Question 1

Please define the following key terms.
-Akhenaten

Accepted Answer

Akhenaten was an ancient Egyptian pharao

Question 2

What was the foundation of ancient Egypt's economy?

Accepted Answer

A) Foreign trade 
B) Artisans and craftsmen 
C) Slavery 
D) Agriculture 
E) Copper mining 
A) Foreign trade 
B) Artisans and craftsmen 
C) Slavery 
D) Agriculture 
E) Copper mining

Question 3

The most prominent structure in a Sumerian city was a temple called a ziggurat.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following was a development of the Neolithic era?

Accepted Answer

A) A shift from hunting and gathering to an agricultural society 
B) The appearance of cities and urban life 
C) The domestication of the horse in ancient Egypt 
D) The smelting of iron 
E) The invention of the bow and arrow 
A) A shift from hunting and gathering to an agricultural society 
B) The appearance of cities and urban life 
C) The domestication of the horse in ancient Egypt 
D) The smelting of iron 
E) The invention of the bow and arrow

Question 5

What did The Epic of Gilgamesh teach?

Accepted Answer

A) The gods are benevolent and care greatly for their people. 
B) A wish fulfilled is not always a good thing. 
C) Human life is fleeting; people are powerless against the supernatural. 
D) A periodic flood is necessary to cleanse the world. 
E) Immortality is guaranteed for the believing worshippers. 
A) The gods are benevolent and care greatly for their people. 
B) A wish fulfilled is not always a good thing. 
C) Human life is fleeting; people are powerless against the supernatural. 
D) A periodic flood is necessary to cleanse the world. 
E) Immortality is guaranteed for the believing worshippers.

Question 6

Please define the following key terms.
-hieroglyphics

Accepted Answer

Who?
Hieroglyphics were used by the anci

Question 7

Why did bronze replace copper in ancient civilizations?

Accepted Answer

A) Bronze was harder and more durable. 
B) Bronze was prettier and therefore made prettier jewelry. 
C) Bronze took less time to smelt. 
D) Bronze ore was easier to find. 
E) Copper tools and weapons became too soft because of the hot Middle East climate. 
A) Bronze was harder and more durable. 
B) Bronze was prettier and therefore made prettier jewelry. 
C) Bronze took less time to smelt. 
D) Bronze ore was easier to find. 
E) Copper tools and weapons became too soft because of the hot Middle East climate.

Question 8

Egyptian art can be characterized as

Accepted Answer

A) a product of the Old Kingdom. 
B) primarily functional and not intended to add beauty. 
C) governed solely by the creativity of the artist. 
D) not highly stylized. 
E) subtly critical of the pharaohs. 
A) a product of the Old Kingdom. 
B) primarily functional and not intended to add beauty. 
C) governed solely by the creativity of the artist. 
D) not highly stylized. 
E) subtly critical of the pharaohs.

Question 9

What was the basic unit of early Mesopotamian civilization?

Accepted Answer

A) City-state 
B) Village 
C) County 
D) Land one man could plough in a day 
E) Empire 
A) City-state 
B) Village 
C) County 
D) Land one man could plough in a day 
E) Empire

Question 10

Which statement best describes the ancient city of Çatal Huyuk?

Accepted Answer

A) Çatal Huyuk was a farming community located in Greece. 
B) Çatal Huyuk was a Neolithic walled community in which people traded with each other. 
C) Çatal Huyuk was a large city with an elaborate water and sewer system. 
D) Çatal Huyuk was an autocracy in which ruling religious elders exercise all political power. 
E) Çatal Huyuk was the capitol of Egypt during the Old Kingdom. 
A) Çatal Huyuk was a farming community located in Greece. 
B) Çatal Huyuk was a Neolithic walled community in which people traded with each other. 
C) Çatal Huyuk was a large city with an elaborate water and sewer system. 
D) Çatal Huyuk was an autocracy in which ruling religious elders exercise all political power. 
E) Çatal Huyuk was the capitol of Egypt during the Old Kingdom.

Question 11

Please define the following key terms.
-Sumerians

Accepted Answer

The Sumerians were an ancient civilizati

Question 12

Homo sapiens sapiens

Accepted Answer

A) first appeared in Africa between 200,000 and 150,000 years ago. 
B) developed the bow and arrow. 
C) lived mostly in small groups near the sea. 
D) mastered the art of making bronze tools and weapons. 
E) appeared in Europe about one million years ago. 
A) first appeared in Africa between 200,000 and 150,000 years ago. 
B) developed the bow and arrow. 
C) lived mostly in small groups near the sea. 
D) mastered the art of making bronze tools and weapons. 
E) appeared in Europe about one million years ago.

Question 13

What happened to the Sumerian states and city-states as they expanded?

Accepted Answer

A) They defeated the Hittites in 2600 B.C.E. 
B) They were plagued by wars as they fought for control of land and water. 
C) They developed a complicated religion with a sophisticated belief in life after death. 
D) They became warriors who instituted totalitarian government. 
E) They built damns and irrigation canals along the Indus River. 
A) They defeated the Hittites in 2600 B.C.E. 
B) They were plagued by wars as they fought for control of land and water. 
C) They developed a complicated religion with a sophisticated belief in life after death. 
D) They became warriors who instituted totalitarian government. 
E) They built damns and irrigation canals along the Indus River.

Question 14

Please define the following key terms.
-Civilization

Accepted Answer

Civilization is a complex human society,

Question 15

What part of Egyptian society did Akhenaten unsuccessfully reform?

Accepted Answer

A) Military 
B) Borders. 
C) Marriage customs 
D) Religion 
E) Currency 
A) Military 
B) Borders. 
C) Marriage customs 
D) Religion 
E) Currency

Question 16

Please define the following key terms.
-Homo sapiens sapiens

Accepted Answer

Homo sapiens sapiens is the scientific n

Question 17

Amenhotep IV best known for

Accepted Answer

A) the temporary installation of the god of the sun disk in Egyptian culture. 
B) expelling the Hyksos and leading Egypt along an imperialistic path. 
C) increasing the power of the Amon-Re priesthood. 
D) combating the invasion of the Sea Peoples. 
E) establishing the worship of Osiris. 
A) the temporary installation of the god of the sun disk in Egyptian culture. 
B) expelling the Hyksos and leading Egypt along an imperialistic path. 
C) increasing the power of the Amon-Re priesthood. 
D) combating the invasion of the Sea Peoples. 
E) establishing the worship of Osiris.

Question 18

Please define the following key terms.
-cave paintings at Chauvet

Accepted Answer

The cave paintings at Chauvet are some o

Question 19

Please define the following key terms.
-Eridu, Ur, Uruk, and Lagash

Accepted Answer

Eridu, Ur, Uruk, and Lagash are all anci

Question 20

What administrative format was used in the Old Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

A) It was divided into provinces called nomes and governed by nomarchs. 
B) It was totally ruled by the pharaoh in all facets of government. 
C) It was divided into military districts directly responsible to an army commander. 
D) It contained a parliamentary government with representatives from each district. 
E) It was ruled by hereditary governors. 
A) It was divided into provinces called nomes and governed by nomarchs. 
B) It was totally ruled by the pharaoh in all facets of government. 
C) It was divided into military districts directly responsible to an army commander. 
D) It contained a parliamentary government with representatives from each district. 
E) It was ruled by hereditary governors.

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

Please define the following key terms. -Akhenaten

What was the foundation of ancient Egypt's economy?

The most prominent structure in a Sumerian city was a temple called a ziggurat.

Which of the following was a development of the Neolithic era?

What did The Epic of Gilgamesh teach?

Please define the following key terms. -hieroglyphics

Why did bronze replace copper in ancient civilizations?

Egyptian art can be characterized as

What was the basic unit of early Mesopotamian civilization?

Which statement best describes the ancient city of Çatal Huyuk?

Please define the following key terms. -Sumerians

Homo sapiens sapiens

What happened to the Sumerian states and city-states as they expanded?

Please define the following key terms. -Civilization

What part of Egyptian society did Akhenaten unsuccessfully reform?

Please define the following key terms. -Homo sapiens sapiens

Amenhotep IV best known for

Please define the following key terms. -cave paintings at Chauvet

Please define the following key terms. -Eridu, Ur, Uruk, and Lagash

What administrative format was used in the Old Kingdom?

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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