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By Craig Lockard
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, Table of Content
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
Debate the Historians. Patriarchy and Matriarchy in the Ancient World
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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
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Chapter 8. Empires, Networks, and the Remaking of Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia,
500 BCE–600 CE
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Chapter 9. Classical Societies and Regional Networks in Africa, the Americas, and Oceania,
600 BCE–600 CE
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Debate The Historians. Afrocentrism, Eurocentrism, Multiculturalism, and Historians of
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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
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Chapter 12. Expanding Horizons in Africa and the Americas, 600–1500
Chapter 13. South Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and Afro-Eurasian Connections, 600–
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Chapter 14. Christian Societies in Medieval Europe, Byzantium, and Russia, 600–1500
Debate the Historians. Eastern Predominance in the Intermediate World
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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
Debate the Historians. The Great Divergence Between Europe and Asia
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
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Debate the Historians. Modernization or World-System?
Part VI. Part VI
Chapter 26. The Remaking of the Global System, Since 1945
Chapter 27. East Asian Resurgence, Since 1945
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Chapter 28. Rebuilding Europe and Russia, Since 1945
Chapter 29. The Americas and the Pacific Basin: New Roles in the Contemporary World,
Since 1945
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Chapter 30. The Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, and New Conflicts in the Contemporary
World, Since 1945
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Chapter 31. South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Global Connections, Since 1945
Debate the Historians. Globalization: For and Against
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, 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
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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.
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3. Why is Africa considered the ―cradle of the human species‖?
a. All evidence of Homo sapiens sapiens is found there.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
Societies, Networks, and Transitions: A Global History, 4th edition
By Craig Lockard
SC
O
R
EG
U
ID
ES
, Table of Content
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
Debate the Historians. Patriarchy and Matriarchy in the Ancient World
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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
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Chapter 8. Empires, Networks, and the Remaking of Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia,
500 BCE–600 CE
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Chapter 9. Classical Societies and Regional Networks in Africa, the Americas, and Oceania,
600 BCE–600 CE
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Debate The Historians. Afrocentrism, Eurocentrism, Multiculturalism, and Historians of
Antiquity
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
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Chapter 12. Expanding Horizons in Africa and the Americas, 600–1500
Chapter 13. South Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and Afro-Eurasian Connections, 600–
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Chapter 14. Christian Societies in Medieval Europe, Byzantium, and Russia, 600–1500
Debate the Historians. Eastern Predominance in the Intermediate World
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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
Debate the Historians. The Great Divergence Between Europe and Asia
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
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Debate the Historians. Modernization or World-System?
Part VI. Part VI
Chapter 26. The Remaking of the Global System, Since 1945
Chapter 27. East Asian Resurgence, Since 1945
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Chapter 28. Rebuilding Europe and Russia, Since 1945
Chapter 29. The Americas and the Pacific Basin: New Roles in the Contemporary World,
Since 1945
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Chapter 30. The Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, and New Conflicts in the Contemporary
World, Since 1945
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Chapter 31. South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Global Connections, Since 1945
Debate the Historians. Globalization: For and Against
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, 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
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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
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3. Why is Africa considered the ―cradle of the human species‖?
a. All evidence of Homo sapiens sapiens is found there.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
