HS150 Lesson 2 Exam SCORE 90 Percent

  

Like Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilization, early Chinese civilization began:

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after a massive wave of   immigration.

 

in a river valley.

 

just before farming started.

 

in the fourth millennium B.C.E.

 

Question 2

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Who was the "feathered serpent"?

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Hernán Cortés

 

Quetzalcóatl

 

Tezcatlipoca

 

Kukulcán

 

Question 3

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Which of the following accurately describes the first inhabitants of North America?

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They were farmers.

 

They were very warlike.

 

They were nomadic hunter-gatherers.

 

They were not of Asian descent.

 

Question 4

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Why is more known about the Shang than the Xia dynasty?

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The Shang is about a millennium earlier.

 

The Xia left no written records.

 

The Xia left no physical remains.

 

The Xia is known only from   folklore, while the Shang far better documented.

 

Question 5

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What are the Analects?

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<p>Religious hymns</p>

 

<p>Maxims of   Legalism</p>

 

<p>Sayings of Confucius</p>

 

<p>Literary works</p>

 

Question 6

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Which inhabited region of the world is the least thoroughly explored even today?

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North America

 

Mesoamerica

 

South America

 

Africa

 

Question 7

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Which of these made the Bering land bridge possible?

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Rising seas

 

Human migration

 

An ice age

 

A period of drought

 

Question 8

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During which dynasty did the "Era of Warring States" occur?

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Xia

 

Shang

 

Zhou

 

Qin

 

Question 9

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What does Dao mean?

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<p>Truth</p>

 

<p>The way</p>

 

<p>Piety</p>

 

<p>Ritual</p>

 

Question 10

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Which of these groups retained traits that resembled the earliest Amerinds?

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Inuits

 

Cherokees

 

Adena

 

Creeks

 

Question 11

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About how long did the Han dynasty last?

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20 years

 

50 years

 

100 years

 

400 years

 

Question 12

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Teotihuacán was distinguished from contemporary Amerind cities by its:

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pyramids.

 

dependence on trade.

 

population.

 

focus on war.

 

Question 13

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Cahokia was part of what Amerind culture?

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Adena-Hopewell

 

Apache

 

Toltec

 

Mississippian

 

Question 14

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The survival of both Confucianism and Daoism is explained by the fact that these philosophies:

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dominated in different regions of   China.

 

alternately dominated in different   periods of Chinese history.

 

are popular among different   segments of the Chinese population.

 

play different roles in Chinese   life.

 

Question 15

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In which area of society did the Teotihuacanos and Maya differ greatly?

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Military

 

Government

 

Religion

 

Commerce

 

Question 16

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Which of these provided the principle underpinning for the early Han dynasty?

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Buddhism and Legalism

 

Legalism and Confucianism

 

Daoism and Confucianism

 

Buddhism and Daoism

 

Question 17

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What unique Olmec artifacts were found at San Lorenzo?

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Elaborate burial mounds

 

Sophisticated iron tools

 

Huge wheeled carts

 

Immense stone heads

 

Question 18

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Which of these is a fundamental assumption of Legalism?

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All things are in balance.

 

Humans need strong governments.

 

Humans need education to flourish.

 

The first principle of government   is justice.

 

Question 19

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Why is the term "Native Americans" rejected by some historians and anthropologists?

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Because the term   "Indian" was used first

 

Because the first people on the   continent were actually Europeans

 

Because the first people on the   continent were actually Africans

 

Because no human life was   "native" to the Western Hemisphere

 

Question 20

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The Long Count is based on a cycle of __________ solar years.

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5125

 

265

 

52

 

10