4713986365 | T/F: Most people used in human sacrifice in Sumer were slaves | False | 0 | |
4713986672 | The Sumerians were finally conquered by: | Sargon of Akkad | 1 | |
4713988039 | The distinctive characteristics of Neolithic pottery include: | fine designs and colorsWhich region witnessed the earliest urban settlement? | 2 | |
4713988446 | Which region witnessed the earliest urban settlement? | southern Mesopotamia | 3 | |
4713988833 | T/F: As cities became larger, their organization became more complex. | True | 4 | |
4713989703 | T/F: In the Andes, record keeping was initially accomplished through the use of tokens and pictures. | False | 5 | |
4713990823 | The earliest staple crops in central India included: | rice | 6 | |
4713992162 | The Neolithic Age: | is named for the characteristics of its tools | 7 | |
4713992473 | The use of ceramics is usually an indicator that the owners were: | village dwellers | 8 | |
4713992476 | Sumerian cuneiform writing was displaced primarily due to the actions of: | Alexander the Great | 9 | |
4713993023 | In Sumer after about 2800 B.C.E., members of this group ruled in conjunction with kings: | temple priests | 10 | |
4713994024 | T/F: The Japanese did NOT develop agricultural cultivation until several thousand years after they began to live in villages. | True | 11 | |
4713994673 | T/F: Horses were first domesticated in China: | False | 12 | |
4713996036 | T/F: In addition to fishing, the Jomon villagers of Japan hunted gazelles. | False | 13 | |
4713996391 | The first animals to be domesticated in the "Fertile Crescent" were: | goats and sheep | 14 | |
4713996392 | This people invented writing: | Sumerians | 15 | |
4713996393 | The Bronze Age: | was a time of significant technological breakthroughs. | 16 | |
4713997918 | T/F: Most of the earliest civilizations developed in the northern hemisphere: | True | 17 | |
4713997919 | The world's first system of writing evolved in: | Sumer | 18 | |
4713998959 | T/F: Gilgamesh was the legendary ruler of the Sumerian city Uruk. | True | 19 | |
4713998960 | T/F: Alphabetic writing preceded the development of cuneiform. | False | 20 | |
4713999745 | Which type of writing occurred first? | pictographic writing | 21 | |
4714001230 | T/F: The Sumerian city-states are notable for their lack of religious meeting places. | False | 22 | |
4714001714 | The city-states of Mesopotamia were especially vulnerable due to: | inter-urban warfare | 23 | |
4714002752 | T/F: One significant result of metallurgy was the creation of more effective weapons. | True | 24 |
Chapter 2: The World's History, Howard Spodek Flashcards
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