Test Bank For The Earth and Its Peoples, Brief Volume I: To 1550: A Global History
Chapter 1
1.
According to Egyptian belief, the function assigned by the gods to the Egyptian kings was to
maintain ma'at, or the
a. separation of the divine and natural spheres.
*b. divinely authorized order of the universe.
c. subservience of the people to the king.
d. welfare and prosperity of the country.
e. accumulation of royal wealth.
2.
Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
Agricultural Revolution
Correct Answer(s):
3.
Agriculture in Mesopotamia depended on
*a. artificial canals and irrigation.
b. the region's high annual rainfall.
c. the introduction of wheat crops.
d. large numbers of animals for fertilizer.
e. a highly motivated work force.
4.
Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
amulet
1
,Test Bank For The Earth and Its Peoples, Brief Volume I: To 1550: A Global History
Chapter 1
Correct Answer(s):
5.
australopithecines
Correct Answer(s):
6.
Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
Babylon
Correct Answer(s):
7.
bipedalism
Correct Answer(s):
8.
bronze
Correct Answer(s):
9.
Cave art is generally representative of
a. religious or mythological stories.
b. population counts.
c. an inventory of hunting and gathering.
d. early graffiti.
*e. We don't know for sure.
2
,Test Bank For The Earth and Its Peoples, Brief Volume I: To 1550: A Global History
Chapter 1
10.
Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
city-state
Correct Answer(s):
11.
Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
civilization
Correct Answer(s):
12.
Compare the Egyptian hieroglyphic and Mesopotamian cuneiform writing systems.
Correct Answer(s):
13.
Crucial to Egypt's agriculture was
a. a complex system of aqueducts.
b. regular rainfall south of the delta.
*c. the regular and predictable flooding of the Nile.
d. favor of the gods.
e. its desert, which meant that there was almost no agriculture in Egypt.
14.
Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
3
, Test Bank For The Earth and Its Peoples, Brief Volume I: To 1550: A Global History
Chapter 1
culture
Correct Answer(s):
15.
Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
cuneiform
Correct Answer(s):
16.
Describe the conditions leading to the transition from food gathering to food cultivation. Also,
briefly describe the differences and similarities in agriculture around the world.
Correct Answer(s):
17.
Describe the process by which the main framework of civilization was created in Mesopotamia.
Correct Answer(s):
18.
Discuss Egyptian religious beliefs and death rituals.
Correct Answer(s):
19.
Early foragers probably spent how many hours per day, on average, obtaining food, clothing and
shelter?
a. 1 to 3
4
Chapter 1
1.
According to Egyptian belief, the function assigned by the gods to the Egyptian kings was to
maintain ma'at, or the
a. separation of the divine and natural spheres.
*b. divinely authorized order of the universe.
c. subservience of the people to the king.
d. welfare and prosperity of the country.
e. accumulation of royal wealth.
2.
Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
Agricultural Revolution
Correct Answer(s):
3.
Agriculture in Mesopotamia depended on
*a. artificial canals and irrigation.
b. the region's high annual rainfall.
c. the introduction of wheat crops.
d. large numbers of animals for fertilizer.
e. a highly motivated work force.
4.
Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
amulet
1
,Test Bank For The Earth and Its Peoples, Brief Volume I: To 1550: A Global History
Chapter 1
Correct Answer(s):
5.
australopithecines
Correct Answer(s):
6.
Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
Babylon
Correct Answer(s):
7.
bipedalism
Correct Answer(s):
8.
bronze
Correct Answer(s):
9.
Cave art is generally representative of
a. religious or mythological stories.
b. population counts.
c. an inventory of hunting and gathering.
d. early graffiti.
*e. We don't know for sure.
2
,Test Bank For The Earth and Its Peoples, Brief Volume I: To 1550: A Global History
Chapter 1
10.
Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
city-state
Correct Answer(s):
11.
Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
civilization
Correct Answer(s):
12.
Compare the Egyptian hieroglyphic and Mesopotamian cuneiform writing systems.
Correct Answer(s):
13.
Crucial to Egypt's agriculture was
a. a complex system of aqueducts.
b. regular rainfall south of the delta.
*c. the regular and predictable flooding of the Nile.
d. favor of the gods.
e. its desert, which meant that there was almost no agriculture in Egypt.
14.
Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
3
, Test Bank For The Earth and Its Peoples, Brief Volume I: To 1550: A Global History
Chapter 1
culture
Correct Answer(s):
15.
Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms.
cuneiform
Correct Answer(s):
16.
Describe the conditions leading to the transition from food gathering to food cultivation. Also,
briefly describe the differences and similarities in agriculture around the world.
Correct Answer(s):
17.
Describe the process by which the main framework of civilization was created in Mesopotamia.
Correct Answer(s):
18.
Discuss Egyptian religious beliefs and death rituals.
Correct Answer(s):
19.
Early foragers probably spent how many hours per day, on average, obtaining food, clothing and
shelter?
a. 1 to 3
4
