Quiz_ Early Humans and Ancient India_ HIWD370_ Comparative Civilization (D02)

12/4/23, 7:18 PM Quiz: Early Humans and Ancient India: HIWD370: Comparative Civilization (D02) https://canvas.liberty.edu/courses/529432/quizzes/2627053?module_item_id=59435055 1/14 Skip to Main Content Quiz: Early Humans and Ancient India Due Oct 30 at 11:59pm Points 30 Questions 30 Time Limit 60 Minutes Instructions Attempt History Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 59 minutes 20 out of 30  Correct answers are hidden. Score for this quiz: 20 out of 30 Submitted Nov 13 at 7:31pm This attempt took 59 minutes. The quiz: Covers the Textbook material from Module 1: Week 1 . Contains 30 multiple-choice, true/false, and multiple-answer questions. Is limited to 1 hour . Allows 1 attempt . Is worth 30 points . You are allowed to refer to your notes and textbooks at any time during the assessment. Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module 1: Week 1. 1 / 1 pts Question 1 Homo sapiens means user of tools. Online Residential Athletics Sign In Request Info Apply Now Visit Us Create Guest Account

12/4/23, 7:18 PM Quiz: Early Humans and Ancient India: HIWD370: Comparative Civilization (D02) https://canvas.liberty.edu/courses/529432/quizzes/2627053?module_item_id=59435055 2/14 lived in Africa. wise human being. tamer of animals. friend to all. 1 / 1 pts Question 2 What happened during the reign of Akhenaten? Monotheism permanently replaced polytheism in ancient Egypt. Foreign affairs were ignored and Syria and Canaan were lost. Thebes was replaced by Cairo as the capital. The Hyksos invaded the Nile Valley. The Sea Peoples were driven from Egypt. 1 / 1 pts Question 3 What did the aftermath of the Hyksos intrusion into Egypt result in? The Egyptian use of iron for improved tools and weapons The reestablishment of the Old Kingdom The Egyptian adoption of camel-drawn war chariots The creation of an Egyptian empire

12/4/23, 7:18 PM Quiz: Early Humans and Ancient India: HIWD370: Comparative Civilization (D02) https://canvas.liberty.edu/courses/529432/quizzes/2627053?module_item_id=59435055 4/14 0 / 1 pts Question 6 Incorrect Incorrect According to the textbook, most Neanderthal remains have been found in Africa. True False 0 / 1 pts Question 7 Incorrect Incorrect Sumerian city-states had a political structure that was democratic in many ways. interacted peacefully with each other. were primarily agricultural communities. mastered the use of iron. viewed kingship as a function of heredity only. 1 / 1 pts Question 8 Genetic evidence strongly supports the multiregional theory of human evolution. True False

12/4/23, 7:18 PM Quiz: Early Humans and Ancient India: HIWD370: Comparative Civilization (D02) https://canvas.liberty.edu/courses/529432/quizzes/2627053?module_item_id=59435055 5/14 1 / 1 pts Question 9 What did Sumerians believe about cities? That kings who ruled strong militaries deserved to control the cities That the city of Ur produced total Mesopotamian disintegration That the gods and goddesses owned the cities That without Hammurabi, Sumerian cities would have fell into moral decay That cities should control the countryside 1 / 1 pts Question 10 The largest category of laws in the Code of Hammurabi focused on public officials’ responsibilities. the terms under which it is acceptable to retaliate against an injustice. marriage and family. the disparate rules for upper and lower class members of society. military service obligations for male citizens.

12/4/23, 7:18 PM Quiz: Early Humans and Ancient India: HIWD370: Comparative Civilization (D02) https://canvas.liberty.edu/courses/529432/quizzes/2627053?module_item_id=59435055 7/14 developed in the central desert region of the Arabian peninsula. expanded northward from its original homeland to the Baltic Sea by 700 B.C.E. was skilled at waging both conventional and guerrilla warfare. was the greatest trading center of the ancient world. briefly occupied southern Greece. 1 / 1 pts Question 14 The annual flooding of the Nile River left silt deposits that enriched Egyptian soil and made crops plentiful. was an unwanted event that occurred suddenly and generally without warning. did not require an organized irrigation system. produced many large urban centers that served as havens from the raging waters. inhibited the evolution of civilization in ancient Egypt. 1 / 1 pts Question 15 Slaves in Sumerian cities were made to do all of the following tasks EXCEPT

12/4/23, 7:18 PM Quiz: Early Humans and Ancient India: HIWD370: Comparative Civilization (D02) https://canvas.liberty.edu/courses/529432/quizzes/2627053?module_item_id=59435055 8/14 constructing buildings. making cloth. preaching. grinding grain. farming. 1 / 1 pts Question 16 Asceticism was practiced in Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism. True False 0 / 1 pts Question 17 Incorrect Incorrect In comparison to Hinduism, Buddhism was much less egalitarian. True False 1 / 1 pts Question 18 The third-ranked caste, usually viewed as the merchant caste, was the

12/4/23, 7:18 PM Quiz: Early Humans and Ancient India: HIWD370: Comparative Civilization (D02) https://canvas.liberty.edu/courses/529432/quizzes/2627053?module_item_id=59435055 10/14 Male superiority over females touched every aspect of marital life. Marriage was eternal; neither partner could remarry if widowed. Descent was matrilineal. Women and men contributed equally to the family income. 0 / 1 pts Question 21 Incorrect Incorrect The caste system was in part a reflection of the light-skinned Aryans conquest of the dark-skinned Dravidians. True False 1 / 1 pts Question 22 The numerical system we know as 'Arabic numerals' was devised in ancient India. unknown in ancient India. imported and used by ancient Indians. imported and used only by modern Indians. adapted from Sanskrit numbering systems.

12/4/23, 7:18 PM Quiz: Early Humans and Ancient India: HIWD370: Comparative Civilization (D02) https://canvas.liberty.edu/courses/529432/quizzes/2627053?module_item_id=59435055 11/14 1 / 1 pts Question 23 What did Mahavira, founder of Jainism, preach to his followers? That they follow the “middle way” That they abandon their possessions and become beggars That they practice sati That they embrace education for women That they erect stone pillars in honor of the Buddha 1 / 1 pts Question 24 Modern yoga can trace its origins to the ancient practice of karma. dharma. asceticism . sati. samsara. 1 / 1 pts Question 25 The transition the Aryans made from pastoral to primarily agricultural pursuits was aided by the introduction of which of the following?

12/4/23, 7:18 PM Quiz: Early Humans and Ancient India: HIWD370: Comparative Civilization (D02) https://canvas.liberty.edu/courses/529432/quizzes/2627053?module_item_id=59435055 13/14 It weakened the authority of Jainism. It increased the popularity of Buddhism. 1 / 1 pts Question 28 Most researchers today agree that Aryans were a people originally indigenous to Ancient India. True False 1 / 1 pts Question 29 Why did Chandragupta Maurya worry that he may be assassinated? He had many enemies in the army of Alexander the Great. He had seized power by violence. He was constantly in conflict with a co-ruler. He learned of a plot by his secret police. He had previously eaten tainted food. 0 / 1 pts Question 30 Incorrect Incorrect What do archeologists believe about Harappan civilization?

12/4/23, 7:18 PM Quiz: Early Humans and Ancient India: HIWD370: Comparative Civilization (D02) https://canvas.liberty.edu/courses/529432/quizzes/2627053?module_item_id=59435055 14/14 That it was ruled by a series of kings That its inhabitants lacked the ability to write That it was not a monarchical society That it was the birthplace of Buddhism That it was a primitive culture Quiz Score: 20 out of 30