HUMANITIES 1301 CHAPTER 1 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Why did the Neolithic era witness increased pottery creation? - Answer-Fragile pottery
was impractical for Paleolithic hunter-gatherers.
Why can the potter's wheel be considered one of the first mechanical and technological
breakthroughs in history? - Answer-It allowed artisans to produce uniformly shaped
vessels in short periods of time.
According to the most recent discoveries, Stonehenge was constructed as a - Answer-
burial ground.
What is the most basic architectural technique for spanning space? - Answer-post-and-
lintel
What can myths tell about their cultures? - Answer-views and beliefs
The Anasazi built their kivas with a small, round hole in the floor to - Answer-represent a
belief that their ancestors emerged from the depths of the Earth.
Why were the Hebrews supposed to neither speak nor write their god's name? -
Answer-It was considered too sacred.
How do the Ten Commandments differ from Hammurabi's Code? - Answer-The Ten
Commandments provide an ethical code.
King Darius incorporated multiple architecture styles in his great palace to - Answer-
reflect the diversity of his peoples.
The reliefs on the stairway leading to Darius's Hall of One Hundred Columns represent -
Answer-visitors from 23 nations bringing tribute to Darius.
Zoroaster's greatest contribution to religious thought is the - Answer-emphasis on free
will.
Paleolithic cave paintings may have been intended to do all of the following EXCEPT -
Answer-
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Why did the Neolithic era witness increased pottery creation? - Answer-Fragile pottery
was impractical for Paleolithic hunter-gatherers.
Why can the potter's wheel be considered one of the first mechanical and technological
breakthroughs in history? - Answer-It allowed artisans to produce uniformly shaped
vessels in short periods of time.
According to the most recent discoveries, Stonehenge was constructed as a - Answer-
burial ground.
What is the most basic architectural technique for spanning space? - Answer-post-and-
lintel
What can myths tell about their cultures? - Answer-views and beliefs
The Anasazi built their kivas with a small, round hole in the floor to - Answer-represent a
belief that their ancestors emerged from the depths of the Earth.
Why were the Hebrews supposed to neither speak nor write their god's name? -
Answer-It was considered too sacred.
How do the Ten Commandments differ from Hammurabi's Code? - Answer-The Ten
Commandments provide an ethical code.
King Darius incorporated multiple architecture styles in his great palace to - Answer-
reflect the diversity of his peoples.
The reliefs on the stairway leading to Darius's Hall of One Hundred Columns represent -
Answer-visitors from 23 nations bringing tribute to Darius.
Zoroaster's greatest contribution to religious thought is the - Answer-emphasis on free
will.
Paleolithic cave paintings may have been intended to do all of the following EXCEPT -
Answer-
