Chapter 03 Quiz C with References

. The first agricultural societies in Asia developed in _____.

River valleys.

Steppes.

Coastal regions.

Mountain valleys.

. The development of social hierarchies in China was driven by the need for labor for

_____.

Irrigation projects.

Military conquest.

Defensive walls.

Agriculture.

. Settled farmers and nomadic herders had trading relationships throughout Asian

history.

True.

False.

. Because it was so spread out geographically, Harappan urban architecture varied

from city to city.

True.

False.

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

Military conquest.

Long distance trade.

An outside enemy.

Lack of outside contact.

. Military activity seems to have been very important to Harappan culture.

True.

False.

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

A race.

An ethnic group.

A religion.

A language family.

. The farthest east that Indo-European speakers migrated was _____.

The Iranian plateau.

The Indus Valley of India.

The Tarim Basin of China

Modern day Turkey.

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

migrations in Africa.

True.

False.

. The Vedas are _____.

Collections of sacred knowledge.

Early histories of India.

Songbooks.

Philosophical essays.

. The Varnas were _____.

Religious beliefs.

Social castes.

Political parties.

Military ranks.

. The central practice in Vedic religion was _____.

Sacrifice.

Charity.

Constant prayer.

Good works.

. 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 earliest Chinese script was invented for use in _____.

Trade.

Mathematics.

Divination.

Military training.

. 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.

. The Shang Dynasty's religious ideas were dominated by _____.

Ancestor worship

A set of nature gods.

A single all powerful deity.

Twin make and female deities.

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

True

False.

. Beginning with the Zhou Dynasty, rule in China was based on _____.

Divine right.

Democratic election.

The Mandate of Heaven.

Military prowess.

. 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.

. The Oxus culture's environment allowed agriculture _____.

Only in river valleys.

In rain-irrigated mountain valleys.

Only in isolated oases.

Nowhere.

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