Exam 1: Early Civilizations

The civilization that emerged in ancient Egypt arose:

Due to recent research,the method of numbering Egyptian Dynasties now begins with the _________ dynasty.

Sumerian city-states were vulnerable to conquest from the North because:

What innovations characterize the Neolithic Revolution,and how did these innovations impact Neolithic society?

Cave paintings,such as those found in Lascaux,France,are likely evidence of development of:

To the peoples of the ancient world,the characteristic manifestations of civilization-government,literature,science,and art-were necessarily products of:

Shortly before 3000 B.C.E.,people in the Near East discovered that bronze could be produced by:

The two gods most fundamental to Egyptian religious belief were:

Hammurabi's Law Code is the first law code that exacted equal punishment for crimes across the social spectrum.

Why was Sumer an uninviting environment for the first cities?

The Egyptians made notable advances in:

How did the image of the pharaoh change from the Archaic Period to the Middle Kingdom?

The vast majority of Egyptians who built the pyramids were slaves.

The great Pyramids of Giza,built in the Fourth Dynasty,were:

Agricultural surplus made it possible for early societies to become more stable and to expand in population,yet also kept early societies socially stagnant as all labor was focused on the land and the cultivation of more grain.