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Chapter 2: The World's History, Howard Spodek Flashcards

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4713986365T/F: Most people used in human sacrifice in Sumer were slavesFalse0
4713986672The Sumerians were finally conquered by:Sargon of Akkad1
4713988039The distinctive characteristics of Neolithic pottery include:fine designs and colorsWhich region witnessed the earliest urban settlement?2
4713988446Which region witnessed the earliest urban settlement?southern Mesopotamia3
4713988833T/F: As cities became larger, their organization became more complex.True4
4713989703T/F: In the Andes, record keeping was initially accomplished through the use of tokens and pictures.False5
4713990823The earliest staple crops in central India included:rice6
4713992162The Neolithic Age:is named for the characteristics of its tools7
4713992473The use of ceramics is usually an indicator that the owners were:village dwellers8
4713992476Sumerian cuneiform writing was displaced primarily due to the actions of:Alexander the Great9
4713993023In Sumer after about 2800 B.C.E., members of this group ruled in conjunction with kings:temple priests10
4713994024T/F: The Japanese did NOT develop agricultural cultivation until several thousand years after they began to live in villages.True11
4713994673T/F: Horses were first domesticated in China:False12
4713996036T/F: In addition to fishing, the Jomon villagers of Japan hunted gazelles.False13
4713996391The first animals to be domesticated in the "Fertile Crescent" were:goats and sheep14
4713996392This people invented writing:Sumerians15
4713996393The Bronze Age:was a time of significant technological breakthroughs.16
4713997918T/F: Most of the earliest civilizations developed in the northern hemisphere:True17
4713997919The world's first system of writing evolved in:Sumer18
4713998959T/F: Gilgamesh was the legendary ruler of the Sumerian city Uruk.True19
4713998960T/F: Alphabetic writing preceded the development of cuneiform.False20
4713999745Which type of writing occurred first?pictographic writing21
4714001230T/F: The Sumerian city-states are notable for their lack of religious meeting places.False22
4714001714The city-states of Mesopotamia were especially vulnerable due to:inter-urban warfare23
4714002752T/F: One significant result of metallurgy was the creation of more effective weapons.True24

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