Question 1

Please define the following key terms.
-the pyramids

Accepted Answer

The pyramids are ancient structures that

Question 2

Please define the following key terms.
-Osiris

Accepted Answer

Osiris is a major figure in ancient Egyp

Question 3

Which of these developments emerged during the Paleolithic Age?

Accepted Answer

A) The ability to grow crops 
B) The knowledge of how to raise animals for farming 
C) The invention of such tools as the spear and bow and arrow 
D) The rise of patriarchy 
E) The regular production of food through agriculture 
A) The ability to grow crops 
B) The knowledge of how to raise animals for farming 
C) The invention of such tools as the spear and bow and arrow 
D) The rise of patriarchy 
E) The regular production of food through agriculture

Question 4

Consider the ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian societies. Which one would you have preferred to have lived in, and why? What is it about the culture you selected that you find more appealing than the other?

Accepted Answer

As a modern individual, it is difficult

Question 5

What made Sumerians feel a deep sense of despair?

Accepted Answer

A) The conquest of Sargon and the end of his empire 
B) Religious beliefs that focused on the anger of the gods 
C) Ongoing wars and the burning of cities 
D) Flooding of nearby rivers that put food supplies at risk 
E) Harshness of the legal code established by Hammurabi 
A) The conquest of Sargon and the end of his empire 
B) Religious beliefs that focused on the anger of the gods 
C) Ongoing wars and the burning of cities 
D) Flooding of nearby rivers that put food supplies at risk 
E) Harshness of the legal code established by Hammurabi

Question 6

Please define the following key terms.
-Amenhotep IV

Accepted Answer

Amenhotep IV, also known as Akhenaten, w

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
-Neolithic Revolution

Accepted Answer

The Neolithic Revolution was a significa

Question 8

Please define the following key terms.
-theocracy

Accepted Answer

Theocracy is a form of government in whi

Question 9

What was the significance of the Nile River for ancient Egyptian society?

Accepted Answer

A) It helped Egypt became prosperous thanks to agricultural surpluses. 
B) It provided a means for Egypt's enemies to constantly invade and wage war. 
C) Its treacherous waters made travel difficult. 
D) It fueled rapid urbanization. 
E) It limited the development of trade. 
A) It helped Egypt became prosperous thanks to agricultural surpluses. 
B) It provided a means for Egypt's enemies to constantly invade and wage war. 
C) Its treacherous waters made travel difficult. 
D) It fueled rapid urbanization. 
E) It limited the development of trade.

Question 10

Please define the following key terms.
-Çatal Huyuk

Accepted Answer

Çatal Huyuk, also spelled as Çatalhöyük,

Question 11

Which statement best describes Mesopotamian religion?

Accepted Answer

A) Mesopotamian religion was monotheistic. 
B) Mesopotamian religion was simple with few rules and tenets. 
C) Mesopotamian religion was severely critical of cultures that practiced divination. 
D) Mesopotamian religion had many gods and people were created to do manual labor for the gods. 
E) Mesopotamian religion stressed the power of humans over supernatural forces. . 
A) Mesopotamian religion was monotheistic. 
B) Mesopotamian religion was simple with few rules and tenets. 
C) Mesopotamian religion was severely critical of cultures that practiced divination. 
D) Mesopotamian religion had many gods and people were created to do manual labor for the gods. 
E) Mesopotamian religion stressed the power of humans over supernatural forces. .

Question 12

Why begin the history of Western Civilization with a study of ancient societies in Mesopotamia and Egypt?

Accepted Answer

The history of Western Civilization is o

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

Please define the following key terms. -the pyramids

Please define the following key terms. -Osiris

Which of these developments emerged during the Paleolithic Age?

Consider the ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian societies. Which one would you have preferred to have lived in, and why? What is it about the culture you selected that you find more appealing than the other?

What made Sumerians feel a deep sense of despair?

Please define the following key terms. -Amenhotep IV

Please define the following key terms. -Neolithic Revolution

Please define the following key terms. -theocracy

What was the significance of the Nile River for ancient Egyptian society?

Please define the following key terms. -Çatal Huyuk

Which statement best describes Mesopotamian religion?

Why begin the history of Western Civilization with a study of ancient societies in Mesopotamia and Egypt?

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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