Chapter 07 Quiz B with Explanations

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. During the ancient period, which ecological zone supported the largest human populations?

Desert correct incorrect

Tropical rain forest correct incorrect

Mountain correct incorrect

Savanna correct incorrect

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. The spread of the Bantu language throughout Africa closely resembles the spread of which language group in Eurasia?

Romance correct incorrect

Semitic correct incorrect

Indo-European correct incorrect

Turkic correct incorrect

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. What was the impact of the Bantu migrations on the Khoisan people?

They developed iron weapons to defend themselves. correct incorrect

They did not assimilate but were displaced to new areas. correct incorrect

They made a long migration to a region near Meroe. correct incorrect

They rejected gathering and hunting and turned to agriculture. correct incorrect

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. What was a social consequence of Bantu women doing most of the agricultural work?

It led to a decline in the practice of matrilineal descent. correct incorrect

Women became the major decision-makers. correct incorrect

Men returned to hunting as their primary occupation. correct incorrect

It encouraged the practice of polygamy. correct incorrect

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. How have scholars been able to reconstruct early Bantu religious beliefs?

Through ancient Egyptian records discovered in Nubia correct incorrect

By examining the myths and beliefs of African peoples for similarities correct incorrect

Through a careful examination of Bantu language traits correct incorrect

By analyzing the archeological remains of Bantu village sites correct incorrect

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. Why did the Olmecs build San Lorenzo and La Venta?

To serve as military bases correct incorrect

To be centers of manufacturing correct incorrect

To act as centers of learning correct incorrect

To be used as ceremonial centers correct incorrect

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. According to some historians, what may have been the source of power for Olmec rulers?

Like the Egyptian pharaohs, they claimed to be gods on earth. correct incorrect

Stone carvings indicate that their power was based on their control of all state wealth. correct incorrect

Their power was based on their roles as shamans who could communicate with the otherworld. correct incorrect

Like the Assyrians, their authority was based on their absolute control of the military. correct incorrect

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. Which culture emerged around 8000 B.C.E. and was centered in the Yucatan Peninsula?

The Olmecs correct incorrect

The Maya correct incorrect

The Zapotecs correct incorrect

The Chavín correct incorrect

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. How was the Moche culture, which emerged around 200 C.E., different from the earlier Chavín culture?

It did not have ceremonial centers. correct incorrect

Its resources came mostly from fishing. correct incorrect

It was highly militaristic. correct incorrect

Its influence was much more enduring. correct incorrect

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. Which climatic pattern has a significant impact on Andean cultures?

Hurricanes correct incorrect

Droughts correct incorrect

El Niño correct incorrect

Tsunamis correct incorrect

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. The earliest Andean culture to build ceremonial centers was found in what region?

Norte Chico correct incorrect

Mesoamerica correct incorrect

San Lorenzo correct incorrect

The Mississippi Valley correct incorrect

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. What was the Paracas region of Peru noted for during the first millennium B.C.E.?

Its advanced metalworking techniques correct incorrect

Its production of geometric pottery correct incorrect

Its intricate animal carvings correct incorrect

Its production of high-quality textiles correct incorrect

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. What caused the state of Moche to decline in the sixth century C.E.?

Military failures correct incorrect

Natural disasters correct incorrect

Internal revolts correct incorrect

Foreign invasions correct incorrect

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. Which culture, located in modern Ohio, built large mounds for ceremonial purposes between 100 B.C.E. and 400 C.E.?

Olmec correct incorrect

Hopewell correct incorrect

Chavín correct incorrect

Norte Chico correct incorrect

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. The colonization of the Pacific islands resembles the migration of what other peoples in world history?

The Celts correct incorrect

The Hebrews correct incorrect

The Bantu correct incorrect

The Germans correct incorrect

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. Which language group do Pacific islanders belong to?

Indo-European correct incorrect

Semitic correct incorrect

Austronesian correct incorrect

Bantu correct incorrect

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. What is the most distinctive identifying feature of Lapita culture?

Its pottery correct incorrect

Its woven tapestries correct incorrect

Its canoes correct incorrect

Its gold jewelry correct incorrect

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. What led the Polynesians to abandon the use of pottery?

Pottery was too fragile for everyday use. correct incorrect

Changes in religious practice made the use of pottery forbidden. correct incorrect

Over time, they forgot the technology for making fired pottery. correct incorrect

They discovered more readily available materials. correct incorrect

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. According to many scholars, why did early societies develop writing?

To record the exploits of heroes correct incorrect

To keep records related to their economies correct incorrect

To record their sacred texts correct incorrect

To facilitate communication between ruler and subjects correct incorrect

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. Which Greek female poet was well-known in her time?

Vibia Perpetua correct incorrect

Enheduanna correct incorrect

Sappho correct incorrect

Cicero correct incorrect