SO245 Exam 1
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Our species,
Homo sapiens sapiens
, appeared on the planet around
_______ years BCE.
Question options:
a)
40,000
b)
1 million
c)
1.5 million
d)
200,000
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The Library at _______ contained the world's largest archive of
human knowledge in ancient times.
Question options:
a)
Athens
b)
Cairo
c)
Alexandria
d)
Rome
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You're a resident of Italy during the Renaissance. You believe
in critical thinking as key to progress and human freedom.
What is your philosophy called?
Question options:
a)
Rationalism
b)
Secularism
c)
Humanism
d)
Platonism
on
Before this event, the concept of nuclear fission was
theoretical and not taken seriously. What was the event?
Question options:
a)
A feasibility study on nuclear power was set up in Manhattan, New York.
b)
Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard wrote a letter to Franklin Roosevelt.
c)
Hitler's forces invaded Poland, initiating World War II.
d)
The Japanese attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, pushing America into a global conflict.
on
The Second Industrial Revolution took place from the _______
century to _______.
Question options:
a)
early nineteenth; World War I
b)
early nineteenth; World War II
c)
late nineteenth; World War II
d)
late nineteenth; World War I
on
The steam engine was originally conceived and built by
Question options:
a)
Thomas Savery.
b)
James Watt.
c)
Thomas Newcomen.
d)
Robert Morse.
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The appearance of writing around 3500 BCE appears to have
been accompanied by the advent of
Question options:
a)
animal domestication.
b)
agriculture.
c)
iron smelting.
d)
horticulture.
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Which statement is
true
regarding the European medieval period?
Question options:
a)
Traditional technology was favored, so no innovation occurred in the Middle Ages.
b)
New technological advances were imported over trade routes from China.
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c)
Traditional technology was favored but innovations like vertical windmills and clockworks were developed.
d)
Technological advances were considered ungodly and unnatural.
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Dating from about 662 to 750 CE, _______ culture was called
the first universal civilization because it allowed for trade over
a broad area, thus encouraging an exchange of new ideas for
innovations in technology and the sciences.
Question options:
a)
Western
b)
Arabic
c)
Greek
d)
Chinese
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Artifacts are to material culture as _______ are to nonmaterial
culture.
Question options:
a)
horses
b)
beliefs
c)
crossbows
d)
statues
on
Which statement is
true
regarding the Venus of Willendorf statue?
Question options:
a)
It tells us something about women in the ancient past.
b)
It's the only statue known from its time period.
c)
It reveals deep knowledge of female anatomy.
d)
It's meant to represent a Paleolithic goddess.
on
Which element of nonmaterial culture refers to preferred and
expected behaviors?
Question options:
a)
Values
b)
Symbols
c)
Norms
d)
Language
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All of the following were invented in China while the West was a
cultural backwater,
except
Question options:
a)
gunpowder.
b)
early steam engines.
c)
paper.
d)
the compass.
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What happened immediately following the death of Alexander
the Great?
Question options:
a)
His heirs formed a governing council to rule the conquered territories.
b)
A simplified version of the Greek language, koine, was developed to unite the Hellenic realm.
c)
Chaos reigned as Alexander's heirs fought each other for power.
d)
The conquered territories were united under Muslim rule.
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Which of these is
true
of the ancient cultures of the Americas?
Question options:
a)
The Mayans and Aztecs made notable advances in astronomy and mathematics.
b)
The Aztecs and Mayans learned to read and write under Spanish rule.
c)
The Aztecs and Mayans had no concept of the wheel.
d)
The Incas built many miles of paved roads across their empire.
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A rise in literacy rates across Europe following the
Renaissance can be reasonably attributed to an invention by
Question options:
a)
Archimedes.
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b)
Ptolemy.
c)
Leonardo da Vinci.
d)
Johannes Gutenberg.
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In developed countries, technological advances are most
closely related to
Question options:
a)
cultural philosophy.
b)
foreign warfare.
c)
applied science.
d)
religious belief.
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The first European to round the Cape of Good Hope and
proceed onward to India was
Question options:
a)
Vasco de Gama.
b)
Christopher Columbus.
c)
Ferdinand Magellan.
d)
Pedro Alvarez Cabral.
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The monsoon weather pattern affecting the _______ Ocean
enabled trade over a wide area from Africa to southeast Asia.
Question options:
a)
Indian
b)
Atlantic
c)
Pacific
d)
Antarctic
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Which of these was
not
an innovation of Henry Ford?
Question options:
a)
Moving assembly line
b)
Large production plant
c)
Standardization of parts
d)
Lowered employee wages