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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Beijing Man is an example of
a. Homo sapiens.
b. Homo erectus.
c. Homo neanderthalensis.
d. Java Man.
2. The “Neolithic Revolution” occurred throughout the world in
a. 5000 BCE.
b. 2000 BCE.
c. 1000 BCE.
d. various stages at various times in various places.
3. The first metal to be worked was
a. copper.
b. bronze.
c. steel.
d. silver.
4. Rice originated as a wild swamp plant in
a. India.
b. East Asia.
c. Southeast Asia.
d. Mesopotamia.
5. While it appears that early life in Southeast Asia provided important contributions to the development of East Asia, concrete archeological evidence is limited because
a. material decays rapidly in the hot, humid climate.
b. archeologists and historians are not very interested in studying Southeast Asia.
c. the majority of materials were burned as offerings to the ancestors.
d. the importance of trade resulted in materials being sent abroad.
6. Which crop was most likely the first cultivated in Southeast Asia?
a. rice
b. millet
c. corn
d. barley
7. The important Neolithic site at Banpo dates to at least:
a. 4000 BCE.
b. 3000 BCE.
c. 2000 BCE.
d. 1000 BCE.
8. The purported first dynasty of China, whose historicity is still in doubt, was the
a. Shang dynasty.
b. Xia dynasty.
c. Zhou dynasty.
d. Yuan dynasty.
9. Yangshao and Longshan are
a. irrigation techniques.
b. early settlements in South China.
c. pottery cultures.
d. types of rice developed in North China.
10. The Shang Dynasty
a. developed in the north China Plain along the Yellow River.
b. emerged around 500 BCE.
c. developed as an empire in South China.
d. None of the above
11. Shang use of writing and bronze appears to have developed in imitation of
a. Mesopotamia.
b. Egypt.
c. Korea.
d. None of the above.
12. Bronze vessels in the Shang period were
a. reserved for ritual and war.
b. common household ware.
c. reserved for cooking.
d. unknown.
13. Most Shang writing is found on
a. bronze vessels.
b. bones for divination and oracular use.
c. temple walls.
d. clay vessels.
14. The event, which marked the end of the Shang dynasty, was
a. the death of the last emperor, who had no heir.
b. invasion.
c. a slave revolt.
d. a palace revolt.
15. The Zhou Dynasty
a. preceded the Shang Dynasty.
b. were initially vassals of the Shang Dynasty.
c. signaled a major departure from the culture of the Shang.
d. none of the above
ANSWER SECTION
1. B (p.20)
2. D (p.21)
3. A (p.22)
4. C (p.23)
5. A (p.23)
6. B (p.23)
7. A (p.24)
8. B (p.25)
9. C (p.25)
10. A (p.27)
11. D (p.27)
12. A (p.28)
13. B (p.28)
14. C (p.29)
15. B (p.29)
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