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Societies Networks and Transitions A Global History 4th Edition Lockard Questions &
Answers with rationales
Chapter 1-31
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Part I. Part 1
Chapter 1. The Origins of Human Societies, to ca. 2000 BCE
Chapter 2. Ancient Societies in Mesopotamia, India, and Central Asia,
5000–600 BCE
Chapter 3. Ancient Societies in Africa and the Mediterranean, 5000–600
BCE
Chapter 4. Around the Pacific Rim: Eastern Eurasia and the Americas,
5000–600 BCE
Part II. Part II
Chapter 5. Classical Societies in Southern and Central Asia, 600 BCE–
600 CE
Chapter 6. Eurasian Connections and New Traditions in East Asia, 600
BCE–600 CE
Chapter 7. Western Asia, the Eastern Mediterranean, and Regional
Systems, 600–200 BCE
Chapter 8. Empires, Networks, and the Remaking of Europe, North
Africa, and Western Asia, 500 BCE–600 CE
Chapter 9. Classical Societies and Regional Networks in Africa, the
Americas, and Oceania, 600 BCE–600 CE
Part III. Part III
Chapter 10. The Rise, Power, and Connections of the Islamic World, 600–1500
Chapter 11. East Asian Traditions, Transformations, and Eurasian Encounters, 600–1500
Chapter 12. Expanding Horizons in Africa and the Americas, 600–1500
Chapter 13. South Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and Afro-Eurasian Connections, 600–1500
Chapter 14. Christian Societies in Medieval Europe, Byzantium, and Russia, 600–1500
Part IV. Part IV
Chapter 15. Global Connections and the Remaking of Europe, 1450–1750
Chapter 16. New Challenges for Africa and the Islamic World, 1450–175
Chapter 17. Americans, Europeans, Africans, and New Societies in the Americas, 1450–1750
Chapter 18. South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia: Triumphs and Challenges, 1450–1750
Part V. Part V
Chapter 19. Modern Transitions: Revolutions, Industries, Ideologies, Empires, 1750–1914
Chapter 20. Changing Societies in Europe, the Americas, and Oceania, 1750–1914
Chapter 21. Africa, the Middle East, and Imperialism, 1750–1914
Chapter 22. South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Colonization, 1750–1914
Chapter 23. East Asia and the Russian Empire Face New Challenges, 1750–1914
Chapter 24. World Wars, European Revolutions, and Global Depression, 1914–1945
Chapter 25. Imperialism and Nationalism in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, 1914–1945
Part VI. Part VI
Chapter 26. The Remaking of the Global System, Since 1945
Chapter 27. East Asian Resurgence, Since 1945
Chapter 28. Rebuilding Europe and Russia, Since 1945
Chapter 29. The Americas and the Pacific Basin: New Roles in the Contemporary World, Since 1945
Chapter 30. The Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, and New Conflicts in the Contemporary World, Since 1945
Chapter 31. South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Global Connections, Since 1945
,Chapter 01. The Origins of Human Societies, to ca. 2000 BCE
1. Which of the following was the most immediate consequence of Homo habilis’s ability to use tools?
a. A more varied diet
b. The development of mathematics
c. Walking on two instead of four feet
ANSWER: a
2. Which yis ya yplausible yassumption, ygiven ythe ypresence yof yHomo yerectus yfossils yfound yon yPacific yislands?
a. They ycould ygather ymaterial yand yassemble ywatercraft.
b. They yevolved yat ya ytime ywhen ythe yPacific yislands ywere yconnected yby yland.
c. They ywere ytransported ythere yby ylater yhumans.
ANSWER: y a
3. Why yis yAfrica yconsidered ythe y―cradle yof ythe yhuman yspecies‖?
a. All yevidence yof yHomo y sapiens y sapiens yis yfound ythere.
b. The ymost yrecent yevidence yof yNeanderthals yhas ybeen yfound ythere.
c. Most yof ythe yoldest yevidence yof yHomo y sapiens y sapiens yhas ybeen yfound ythere.
ANSWER: y c
4. About ywhen ydid ymodern yhumans y(Homo y sapiens y sapiens) yappear?
a. About y200,000 yyears yago
b. About y40,000–100,000 yyears yago
c. About y10,000 yyears yago
ANSWER: y b
5. Why ywas ythe ydevelopment yof ylangu yso yimportant yto ymodern yhumans?
a. It yallowed ymodern yhumans yto ywrite yhistories yof ytheir yorigin yfor ylater yhumans ysuch yas yourselves.
b. It yallowed ymodern yhumans yto ytransmit yculture, yinformation, yand yother ythings ymore yeasily yand ymore ywidely.
c. It yallowed ymodern yhumans yto ycommunicate ywith yarchaic yhuman yspecies ysuch yas yNeanderthals.
ANSWER: y b
6. When yhad ymodern yhumans yreached yevery ycontinent?
a. About y20,000 yyears yago
b. About y70,000 yyears yago
c. About y10,000 yyears yago
ANSWER: y a
7. How ydid ya yreliance yon yhunting yand ygathering yaffect ymodern yhuman ysocieties?
a. It ytended yto yencour ycooperation yand yprevented ygreat ydisparities yof ywealth ywithin ycommunities.
b. It yusually ybrought yhuman ycommunities yinto yregular yconflict ywith yone yanother.
c. It yled yto yvery yharsh yliving yconditions ywith yno ytime yfor ycreative yexpression.
, ANSWER: y a
8. Which yof ythe yfollowing yis ytrue yabout ythe ygenetic ydifferences ybetween ymodern yhumans?
a. There yare ydifferent ybranches yof ythe ymodern yhuman yspecies.
b. There yare ymany ydifferent yspecies yof ymodern yhumans.
c. These ydifferences ymean yonly ythat ywe ylook ydifferent yto yone yanother yand yare yotherwise yinsignificant.
ANSWER: y c
9. Which yof ythe yfollowing ypractices ydefines ythe yNeolithic yperiod, yaccording yto ymost yscholars?
a. Farming
b. Hunting
c. Langu
ANSWER: y a
10. How ydid ya ychange yin ydiet yduring ythe yNeolithic yperiod yaffect ythe yrole yof ywomen?
a. Neolithic ywomen yprobably ywere yrelegated yto ysubservient yroles yas yfood ypreparers yonly.
b. Neolithic ywomen yprobably yenjoyed yan yimportant ystatus ybecause yof ytheir yknowledge yof ydomesticable yplants.
c. Neolithic ywomen yprobably ywere ynot yaffected yby ychanges yin ydiet yduring ythis ytime.
ANSWER: y b
11. Which yof ythe yfollowing yinferences yis ymost yplausible, ygiven yfindings yof ytextiles, ypottery, yand ybaskets ymade
yby ymodern yhumans ymore ythan y20,000 yyears yago?
a. Modern yhumans ypossessed yadvanced yengineering yand yarchitectural ytechniques.
b. Modern yhumans ytraded ywith yother yarchaic ypeoples yto yget yvaluable yfinished ygoods.
c. Modern yhumans yhad yenough yaccess yto yfood yand yother ynatural yresources yto yneed yto ystore ysurpluses.
ANSWER: y c
12. Which yof ythe yfollowing yis ya yconsequence yof ythe ydomestication yof yanimals?
a. Farming ybecame yeasier.
b. Food yresources ybecame yscarcer.
c. Humans ywere yless ylikely yto ycontract ydiseases.
ANSWER: y a
13. What ywere ythe yrisks yof yrelying yon yfarming yas ya ymeans yof ysubsistence?
a. Farms ydepended yon ynatural ysystems yand ycould ybe yattacked.
b. Farms ydid ynot yallow ypeople yto ylive yin yone yplace yfor yvery ylong.
c. Farms ywere ydifficult yto yoperate yfor ymore ythan ya yfew yyears.
ANSWER: y a
14. How ydid yrelying yon yfarming yas ya ymeans yof ysubsistence yaffect yhuman ycommunities?
a. It yled ymost yto ybecome yfarmers, ydramatically yincreasing ythe yfood ysupply.
b. It yallowed ysome ypeople yto yspecialize yin yother ycrafts yinstead yof yproducing yfood.
c. It yled yto ymore ydispersed ysettlements yover yacres yof yfarmland.
ANSWER: y b
, 15. Which yof ythe yfollowing ywas ynot ya yreason ythat yearly ycities yarose?
a. To yprotect yagainst ydiseases
b. To yserve yas ymeeting yplaces yfor ytrade yand yreligious yactivities
c. To yhouse yartisans, ycraftsmen, yand yleaders ywho ydid ynot yfarm ythemselves
ANSWER: y a
16. How ydid yearly yurban ylife ycontribute yto ythe yrise yof ysocial yhierarchies?
a. Cities ywere yrife ywith ycrime, yleading ymany yto ybecome ydependent yon ythreatening ypowerful ypeople.
b. Cities ywere yplaces yof ywealth yand yspecialization, ywhich ycreated ygroups ywith ymore ywealth yand
yauthority ythan yothers.
c. Cities ywere ytypically ytaken yover yby yIndo-European ypastoralists, ywho yimposed ytheir yown ylaws.
ANSWER: y b
17. Where ydid ytrade yamong yearly yhuman ycommunities ymostly ytake yplace?
a. In yearly ycities
b. In ymeeting yhouses yon ythe yborder
c. On yfarms
ANSWER: y a
18. Which yof ythe yfollowing yearly yhuman ypractices ywas yprimarily yused yto yfacilitate yconnections ybetween
yearly yhuman ycommunities?
a. Religion
b. Taxation
c. Writing
ANSWER: y c
19. How ydid ymetalworking ytechnology yinfluence yrelations ybetween yearly yhuman ystates?
a. It ymade ywarfare ymore ydeadly.
b. It ywas yused yas ya ycommon ycurrency.
c. It ygave ycraftsmen ya ymuch yhigher ystatus.
ANSWER: y a
20. How ydid yreligion ychange yas ya yresult yof yurbanization yand ygreater yconnections ybetween yearly yhuman ycommunities?
a. It ybecame ymore ydiverse yand ydecentralized.
b. It ybecame ymore ystandardized yas ypart yof ya ycity’s yidentity.
c. Most ycities ybegan yworshipping ythe ysame ygod.
ANSWER: y b
21. Which ypiece yof yarchaeological yevidence ybest ysuggests ythat yearly yhumans ywere ycapable yof ycreative
yexpression yand yartistic ytechniques?
a. The yLaetoli yfootprints
b. DNA yresearch yon yNative yAmerican yremains
c. The yAltamira ycave ypainting
ANSWER: y c
Societies Networks and Transitions A Global History 4th Edition Lockard Questions &
Answers with rationales
Chapter 1-31
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Part I. Part 1
Chapter 1. The Origins of Human Societies, to ca. 2000 BCE
Chapter 2. Ancient Societies in Mesopotamia, India, and Central Asia,
5000–600 BCE
Chapter 3. Ancient Societies in Africa and the Mediterranean, 5000–600
BCE
Chapter 4. Around the Pacific Rim: Eastern Eurasia and the Americas,
5000–600 BCE
Part II. Part II
Chapter 5. Classical Societies in Southern and Central Asia, 600 BCE–
600 CE
Chapter 6. Eurasian Connections and New Traditions in East Asia, 600
BCE–600 CE
Chapter 7. Western Asia, the Eastern Mediterranean, and Regional
Systems, 600–200 BCE
Chapter 8. Empires, Networks, and the Remaking of Europe, North
Africa, and Western Asia, 500 BCE–600 CE
Chapter 9. Classical Societies and Regional Networks in Africa, the
Americas, and Oceania, 600 BCE–600 CE
Part III. Part III
Chapter 10. The Rise, Power, and Connections of the Islamic World, 600–1500
Chapter 11. East Asian Traditions, Transformations, and Eurasian Encounters, 600–1500
Chapter 12. Expanding Horizons in Africa and the Americas, 600–1500
Chapter 13. South Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and Afro-Eurasian Connections, 600–1500
Chapter 14. Christian Societies in Medieval Europe, Byzantium, and Russia, 600–1500
Part IV. Part IV
Chapter 15. Global Connections and the Remaking of Europe, 1450–1750
Chapter 16. New Challenges for Africa and the Islamic World, 1450–175
Chapter 17. Americans, Europeans, Africans, and New Societies in the Americas, 1450–1750
Chapter 18. South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia: Triumphs and Challenges, 1450–1750
Part V. Part V
Chapter 19. Modern Transitions: Revolutions, Industries, Ideologies, Empires, 1750–1914
Chapter 20. Changing Societies in Europe, the Americas, and Oceania, 1750–1914
Chapter 21. Africa, the Middle East, and Imperialism, 1750–1914
Chapter 22. South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Colonization, 1750–1914
Chapter 23. East Asia and the Russian Empire Face New Challenges, 1750–1914
Chapter 24. World Wars, European Revolutions, and Global Depression, 1914–1945
Chapter 25. Imperialism and Nationalism in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, 1914–1945
Part VI. Part VI
Chapter 26. The Remaking of the Global System, Since 1945
Chapter 27. East Asian Resurgence, Since 1945
Chapter 28. Rebuilding Europe and Russia, Since 1945
Chapter 29. The Americas and the Pacific Basin: New Roles in the Contemporary World, Since 1945
Chapter 30. The Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, and New Conflicts in the Contemporary World, Since 1945
Chapter 31. South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Global Connections, Since 1945
,Chapter 01. The Origins of Human Societies, to ca. 2000 BCE
1. Which of the following was the most immediate consequence of Homo habilis’s ability to use tools?
a. A more varied diet
b. The development of mathematics
c. Walking on two instead of four feet
ANSWER: a
2. Which yis ya yplausible yassumption, ygiven ythe ypresence yof yHomo yerectus yfossils yfound yon yPacific yislands?
a. They ycould ygather ymaterial yand yassemble ywatercraft.
b. They yevolved yat ya ytime ywhen ythe yPacific yislands ywere yconnected yby yland.
c. They ywere ytransported ythere yby ylater yhumans.
ANSWER: y a
3. Why yis yAfrica yconsidered ythe y―cradle yof ythe yhuman yspecies‖?
a. All yevidence yof yHomo y sapiens y sapiens yis yfound ythere.
b. The ymost yrecent yevidence yof yNeanderthals yhas ybeen yfound ythere.
c. Most yof ythe yoldest yevidence yof yHomo y sapiens y sapiens yhas ybeen yfound ythere.
ANSWER: y c
4. About ywhen ydid ymodern yhumans y(Homo y sapiens y sapiens) yappear?
a. About y200,000 yyears yago
b. About y40,000–100,000 yyears yago
c. About y10,000 yyears yago
ANSWER: y b
5. Why ywas ythe ydevelopment yof ylangu yso yimportant yto ymodern yhumans?
a. It yallowed ymodern yhumans yto ywrite yhistories yof ytheir yorigin yfor ylater yhumans ysuch yas yourselves.
b. It yallowed ymodern yhumans yto ytransmit yculture, yinformation, yand yother ythings ymore yeasily yand ymore ywidely.
c. It yallowed ymodern yhumans yto ycommunicate ywith yarchaic yhuman yspecies ysuch yas yNeanderthals.
ANSWER: y b
6. When yhad ymodern yhumans yreached yevery ycontinent?
a. About y20,000 yyears yago
b. About y70,000 yyears yago
c. About y10,000 yyears yago
ANSWER: y a
7. How ydid ya yreliance yon yhunting yand ygathering yaffect ymodern yhuman ysocieties?
a. It ytended yto yencour ycooperation yand yprevented ygreat ydisparities yof ywealth ywithin ycommunities.
b. It yusually ybrought yhuman ycommunities yinto yregular yconflict ywith yone yanother.
c. It yled yto yvery yharsh yliving yconditions ywith yno ytime yfor ycreative yexpression.
, ANSWER: y a
8. Which yof ythe yfollowing yis ytrue yabout ythe ygenetic ydifferences ybetween ymodern yhumans?
a. There yare ydifferent ybranches yof ythe ymodern yhuman yspecies.
b. There yare ymany ydifferent yspecies yof ymodern yhumans.
c. These ydifferences ymean yonly ythat ywe ylook ydifferent yto yone yanother yand yare yotherwise yinsignificant.
ANSWER: y c
9. Which yof ythe yfollowing ypractices ydefines ythe yNeolithic yperiod, yaccording yto ymost yscholars?
a. Farming
b. Hunting
c. Langu
ANSWER: y a
10. How ydid ya ychange yin ydiet yduring ythe yNeolithic yperiod yaffect ythe yrole yof ywomen?
a. Neolithic ywomen yprobably ywere yrelegated yto ysubservient yroles yas yfood ypreparers yonly.
b. Neolithic ywomen yprobably yenjoyed yan yimportant ystatus ybecause yof ytheir yknowledge yof ydomesticable yplants.
c. Neolithic ywomen yprobably ywere ynot yaffected yby ychanges yin ydiet yduring ythis ytime.
ANSWER: y b
11. Which yof ythe yfollowing yinferences yis ymost yplausible, ygiven yfindings yof ytextiles, ypottery, yand ybaskets ymade
yby ymodern yhumans ymore ythan y20,000 yyears yago?
a. Modern yhumans ypossessed yadvanced yengineering yand yarchitectural ytechniques.
b. Modern yhumans ytraded ywith yother yarchaic ypeoples yto yget yvaluable yfinished ygoods.
c. Modern yhumans yhad yenough yaccess yto yfood yand yother ynatural yresources yto yneed yto ystore ysurpluses.
ANSWER: y c
12. Which yof ythe yfollowing yis ya yconsequence yof ythe ydomestication yof yanimals?
a. Farming ybecame yeasier.
b. Food yresources ybecame yscarcer.
c. Humans ywere yless ylikely yto ycontract ydiseases.
ANSWER: y a
13. What ywere ythe yrisks yof yrelying yon yfarming yas ya ymeans yof ysubsistence?
a. Farms ydepended yon ynatural ysystems yand ycould ybe yattacked.
b. Farms ydid ynot yallow ypeople yto ylive yin yone yplace yfor yvery ylong.
c. Farms ywere ydifficult yto yoperate yfor ymore ythan ya yfew yyears.
ANSWER: y a
14. How ydid yrelying yon yfarming yas ya ymeans yof ysubsistence yaffect yhuman ycommunities?
a. It yled ymost yto ybecome yfarmers, ydramatically yincreasing ythe yfood ysupply.
b. It yallowed ysome ypeople yto yspecialize yin yother ycrafts yinstead yof yproducing yfood.
c. It yled yto ymore ydispersed ysettlements yover yacres yof yfarmland.
ANSWER: y b
, 15. Which yof ythe yfollowing ywas ynot ya yreason ythat yearly ycities yarose?
a. To yprotect yagainst ydiseases
b. To yserve yas ymeeting yplaces yfor ytrade yand yreligious yactivities
c. To yhouse yartisans, ycraftsmen, yand yleaders ywho ydid ynot yfarm ythemselves
ANSWER: y a
16. How ydid yearly yurban ylife ycontribute yto ythe yrise yof ysocial yhierarchies?
a. Cities ywere yrife ywith ycrime, yleading ymany yto ybecome ydependent yon ythreatening ypowerful ypeople.
b. Cities ywere yplaces yof ywealth yand yspecialization, ywhich ycreated ygroups ywith ymore ywealth yand
yauthority ythan yothers.
c. Cities ywere ytypically ytaken yover yby yIndo-European ypastoralists, ywho yimposed ytheir yown ylaws.
ANSWER: y b
17. Where ydid ytrade yamong yearly yhuman ycommunities ymostly ytake yplace?
a. In yearly ycities
b. In ymeeting yhouses yon ythe yborder
c. On yfarms
ANSWER: y a
18. Which yof ythe yfollowing yearly yhuman ypractices ywas yprimarily yused yto yfacilitate yconnections ybetween
yearly yhuman ycommunities?
a. Religion
b. Taxation
c. Writing
ANSWER: y c
19. How ydid ymetalworking ytechnology yinfluence yrelations ybetween yearly yhuman ystates?
a. It ymade ywarfare ymore ydeadly.
b. It ywas yused yas ya ycommon ycurrency.
c. It ygave ycraftsmen ya ymuch yhigher ystatus.
ANSWER: y a
20. How ydid yreligion ychange yas ya yresult yof yurbanization yand ygreater yconnections ybetween yearly yhuman ycommunities?
a. It ybecame ymore ydiverse yand ydecentralized.
b. It ybecame ymore ystandardized yas ypart yof ya ycity’s yidentity.
c. Most ycities ybegan yworshipping ythe ysame ygod.
ANSWER: y b
21. Which ypiece yof yarchaeological yevidence ybest ysuggests ythat yearly yhumans ywere ycapable yof ycreative
yexpression yand yartistic ytechniques?
a. The yLaetoli yfootprints
b. DNA yresearch yon yNative yAmerican yremains
c. The yAltamira ycave ypainting
ANSWER: y c
