Question 1

The Kingdom of Meroë was well known in the Greco-Roman world, and it was used as the setting for the popular romance novel ______ written by Hellenistic-Greek author Heliodorus of Emesa.

Accepted Answer

A)   Daphnis and Chloe
B)   Aethiopica
C)   The Ephesian Tale
D)   Leucippe and ClitophonE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

The West African inland Niger delta grew into the urbanized chiefdom of Jenné-jeno ___________

Accepted Answer

A)   Due to its extensive trade networks with Meroë and Aksum.
B)   Because it was threatened with attack from Bantu warriors from the Great Lakes region.
C)   After a shift in monsoon rain patterns shrank the Sahara Desert and led to land reclamation.
D)   With limited external interactions with other populations.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 3

One of the indications that Jenné-jeno had become a major urban center by 900 CE is:

Accepted Answer

A)   That it was surrounded within a circle of half a mile diameter by 25 villages.
B)   That it had reached a total population of 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants.
C)   That it had become a dwelling place for a predominantly agriculture-based population.
D)   That it appears in travel narratives like the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 4

At its height, from the sixth through fourth centuries BCE, the city of Meroë encompassed:

Accepted Answer

A)   20,000 inhabitants.
B)   50,000 inhabitants.
C)   100,000 inhabitants.
D)   500,000 inhabitants.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 5

The final breakthrough in deciphering Mayan writing came during a conference at the Maya site of Palenque in 1973 when participants recognized the syllables k'inchi as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Referring to the Mayan sun god as well as individual kings.
B)   Containing all the available letters in the Mayan alphabet.
C)   Invoking the name of a Mayan ball player.
D)   Meaning the infinitive form of the verb "to be".E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

In spite of its regional orientation, Meroë was well known to the outside world, and it skirmished with the ___________ over border issues in the early first century CE.

Accepted Answer

A)   Romans
B)   Egyptians
C)   Sasanid Persians
D)   Inhabitants of Jenné-jenoE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

A _______ can be defined as a city-state or a territorial state in which a ruler, claiming a divine mandate and supported by a military force, keeps order and provides for the defense against outside attacks.

Accepted Answer

A)   Chiefdom
B)   Republic
C)   Kingdom
D)   Client-stateE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 8

A Greek-Hellenistic source called the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea mentions Yemenis intermarrying with locals in the town of Rhapta along the __________ coast.

Accepted Answer

A)   Egyptian
B)   Kenyan
C)   Arabian
D)   PersianE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 9

During the extended cold weather and drought periods of the sixth century CE, ___________ chiefs mobilized villagers for the construction of an extensive tunnel network for irrigation.

Accepted Answer

A)   Mayan
B)   Nazca
C)   Moche
D)   ParacasE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Although the archaeological record is debatable, it appears that Mayan ball games took place during ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   The first day of spring in the Mayan calendar every year.
B)   The preparation period for a battle with one of the kingdom's neighbors.
C)   A lunar eclipse, in order to propitiate the gods.
D)   Royal festivities and fertility rituals and perhaps also human sacrifices.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 11

At its height, from the sixth through fourth centuries BCE, Meroë could best be described as a(n)  ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Absolutist monarchy
B)   Merchant oligarchy
C)   Democratic republic
D)   Decentralized monarchyE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Polytheism began to develop on top of traditional spirituality in the Americas after around:

Accepted Answer

A)   600 BCE.
B)   550 CE.
C)   2500 BCE.
D)   100 CE.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Mayan writing is both a(n)  ______ as well as a(n)  _______ script.

Accepted Answer

A)   phonetic, alphabetic
B)   glyphic, syllabic
C)   syllabically coded, segmentally coded
D)   logographic, phonographicE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Jan Vansina pioneered the study of ___________ linguistic and spiritual traditions, hoping to recover the roots of "African spirituality".

Accepted Answer

A)   Ghanaian
B)   Nigerian
C)   Congolese
D)   BantuE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Mayan males were in charge of growing corn in fields which were cut into the rain forest through ________ techniques.

Accepted Answer

A)   hydroponic cultivation
B)   cross-pollination
C)   organic farming
D)   slash-and-burn cultivationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Aksum:

Accepted Answer

A)   became the first Christian kingdom in 333 CE.
B)   became the second Christian kingdom in 333 CE.
C)   became the third Christian kingdom in 333 CE.
D)   did not become a Christian kingdom until well after 333 CE.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Mayan commoners represented the labor force whose __________ supported the ruling dynastic families as well as the craftspeople in the cities.

Accepted Answer

A)   agricultural surplus
B)   taxes
C)   mined precious metals
D)   military serviceE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

Aksum lost its provincial holdings in Yemen when the Sasanid Persians invaded by land and sea in _______, establishing their own proxy regime at the commercially important entrance to the Red Sea.

Accepted Answer

A)   270 CE
B)   770 CE
C)   70 CE
D)   570 CEE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

When the ______, the first empire to unify the Middle East, conquered Egypt, the defeated king retreated and relocated himself farther upstream on the Nile at Meroë.

Accepted Answer

A)   Persians
B)   Hittites
C)   Assyrians
D)   BabyloniansE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 20

The three ecological zones of West Africa are the:

Accepted Answer

A)   steppe, savanna, and rain forest.
B)   tundra, steppe, and savanna.
C)   rain forest, tundra, and desert.
D)   tundra, savanna, and rain forest.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Exam 6: Chiefdoms and Early States in Africa and the Americas, 600 B.C.E-600 C.E

When the ______, the first empire to unify the Middle East, conquered Egypt, the defeated king retreated and relocated himself farther upstream on the Nile at Meroë.

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The Kingdom of Meroë was well known in the Greco-Roman world, and it was used as the setting for the popular romance novel ______ written by Hellenistic-Greek author Heliodorus of Emesa.

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The final breakthrough in deciphering Mayan writing came during a conference at the Maya site of Palenque in 1973 when participants recognized the syllables k'inchi as ________.

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Mayan commoners represented the labor force whose __________ supported the ruling dynastic families as well as the craftspeople in the cities.

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Mayan males were in charge of growing corn in fields which were cut into the rain forest through ________ techniques.

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In spite of its regional orientation, Meroë was well known to the outside world, and it skirmished with the ___________ over border issues in the early first century CE.

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Aksum lost its provincial holdings in Yemen when the Sasanid Persians invaded by land and sea in _______, establishing their own proxy regime at the commercially important entrance to the Red Sea.

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Aksum:

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The West African inland Niger delta grew into the urbanized chiefdom of Jenné-jeno ___________

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The three ecological zones of West Africa are the:

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Mayan writing is both a(n) ______ as well as a(n) _______ script.

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A Greek-Hellenistic source called the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea mentions Yemenis intermarrying with locals in the town of Rhapta along the __________ coast.

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At its height, from the sixth through fourth centuries BCE, Meroë could best be described as a(n) ____________.

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During the extended cold weather and drought periods of the sixth century CE, ___________ chiefs mobilized villagers for the construction of an extensive tunnel network for irrigation.

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Although the archaeological record is debatable, it appears that Mayan ball games took place during ____________.

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Jan Vansina pioneered the study of ___________ linguistic and spiritual traditions, hoping to recover the roots of "African spirituality".

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Polytheism began to develop on top of traditional spirituality in the Americas after around:

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A _______ can be defined as a city-state or a territorial state in which a ruler, claiming a divine mandate and supported by a military force, keeps order and provides for the defense against outside attacks.

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At its height, from the sixth through fourth centuries BCE, the city of Meroë encompassed:

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One of the indications that Jenné-jeno had become a major urban center by 900 CE is:

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