Chapter 1 MC: Human Origins and the First River-Valley Civilizations, to 1500 B.C.E. Flashcards
The physical and mental abilities the Homo sapiens sapiens gradually acquired gave these human beings the the capacity to adapt to new environments by
A) evolving physically
B)altering their way of life rather than evolving physically
C) evolving physically AND changing their lifestyle
D) not changing at all
B)altering their way of life rather than evolving physically
Changed lifestyles to fit new environments however have not evolved physically for ~40,000 years
Evolutionists believe that
A) humans are descended from apes
B) humans and apes are unrelated
C)humans and apes are both descended from a hairy, tailed quadruped
D) apes only are descended from a hairy, tailed quadruped
C)humans and apes are both descended from a hairy, tailed quadruped
Homo sapiens means A) handy human B) upright human C) wise human D) nearly human
C) wise human
About how many hours do scholars estimate it took a member of a hunting and gathering band to secure food, clothing, and shelter for that day A)1-2 B)3-5 C)7-9 D)11-15
B)3-5
THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE: more time for leisure and easier, happier lifestyle; have humans even devolved?
Which of the following is NOT one of the theories that scholars have about why people made cave paintings? A) to tell time B) to educate their young people C) to record history D) to express concerns with fertility
C) to record history
What was the most fundamental to the success of agriculture? A) good tools B)hard work C) slash-and-burn techniques D) high-yield strains of plants
D) high-yield strains of plants
The first animal to be domesticated was the A) dog B) horse C) cow D) chicken
A) dog
Which of the following attributes is NOT essential to the definition of civilization
A) codified legal system
B) specialization of labor, and many people involved in nonfood production
C) monumental buildings
D) system for keeping permanent records
A) codified legal system
The successful operation of large-scale sophisticated irrigation systems generally depended on:
A) plentiful rainfall to justify such an expenditure of energy
B) the emergence of people with enough political power to compel people to work together, usually at the central level
C) tremendous communal cooperation, usually led by led by local village councils
D) the importation of advanced technology and sometimes even of foreign workers
B) the emergence of people with enough political power to compel people to work together, usually at the central level
The importance of protective city deities in Mesopotamia is NOT demonstrated by:
A) the central locations of their temples
B) the wealth and power of their priests
C) extensive tracts of agricultural land the temples owned
D) their worship by surrounding peoples
D) their worship by surrounding peoples
Many Mesopotamian states engaged in warfare mainly because
A) they needed to gain access to raw materials through force
B) their religion demanded it
C) they constantly needed to defend their territory
D) they enjoyed it
A) they needed to gain access to raw materials through force
Penalties for crimes prescribed in Hammurabi’s Law Code:
A) were impersonal and harsh
B) differed according to the status of the offender and were mild
C) were impersonal and mild
D) differed according to the status of the offender and were hard
D) differed according to the status of the offender and were hard
Why do we know so little about women in ancient Mesopotamia?
A) women were unimportant in Mesopotamian society
B) it was forbidden to discuss women in public
C) male scribes tended to write about elite male activities
D) We know little about anyone in Mesopotamian society
C) male scribes tended to write about elite male activities
Which of the following best characterizes changes in women’s status in the transition from hunting and gathering to agricultural societies?
A) Women lost social standing and freedom
B) Women gained power and wealth
C) Women became less important in the public realm but more important in the sacred world
D) Women’s status did not change
A) Women lost social standing and freedom
Why did Mesopotamians place small replicas of themselves in temples?
A) They did so to ask protection from the gods
B) It was done for those who died so that they would be worshiping for eternity
C) They did so instead of attending the temples themselves
D) They wanted to continually ask the gods for favors
D) They wanted to continually ask the gods for favors
