Chapter 11 Student Quiz

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. The royal tombs of the Shang Dynasty were:

beneath megalithic rings correct incorrect

pyramid-shaped correct incorrect

distinguished by relatively few burial goods correct incorrect

cruciform-shaped correct incorrect

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. Which of the following sites provided evidence of domesticated plants and animals by 8,000 years ago between the Indus Valley and adjacent uplands?

Rakhigarhi correct incorrect

Mehrgarh correct incorrect

Xibeigang correct incorrect

Angkor Wat correct incorrect

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. The process of divining the future by examining fired animal bones is called __________; it is associated with ____________.

hang-t'u; Indus civilization correct incorrect

burned bone divination; the Mature Harappan period correct incorrect

scapulimancy; Chinese civilization correct incorrect

animal bone prophecy; Mesopotamian civilization correct incorrect

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. Unlike Egypt or Mesopotamia, early Neolithic sitesof Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan are not found along the river, due to _____________.

coastal and maritime adaptations correct incorrect

the poor fertility of the alluvial soil correct incorrect

unpredictable flooding correct incorrect

more abundant resources in the foothills of Baluchistan correct incorrect

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. By 8,000 years ago, the residents of Mehrgarh were building large, mud-brick facilities for __________________.

the burial of rulers and religious elite correct incorrect

religious and political rituals involving cattle sacrifice correct incorrect

military defense correct incorrect

the communal storage of grain correct incorrect

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. Hang-t'u refers to what?

a technique involving stamped or pounded earth to construct house walls and defensive structures correct incorrect

a divination process involving burned animal bones correct incorrect

a technique of building walls and structures with enormous blocks of stone correct incorrect

meditation and self defense correct incorrect

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. Mohenjo-daro is associated with the ___________.

Shang Dynasty of Chinese civilization correct incorrect

Qin Dynasty of Chinese civilization correct incorrect

Mature Harappan period of Indus Valley civilization correct incorrect

Mohenjo-daro period of Mesopotamia correct incorrect

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. Mohenjo-daro develop into a complex urban center around _______ years ago.

1,000 to 400 correct incorrect

3,500 to 3,000 correct incorrect

4,500 to 4,000 correct incorrect

6,500 to 5,000 correct incorrect

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. The size of the population of Harappa is estimated to have been as much as ________________ at its peak.

10,000 correct incorrect

20,000 correct incorrect

80,000 correct incorrect

200,000 correct incorrect

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. Combined with the people living at settlements in the surrounding hinterlands, the total population of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa is estimated to have been close to:

10,000 correct incorrect

50,000 correct incorrect

100,000 correct incorrect

1,000,000 correct incorrect

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. Mohenjo-darois located in present-day ___________.

Pakistan correct incorrect

Afghanistan correct incorrect

India correct incorrect

Iran correct incorrect

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. The cities of Indus Valley civilization are distinctive for their:

intentional and sophisticated urban planning correct incorrect

open design and lack of monumental walls correct incorrect

large number and relatively small size correct incorrect

haphazard use of massive stone construction correct incorrect

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. Among the most notable items found at Erh-li-t'ou are the:

thousands of ceramic figurines and stone sculptures correct incorrect

iron tools and weapons correct incorrect

clay tablets with descriptions of daily life correct incorrect

bronze and jade artifacts correct incorrect

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. Craft specialists of Indus Valley civilization are especially known for their:

production of large, life-like ceramic figurines correct incorrect

production of elaborate stone sculptures correct incorrect

gold and silver metallurgy correct incorrect

bronze sculptures correct incorrect

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. The earliest-known use of bronze is found at sites associated with:

Egyptian civilization correct incorrect

Mesopotamian civilization correct incorrect

Indus Valley civilization correct incorrect

Chinese civilization correct incorrect

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. Lung-shan burials at Taosi are distinguished by:

the absence of burial goods correct incorrect

level of status correct incorrect

equal numbers of elaborate burial goods correct incorrect

an egalitarianism associated with organized religion correct incorrect

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. Yang-shao culture gave way to the Lung-shan sometime after ______ years ago.

5,000 correct incorrect

4,000 correct incorrect

3,000 correct incorrect

2,000 correct incorrect

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. The Shang Dynasty laid the foundation for the development of a civilization that lasted well into the _____________ century.

10^th correct incorrect

13^th correct incorrect

16^th correct incorrect

20^th correct incorrect

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. What was the main cultigen at Lung-shan sites?

millet correct incorrect

wheat correct incorrect

rice correct incorrect

potato correct incorrect

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. The site of Erh-li-t'ou dates to around 3800 years ago; it is distinguished by:

a defensive wall and monumental pyramid of stone and earth correct incorrect

a central, walled compound and two large structures thought to be palaces correct incorrect

centralized town planning and vast irrigation networks correct incorrect

a lack of evidence for agriculture or monumental architecture correct incorrect

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. Some of the elite at the principal Liangzhu site were buried with:

finely crafted large jade disks, called bi correct incorrect

thousands of shell discs that were used as a source of money correct incorrect

bronze earspools worn by the deceased as a sign of status correct incorrect

two gold headdresses, known as bi, that demarcated elite status correct incorrect

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. Indus civilization is unmatched in comparison to other early civilizations in terms of:

the height and size of its monumental architecture correct incorrect

use of stone to build platforms and pyramids correct incorrect

the degree of urban planning correct incorrect

the use of communal facilities to store of surplus wheat correct incorrect

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. The royal tombs of the Shang Dynasty contained:

jade, bronze, and ceramic artifacts correct incorrect

chariots and horses correct incorrect

humans who had been sacrificed correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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. What happened to Indus civilization, based on the analysis of oxygen isotope ratios in the shells of gastropods found in the sediments of an ancient lake?

It became increasingly complex due to increased rainfall and longer growing seasons. correct incorrect

It collapsed, due to increased monsoons and a series of catastrophic floods. correct incorrect

It devolved into competing city states due to climate change and drought. correct incorrect

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. An army of 7,000 life-sized terra-cotta warriors was found buried near the Chinese city of Xi'an; it was associated with:

a mortuary temple within the palace walls of Xibeigang correct incorrect

an enormous pyramid used as a burial chamber for Lung-shan royalty correct incorrect

the tomb of the first emperor of the Shang Dynasty correct incorrect

the tomb of the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty correct incorrect

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. Which civilization used inscribed ceramic tiles that have not yet been deciphered?

Indus correct incorrect

Egyptian correct incorrect

Mesopotamian correct incorrect

Chinese correct incorrect

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. Civilization in the Indus Valley was characterized by:

highly centralized economies correct incorrect

carefully planned and designed cities correct incorrect

standardized weights and measures correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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. The evidence for trade between Indus Valley cities and Mesopotamian city states includes:

distinctive stone tools found at sites throughout both regions. correct incorrect

Glass beads and jade artifacts from Mesopotamia found at Harappan sites in the Indus Valley. correct incorrect

jewelry made in the Indus Valley found in royal tombs in Mesopotamia. correct incorrect

All of the above. correct incorrect

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. The idea that civilization developed in one place, such as Egypt, and spread out from there to the rest of the world is known as:

cultural evolution correct incorrect

migration correct incorrect

diffusionism correct incorrect

trade networks correct incorrect

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. The economic behavior of the elite in ancient societies is best described as:

parsimonious management correct incorrect

sparingly diffusionist correct incorrect

egalitarian gift giving correct incorrect

conspicuous consumption correct incorrect