First Civilizations: Cities, States, and Unequal Societies, 3500 B.C.E.

Chapter 2: Considering the Evidence Visual Sources Quiz

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1. According to scholars, what were seals like Visual Source 2.1 frequently used for?

Paying taxes

Religious offerings

Tags on bundles of goods

Money

Correct. The answer is c. Merchants used seals that combined both writing and images so that both illiterate and literate workers could identify their products.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Merchants used seals that combined both writing and images so that both illiterate and literate workers could identify their products.

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2. Which of the following is true of bull seals like the one reproduced as Visual Source 2.1?

It is the most common image found on seals recovered by archeologists.

The writing above the bull on such seals has been deciphered as a prayer to the gods.

Bull seals are less common than unicorn seals at archeological sites.

Bull seals had only religious uses, unlike other types of seals.

Correct. The answer is c. Bull seals are less common than unicorn seals leading scholars to speculate that their owners may have been high-ranking officials or members of a particularly powerful clan.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Bull seals are less common than unicorn seals leading scholars to speculate that their owners may have been high-ranking officials or members of a particularly powerful clan.

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3. Which feature of the Man from Mohenjo Daro (Visual Source 2.2) may indicate that he held elite status?

The large size of the statue

The figure's head and arm bands

The use of metal to cast the statue

The figure's clean shaven face

Correct. The answer is b. The head and arm bands along with the pattern on his clothing may imply wealth and status.

Incorrect. The answer is b. The head and arm bands along with the pattern on his clothing may imply wealth and status.

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4. Dancing Girl (Visual Source 2.3) and the Man from Mohenjo Daro (Visual Source 2.2) are similar in that both

wear ornamental jewelry.

were carved from stone.

wear elaborate clothing.

stand nearly eight feet tall.

Correct. The answer is a. Both figures wear ornamental jewelry that likely denote them as high status figures.

Incorrect. The answer is a. Both figures wear ornamental jewelry that likely denote them as high status figures.

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5. What evidence do scholars point to when asserting that Dancing Girl (Visual Source 2.3) was a dancer?

The figure was discovered in a temple complex where dancing regularly took place.

The figure is positioned in what has been interpreted as a dancer's pose.

The figure was discovered in a palace complex associated with dancing and other recreations.

The figure is wearing clothing associated with a dancer.

Correct. The answer is b. Some have also pointed to her disproportionately long arms and legs as evidence that she is a dancer.

Incorrect. The answer is b. Some have also pointed to her disproportionately long arms and legs as evidence that she is a dancer.

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