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Example Question #621 : Ap World History
Which of these best describes the Aryans?
An agricultural community that arose in Sub-Saharan Africa
An agricultural community that arose in ancient Mesoamerica
Nomadic people who settled in northern India
Nomadic people who settled in western Europe
An agricultural community that arose in ancient Mesopotamia
Nomadic people who settled in northern India
The Aryans were nomadic people, possibly from Europe, Iran, or Central Asia, who settled in northern India at the beginning of the Vedic Age.
Example Question #42 : Demographic And Environmental History
Which of these is unique about the rise of Olmec civilization when compared to other foundational cultures?
Olmec civilization developed without a written language
Olmec civilization arose without a river to facilitate agriculture
Olmec civilization arose without an organized religion
All of these answers are accurate
Olmec civilization was dominated by women and power was strictly matrilineal
Olmec civilization arose without a river to facilitate agriculture
The Olmec civilization arose in southern Mexico approximately 1,500 BCE. The Olmecs are considered the foundational culture of Mesoamerica and share many similarities with the Aztec and Mayan cultures which followed (such as human sacrifice and ball games). One thing that is unique about the rise of the Olmecs is that their civilization developed without a large river to facilitate agriculture.
Example Question #622 : Ap World History
The Minoan civilization arose on the island of __________.
Sicily
Corsica
Malta
Aegina
Crete
Crete
The Minoan civilization arose on the Mediterranean island of Crete around four thousand years ago (circa 2,000 BCE). The Minoans were heavily influential to the development of ancient Greek culture, religion, and identity.
Example Question #623 : Ap World History
The Dravidians are native to __________.
the Indian subcontinent
the Italian peninsula
the Iberian peninsula
Central Asia
the British Isles
the Indian subcontinent
The Dravidians are an ancient culture and people native to the Indian subcontinent. Around 1,500 BCE they were conquered by the Indo-European Aryans.
Example Question #624 : Ap World History
What gave people the capability to abandon their nomadic lifestyle begin settling into permanent civilizations was __________.
writing
agriculture
animal husbandry
stone tools
agriculture
Agriculture allowed people to grow a surplus of food, which allowed them to stay in one place. Previously, humans had to move from place to place as hunter-foragers to sustain a food source.
Example Question #625 : Ap World History
Why are early cities important to historians?
They show the first evidence of trade.
They show how urbanization changed culture.
They were where animals were first domesticated.
They depict famous cave paintings.
They show how urbanization changed culture.
Early cities show historians and other scholars what effect urbanization had on culture. By examining ancient artifacts, today's historians can gain a glimpse into the cultures of the first cities and compare those to artifacts of pre-civilization to ascertain how cities changed culture.
Example Question #626 : Ap World History
Which of these dynasties is the earliest in the recorded history of China?
Xia
Zhou
Yuan
Shang
Han
Shang
The Xia Dynasty in China reigned from approximately 2,000 BCE until approximately 1,600 BCE. Writing was invented in China sometime between 1,500 BCE and 1,100 BCE, making the Shang Dynasty the first dynasty in the recorded history of China. All of our modern understanding of the Xia Dynasty comes from Shang historians, writing at least a few hundred years after the decline of the Xia.
Example Question #627 : Ap World History
In the late 4th and early 5th Centuries, a major migration of Germanic tribes occurred, originating from Central Europe, that would ultimately cause the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and set the groundwork for Western Europe. Which eastern steppe tribe facilitated this migration?
The Huns
The Vandals
The Alani
The Sarmatians
The Goths
The Huns
The westward expansion of the Huns displaced more than a dozen Germanic tribes from Central Europe. This displacement forced them to seek refuge in the already collapsing Western Roman Empire, forever changing its demography and creating tensions that would lead to its total collapse.
Example Question #628 : Ap World History
Name the large and wealthy city that was the imperial capital of the Eastern Roman, Byzantine, and, finally, the Ottoman empire.
Troy
Rome
Anatolia
Athens
Constantinople
Constantinople
First known as Byzantium, later renamed Constantinople, after the emperor when he moved the Roam capitol there.
Example Question #2 : Migration, Settlement, And Demography 600 Bce To 600 Ce
The Vandals and the Ostrogoths were ______________.
Germanic tribes who invaded Rome and contributed to the demise of the empire
foreign mercenaries in the Roman army who famously converted to Christianity en masse following the Council of Nicaea
foreign mercenaries in the Roman army who came from North Africa and famously revolted after the fall of the Republic
foreign mercenaries in the Roman army who came from northern Europe and famously revolted after the death of Julius Caesar
German tribes who allied with the Roman Empire and expanded Roman territory into Southern Europe
Germanic tribes who invaded Rome and contributed to the demise of the empire
The Vandals and the Ostrogoths are two Germanic tribes who were influential in Europe during the decline of the Roman Empire, the Vandals in particular contributed heavily to the demise of the empire. The Vandals sacked the city of Rome in 445 CE and the Ostrogoths sacked the city in 546 CE.
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