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World Civ exam 3
world civ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Wang Mang's reform program following his seizure of the Chinese throne in 8 C.E. included... | goverment loans to peasant families |
| Like First Civilizations, societies of the classical era | were patriarchal organizations |
| China was unique in the ancient world in the extent to which | its organization was shaped by the actias at state |
| During the classical era, slaves comprised more than one-third of the total population in | athens |
| the growth of democracy in classical athens was accompanied by | the simulaneas growth of slavery on a massive scale |
| in which of the following ancient societies did women enjoy the fewest restrictions | sparta |
| which of the following philosophical or religious traditions provided a unifying ideology for peasant rebellions in china | daoism |
| which of the following describes womens status in the classical civilizations | public life was a male domain which women rules took place in domestic settings |
| in contrast to women in athens, women in sparta... | married men close to their age |
| Slaveholding was least widespread and least central to the economy of | china |
| the worlds first and longest lasting professional civil service emerged in | china |
| Peasants were honored and merchants were looked down upon in the official ideology of | China |
| which group was at the top of the caste system in India | Brahmin |
| THe combination of natural disasters, high taxes and rents, and state demands for labor and military service often sparked peasant rebellionsin | china |
| the inequalities of the caste system recieved support from | Hindu nations of Karma, dharma, and rebirth |
| in india, the caste system encourages loyalty to | local communist |
| which of the following was a major source of slaves in the Roman Empire? | prisoners at war |
| although slaves in the Roman Empire performed all work, from the most prestigious to the most degrading, they were prohibited from | serving in the military |
| in gereral, patriarchal systems that restricted women's lives were the weakest | in the early years of a civilizations development |
| although the practive of patriarchy varied in the classical civilizations, they all... | defined womens rule in reproductive terms |
| In the classical era, the continents had an unequal population distribution, with the vast majority of the worlds people living in | Eurasia |
| which of the following has been indentified as a factor contributing to the collapse of the Maya civilization in the ninth century C.E> | a long term drought |
| how did the absense of most animals capable of domestication affect developments in the americas? | no pastoral societies developed |
| how did the enviromental features of Africa affect the continent | Persistent warm temperatures accelerated the decomposition of humus, resulting in a less productive agriculture |
| what language was spoken by the groups of people who had spread throughout most of southern and eastern Africa by the classical era | Bantu |
| which of the following cultures produced a written language | Maya |
| which of the following was an advantage Bantu-speaking farmers had in their encounters with gathering and hunting group | Iron Working Technology |
| during the classical era, metallurgy was least developed in | the americas |
| in their political organization, the Maya, were most like | the city states of classical greece |
| Mesoamerican and Andean cultures were similar in that both | were dominated by cities or regional states rather than a single empire |
| Which of the following statements about the civilizations of the Andes region is true | The need for elaborate irrigation projects helped create strong fates in the Andes region |
| IN contrast to Maya art, the artwork of Teotihuacan | Revealed few images of selfish-glorifying rulers. |
| Which of the following was a point of contact between Eurasia and Africa | Arabia |
| Christianity in Axum most closely identified with which church | the Coptic church in Rome |
| Archaeological evidence suggest that the village located at Chavin was the center for | A religous movement that spread throughout much of the Andes |
| Which of the following describes a feature of Bantu religion | It was concerned with explaining, prediction and controlling local affairs. |
| he mound-building cultures of the easter woodlands are considered to be "semi-sedentary" because | Their less intensive and less productive agriculture supported smaller populations that those found in Mesopotamian and the Andes |
| Outside of the Mesoamerican and Andean regions, most people living in the Americas in the pre-Columbia era | Obtains their support by gathering and hunting |
| The society of which group of people is considered to be less patriarchal due to its system of "gender parallelism" which associated female roles with village life and male roles with hunting forest life | Bantu |
| A distinctive feature of the Hopewell culture in the eastern woodlands of North America was the | Creation of large earthen mounds. |