Question 1

What role did the vizier play in Egyptian government?

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A) He served as a liaison between the king and the people. 
B) He was a diplomat who negotiated with other rulers on the king's behalf. 
C) He was the supreme justice of the legal system, ensuring that people observed the laws and punishing those who did not. 
D) He oversaw various government departments, such as public works and justice. 
E) He was the military attaché for the king. 
A) He served as a liaison between the king and the people. 
B) He was a diplomat who negotiated with other rulers on the king's behalf. 
C) He was the supreme justice of the legal system, ensuring that people observed the laws and punishing those who did not. 
D) He oversaw various government departments, such as public works and justice. 
E) He was the military attaché for the king.

Question 2

Please define the following key terms.
-Old Kingdom

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The Old Kingdom, also known as the Age o

Question 3

Please define the following key terms.
-The Epic of Gilgamesh

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The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Meso

Question 4

Please define the following key terms.
-Hatshepsut

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Who? - Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh o

Question 5

Please define the following key terms.
-Sea Peoples

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The Sea Peoples were a group of mysterio

Question 6

Please define the following key terms.
-Sargon of Akkad

Accepted Answer

Sargon of Akkad, also known as Sargon th

Question 7

The Egyptian pyramids can be best described as

Accepted Answer

A) built during the period of the New Kingdom. 
B) part of a large spiritual complex near Alexandria. 
C) conceived and built as tombs for a city of the dead. 
D) dedicated completely to the god Aten. 
E) the final resting places of the pharaohs of the New Kingdom 
A) built during the period of the New Kingdom. 
B) part of a large spiritual complex near Alexandria. 
C) conceived and built as tombs for a city of the dead. 
D) dedicated completely to the god Aten. 
E) the final resting places of the pharaohs of the New Kingdom

Question 8

Please define the following key terms.
-Australopithecine

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Australopithecines were a group of early

Question 9

As a result of the Agricultural Revolution, people

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A) found food supplies less reliable, more dependent on weather conditions. 
B) embraced a nomadic existence. 
C) enjoyed a steady source of meat and milk. 
D) recognized the inability of humans to control nature. 
E) abandoned the cultivation of regional plants. 
A) found food supplies less reliable, more dependent on weather conditions. 
B) embraced a nomadic existence. 
C) enjoyed a steady source of meat and milk. 
D) recognized the inability of humans to control nature. 
E) abandoned the cultivation of regional plants.

Question 10

Each city-state in Mesopotamia was considered sacred.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Please define the following key terms.
-"The Gift of the Nile"

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The "Gift of the Nile" refers to the imp

Question 12

Please define the following key terms.
-Menes

Accepted Answer

Menes, also known as Narmer, was an anci

Question 13

Once systems of writing developed, the Mesopotamians used writing largely for

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A) creating treaties and contracts between rulers. 
B) keeping records and creating documents that might endure. 
C) authoring religious doctrine. 
D) creating texts and schools to educate all people. 
E) designing buildings, legal codes, and outlining farming techniques. 
A) creating treaties and contracts between rulers. 
B) keeping records and creating documents that might endure. 
C) authoring religious doctrine. 
D) creating texts and schools to educate all people. 
E) designing buildings, legal codes, and outlining farming techniques.

Question 14

Please define the following key terms.
-New Kingdom

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The New Kingdom was a period in ancient

Question 15

Please define the following key terms.
-polytheistic

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Polytheistic is an adjective that descri

Question 16

Like the peoples of Mesopotamia, the Egyptians had a negative attitude toward daily life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Please define the following key terms.
-Indus and Yellow Rivers

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The Indus and Yellow Rivers are two of t

Question 18

Please define the following key terms.
-Ramesses II

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Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the

Question 19

After the collapse of the Old Kingdom, which new dynasty began?

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A) The Middle Kingdom 
B) The New Kingdom 
C) The Second Intermediate Period 
D) The first intermediate period 
E) The Early Dynastic Period 
A) The Middle Kingdom 
B) The New Kingdom 
C) The Second Intermediate Period 
D) The first intermediate period 
E) The Early Dynastic Period

Question 20

Discuss the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms in Egypt. What changes are apparent in each in terms of the role of leaders in relationship to the people?

Accepted Answer

The Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms in Egy

Exam 1: The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations.

What role did the vizier play in Egyptian government?

Please define the following key terms. -Old Kingdom

Please define the following key terms. -The Epic of Gilgamesh

Please define the following key terms. -Hatshepsut

Please define the following key terms. -Sea Peoples

Please define the following key terms. -Sargon of Akkad

The Egyptian pyramids can be best described as

Please define the following key terms. -Australopithecine

As a result of the Agricultural Revolution, people

Each city-state in Mesopotamia was considered sacred.

Please define the following key terms. -"The Gift of the Nile"

Please define the following key terms. -Menes

Once systems of writing developed, the Mesopotamians used writing largely for

Please define the following key terms. -New Kingdom

Please define the following key terms. -polytheistic

Like the peoples of Mesopotamia, the Egyptians had a negative attitude toward daily life.

Please define the following key terms. -Indus and Yellow Rivers

Please define the following key terms. -Ramesses II

After the collapse of the Old Kingdom, which new dynasty began?

Discuss the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms in Egypt. What changes are apparent in each in terms of the role of leaders in relationship to the people?

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires.

The Civilization of the Greeks.

The Hellenistic World.

The Roman Republic.

The Roman Empire.

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World.

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750–1000.

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages.

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power.

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century.

Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance.

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century.

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500–1800.

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century.

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science.

The Eighteenth Century: An Age of Enlightenment.

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change.

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon.

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society.

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815–1850.

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850–1871.

Mass Society in an “Age of Progress,” 1871–1894.

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894–1914.

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution.

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919–1939.

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II.

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945–1965.

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965–1985.

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age (Since 1985)

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