Chapter 07 Quiz C with References

. The study of early African history is based primarily on _____.

Written sources from the Mediterranean.

Written sources from literate African cultures.

Material remains and linguistic evidence.

Oral tradition.

. Savannas are _____.

Rainforests.

Deserts.

River valleys.

Grasslands.

. The Bantu migration spread both the Bantu language and _____ across sub-Saharan Africa.

Agriculture.

Herding.

Hunter-gathering.

Stone tools.

. Pottery is vital to settled societies because _____.

It is used to plant seeds.

It revolutionized cooking and food storage.

It made the gathering part of hunter-gathering easier.

It is the earliest known venue for artwork.

. Ironworking in Africa _____.

Was invented by the Bantu.

Was adopted by the Bantu from pastoralists.

Was learned from contact with Middle Eastern cultures.

Was unknown until direct European contact in the 15th century.

. The Olmec culture of Mesoamerica _____.

Independently invented agriculture.

Learned agriculture from contact with early European explorers.

Domesticated large mammals for food.

Maintained the hunter-gatherer tradition while creating an urban culture.

. Scholars can precisely date Maya inscriptions because _____.

Of radiocarbon dating.

Of the existence of Mayan dictionaries from the period of conquest.

Of the existence of the Mayan calendar.

They actually can't, it's all guesswork.

. The only beasts of burden in the Americas were domesticated in _____.

Mesoamerica.

The Andes.

The Mississippi River Valley

The Amazon.

. Based on _____, scholars believe that the peoples of the Andes shared a common belief system.

Later Spanish writings.

Records of the Inca Empire.

Similar artistic motifs used throughout the region.

Linguistic evidence.

. Despite the lack of early settled agricultural societies in North America, trade networks flourished across the continent.

True.

False.

. Atolls are _____.

Volcanic islands.

Coral islands.

Island chains.

Large islands that supported agriculture

. The main crops of Pacific Islanders' were imported from elsewhere.

True.

False.

. The prevalence of imported crops indicates that _____.

Polynesian people settled the islands by accident.

Colonization happened perfectly.

Seeds were brought by migrating birds.

There was commerce between islands across the Pacific.

. The languages of the Pacific Islanders belong to the _____ family.

Bantu.

Indo-European.

Austronesian.

Nilo-Saharan.

. Austronesian speakers developed technologies that allowed them to explore widely, for example _____.

Sails and outriggers.

Ironworking.

Pottery.

The compass.

. Studying only the written records of a society is problematic because _____.

In most societies, literacy is a rare skill set.

Rulers always control written records for their own ends.

Most people don't know their own history.

It actually is not problematic.

. The earliest writing systems were inspired by the need to _____.

Record economic transactions.

Maintain standing armies.

Record hymns to the gods.

Glorify rulers.

. Whether people were literate or not depended primarily on economic factors.

True

False.

. Women were almost always prevented from being literate in ancient societies.

True.

False.

. People excluded from the technology of writing include _____.

Rural farmers.

Pastoralists.

Impoverished people.

All of the above.

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