

Which of these divides Africa into two great regions?

Question 19 options:

	the Congo River
	the Nile River
	the Sahara Desert
	the Niger River

Question 20 (5 points)

 

Hinduism assimilated Buddhism, by relating the Buddha to:

Question 20 options:

	Vishnu.
	Ganesha.
	Indra.
	Siddhartha.

 

      

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