Question 1

During the Paleolithic Age,

Accepted Answer

A)  only Egypt had an advanced agricultural economy. 
B)  both men and women hunted wild animals. 
C)  hunting and gathering was the way most people supported themselves. 
D)  humans lived only in the southernmost parts of Africa. 
E)  communication was maintained through the use of cuneiform. 
A)  only Egypt had an advanced agricultural economy. 
B)  both men and women hunted wild animals. 
C)  hunting and gathering was the way most people supported themselves. 
D)  humans lived only in the southernmost parts of Africa. 
E)  communication was maintained through the use of cuneiform.

Question 2

What was one of the most significant consequences of the Neolithic agricultural revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Near equality between men and women 
B)  Rise of trade and specialized crafts 
C)  Emergence of writing and literary forms 
D)  Greater ease in traveling to faraway lands 
E)  Decline of religious practice 
A)  Near equality between men and women 
B)  Rise of trade and specialized crafts 
C)  Emergence of writing and literary forms 
D)  Greater ease in traveling to faraway lands 
E)  Decline of religious practice

Question 3

What did Mesopotamians believe about the forces that controlled the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  That a single god controlled the universe and everything in it 
B)  That human beings controlled their destinies 
C)  That unreliable supernatural forces controlled the world 
D)  That people could control nature with the help of the gods 
E)  That the world was controlled by two competing gods 
A)  That a single god controlled the universe and everything in it 
B)  That human beings controlled their destinies 
C)  That unreliable supernatural forces controlled the world 
D)  That people could control nature with the help of the gods 
E)  That the world was controlled by two competing gods

Question 4

What did the aftermath of the Hyksos intrusion into Egypt result in?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Egyptian use of iron for improved tools and weapons 
B)  The reestablishment of the Old Kingdom 
C)  The Egyptian adoption of camel-drawn war chariots 
D)  The creation of an Egyptian empire 
E)  The destruction of the pyramids 
A)  The Egyptian use of iron for improved tools and weapons 
B)  The reestablishment of the Old Kingdom 
C)  The Egyptian adoption of camel-drawn war chariots 
D)  The creation of an Egyptian empire 
E)  The destruction of the pyramids

Question 5

The Phoenicians

Accepted Answer

A)  were great builders of several long-lasting empires. 
B)  established numerous Black Sea colonies. 
C)  invented an alphabet. 
D)  were skilled mercenary warriors. 
E)  conquered the Sea Peoples of Egypt. 
A)  were great builders of several long-lasting empires. 
B)  established numerous Black Sea colonies. 
C)  invented an alphabet. 
D)  were skilled mercenary warriors. 
E)  conquered the Sea Peoples of Egypt.

Question 6

Systematic agriculture developed independently in different areas of the world between 3000 and 1500 BCE

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

During the Old Stone Age,

Accepted Answer

A)  only Egypt had an advanced agricultural economy. 
B)  both men and women hunted wild animals. 
C)  hunting and gathering was the way most people supported themselves. 
D)  humans lived only in the southernmost parts of Africa. 
E)  communication was maintained through the use of cuneiform. 
A)  only Egypt had an advanced agricultural economy. 
B)  both men and women hunted wild animals. 
C)  hunting and gathering was the way most people supported themselves. 
D)  humans lived only in the southernmost parts of Africa. 
E)  communication was maintained through the use of cuneiform.

Question 8

Paleolithic men and women both helped gather foods such as berries and nuts and hunt animals for meat.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What do Zoroastrianism and Judaism have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  The concept of polytheism. 
B)  Emphasis on good and evil. 
C)  A common worship of the god, Yahweh. 
D)  Individual judgment of souls after death by Osiris. 
E)  A lack of free will. 
A)  The concept of polytheism. 
B)  Emphasis on good and evil. 
C)  A common worship of the god, Yahweh. 
D)  Individual judgment of souls after death by Osiris. 
E)  A lack of free will.

Question 10

In addition to the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, and China's Yellow River, archeologists have discovered two other centers of civilization in Peru and in Central Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What was the name given to the Nile delta, about one hundred miles from the Mediterranean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Greater Egypt 
B)  Lower Egypt 
C)  Upper Egypt 
D)  Central Egypt 
E)  Axum 
A)  Greater Egypt 
B)  Lower Egypt 
C)  Upper Egypt 
D)  Central Egypt 
E)  Axum

Question 12

Sumerian city-states

Accepted Answer

A)  had a political structure that was democratic in many ways. 
B)  interacted peacefully with each other. 
C)  were primarily agricultural communities. 
D)  mastered the use of iron. 
E)  viewed kingship as a function of heredity only. 
A)  had a political structure that was democratic in many ways. 
B)  interacted peacefully with each other. 
C)  were primarily agricultural communities. 
D)  mastered the use of iron. 
E)  viewed kingship as a function of heredity only.

Question 13

Which people created the first Mesopotamian civilization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sumerians 
B)  Akkadians 
C)  Egyptians 
D)  Babylonians 
E)  Nubians 
A)  Sumerians 
B)  Akkadians 
C)  Egyptians 
D)  Babylonians 
E)  Nubians

Question 14

Most Neanderthal remains have been found in Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The regularity of the Nile floods helped lend a sense of security to ancient Egyptian civilization and gave it great continuity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Indo-Europeans

Accepted Answer

A)  fought long and exhausting wars against the Hittites. 
B)  originally lived in the western section of the Sahara. 
C)  spoke languages from a single parent tongue, including Sanskrit, Persian, and Greek. 
D)  were the descendants of the Mongols and Turks. 
E)  never penetrated Europe or India. 
A)  fought long and exhausting wars against the Hittites. 
B)  originally lived in the western section of the Sahara. 
C)  spoke languages from a single parent tongue, including Sanskrit, Persian, and Greek. 
D)  were the descendants of the Mongols and Turks. 
E)  never penetrated Europe or India.

Question 17

After the death of King Solomon, Jerusalem became the capital of the southern Kingdom of

Accepted Answer

A)  Sumeria. 
B)  Judah. 
C)  Israel. 
D)  Arabia. 
E)  Axum. 
A)  Sumeria. 
B)  Judah. 
C)  Israel. 
D)  Arabia. 
E)  Axum.

Question 18

Many historians believe that the early books of the Hebrew Bible

Accepted Answer

A)  were written at the time of the events they describe. 
B)  are an accurate account of all of the events recounted. 
C)  were written long after the events written about. 
D)  accurately reflect the true written history of the early Hebrews. 
E)  were first written on papyrus. 
A)  were written at the time of the events they describe. 
B)  are an accurate account of all of the events recounted. 
C)  were written long after the events written about. 
D)  accurately reflect the true written history of the early Hebrews. 
E)  were first written on papyrus.

Question 19

What was one of the most significant contributions to history made by the ancient Phoenicians?

Accepted Answer

A)  The idea of kingship 
B)  Invasive warfare 
C)  Monotheism 
D)  Their system of writing 
E)  The use of iron 
A)  The idea of kingship 
B)  Invasive warfare 
C)  Monotheism 
D)  Their system of writing 
E)  The use of iron

Question 20

What happened during the reign of Akhenaten?

Accepted Answer

A)  Monotheism permanently replaced polytheism in ancient Egypt. 
B)  Foreign affairs were ignored and Syria and Canaan were lost. 
C)  Thebes was replaced by Cairo as the capital. 
D)  The Hyksos invaded the Nile Valley. 
E)  The Sea Peoples were driven from Egypt. 
A)  Monotheism permanently replaced polytheism in ancient Egypt. 
B)  Foreign affairs were ignored and Syria and Canaan were lost. 
C)  Thebes was replaced by Cairo as the capital. 
D)  The Hyksos invaded the Nile Valley. 
E)  The Sea Peoples were driven from Egypt.

Exam 1: Early Humans and the First Civilizations

During the Paleolithic Age,

What was one of the most significant consequences of the Neolithic agricultural revolution?

What did Mesopotamians believe about the forces that controlled the world?

What did the aftermath of the Hyksos intrusion into Egypt result in?

The Phoenicians

Systematic agriculture developed independently in different areas of the world between 3000 and 1500 BCE

During the Old Stone Age,

Paleolithic men and women both helped gather foods such as berries and nuts and hunt animals for meat.

What do Zoroastrianism and Judaism have in common?

In addition to the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, and China's Yellow River, archeologists have discovered two other centers of civilization in Peru and in Central Asia.

What was the name given to the Nile delta, about one hundred miles from the Mediterranean?

Sumerian city-states

Which people created the first Mesopotamian civilization?

Most Neanderthal remains have been found in Africa.

The regularity of the Nile floods helped lend a sense of security to ancient Egyptian civilization and gave it great continuity.

The Indo-Europeans

After the death of King Solomon, Jerusalem became the capital of the southern Kingdom of

Many historians believe that the early books of the Hebrew Bible

What was one of the most significant contributions to history made by the ancient Phoenicians?

What happened during the reign of Akhenaten?

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

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

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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 During the Paleolithic Age,

 Systematic agriculture developed independently in different areas of the world between 3000 and 1500 BCE

 What do Zoroastrianism and Judaism have in common?

 The regularity of the Nile floods helped lend a sense of security to ancient Egyptian civilization and gave it great continuity.