ANP363
EXAM 2
Monday, April 1, 2013
NAME:______________________________ PID:__________________________
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Be absolutely sure to put your name and PID on the exam sheet
Write your answers in the space provided - If you need extra space, use the
back of the sheet (but seriously, you shouldn’t need extra space)
For multiple choice, select the best answer from those provided
You may not leave the class until you have completed and turned in your exam
Cheating of any kind is absolutely unacceptable, and will be dealt with harshly
All multiple choice/fill in blank/true or false are worth 1 point.
1. The Early Harappa phase refers to the earliest Neolithic sites in the Indus Valley
A) True
B) False
2. The political economy of Mesopotamia during the 5th and 4th millennia can be
characterized as what?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Tributary Economy
Free Market Economy
Command Economy
Participatory Economy
3. Ubaid subsistence was based primarily on which animals
A)
B)
C)
D)
Cattle
Pig
Fish
All of the Above
4. Which of the following is one of the earliest known settlements on the southern
Mesopotamian plain, having been established at about 5700 B.C.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Uruk
Akkad
Eridu
Ali Kosh
5. Ubaid subsistence was based primarily on which types of plants?.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Wheat
Barley
Lentils
All of the Above
6. The Halaf Culture is characterized by what kind of houses?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Beehive Houses
Semi-subterranean Pit Houses
Wattle and Daub Houses
Wall Trench Houses
7. Which Ubaid phase saw the development of extensive canal networks from major
settlements
A)
B)
C)
D)
Ubaid I
Ubaid II
Ubaid III
Ubaid IV
8. Which of the following was main crop during the Neolithic period in northern
China?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Barley
Millet
Rice
None of the Above
9. The southern Neolithic Chinese culture of Hemudu is best known for what type of
material culture?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Ceramics
Bronze Vessels
Died Wool Rugs
None of the Above
10. The Banpo site is thought to be the center of which northern Neolithic Chinese
culture
A)
B)
C)
D)
Shang
Pengdoushan
Cishan
Yangshao
11. Oracle Bones were used for what?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Administrative Record Keeping
Divination
Recording Family Histories
None of the Above
12. Later historic writing associated the Chinese cong with heaven
A) True
B) False
13. Shang is both an archaeological culture and a historical dynasty
A) True
B) False
14. The Erh-li-t’ou culture is important because it documents the advent of what at a
period earlier than the Shang?
A)
B)
C)
D)
The Bronze Age
Elite Culture
Royal Dynasties
Mummification of the Elite
15. During the Ubaid II Phase, irrigation agriculture developed at which of the following
sites and then rapidly spread outwards
A)
B)
C)
D)
Choga Mami
Eridu
Bit Bunakki
Sippar
16. Uruk occupation sites are characterized by what sort of material !culture
A)
B)
C)
D)
Bevel-rimmed ceramic bowls
Obsidian bowls
Wooden figurines
Carnelian beads
17. The centralized administration of Uruk was directly overseen by a council of elders,
including both men and women.
A) True
B) False
I didn’t phrase this question well enough (the word “directly” confused a lot of people),
so I gave everyone points for it
18. Which of the following Indus Valley sites exhibits several distinct burning events
that have been interpreted as evidence for inter-community conflict
A)
B)
C)
D)
Mohenjo Daro
Harappa
Kot Diji
Dholavira
19. Which later Hindu sacred text was used to support the theory of an invasion by
foreign peoples resulting in the collapse of the Harappan state?
A)
B)
C)
D)
The Rigveda
The Bhagavad Gita
The Tevaram Saivite hymns
The Puranas
20. During the Mature Harappan period, bricks used to build structures varied
incredibly in size and shape from community to community
A) True
B) False
21. Which of the following are characteristics of the Uruk period
A)
B)
C)
D)
Marked Social Stratification
Large Public Temples
Emergence of a Kin-based Elite
All of the Above
22. The _______________ depicts a priestly king making an offering to the goddess
Inanna
A)
B)
C)
D)
Uruk Vase
The Standard of Ur at Peace
The Stele of the Vultures
The Amarna Letters
23. The Akkadians were a distinct ethnic group from the Iranian Plateau that spoke
Sumerian
A) True
B) False
24. The Mesopotamian site of Nippur is important because it was the seat of worship
for which deity?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Anu
Ea
Enlil
Marduk
25. Which Akkadian official at Kish seized power in his home city and marched against
Lugalzagesi (high king of Sumer)?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Naram-Sin
Sargon
Rimush
Manishtushu
26. Which of the following Harappan sites was most likely a frontier settlement of
entrepreneurs who were processing raw materials from the hinterlands and
sending products on to the great Harappan cities.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Lothal
Kot Diji
Bampur
Sokhta Koh
27. The Indus script is most commonly found on carved carnelian beads
A) True
B) False
28. Briefly describe the “Urban Implosion” that happened during the Uruk period. (5
points)
The formation and rapid growth of the city during the Uruk period came about through
a flow of population from the surrounding countryside to urban centers. Urban Centers
acted like a magnet for people in the immediate region. This process is called the
“Urban Implosion.” Results in a population explosion in urban centers at the time.
29. Briefly describe Shang political structure (5 points)
Shang state centered on the king and royal lineage. Feudal in nature - local elite
swore fealty to the Shang King (even as they were at war with each other). Outer
regions were under the control of semi-autonomous lords.
30. Briefly describe Longshan elite traditions. (5 Points)
Regional Longshan variations formed an interaction sphere in which elites struggled to
emulate and surpass one another by acquiring newly established trappings of power
status. Constant process of emulation and “one upsmanship” homogenizes culture in
the are
31. Briefly describe the structure of the Akkadian Empire (5 points)
Akkadian governors were appointed to rule major cities. Powerful program of state
propaganda which reinforced the authority of the king and the notion of the state.
Massive program of state monument building and public works.
32. Briefly describe the Mesopotamian oikoi/oikos economy. (5 Points)
Scholars have concluded that household s were the principal locus of production and
consumption in ancient Mesopotamia. On one end of the scale were households
composed of nuclear or extended families living under one roof. At the opposite end
were temples (the earthly households of the gods and goddesses), royal palaces, and
wealthy estates belonging to important public officials. The temples, palaces, and
estates - collectively referred to as oikoi or "great households" - formed large
socioeconomic units with a dependent (and unrelated, in kin terms) workforce,
managerial personnel, flocks of animals, pastures, fields, orchards, storage facilities,
and artisans' workshops. In an oikos economy oikoi are a focal point of production and
consumption of goods,
33. Briefly describe the characteristics of the Ubaid I phase (5 points)
Geographically limited to the very south of modern day Iraq, close to the Persian Gulf.
Clear connections to the Samarra culture in the north. First permanent settlements
north of the 5 inch rainfall isohyet. Agriculture aided by high water table in southern
region.
34. List and discuss the factors that contributed to the collapse of the Indus Valley
state (10 Points)
Climate Change: Monsoon shifted southward slightly, decreasing the overall amount
of precipitation in the area. Indus Valley lost the ability to support large population and
intense agriculture.
Intensive Agriculture: Increasing population (and the resulting intensification of
agriculture) put an incredible strain on the local environment.
Trade Breaking Down: The collapse of trading networks with Egypt and Mesopotamia
(in Egypt, the Second Intermediate Period). The loss of the “world system” trading
network was devastating to the Harappan