HIS 103 Week 2 Quiz | Assignment Help | Ashford University
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HIS 103 Week 2 Quiz | Assignment Help | Ashford University
Question 1
How were water supplies
secured in ancient India?
o
By settling next to rivers.
o
By transporting water by using a system
of underground canals.
o
By collecting and storing rain water, a
technique called water harvesting.
o
none of the above.
Question 2
Ancient water machines
include all of the following, EXCEPT:
o
saqiya
o
shaduf
o
steam-powered well drill
o
noria
Question 3
Ancient societies
needed to manage water supplies for which of the following reasons?
o
clean drinking water
o
agriculture
o
flood control
o
all of the above
Question 4
The Grand Canal in
China was primarily
o
used for
o
irrigation
o
flood control
o
transporting goods between major cities
o
drinking water
Question 5
Ancient societies
developed clearly defined laws and statutes to govern the use and maintenance
of water management systems.
o
True
o
False
Question 6
The presence of a
highly developed and organized water management system is a characteristic of a
socially stratified society.
o
True
o
False
Question 7
The Achaemenids relied
on aqueducts to transport water to their cities.
o
True
o
False
Question 8
Ancient societies could
only develop next to rivers, since they needed a fresh water supply.
o
True
o
False
Question 9
o
a cistern
o
an aqueduct
o
a qanat
o
a bath
Question 10
A team of modern
engineers, archaeologists and historians gathered together to reconstruct
o
a Roman aqueduct in the city of Segovia,
Spain
o
a fountain in the city of Rome, Italy
o
a Roman bath in the city of Bath,
England
o
none of the above
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