Question 1

In 727 B.C.E., King Piye conquered and unified Egypt from his home kingdom of

Accepted Answer

A)  Kush. 
B)  Phoenicia. 
C)  Persia. 
D)  Babylonia. 
A)  Kush. 
B)  Phoenicia. 
C)  Persia. 
D)  Babylonia.

Question 2

To counter the temples' power, military leaders who became kings began to build what kinds of structures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rival temples to worship war gods 
B)  Public cemeteries to honor war dead as heroes 
C)  Palaces to demonstrate the king's strength 
D)  Marketplaces to highlight goods from conquered territories 
A)  Rival temples to worship war gods 
B)  Public cemeteries to honor war dead as heroes 
C)  Palaces to demonstrate the king's strength 
D)  Marketplaces to highlight goods from conquered territories

Question 3

What was the Phoenicians' greatest cultural achievement?

Accepted Answer

A)  They developed settled agriculture. 
B)  They developed the first sun-based calendar. 
C)  They created the first fully phonetic alphabet. 
D)  They were responsible for the composition of The Iliad. 
A)  They developed settled agriculture. 
B)  They developed the first sun-based calendar. 
C)  They created the first fully phonetic alphabet. 
D)  They were responsible for the composition of The Iliad.

Question 4

Use the following to answer questions :
-Iron Age

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 5

According to Map 2.3, "The Assyrian and Persian Empires, ca. 1000-500 B.C.E.," at its height which of the following regions fell within the boundaries of the Persian Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Greece 
B)  Macedonia 
C)  The Arabian Peninsula 
D)  Mesopotamia 
A)  Greece 
B)  Macedonia 
C)  The Arabian Peninsula 
D)  Mesopotamia

Question 6

According to Egyptian belief, the Nile's rise and fall was dictated by

Accepted Answer

A)  tides. 
B)  Ra. 
C)  the pharaoh. 
D)  priests. 
A)  tides. 
B)  Ra. 
C)  the pharaoh. 
D)  priests.

Question 7

What material was used for writing in Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Animal bones 
B)  Papyrus 
C)  Soft clay 
D)  Parchment 
A)  Animal bones 
B)  Papyrus 
C)  Soft clay 
D)  Parchment

Question 8

How did papyrus compare with clay tablets as a writing material?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was less prone to disintegration. 
B)  It was more fragile and less likely to survive. 
C)  It required a stylus to carve the symbols. 
D)  It was more difficult to write on. 
A)  It was less prone to disintegration. 
B)  It was more fragile and less likely to survive. 
C)  It required a stylus to carve the symbols. 
D)  It was more difficult to write on.

Question 9

Use the following to answer questions :
-cuneiform

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 10

How did Sumer's geography influence the religious system created there?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The geogra

Question 11

Which of these is considered the world's first city?

Accepted Answer

A)  Athens 
B)  Uruk 
C)  Babylon 
D)  Judea 
A)  Athens 
B)  Uruk 
C)  Babylon 
D)  Judea

Question 12

Which of the following was an important teaching of Zoroaster?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human actions were the result of manipulation by the gods. 
B)  People possessed free will and were accountable for their actions. 
C)  People's eternal fate was determined by the depth of their religious faith. 
D)  All gods embodied good and truth, whereas only humans could be hateful or evil. 
A)  Human actions were the result of manipulation by the gods. 
B)  People possessed free will and were accountable for their actions. 
C)  People's eternal fate was determined by the depth of their religious faith. 
D)  All gods embodied good and truth, whereas only humans could be hateful or evil.

Question 13

Why was Akhenaton's interest in worship of a new sun-god Aton ultimately a failure?

Accepted Answer

A)  The elaborate worship rituals were too confusing. 
B)  The hated and corrupt priesthood endorsed it. 
C)  It was imposed from above and failed to find a place among the people. 
D)  It attempted to do away with worship of the widely popular sun-god. 
A)  The elaborate worship rituals were too confusing. 
B)  The hated and corrupt priesthood endorsed it. 
C)  It was imposed from above and failed to find a place among the people. 
D)  It attempted to do away with worship of the widely popular sun-god.

Question 14

Use the following to answer questions :
-epic poem

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 15

How were children educated in ancient Israel?

Accepted Answer

A)  Education was left up to the father. 
B)  Education took place in organized schools. 
C)  Boys and girls attended school at the local temple. 
D)  Education was a responsibility of both parents. 
A)  Education was left up to the father. 
B)  Education took place in organized schools. 
C)  Boys and girls attended school at the local temple. 
D)  Education was a responsibility of both parents.

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

In 727 B.C.E., King Piye conquered and unified Egypt from his home kingdom of

To counter the temples' power, military leaders who became kings began to build what kinds of structures?

What was the Phoenicians' greatest cultural achievement?

Use the following to answer questions : -Iron Age

According to Map 2.3, "The Assyrian and Persian Empires, ca. 1000-500 B.C.E.," at its height which of the following regions fell within the boundaries of the Persian Empire?

According to Egyptian belief, the Nile's rise and fall was dictated by

What material was used for writing in Mesopotamia?

How did papyrus compare with clay tablets as a writing material?

Use the following to answer questions : -cuneiform

How did Sumer's geography influence the religious system created there?

Which of these is considered the world's first city?

Which of the following was an important teaching of Zoroaster?

Why was Akhenaton's interest in worship of a new sun-god Aton ultimately a failure?

Use the following to answer questions : -epic poem

How were children educated in ancient Israel?

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