Chapter 6 Flashcards
(20 cards)
The political organization of the Maya was most likely the
a) civilization of Niger Valley
b) city-states of classical Greece
c) imperial state of Rome
d) kingdom of Axum
B) city-states of classical Greece
Vertical integration-the effort to control a variety of ecological zones where different crops and animals could flourish- characterized by civilization of
a) Bantu Africa
b) Mesopotamia
c) Mesoamerica
d) Pacific Oceania
C) Mesoamerica
Which of the following explains why the island societies of Pacific Oceania constitute a single cultural region despite the vast distances separating them?
a) their practice of corn-based agriculture
b) their common origin in Island Southeast Asia
c) their worship of the same pantheon of gods
d) their mastery of ironworking technology
b) their common origin in Southeast Asia
According to one historian, “the greatest maritime expansion known to history” occurred in
a) the Caribbean
b) Mesoamerica
c) Pacific Oceania
d) The Mediterranean
c) Pacific Oceania
In contrast to Maya art, the artwork of Teotihuacán
a) displayed realistic rather than stylized, abstract images
b) incorporated an elaborate written script
c) depicted jaguar-human figures
d) revealed few images of self-glorifying rulers
d) revealed few images of self-glorifying rulers
Which of the following was a point of contact between Asia and Africa?
a) Arabia
b) Madagascar
c) Micronesia
d) Pacific Oceania
A) Arabia
The culture of Meroë and the rise of Axum were both connected to
a) the military expeditions of the Roman Empire into North Africa
b) the spread of Christianity across much of Africa
c) the shift of long-distance trade from the Nile Valley to the Red Sea
d) extended ecological changes associated with El Niño episodes
c) the shift of long-distance trade from the Nile Valley to the Red Sea
Christianity in Axum most closely identified with which church?
a) The Coptic Church in Egypt
b) The Church of the East in Syria
c) The Eastern Orthodox Church in Constantinople
d) The Catholic Church in Rome
A) The Coptic Church in Egypt
Which statement describes the relationship between the civilizations in Mesoamerica and those in the Andes?
a) They gradualism merged to create a hybrid culture
b) They had little of any direct contact with each other.
c) They frequently fought with each other
d) They enjoyed equal diplomatic relations.
b) They had little of any direct contact with each other.
In the classical era, the continents had an unequal population distribution, with the vast majority of the world’s people living in
a) Central America
b) Eurasia
c) Africa
d) North America
b) Eurasia
Which of the following has been identified as a factor contributing to the collapse of the Maya civilization in the ninth century C.E?
a) Foreign invasion
b) Long-term drought
c) Widespread rebellions
d) Volcanic Eruption
B) Long-term drought
How did the absence of most animals capable of domestication affect developments in the Americas?
a) plow-based farming system developed
b) agriculture did not develop independently
c) few pastoral societies developed
d) Metallurgy was more highly developed
c) few pastoral societies developed
Which of the following limited the agricultural productivity of most regions in Africa?
a) The scarcity of raw materials and absence of iron tools
b) Heavy but sometimes erratic rainfall followed by long dry seasons
c) Lack of state control and coordination of the irrigation system
d) The network of rivers running throughout the continent
b) heavy but sometimes erratic rainfall followed by long dry seasons
What language was spoken by the groups of people who had spread throughout most of southern and Eastern Africa by the classical era?
a) Hebrew
b) Latin
c) Greek
d) Bantu
d) Bantu
Which of the following cultures produced a written language?
a) Maya
b) Moche
c) Bantu
d) Maori
A) Maya
In contrast to the cities in other civilizations, cities in Niger Valley civilization
a) operates without the coercive authority of a state
b) were part of a larger imperial system
c) were run by complex bureaucracies
d) had their own centralized political structure headed by a monarch
a) operates without the coercive authority of a state
Which of the following was an advantage that Bantu-speaking farmers had in their encounters with gathering and hunting groups?
a) Gunpowder formula
b) Ironworking technology
c) Horse-drawn chariots
d) Yam-based agriculture
B) ironworking technology
The Maya and Axum were similar because both
a) possessed written scripts
b) did not engage in trade
c) did not practice agriculture
d) left behind few stone monuments
a) possessed written scripts
During the classical era, metallurgy was least developed in
a) Western Europe
b) The Americas
c) North Africa
d) East Asia
B) The americas
Which statement describes the relationship between the civilizations in Mesoamerica and those in the Andes?
a) They enjoyed equal diplomatic relations
b) They frequently fought with each other
c) They gradually merged into a hybrid culture
d) They had little if any direct contact with each other
D) They had little if any direct contact with each other
