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4833688421Which of the following attributes is not essential to the modern definition of civilization?A codified legal system0
4833691021Why is the label "Stone Age" misleading?People used tools made out of many things not just stone1
4833692985Which of the following traits does not describe foraging bands?The bands could be of any size2
4833697444Which of the following was NOT fundamental to the success of agriculture ?Long-Distance Trade3
4833701913Agriculturalists produced more specialized material goods and art than hunter-gatherers becauselarger communities of people could spare some members from food production for more specialized activities4
4833705813Why did most likely humans abandon hunting and gathering in favor of agriculture?Climate change caused shortage in wild food and game5
4833716400The successful operation of large-scale sophisticated irrigation systems generally depended onthe emergence of individuals or groups capable of organizing large numbers of people to work together.6
4833723340Many Mesopotamian states engaged in warfare mainly becausethey needed to gain access to raw materials through force7
4833729149Why do we know so little about women in ancient Mesopotamian society?So little is known about the women in ancient Mesopotamian society because the written sources were produced by male scribes that tended to write about elite male activities.8
4833730507Which of the following best characterizes changes in women's status in the transition from hunting and gathering to agricultural societies?Women lost social standing and freedom.9
4833731582The earliest Mesopotamian documents were used for?economic record keeping10
4833733264What commodity did Mesopotamia possess in abundance?Clay11
4833735156In Egypt, the ebb and flow of successful and failed regimes seemed to be linked tothe cycle of floods12
4833736629What circumstances led to Egypt becoming a focal point of civilization?Climatic change13
4833737660Which of the following about peasants in Egypt is NOT true?They made up the vast majority of the population14
4833741089Egypt's interest abroad focused primarily on.....maintaining access to valuable resources15
4833743039Why have the Indus stone seals not provided historians with a clear picture of Indus society?No one is able to read them so they don't really help with providing a clear picture of the Indus society16
4833743945Indus society can best be described asmostly Urban17

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