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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 is a plausible assumption, given the presence of Homo erectus fossils found on Pacific islands?
a. They could gather material and assemble watercraft.
b. They evolved at a time when the Pacific islands were connected by land.
c. They were transported there by later humans.
ANSWER: a
3. Why is Africa considered the ―cradle of the human species‖?
a. All evidence of Homo sapiens sapiens is found there.
b. The most recent evidence of Neanderthals has been found there.
c. Most of the oldest evidence of Homo sapiens sapiens has been found there.
ANSWER: c
4. About when did modern humans (Homo sapiens sapiens) appear?
a. About 200,000 years ago
b. About 40,000–100,000 years ago
c. About 10,000 years ago
ANSWER: b
5. Why was the development of langu so important to modern humans?
a. It allowed modern humans to write histories of their origin for later humans such as ourselves.
b. It allowed modern humans to transmit culture, information, and other things more easily and more widely.
c. It allowed modern humans to communicate with archaic human species such as Neanderthals.
ANSWER: b
6. When had modern humans reached every continent?
a. About 20,000 years ago
b. About 70,000 years ago
c. About 10,000 years ago
ANSWER: a
7. How did a reliance on hunting and gathering affect modern human societies?
a. It tended to encour cooperation and prevented great disparities of wealth within communities.
b. It usually brought human communities into regular conflict with one another.
c. It led to very harsh living conditions with no time for creative expression.
, ANSWER: a
8. Which of the following is true about the genetic differences between modern humans?
a. There are different branches of the modern human species.
b. There are many different species of modern humans.
c. These differences mean only that we look different to one another and are otherwise insignificant.
ANSWER: c
9. Which of the following practices defines the Neolithic period, according to most scholars?
a. Farming
b. Hunting
c. Langu
ANSWER: a
10. How did a change in diet during the Neolithic period affect the role of women?
a. Neolithic women probably were relegated to subservient roles as food preparers only.
b. Neolithic women probably enjoyed an important status because of their knowledge of domesticable plants.
c. Neolithic women probably were not affected by changes in diet during this time.
ANSWER: b
11. Which of the following inferences is most plausible, given findings of textiles, pottery, and baskets made by modern
humans more than 20,000 years ago?
a. Modern humans possessed advanced engineering and architectural techniques.
b. Modern humans traded with other archaic peoples to get valuable finished goods.
c. Modern humans had enough access to food and other natural resources to need to store surpluses.
ANSWER: c
12. Which of the following is a consequence of the domestication of animals?
a. Farming became easier.
b. Food resources became scarcer.
c. Humans were less likely to contract diseases.
ANSWER: a
13. What were the risks of relying on farming as a means of subsistence?
a. Farms depended on natural systems and could be attacked.
b. Farms did not allow people to live in one place for very long.
c. Farms were difficult to operate for more than a few years.
ANSWER: a
14. How did relying on farming as a means of subsistence affect human communities?
a. It led most to become farmers, dramatically increasing the food supply.
b. It allowed some people to specialize in other crafts instead of producing food.
c. It led to more dispersed settlements over acres of farmland.
ANSWER: b
,15. Which of the following was not a reason that early cities arose?
a. To protect against diseases
b. To serve as meeting places for trade and religious activities
c. To house artisans, craftsmen, and leaders who did not farm themselves
ANSWER: a
16. How did early urban life contribute to the rise of social hierarchies?
a. Cities were rife with crime, leading many to become dependent on threatening powerful people.
b. Cities were places of wealth and specialization, which created groups with more wealth and authority than
others.
c. Cities were typically taken over by Indo-European pastoralists, who imposed their own laws.
ANSWER: b
17. Where did trade among early human communities mostly take place?
a. In early cities
b. In meeting houses on the border
c. On farms
ANSWER: a
18. Which of the following early human practices was primarily used to facilitate connections between early human
communities?
a. Religion
b. Taxation
c. Writing
ANSWER: c
19. How did metalworking technology influence relations between early human states?
a. It made warfare more deadly.
b. It was used as a common currency.
c. It gave craftsmen a much higher status.
ANSWER: a
20. How did religion change as a result of urbanization and greater connections between early human communities?
a. It became more diverse and decentralized.
b. It became more standardized as part of a city’s identity.
c. Most cities began worshipping the same god.
ANSWER: b
21. Which piece of archaeological evidence best suggests that early humans were capable of creative expression and
artistic techniques?
a. The Laetoli footprints
b. DNA research on Native American remains
c. The Altamira cave painting
ANSWER: c
,22. Which piece of archaeological evidence best suggests that early humans practiced religious rituals?
a. Göbekli Tepe dating to about 11,000 years ago
b. Hand axes found in China dating to about 500,000 years ago
c. Pottery found in China dating to about 20,000 years ago
ANSWER: a
23. Which piece of archaeological evidence best suggests that residents of Çatal Hüyük were connected to vast trade
networks?
a. The remains of Chinese tea plants
b. The remains of baskets made from date palm leaves
c. The remains of a beer brewing facility
ANSWER: b
24. Which of the following limits the precision of archaeological methods in studying the early human past?
a. Past climate conditions
b. Inaccessibility of remains
c. A lack of written records
ANSWER: a
25. Which of the following describe an impact humans had on natural systems during domestication?
a. Humans, usually women, selected seeds to propagate from plants they knew would bear fruit.
b. Humans eliminated invasive species that threatened their efforts to cultivate domestic plants.
c. Humans caused the extinction of many prey animals through overhunting.
ANSWER: a
26. Early humans often used which of the following to clear and man land intended for farming?
a. Fertilizers
b. Toxic plants
c. Fire
ANSWER: c
27. Which of the following impacts on the natural environment resulted from intensive harvesting of natural resources by
settled human communities?
a. Deforestation
b. Global warming
c. Earthquakes
ANSWER: a
28. What probably caused an increase in salinity of soils in Neolithic farming communities?
a. Overirrigation
b. Droughts
c. Unseasonable precipitation
ANSWER: a
, 29. Why were rivers so important to early human settlements?
a. They supported cultivation of nutrient-rich plants like wheat.
b. They served as vital connections between peoples.
c. They provided a source of power for mechanical production.
ANSWER: a
30. Why was the ―Fertile Crescent‖ so fertile?
a. It was served by two major rivers.
b. It was the natural home to many different domesticable animals.
c. It rarely flooded or experienced natural disasters.
ANSWER: a
31. What spaces did Neolithic city-dwellers create for religious worship?
a. Large statues
b. Large temples
c. Large pyramids
ANSWER: c
32. What does the existence of market and shop buildings in early cities suggest?
a. Early human communities only occasionally produced enough goods to trade.
b. Early urban communities had extensive contact with other urban communities.
c. Early human communities did not value trade enough to make it central to their cities.
ANSWER: b
33. Food shorts may have become more common with agriculture than with hunting and gathering for what reason?
a. With agriculture, people stopped hunting and lived entirely off plants.
b. People would not eat food grown through cultivation.
c. Farmers depended upon fewer plants and thus were susceptible to drought or bad harvests.
ANSWER: c
34. Why did agriculture spread in Eurasia along an east-west line?
a. Rising sea levels prevented any north-south movement.
b. Movement along the east-west latitude did not involve drastic climate changes and thus agricultural movement
was easy.
c. Animals naturally migrate east-west with the seasons bringing plant seeds with them.
ANSWER: c
35. What was the first metal to be worked by humans into tools?
a. Iron
b. Bronze
c. Copper
ANSWER: c
36. What disadvant did the domestication of animals bring?
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 is a plausible assumption, given the presence of Homo erectus fossils found on Pacific islands?
a. They could gather material and assemble watercraft.
b. They evolved at a time when the Pacific islands were connected by land.
c. They were transported there by later humans.
ANSWER: a
3. Why is Africa considered the ―cradle of the human species‖?
a. All evidence of Homo sapiens sapiens is found there.
b. The most recent evidence of Neanderthals has been found there.
c. Most of the oldest evidence of Homo sapiens sapiens has been found there.
ANSWER: c
4. About when did modern humans (Homo sapiens sapiens) appear?
a. About 200,000 years ago
b. About 40,000–100,000 years ago
c. About 10,000 years ago
ANSWER: b
5. Why was the development of langu so important to modern humans?
a. It allowed modern humans to write histories of their origin for later humans such as ourselves.
b. It allowed modern humans to transmit culture, information, and other things more easily and more widely.
c. It allowed modern humans to communicate with archaic human species such as Neanderthals.
ANSWER: b
6. When had modern humans reached every continent?
a. About 20,000 years ago
b. About 70,000 years ago
c. About 10,000 years ago
ANSWER: a
7. How did a reliance on hunting and gathering affect modern human societies?
a. It tended to encour cooperation and prevented great disparities of wealth within communities.
b. It usually brought human communities into regular conflict with one another.
c. It led to very harsh living conditions with no time for creative expression.
, ANSWER: a
8. Which of the following is true about the genetic differences between modern humans?
a. There are different branches of the modern human species.
b. There are many different species of modern humans.
c. These differences mean only that we look different to one another and are otherwise insignificant.
ANSWER: c
9. Which of the following practices defines the Neolithic period, according to most scholars?
a. Farming
b. Hunting
c. Langu
ANSWER: a
10. How did a change in diet during the Neolithic period affect the role of women?
a. Neolithic women probably were relegated to subservient roles as food preparers only.
b. Neolithic women probably enjoyed an important status because of their knowledge of domesticable plants.
c. Neolithic women probably were not affected by changes in diet during this time.
ANSWER: b
11. Which of the following inferences is most plausible, given findings of textiles, pottery, and baskets made by modern
humans more than 20,000 years ago?
a. Modern humans possessed advanced engineering and architectural techniques.
b. Modern humans traded with other archaic peoples to get valuable finished goods.
c. Modern humans had enough access to food and other natural resources to need to store surpluses.
ANSWER: c
12. Which of the following is a consequence of the domestication of animals?
a. Farming became easier.
b. Food resources became scarcer.
c. Humans were less likely to contract diseases.
ANSWER: a
13. What were the risks of relying on farming as a means of subsistence?
a. Farms depended on natural systems and could be attacked.
b. Farms did not allow people to live in one place for very long.
c. Farms were difficult to operate for more than a few years.
ANSWER: a
14. How did relying on farming as a means of subsistence affect human communities?
a. It led most to become farmers, dramatically increasing the food supply.
b. It allowed some people to specialize in other crafts instead of producing food.
c. It led to more dispersed settlements over acres of farmland.
ANSWER: b
,15. Which of the following was not a reason that early cities arose?
a. To protect against diseases
b. To serve as meeting places for trade and religious activities
c. To house artisans, craftsmen, and leaders who did not farm themselves
ANSWER: a
16. How did early urban life contribute to the rise of social hierarchies?
a. Cities were rife with crime, leading many to become dependent on threatening powerful people.
b. Cities were places of wealth and specialization, which created groups with more wealth and authority than
others.
c. Cities were typically taken over by Indo-European pastoralists, who imposed their own laws.
ANSWER: b
17. Where did trade among early human communities mostly take place?
a. In early cities
b. In meeting houses on the border
c. On farms
ANSWER: a
18. Which of the following early human practices was primarily used to facilitate connections between early human
communities?
a. Religion
b. Taxation
c. Writing
ANSWER: c
19. How did metalworking technology influence relations between early human states?
a. It made warfare more deadly.
b. It was used as a common currency.
c. It gave craftsmen a much higher status.
ANSWER: a
20. How did religion change as a result of urbanization and greater connections between early human communities?
a. It became more diverse and decentralized.
b. It became more standardized as part of a city’s identity.
c. Most cities began worshipping the same god.
ANSWER: b
21. Which piece of archaeological evidence best suggests that early humans were capable of creative expression and
artistic techniques?
a. The Laetoli footprints
b. DNA research on Native American remains
c. The Altamira cave painting
ANSWER: c
,22. Which piece of archaeological evidence best suggests that early humans practiced religious rituals?
a. Göbekli Tepe dating to about 11,000 years ago
b. Hand axes found in China dating to about 500,000 years ago
c. Pottery found in China dating to about 20,000 years ago
ANSWER: a
23. Which piece of archaeological evidence best suggests that residents of Çatal Hüyük were connected to vast trade
networks?
a. The remains of Chinese tea plants
b. The remains of baskets made from date palm leaves
c. The remains of a beer brewing facility
ANSWER: b
24. Which of the following limits the precision of archaeological methods in studying the early human past?
a. Past climate conditions
b. Inaccessibility of remains
c. A lack of written records
ANSWER: a
25. Which of the following describe an impact humans had on natural systems during domestication?
a. Humans, usually women, selected seeds to propagate from plants they knew would bear fruit.
b. Humans eliminated invasive species that threatened their efforts to cultivate domestic plants.
c. Humans caused the extinction of many prey animals through overhunting.
ANSWER: a
26. Early humans often used which of the following to clear and man land intended for farming?
a. Fertilizers
b. Toxic plants
c. Fire
ANSWER: c
27. Which of the following impacts on the natural environment resulted from intensive harvesting of natural resources by
settled human communities?
a. Deforestation
b. Global warming
c. Earthquakes
ANSWER: a
28. What probably caused an increase in salinity of soils in Neolithic farming communities?
a. Overirrigation
b. Droughts
c. Unseasonable precipitation
ANSWER: a
, 29. Why were rivers so important to early human settlements?
a. They supported cultivation of nutrient-rich plants like wheat.
b. They served as vital connections between peoples.
c. They provided a source of power for mechanical production.
ANSWER: a
30. Why was the ―Fertile Crescent‖ so fertile?
a. It was served by two major rivers.
b. It was the natural home to many different domesticable animals.
c. It rarely flooded or experienced natural disasters.
ANSWER: a
31. What spaces did Neolithic city-dwellers create for religious worship?
a. Large statues
b. Large temples
c. Large pyramids
ANSWER: c
32. What does the existence of market and shop buildings in early cities suggest?
a. Early human communities only occasionally produced enough goods to trade.
b. Early urban communities had extensive contact with other urban communities.
c. Early human communities did not value trade enough to make it central to their cities.
ANSWER: b
33. Food shorts may have become more common with agriculture than with hunting and gathering for what reason?
a. With agriculture, people stopped hunting and lived entirely off plants.
b. People would not eat food grown through cultivation.
c. Farmers depended upon fewer plants and thus were susceptible to drought or bad harvests.
ANSWER: c
34. Why did agriculture spread in Eurasia along an east-west line?
a. Rising sea levels prevented any north-south movement.
b. Movement along the east-west latitude did not involve drastic climate changes and thus agricultural movement
was easy.
c. Animals naturally migrate east-west with the seasons bringing plant seeds with them.
ANSWER: c
35. What was the first metal to be worked by humans into tools?
a. Iron
b. Bronze
c. Copper
ANSWER: c
36. What disadvant did the domestication of animals bring?
