Question 1

Use the following to answer questions :
-Zoroastrianism

Accepted Answer

A) Period beginning about 1100 B.C.E. when iron became the most important material for weapons and tools in some parts of the world. 
B) All-powerful god of the Hebrew people and the basis for the enduring religious traditions of Judaism. 
C) Sumerian form of writing; the term describes the wedge-shaped marks made by a stylus. 
D) Religion based on the teachings of Zoroaster that emphasized the individual's responsibility to choose between good and evil. 
E) An oral or written narration of the achievements and sometimes the failures of heroes that embodies peoples' ideas about themselves.
F)A large family of languages that includes English, most of the languages of modern Europe, ancient Greek, Latin, Persian, Hindi, Bengali, and Sanskrit, the sacred tongue of ancient India.
G)The worship of many gods and goddesses.
H)People of the prosperous city-states in what is now Lebanon who traded and founded colonies throughout the Mediterranean and spread the phonetic alphabet.
I)The title given to the king of Egypt in the New Kingdom, from a word that meant "great house."
J)A proclamation issued by Babylonian king Hammurabi to establish laws regulating many aspects of life. 
A) Period beginning about 1100 B.C.E. when iron became the most important material for weapons and tools in some parts of the world. 
B) All-powerful god of the Hebrew people and the basis for the enduring religious traditions of Judaism. 
C) Sumerian form of writing; the term describes the wedge-shaped marks made by a stylus. 
D) Religion based on the teachings of Zoroaster that emphasized the individual's responsibility to choose between good and evil. 
E) An oral or written narration of the achievements and sometimes the failures of heroes that embodies peoples' ideas about themselves.
F)A large family of languages that includes English, most of the languages of modern Europe, ancient Greek, Latin, Persian, Hindi, Bengali, and Sanskrit, the sacred tongue of ancient India.
G)The worship of many gods and goddesses.
H)People of the prosperous city-states in what is now Lebanon who traded and founded colonies throughout the Mediterranean and spread the phonetic alphabet.
I)The title given to the king of Egypt in the New Kingdom, from a word that meant "great house."
J)A proclamation issued by Babylonian king Hammurabi to establish laws regulating many aspects of life. D

Question 2

In addition to his concept of empire, what was another characteristic that made Cyrus a remarkable warrior-king?

Accepted Answer

A)  His concern for economic development 
B)  His effective assimilation of nomadic invaders into his kingdom 
C)  His benevolence and humanity as a ruler 
D)  His ability to coordinate an efficient bureaucracy over a vast region 
A)  His concern for economic development 
B)  His effective assimilation of nomadic invaders into his kingdom 
C)  His benevolence and humanity as a ruler 
D)  His ability to coordinate an efficient bureaucracy over a vast region C

Question 3

What method did early states use to control their populace?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exemption from taxation 
B)  Promises of wealth 
C)  Threats of violence 
D)  Offers of free food 
A)  Exemption from taxation 
B)  Promises of wealth 
C)  Threats of violence 
D)  Offers of free food C

Question 4

For which of the following was a pharaoh believed to be responsible?

Accepted Answer

A)  Achieving integration between gods and humans 
B)  Ruling over earth and sky 
C)  Ensuring his people's safe passage to the afterlife 
D)  Organizing Egypt's agricultural system 
A)  Achieving integration between gods and humans 
B)  Ruling over earth and sky 
C)  Ensuring his people's safe passage to the afterlife 
D)  Organizing Egypt's agricultural system

Question 5

What are some of the difficulties in using ancient writing as historical evidence?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The answer

Question 6

Describe the complex role of the pharaoh in Egyptian politics and religion.

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The pharao

Question 7

What remains our most important source of knowledge about ancient Jews?

Accepted Answer

A)  Archaeological excavations 
B)  The Hebrew Bible 
C)  Governmental records 
D)  Oral epic histories 
A)  Archaeological excavations 
B)  The Hebrew Bible 
C)  Governmental records 
D)  Oral epic histories

Question 8

What geographic feature had the largest impact on Egyptian culture and prosperity?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Sinai Desert 
B)  The Nile River 
C)  The Red Sea 
D)  The Mediterranean Sea 
A)  The Sinai Desert 
B)  The Nile River 
C)  The Red Sea 
D)  The Mediterranean Sea

Question 9

In what region did the first known states develop?

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt 
B)  India 
C)  Persia 
D)  Mesopotamia 
A)  Egypt 
B)  India 
C)  Persia 
D)  Mesopotamia

Question 10

How did the worship of Yahweh by the Hebrews compare with how the Mesopotamians, Egyptians, and Persians worshiped their gods?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The essay

Question 11

Who were known as "clients" in Sumer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Free people who were dependent on the nobility 
B)  Household slaves 
C)  Destitute persons supported by the city temple 
D)  Indentured servants who had contracts with local nobles 
A)  Free people who were dependent on the nobility 
B)  Household slaves 
C)  Destitute persons supported by the city temple 
D)  Indentured servants who had contracts with local nobles

Question 12

Use the following to answer questions :
-pharaoh

Accepted Answer

A) Period beginning about 1100 B.C.E. when iron became the most important material for weapons and tools in some parts of the world. 
B) All-powerful god of the Hebrew people and the basis for the enduring religious traditions of Judaism. 
C) Sumerian form of writing; the term describes the wedge-shaped marks made by a stylus. 
D) Religion based on the teachings of Zoroaster that emphasized the individual's responsibility to choose between good and evil. 
E) An oral or written narration of the achievements and sometimes the failures of heroes that embodies peoples' ideas about themselves.
F)A large family of languages that includes English, most of the languages of modern Europe, ancient Greek, Latin, Persian, Hindi, Bengali, and Sanskrit, the sacred tongue of ancient India.
G)The worship of many gods and goddesses.
H)People of the prosperous city-states in what is now Lebanon who traded and founded colonies throughout the Mediterranean and spread the phonetic alphabet.
I)The title given to the king of Egypt in the New Kingdom, from a word that meant "great house."
J)A proclamation issued by Babylonian king Hammurabi to establish laws regulating many aspects of life. 
A) Period beginning about 1100 B.C.E. when iron became the most important material for weapons and tools in some parts of the world. 
B) All-powerful god of the Hebrew people and the basis for the enduring religious traditions of Judaism. 
C) Sumerian form of writing; the term describes the wedge-shaped marks made by a stylus. 
D) Religion based on the teachings of Zoroaster that emphasized the individual's responsibility to choose between good and evil. 
E) An oral or written narration of the achievements and sometimes the failures of heroes that embodies peoples' ideas about themselves.
F)A large family of languages that includes English, most of the languages of modern Europe, ancient Greek, Latin, Persian, Hindi, Bengali, and Sanskrit, the sacred tongue of ancient India.
G)The worship of many gods and goddesses.
H)People of the prosperous city-states in what is now Lebanon who traded and founded colonies throughout the Mediterranean and spread the phonetic alphabet.
I)The title given to the king of Egypt in the New Kingdom, from a word that meant "great house."
J)A proclamation issued by Babylonian king Hammurabi to establish laws regulating many aspects of life.

Question 13

Explain the roles of women in Egyptian and Hebrew societies. Discuss similarities and differences.

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Good essay

Question 14

How did Sumerian scribes learn the cuneiform writing system?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were taught at special schools. 
B)  They were taught at home by their fathers. 
C)  They were taught by priests, who were solely responsible for this important teaching. 
D)  They were taught as part of their mandated training as members of the army. 
A)  They were taught at special schools. 
B)  They were taught at home by their fathers. 
C)  They were taught by priests, who were solely responsible for this important teaching. 
D)  They were taught as part of their mandated training as members of the army.

Question 15

Which civilization produced some of the best iron products in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  India 
B)  Sumer 
C)  Meroë 
D)  Persia 
A)  India 
B)  Sumer 
C)  Meroë 
D)  Persia

Question 16

In general, how did residents of ancient cities tend to view residents of rural areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  City dwellers viewed themselves as more sophisticated. 
B)  City dwellers saw themselves as equal to the farmers. 
C)  City dwellers looked up to and envied those who lived in the country. 
D)  City dwellers tried to imitate the people of the rural areas. 
A)  City dwellers viewed themselves as more sophisticated. 
B)  City dwellers saw themselves as equal to the farmers. 
C)  City dwellers looked up to and envied those who lived in the country. 
D)  City dwellers tried to imitate the people of the rural areas.

Question 17

Which of the following was true of the Assyrians?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were one of the most warlike people in history. 
B)  They used shrewd diplomacy to carve out an empire. 
C)  They united the small kingdoms of Phoenicia and the Jews to defeat Egypt. 
D)  They were nomadic fighters who did not build or live in permanent towns. 
A)  They were one of the most warlike people in history. 
B)  They used shrewd diplomacy to carve out an empire. 
C)  They united the small kingdoms of Phoenicia and the Jews to defeat Egypt. 
D)  They were nomadic fighters who did not build or live in permanent towns.

Question 18

Based upon the trade and settlement patterns of the Phoenicians in the map "Phoenician Settlements in the Mediterranean," which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their voyages brought them into contact with the Babylonians. 
B)  They were master shipbuilders. 
C)  The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers were vital to their trade routes. 
D)  They likely never encountered Egyptians. 
A)  Their voyages brought them into contact with the Babylonians. 
B)  They were master shipbuilders. 
C)  The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers were vital to their trade routes. 
D)  They likely never encountered Egyptians.

Question 19

Sumerian scribes were trained largely to do what?

Accepted Answer

A)  To record religious texts and ritual manuals 
B)  To write tax documents and legal cases 
C)  To write official histories of royal families 
D)  To keep property and wealth records 
A)  To record religious texts and ritual manuals 
B)  To write tax documents and legal cases 
C)  To write official histories of royal families 
D)  To keep property and wealth records

Question 20

The Sumerian mathematical system was based on units of sixty, ten, and six and survives in what modern system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Calculus 
B)  Musical notation 
C)  Time measurement 
D)  Square roots 
A)  Calculus 
B)  Musical notation 
C)  Time measurement 
D)  Square roots

Exam 2: Complex Societies in Southwest Asia and the Nile Valley, 3800-500 Bce

Use the following to answer questions : -Zoroastrianism

In addition to his concept of empire, what was another characteristic that made Cyrus a remarkable warrior-king?

What method did early states use to control their populace?

For which of the following was a pharaoh believed to be responsible?

What are some of the difficulties in using ancient writing as historical evidence?

Describe the complex role of the pharaoh in Egyptian politics and religion.

What remains our most important source of knowledge about ancient Jews?

What geographic feature had the largest impact on Egyptian culture and prosperity?

In what region did the first known states develop?

How did the worship of Yahweh by the Hebrews compare with how the Mesopotamians, Egyptians, and Persians worshiped their gods?

Who were known as "clients" in Sumer?

Use the following to answer questions : -pharaoh

Explain the roles of women in Egyptian and Hebrew societies. Discuss similarities and differences.

How did Sumerian scribes learn the cuneiform writing system?

Which civilization produced some of the best iron products in the world?

In general, how did residents of ancient cities tend to view residents of rural areas?

Which of the following was true of the Assyrians?

Based upon the trade and settlement patterns of the Phoenicians in the map "Phoenician Settlements in the Mediterranean," which of the following is true?

Sumerian scribes were trained largely to do what?

The Sumerian mathematical system was based on units of sixty, ten, and six and survives in what modern system?

The Earliest Human Societies, to 2500 Bce

The Foundation of Indian Society, to 300 Ce

Chinas Classical Age, to 221 Bce

The Greek Experience, 3500-30 Bce

The World of Rome, Ca 1000 Bce-400 Ce

East Asia and the Spread of Buddhism, 221 Bce-845 Ce

Continuity and Change in Europe and Western Asia, 250-850

The Islamic World, 600-1400

African Societies and Kingdoms, 1000 Bce-1500 Ce

The Americas, 3200 Bce-1500 Ce

Cultural Exchange in Central and Southern Asia, 300-1400

States and Cultures in East Asia, 800-1400

Europe and Western Asia in the Middle Ages, 800-1450

Europe in the Renaissance and Reformation, 1350-1600

The Acceleration of Global Contact, 1450-1600

The Islamic World Powers, 1300-1800

European Power and Expansion, 1500-1750

New Worldviews and Ways of Life, 1540-1790

Africa and the World, 1400-1800

Continuity and Change in East Asia, 1400-1800

Revolutions in the Atlantic World, 1775-1825

The Revolution in Energy and Industry, 1760-1850

Ideologies of Change in Europe, 1815-1914

Africa, the Ottoman Empire, and the New Imperialism, 1800-1914

Asia and the Pacific in the Era of Imperialism, 1800-1914

The Americas in the Age of Liberalism, 1810-1917

World War and Revolution, 1914-1929

Nationalism in Asia, 1914-1939

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