Chapter 03 Quiz A with Explanations

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. In China, Neolithic agriculture in the southern Yangzi Valley was centered on the production of

wheat. correct incorrect

barley. correct incorrect

rice. correct incorrect

millet. correct incorrect

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. Two indicators of the development of a social structure in China around 2000 B.C.E. were differentiation among burial sites and the production of

spices. correct incorrect

silk. correct incorrect

rice. correct incorrect

jewelry. correct incorrect

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. In Asia, what animal would play a significant role in warfare and nomadic life after its domestication around 2000 B.C.E.?

The elephant. correct incorrect

The ox. correct incorrect

The donkey. correct incorrect

The horse. correct incorrect

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. What was a significant feature of Indus or Harappan culture?

It established great uniformity over a large area. correct incorrect

It was very militaristic in nature. correct incorrect

It depended on interaction with nomadic cultures to survive. correct incorrect

It was matriarchal. correct incorrect

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. Why have some scholars proposed that Indus culture shared existing wealth equally?

All of the urban living quarters were the same. correct incorrect

Archeologists have found little in the way of luxury goods. correct incorrect

Written accounts show that all material items were shared equally. correct incorrect

There were no displays of wealth found in tombs and homes. correct incorrect

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. Archeologists have found Indus Valley commercial relations as far away as

Greece. correct incorrect

China. correct incorrect

Mesopotamia. correct incorrect

Egypt. correct incorrect

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. What was a major consequence of the collapse of Indus Valley culture around 1900 B.C.E.?

The collapse of Mesopotamian and Egyptian culture as well. correct incorrect

The concentration of resources and people at Mohenjo-Daro. correct incorrect

The turn toward militarism by Indus Valley urban centers. correct incorrect

The abandonment of urban centers and migration of people eastward. correct incorrect

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. What was the name of the Indo-European people who began to migrate into south Asia around 2000 B.C.E.?

Dravidian correct incorrect

Arya correct incorrect

Greek correct incorrect

Persian correct incorrect

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. What is the dominant language group on the Eurasian continent?

Semitic correct incorrect

Turkic correct incorrect

Indo-European correct incorrect

Chinese. correct incorrect

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. Classical Indian culture derives from the combining of Dravidian culture with that of

Indo-European Arya culture. correct incorrect

Chinese culture. correct incorrect

Semitic Hebrew culture. correct incorrect

Mesopotamian culture. correct incorrect

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. While the Vedas depict a society that was created through conquest, schoalrs nwo think that the

Aryas never really existed but were a literary invention. correct incorrect

Aryas drove all of the local popultion from India. correct incorrect

Aryas spread through peaceful assimilation with the local population. correct incorrect

Aryas fought each other rather than the local population. correct incorrect

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. What was the role of rajas in Vedic India?

They were cattle herders and played an important part in the economy. correct incorrect

They were the offspring of Aryas and Dravidian marriages. correct incorrect

They were clan chiefs who had significant military roles. correct incorrect

They were long-distance merchants who carried goods as far as China. correct incorrect

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. The Kshatriyas of the varna or class system were the

farmers. correct incorrect

warriors and aristocrats. correct incorrect

leather makers. correct incorrect

priests. correct incorrect

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. What was a significant advantage of the caste system?

It made it easy for the assimilation of newcomers into Indian society. correct incorrect

It made sure that all groups in the system were equal. correct incorrect

It provided for quick and easy social mobility. correct incorrect

It supported the implementation of a strong centralized government. correct incorrect

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. In India, the Upanishads combined Vedic traditions with

Egyptian traditions. correct incorrect

indigenous traditions. correct incorrect

Chinese traditions. correct incorrect

Greek traditions. correct incorrect

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. What was the significance of oracle bones found at Anyang?

They were used to decorate the Chinese palace. correct incorrect

They were used as weapons on Chinese chariots. correct incorrect

They are a major source for Shang History. correct incorrect

They were a major source for Xia history. correct incorrect

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. What was in high demand by the Chinese elites after 2000 B.C.E.?

Bronze weapons and vessels correct incorrect

Oracle bones correct incorrect

War chariots correct incorrect

Copper bowls and wine dishes correct incorrect

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. What dominated Shang ritual and religious ideas?

Oracle bones correct incorrect

The worship of Amon correct incorrect

Burial of bronze vessels correct incorrect

Ancestor worship correct incorrect

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. What was the nature of Zhou political control over its state?

They directly ruled over their territory. correct incorrect

They ruled their territory indirectly. correct incorrect

They continued the ruling pattern of the Shang Dynasty. correct incorrect

They split their state between two rulers. correct incorrect

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. What was a major preoccupation of the Oxus River valley people?

Trade correct incorrect

Cotton farming correct incorrect

Warfare correct incorrect

Gold and silver production correct incorrect