Chapter 03 Student Quiz

. The first agricultural societies in Asia developed in _____.

River valleys.

Steppes.

Coastal regions.

Mountain valleys.

. Settled farmers and nomadic herders had trading relationships throughout Asian

history.

True.

False.

. The key factor in creating connections between Harappan cities was ____.

Military conquest.

Long distance trade.

An outside enemy.

Lack of outside contact.

. The term 'Indo-European' refers to _____.

A race.

An ethnic group.

A religion.

A language family.

. The migration of Indo-European speakers is comparable in importance to the Bantu

migrations in Africa.

True.

False.

. The Varnas were _____.

Religious beliefs.

Social castes.

Political parties.

Military ranks.

. Vedic society was centered in _____.

The river valleys of China.

The forests of southern India.

The Russian steppe.

The river valleys of Northwest India.

. The development of specialized labor and social stratification in China was a result

of _____.

Conquest by Indo-European speakers.

The conquest of the first Chinese Empire.

The development of bronze working.

The birth of Buddhism.

. Under the Shang Dynasty anyone could practice divination, and did.

True

False.

. The Oxus culture built walled fortresses, which suggested _____.

That they ruled by conquest.

That living conditions were unsafe.

That they were peaceful and wanted to be left alone.

That they had no contact with other cultures.

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