BRCC WORLD CIV EXAM 1 CHAPTERS 1-4
The earliest hominids? - Answers-lived in Africa
During the Old Stone Age? - Answers-hunting and gathering was the way most people
supported themselves.
The migration patterns of the first modern humans show that people moved beyond
their familiar hunting grounds at a rate of about ____ miles per generation. - Answers-2-
3
Which of the following is not correct about the pyramids? - Answers-They were
constructed during the Middle Kingdom.
Mummification was to - Answers-help ensure that one could continue to live despite the
death of the physical body.
Egyptian hieroglyphs - Answers-used sacred characters as picture signs.
In addition to Mesopotamia and Egypt, other nearby areas in which significant human
advances were made included - Answers-the construction of a large megalithic
complexes in the British Isles and in northwestern France which revealed a surprising
awareness of astronomical data.
The Indo-Europeans - Answers-spoke related languages, among which are Sanskrit,
Persian, and Greek.
Which of the following ancient language does not belong to the Indo-European
language group? - Answers-Chinese
The Phoenicians did what? - Answers-invented the alphabet
The two major cities of the Harappan civilization - Answers-Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa.
Which of the following correctly describes Harappan civilization? - Answers-It was a
collection of over fifteen hundred towns and cities, ruled by landlords and rich
merchants.
The transition the Aryans made from pastoral to primarily agricultural pursuits was aided
by the introduction of which of the following? - Answers-iron
What army of occupation was driven from India by Chandragupta Maurya? - Answers-
the Greek administrators who had remained after Alexander the Great
, The authority of Mauryan kings was - Answers-curtailed by an institutionalized
bureaucracy of powerful governors and ministers.
What were the three "twice-born" castes? - Answers-vaisya, kshatriya and brahmins
The caste system - Answers-was applicable to every member of Indian society.
The term that refers to the system of large, joint families in India is - Answers-jati
All of the following are true about the jati system except - Answers-it was the category of
social classification with subdivisions within each for different castes.
What was the central aspect of the Neolithic Revolution? - Answers-The emergence of
systematic food production through the domestication of plants and animals.
Which of the following were among the basic characteristics of the first civilizations? -
Answers-development of cities
Mesopotamian civilization? - Answers-was made of cities and located in a river valley.
Which of the following is a true statement? - Answers-The Amorites, under the
leadership of Hammurabi, replaced the Sumerians and Akkadians as rulers of
Mesopotamia.
What principle did the Code of Hammurabi emphasize? - Answers-retribution
Hammurabi did all of the following except - Answers-become Pharaoh of Egypt during
the Middle Kingdom.
Many historians believe that the early books of the Hebrew Bible - Answers-were written
long after the events written about.
After the death of King Solomon, Jerusalem became the capital of the southern
Kingdom of - Answers-Judah
The following are true about the Jewish concept of monotheism except - Answers-a
transcendent God, he was part of nature, created rather than the creator.
Cyrus the Great - Answers-created a great Persian Empire.
The Assyrian army - Answers-was renowned for its ability to besiege enemy cities
Some central ideas of Zoroastrianism are believed to have had a fundamental impact
on Christianity. Which of the following did these ideas tend to emphasize? - Answers-
good and evil.
The earliest hominids? - Answers-lived in Africa
During the Old Stone Age? - Answers-hunting and gathering was the way most people
supported themselves.
The migration patterns of the first modern humans show that people moved beyond
their familiar hunting grounds at a rate of about ____ miles per generation. - Answers-2-
3
Which of the following is not correct about the pyramids? - Answers-They were
constructed during the Middle Kingdom.
Mummification was to - Answers-help ensure that one could continue to live despite the
death of the physical body.
Egyptian hieroglyphs - Answers-used sacred characters as picture signs.
In addition to Mesopotamia and Egypt, other nearby areas in which significant human
advances were made included - Answers-the construction of a large megalithic
complexes in the British Isles and in northwestern France which revealed a surprising
awareness of astronomical data.
The Indo-Europeans - Answers-spoke related languages, among which are Sanskrit,
Persian, and Greek.
Which of the following ancient language does not belong to the Indo-European
language group? - Answers-Chinese
The Phoenicians did what? - Answers-invented the alphabet
The two major cities of the Harappan civilization - Answers-Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa.
Which of the following correctly describes Harappan civilization? - Answers-It was a
collection of over fifteen hundred towns and cities, ruled by landlords and rich
merchants.
The transition the Aryans made from pastoral to primarily agricultural pursuits was aided
by the introduction of which of the following? - Answers-iron
What army of occupation was driven from India by Chandragupta Maurya? - Answers-
the Greek administrators who had remained after Alexander the Great
, The authority of Mauryan kings was - Answers-curtailed by an institutionalized
bureaucracy of powerful governors and ministers.
What were the three "twice-born" castes? - Answers-vaisya, kshatriya and brahmins
The caste system - Answers-was applicable to every member of Indian society.
The term that refers to the system of large, joint families in India is - Answers-jati
All of the following are true about the jati system except - Answers-it was the category of
social classification with subdivisions within each for different castes.
What was the central aspect of the Neolithic Revolution? - Answers-The emergence of
systematic food production through the domestication of plants and animals.
Which of the following were among the basic characteristics of the first civilizations? -
Answers-development of cities
Mesopotamian civilization? - Answers-was made of cities and located in a river valley.
Which of the following is a true statement? - Answers-The Amorites, under the
leadership of Hammurabi, replaced the Sumerians and Akkadians as rulers of
Mesopotamia.
What principle did the Code of Hammurabi emphasize? - Answers-retribution
Hammurabi did all of the following except - Answers-become Pharaoh of Egypt during
the Middle Kingdom.
Many historians believe that the early books of the Hebrew Bible - Answers-were written
long after the events written about.
After the death of King Solomon, Jerusalem became the capital of the southern
Kingdom of - Answers-Judah
The following are true about the Jewish concept of monotheism except - Answers-a
transcendent God, he was part of nature, created rather than the creator.
Cyrus the Great - Answers-created a great Persian Empire.
The Assyrian army - Answers-was renowned for its ability to besiege enemy cities
Some central ideas of Zoroastrianism are believed to have had a fundamental impact
on Christianity. Which of the following did these ideas tend to emphasize? - Answers-
good and evil.
