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World Cultures I Week 3 Quiz

This quiz consist of 40 multiple choice questions. The first 10 questions cover the material in Chapter 2. The second 10 questions cover the material in Chapter 3. The third 10 questions cover the material in Chapter 7. The last 10 questions cover the material in Chapter 11. Be sure you are in the correct Chapter when you take the quiz.
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Question 1

Why does Hammurabi's law code represent an important change for Mesopotamian justice?
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It made laws more uniform, objective, and impartial

Question 2
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Why did Mesopotamian scribes move from pictograms to the more linear cuneiform writing?
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Drawing lines instead of curves in wet clay was easier

Question 3
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What does Hammurabi's code tell about the position of Mesopotamian women?
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They were inferior to men, on the same level as slaves

Question 4
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How did the Mesopotamians view human society?

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As part of a larger society

Question 5
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Why did the arts develop in Mesopotamia?

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As celebrations of the priest-kings' power

Question 6
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What was the role of the Hebrew prophets in the era following Solomon's death?
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To provide moral instruction according to the laws of the Torah

Question 7
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Which of the following pairs correctly identifies the subjects illustrated on the Royal Standard of Ur?
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"War" and "Peace"

Question 8
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What about the Royal Standard of Ur illustrates social perspective or hierarchy of scale?
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The most important figures are represented as larger than others

Question 9
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Why is King Solomon's authorship of the "Song of Solomon" doubtful?

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The female protagonist's voice is stronger than the man's

Question 10
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What distinguishes the Law Code of Hammurabi from its predecessors?

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It is the first stele in a phallic shape

Question 11
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Why was the Palette of Narmer created?

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For a gift to a god or goddess

Question 12
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Why can the reliefs on Ramses II's pylon gate at Luxor be viewed as symbolic rather than historical?
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The battle scene they describe was not the success depicted

Question 13
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Why was deciphering the Rosetta Stone so significant?

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The Stone provided the key to reading hieroglyphs

Question 14
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What was left behind by the Nile's annual flooding?

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Deep deposits of fertile soil

Question 15
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What is Imhotep's distinction?

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He is the first artist or architect whose name survives

Question 16
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Why did Egyptian artists paint human's faces, arms, legs, and feet in profile?
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They believed it was the most characteristic view

Question 17
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With what has most surviving Egyptian art and architecture been associated?
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The gods and goddesses

Question 18
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Why is Nebamun Hunting Birds a sort of visual pun?

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The fish, birds, and cat look more realistic than the people

Question 19
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Why was Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb so "wonderful?"

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This was the only royal tomb in Egypt not to have been looted

Question 20
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Why during the 8th century BCE were the Kushites able to control Egypt?
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The Egyptians needed stronger leadership to thwart an Assyrian invasion

Question 21
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In which river's valley did the Chinese people first settle around 7000 BCE?
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Yellow River

Question 22
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Along which river did Indian civilization develop?

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Indus

Question 23
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Why is goddess worship fundamental to Hindu religion?

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Villages recognize goddesses as their protectors

Question 24
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Why do Daoists advocate living in total simplicity?

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To understand qi

Question 25
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Why have the earliest ritual jade discs (bi) been found in tombs?
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The Chinese believed that jade preserved the body from decay

Question 26
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Why have archaeologists been unable to find many ancient Chinese edifices?
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Most were built of wood, which did not survive time's ravages

Question 27
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Why do sensuous form, vibrant color, a profusion of ornament, and rich texture dominate Indian art?
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To capture the essence of the divine

Question 28
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Why did later inhabitants of this region call it the "Central Plain"?
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They believed it was the center of their country

Question 29
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Why did the Zhou claim they were able to overthrow the Shang dynasty?
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The Shang had lost the Mandate of Heaven by not ruling virtuously

Question 30

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Why around 1500 BCE did the longest-lasting class system begin in India?
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Invading Aryans conquered and enslaved the inhabitants

Question 31
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What does the moat surrounding the Hindu temple Angkor Wat represent?
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The oceans

Question 32
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What is the goal of every Tibetan Mahayana Buddhist before crossing into paradise?
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To help others reach enlightenment

Question 33
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What development enabled the Chinese to build suspension bridges and pagodas?
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Iron- and steel-casting

Question 34
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What "world's first" is Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji considered to be?
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Novel

Question 35
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Why did the conquering Spanish build churches on the Inca temple foundations?
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To emphasize Christian control of the native sites

Question 36
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Why must the Yoruba king cover his face with rows of beads?
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To shield viewers from the power of his gaze

Question 37
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What is the Popol Vuh?

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The Maya book of creation

Question 38
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What new literary form did the Japanese court women create?
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Zuihitsu

Question 39
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Why did the Benin build the massive earthwork walls and moats around their capital city?
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As protection from raiding elephants

Question 40
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Why did the Mesoamerican cultures view Teotihuacn as a holy site?

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It was their mythic place of origin

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