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Example Question #1 : Demographic And Environmental History
The Bantu migration resulted in __________.
the spread of the Bantu language
the trans-Saharan horse trade
the written Bantu law code
the end of nomadic practices in Africa
the tradition of large harvests as a symbol of wealth
the spread of the Bantu language
The Bantu migration, which began circa 1000 BCE, spread the Bantu language, as well as traditions like cattle symbolizing wealth and power. It did not end nomadic practices in Africa, which still continue in some places to this day, nor did it result in the trans-Saharan horse trade, as camels were more common than horses.
Example Question #1 : Migration, Settlement, And Demography
Which language spread throughout Africa as a result of population migration?
Sumerian
Quechua
Farsi
Gaelic
Bantu
Bantu
The Bantu migration spread the Bantu language from Western Central Africa throughout the continent. This represented one of the greatest migrations of early history, and through this process Bantu influence spread throughout the sub-Saharan region.
Example Question #1 : Migration, Settlement, And Demography
Which of the following was not a reason early human civilizations were centered in river valleys?
Human beings are descended from aquatic creatures
A steady supply of silt leading to fertile soil
Rivers make long distance trade and transportation possible
Ready access to food such as fish and waterfowl
The ability to irrigate crops
Human beings are descended from aquatic creatures
Human beings are descended from aquatic creatures, but that is not the reason early human civilizations settled in river valleys. Human civilization began in river valleys because silt and irrigation allowed for expanded agricultural production which led to a food surplus, especially when fish and fowl were plentiful. With a surplus comes a diversity of economic activity, like using the river as a highway to trade with far away communities. A food surplus, long distance trade, and a diversity of economic activity made record keeping necessary, which eventually became literacy.
Example Question #1 : Demographic And Environmental History
That is the name of the Neolithic city that existed approximately 6500 BCE to 5500 BCE? This city housed temples, granaries, trading houses, and political buildings.
Timbuktu
Çatalhöyük
Petra
Sumer
Mohenjo-Daro
Çatalhöyük
You must pay careful attention to the time period. Only Çatalhöyük existed during that specific time frame in the Neolithic Period.
Example Question #2 : Migration, Settlement, And Demography
The famous philosopher Diogenes was forced to abandon his home, the Greek colony of Sinope, due to __________________.
the Black Death
the Greek war of independence
the Trojan war
a Persian military invasion
a Turkish invasion
a Persian military invasion
The Persian empire repeatedly attacked Greek cities and colonies on its border for hundreds of years, including Sinope, which they conquered in the 4th century (when Diogenes was a young man).
The Trojan war, a semi-historical conflict, occurred centuries before Sinope and did not include Persians as factions.
The Greek war of independence occurred in the 20th century, thousands of years after Diogenes.
Although plague was common in the ancient world, the Black Death was a nearly world wide plague in the Middle Ages, thousands of years after the classical period (during which Diogenes was forced to abandon Sinope.)
Today, Sinope is a city in Turkey but the Turks did not conquer it until the Middle Ages.
Example Question #3 : Migration, Settlement, And Demography
One of the Primary cites of the Harappan civilization, this city's pictographic script has never been deciphered, but it is complex and indicative of a vast array of religious, domestic and mercantile activities.
Assur
Babylon
Mohenjo-Daro
Çatalhöyük
Nubia
Mohenjo-Daro
Your clues here are the reference to the Harrapan Culture, which is also known as the Indus River Valley Civilization, Mohenjo-Daro is the most well known site of this Bronze Age people, and the undeciphered pictographic script. The second alone would not be much of a hint but taken together these two things provide you with your answer.
Example Question #1 : Migration, Settlement, And Demography
Evidence of the first people to settle Oceania, ancestors of Aboriginal Australians and Melanesians, __________________.
goes back 40,000-60,000 years
goes back 1000 years
goes back only a few hundred years
Goes back 10,000 years
is impossible to determine
goes back 40,000-60,000 years
Scientists who study the Oceanic fossil and archaeological records believe that human beings arrived 40,000-60,000 years ago.
In the thousands of years since then, large migrations have added different peoples.
European contact with Oceania, on the other hand, goes back only a few hundred years.
Example Question #1 : Migration, Settlement, And Demography
The Etruscans were a community indigenous to the Italian peninsula who ___________________.
fought diligently on the side of the Trojans during the war between Troy and the Greeks, led by Agamemnon
acted as a link between the eastern Roman empire, based in Byzantium, and the Western empire, based in Rome
conquered Rome early in its existence
never conquered Rome militarily but did hegemonize them culturally
taught the Roman army the maniple system of war fighting
conquered Rome early in its existence
The Etruscans were a community indigenous to the Italian peninsula conquered Rome early in its existence. Although Rome was able to overthrow them eventually, Rome's subjection left an indelible mark on the Roman psyche.
The Etruscans spread their culture to the Romans, but through military expansion, not pacifistic expansion.
The Etruscans were not involved the Trojan war.
The Etruscans had been assimilated by the Romans by the time that the Eastern Roman empire came into existence.
The Roman army developed the maniple system of fighting long after the Etruscans disappeared as an independent, and cohesive, cultural group.
Example Question #585 : Ap World History
Leaders of early Neolithic societies tended to be __________.
writers or philosophers
merchants or artisans
religious figures or warriors
women
farmers or hunters
religious figures or warriors
Early Neolithic societies were generally ruled either by the strongest warriors or by religious figures who claimed to speak for the Gods. Often these two groups (priests and warriors) ruled together in tandem. Early human society relied heavily on religious figures to protect their crops, explain the universe, and speak to the Gods on their behalf.
Example Question #586 : Ap World History
The legendary figure Yu the Great is said to have founded the ________________.
Xia Dynasty
Shang Dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
Xia Dynasty
Yu the Great is the legendary figure who is thought to have founded the Xia Dynasty, and by extension, China. The Xia Dynasty is the first dynasty in Chinese history (it actually predates written history).
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