Chapter 4: The World's History, Howard Spodek Flashcards
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4714116679 | T/F: The artwork of the Hohokam people in North America illustrates that they were influenced by Mexican and South American designs. | True | 0 | |
4714117023 | The Popol Vuh contains the creation myth of the: | Mayan civilization. | 1 | |
4714117608 | T/F: There is some evidence that women could wield power in the earliest Chinese dynasties. | True | 2 | |
4714118006 | The first cities of the Americas: | were linked to the other-world through shamans. | 3 | |
4714118738 | In the Niger River valley, the primary urban settlement that has been excavated suggests: | that cities may develop without the need for hierarchy, centralization, government structure, or written language. | 4 | |
4714119904 | Neolithic groups in china began the transition from hunting and gathering to farming and village life as early as: | 8000 BCE | 5 | |
4714120359 | Which of the following was the more recent development in early Chinese culture? | domestication of the horse | 6 | |
4714120822 | Chinese oracle bones: | have provided useful information about the rulers of the Shang dynasty. | 7 | |
4714122215 | The agricultural settlements found in North America around 1200 CE are not usually considered sites of primary urbanization because: | their populations were too low | 8 | |
4714122988 | The Teotihucan civilization: | built the pyramid of the sun. | 9 | |
4714123454 | Early urbanization in South America: | centered on religious shrines | 10 | |
4714128822 | The Shang state was characterized by a: | king who allowed relatives to rule regional areas | 11 | |
4714129457 | Which of the following Central American civilizations was the first to develop sophisticated astronomy? | Mayan | 12 | |
4714129860 | Iron smelting in West Africa: | was introduced from outside the region | 13 | |
4714131974 | The South American civilization known for its enormous "geoglyphs," best seen in aerial view is: | the Nazca | 14 | |
4714131975 | T/F: The Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties were all located around the Huang He (Yellow River) valley | True | 15 | |
4714131977 | T/F: Archaeological evidence uncovered at Jenne-jeno indicates that they did NOT practice ancestor worship | False | 16 | |
4714133924 | China's three earliest known dynasties: | were each at one time the most powerful regional dynasty | 17 | |
4714134851 | The impact of the Bantu culture can be seen in which of the following regions: | the Kalahari Desert | 18 | |
4714134852 | The Bantu: | migrated thousands of miles to southern Africa | 19 | |
4714135846 | T/F: The people of Jenne-jeno enjoyed a varied diet of fish, rice, beef, and milk. | True | 20 | |
4714136726 | T/F: By 5000 BCE, the early inhabitants of the Americas were cultivating maize. | True | 21 | |
4714137065 | T/F: The most impressive civilizations in South America were located along the Pacific Coast. | False | 22 | |
4714137066 | T/F: The quality and designs of the textiles produced in coastal Peru rivaled those produced in the Indus valley. | True | 23 | |
4714137067 | T/F: The city of Teotihuacan was organized on a regular grid pattern. | True | 24 |