Question 1

The first civilizations lacked a system of written record keeping.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The ancient Egyptians had no word for religion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In contrast to the Old Kingdom, the role of the pharaoh in the Middle Kingdom was that of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  inaccessible god-king. 
B)  shepherd, a provider of public projects and assistance. 
C)  symbolic fisherman for his people. 
D)  warrior-king. 
E)  sacrificial scapegoat. 
A)  inaccessible god-king. 
B)  shepherd, a provider of public projects and assistance. 
C)  symbolic fisherman for his people. 
D)  warrior-king. 
E)  sacrificial scapegoat.

Question 4

Without ____, the emergence of Mesopotamian civilization might not have been possible.

Accepted Answer

A)  its location between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers 
B)  the development of large-scale irrigation 
C)  the defeat of the Sumerians 
D)  the construction of the central ziggurat 
E)  its rich soil and large population 
A)  its location between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers 
B)  the development of large-scale irrigation 
C)  the defeat of the Sumerians 
D)  the construction of the central ziggurat 
E)  its rich soil and large population

Question 5

Which group embraced Zoroastrianism as its primary religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sumerians 
B)  Egyptians 
C)  Assyrians 
D)  Persians 
E)  Mesopotamians 
A)  Sumerians 
B)  Egyptians 
C)  Assyrians 
D)  Persians 
E)  Mesopotamians

Question 6

What was most significant about Australopithecines, one of the earliest hominids?

Accepted Answer

A)  They lived in Asia. 
B)  They may have been able to walk upright on two legs. 
C)  They were among the first to use iron tools. 
D)  They were in the class known as Homo sapiens. 
E)  They were primarily monogamous. 
A)  They lived in Asia. 
B)  They may have been able to walk upright on two legs. 
C)  They were among the first to use iron tools. 
D)  They were in the class known as Homo sapiens. 
E)  They were primarily monogamous.

Question 7

Slaves in Sumerian cities were made to do all of the following tasks EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  constructing buildings. 
B)  making cloth. 
C)  preaching. 
D)  grinding grain. 
E)  farming. 
A)  constructing buildings. 
B)  making cloth. 
C)  preaching. 
D)  grinding grain. 
E)  farming.

Question 8

Persian satraps were governors who not only ruled a kingdom but were also seen as protectors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What made Çatal Huyuk such an important Neolithic village?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was located in Egypt and the site of early pyramids. . 
B)  It was a secular settlement. 
C)  It was the first to rely on irrigation. 
D)  It became the site of extensive trade networks. 
E)  It was one of the largest urban centers housing more than 6000 people. 
A)  It was located in Egypt and the site of early pyramids. . 
B)  It was a secular settlement. 
C)  It was the first to rely on irrigation. 
D)  It became the site of extensive trade networks. 
E)  It was one of the largest urban centers housing more than 6000 people.

Question 10

What do historians consider a basic characteristic of the first civilizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  The development of the Phoenician alphabet 
B)  The use of iron tools and weapons by 3500 B.C.E. 
C)  The development of cities 
D)  The discovery of fire 
E)  The invention of pottery 
A)  The development of the Phoenician alphabet 
B)  The use of iron tools and weapons by 3500 B.C.E. 
C)  The development of cities 
D)  The discovery of fire 
E)  The invention of pottery

Question 11

Which of these technological developments were especially significant for Paleolithic people?

Accepted Answer

A)  New systems of writing 
B)  Fire and tool-making 
C)  Farming and herding 
D)  Drawing and painting 
E)  Building large structures 
A)  New systems of writing 
B)  Fire and tool-making 
C)  Farming and herding 
D)  Drawing and painting 
E)  Building large structures

Question 12

Giza was the second largest pyramid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The three central aspects of Jewish religious belief were the

Accepted Answer

A)  priests, rabbis and prophets. 
B)  covenant, the law and the prophets. 
C)  army, the king and the family. 
D)  law, the Pharisees and the rabbinate. 
E)  Judah, Israel, and the Temple. 
A)  priests, rabbis and prophets. 
B)  covenant, the law and the prophets. 
C)  army, the king and the family. 
D)  law, the Pharisees and the rabbinate. 
E)  Judah, Israel, and the Temple.

Question 14

How did Nubia become the independent African state that emerged at the end of the second millennium B.C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)  It conquered Egypt. 
B)  It signed a treaty with Mali. 
C)  It bought its freedom from former rulers. 
D)  It emerged from the disintegration of the Egyptian New Kingdom. 
E)  It seized control of Africa. 
A)  It conquered Egypt. 
B)  It signed a treaty with Mali. 
C)  It bought its freedom from former rulers. 
D)  It emerged from the disintegration of the Egyptian New Kingdom. 
E)  It seized control of Africa.

Question 15

The earliest civilizations in the world were largely found in river valleys like Mesopotamia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Early Humans and the First Civilizations

The first civilizations lacked a system of written record keeping.

The ancient Egyptians had no word for religion.

In contrast to the Old Kingdom, the role of the pharaoh in the Middle Kingdom was that of a(n)

Without ____, the emergence of Mesopotamian civilization might not have been possible.

Which group embraced Zoroastrianism as its primary religion?

What was most significant about Australopithecines, one of the earliest hominids?

Slaves in Sumerian cities were made to do all of the following tasks EXCEPT

Persian satraps were governors who not only ruled a kingdom but were also seen as protectors.

What made Çatal Huyuk such an important Neolithic village?

What do historians consider a basic characteristic of the first civilizations?

Which of these technological developments were especially significant for Paleolithic people?

Giza was the second largest pyramid.

The three central aspects of Jewish religious belief were the

How did Nubia become the independent African state that emerged at the end of the second millennium B.C.E.?

The earliest civilizations in the world were largely found in river valleys like Mesopotamia.

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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