Question 1

Who drove the Egyptians from Canaan in the thirteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) Sumerians. 
B) "Sea Peoples" 
C) Babylonians 
D) Hyksos. 
E) Assyrians. 
A) Sumerians. 
B) "Sea Peoples" 
C) Babylonians 
D) Hyksos. 
E) Assyrians.

Question 2

Paleolithic peoples survived by

Accepted Answer

A) hunting animals and gathering plants, nuts, and berries for food. 
B) raising some animals and gathering nuts, plants and berries. 
C) growing some small crops and hunting buffalo and other animals for meat. 
D) planting some crops, gathering nuts and berries and fishing. 
E) growing crops and raising farm animals. 
A) hunting animals and gathering plants, nuts, and berries for food. 
B) raising some animals and gathering nuts, plants and berries. 
C) growing some small crops and hunting buffalo and other animals for meat. 
D) planting some crops, gathering nuts and berries and fishing. 
E) growing crops and raising farm animals.

Question 3

Why didn't the ancient Egyptians have a word for "religion"?

Accepted Answer

A) Language was still new and not all words had been invented yet. 
B) They used the word "worship" instead. 
C) They didn't see religion as separate from the rest of human experience. 
D) They focused on the names of individual gods. 
E) All Egyptians shared the same beliefs so they didn't need a separate word to describe different faiths. 
A) Language was still new and not all words had been invented yet. 
B) They used the word "worship" instead. 
C) They didn't see religion as separate from the rest of human experience. 
D) They focused on the names of individual gods. 
E) All Egyptians shared the same beliefs so they didn't need a separate word to describe different faiths.

Question 4

During the era of the Middle Kingdom, pharaohs increasingly saw themselves as the shepherds of the people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Compare and contrast the role of women and families in Mesopotamian and Egyptian societies.

Accepted Answer

In both Mesopotamian and Egyptian societ

Question 6

Please define the following key terms.
-Homo erectus

Accepted Answer

The answer of Please define the following key terms.
-Homo erectus...

Question 7

Three to four million years ago, hominids lived in

Accepted Answer

A) Europe. 
B) Asia. 
C) Africa. 
D) South America. 
E) North America. 
A) Europe. 
B) Asia. 
C) Africa. 
D) South America. 
E) North America.

Question 8

Please define the following key terms.
-patriarchy

Accepted Answer

The answer of Please define the following key terms.
-patriarchy...

Question 9

Where did Sumerian kings derive their authority to rule?

Accepted Answer

A) The will of the people 
B) The parliamentary councils of the city-states 
C) Success in athletic tournaments 
D) The gods 
E) Their military victories over the "barbarians" 
A) The will of the people 
B) The parliamentary councils of the city-states 
C) Success in athletic tournaments 
D) The gods 
E) Their military victories over the "barbarians"

Question 10

Discuss the importance of rivers and water to the development of civilization in general, and specifically to the civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt.

Accepted Answer

Rivers and water have played a crucial r

Question 11

The word "Paleolithic" means "old stone."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

How might the quality of most people's lives have benefitted from the shift to an agricultural society? In what ways might the quality of life have diminished as people moved from hunting and gathering to settled, agricultural-based society?

Accepted Answer

The shift to an agricultural society lik

Question 13

In Egyptian society,

Accepted Answer

A) when women married, they turned over control of their property and inheritance to their husbands. 
B) women could operate businesses. 
C) polygamy was the norm. 
D) young people could choose their own mates. 
E) divorce was prohibited. 
A) when women married, they turned over control of their property and inheritance to their husbands. 
B) women could operate businesses. 
C) polygamy was the norm. 
D) young people could choose their own mates. 
E) divorce was prohibited.

Question 14

Which cave in southern France, discovered in 1994, contains three hundred paintings of animals?

Accepted Answer

A) Lascaux 
B) Chauvet 
C) Andalusia 
D) Pyrenees 
E) Poitiers 
A) Lascaux 
B) Chauvet 
C) Andalusia 
D) Pyrenees 
E) Poitiers

Question 15

Please define the following key terms.
-Bronze Age

Accepted Answer

The Bronze Age is a period in human hist

Question 16

According to Egyptian theology, from what source did a king - or pharaoh -- derive his authority?

Accepted Answer

A) Democratic elections 
B) The assent of local governors 
C) The fact that he was perceived as a divine instrument of order and harmony 
D) Hereditary descent 
E) Military conquest 
A) Democratic elections 
B) The assent of local governors 
C) The fact that he was perceived as a divine instrument of order and harmony 
D) Hereditary descent 
E) Military conquest

Question 17

Please define the following key terms.
-Code of Hammurabi

Accepted Answer

The Code of Hammurabi is one of the olde

Question 18

How was punishment viewed under the Code of Hammurabi?

Accepted Answer

A) Punishments were more severe for the upper classes. 
B) The system of justice was based on "an eye for an eye." 
C) The goal of punishment was reform, not retribution. 
D) The upper class was never punished. 
E) Punishments stressed the importance of confession and forgiveness. 
A) Punishments were more severe for the upper classes. 
B) The system of justice was based on "an eye for an eye." 
C) The goal of punishment was reform, not retribution. 
D) The upper class was never punished. 
E) Punishments stressed the importance of confession and forgiveness.

Question 19

Egypt became a colony of which state in the first century?

Accepted Answer

A) Rome 
B) Persia 
C) Babylonia 
D) Mohenjo-Daro 
E) Greece 
A) Rome 
B) Persia 
C) Babylonia 
D) Mohenjo-Daro 
E) Greece

Question 20

Please define the following key terms.
-Isis

Accepted Answer

Isis, also known as the Islamic State of

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

Who drove the Egyptians from Canaan in the thirteenth century?

Paleolithic peoples survived by

Why didn't the ancient Egyptians have a word for "religion"?

During the era of the Middle Kingdom, pharaohs increasingly saw themselves as the shepherds of the people.

Compare and contrast the role of women and families in Mesopotamian and Egyptian societies.

Please define the following key terms. -Homo erectus

Three to four million years ago, hominids lived in

Please define the following key terms. -patriarchy

Where did Sumerian kings derive their authority to rule?

Discuss the importance of rivers and water to the development of civilization in general, and specifically to the civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt.

The word "Paleolithic" means "old stone."

How might the quality of most people's lives have benefitted from the shift to an agricultural society? In what ways might the quality of life have diminished as people moved from hunting and gathering to settled, agricultural-based society?

In Egyptian society,

Which cave in southern France, discovered in 1994, contains three hundred paintings of animals?

Please define the following key terms. -Bronze Age

According to Egyptian theology, from what source did a king - or pharaoh -- derive his authority?

Please define the following key terms. -Code of Hammurabi

How was punishment viewed under the Code of Hammurabi?

Egypt became a colony of which state in the first century?

Please define the following key terms. -Isis

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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