Question 1

Which of the following is the name of the ruler of Upper Egypt who conquered Lower Egypt?

Accepted Answer

A) Menes 
B) Ramses 
C) Amenhotep 
D) Tutankhamen 
E) Hatshepsut 
A) Menes 
B) Ramses 
C) Amenhotep 
D) Tutankhamen 
E) Hatshepsut

Question 2

Which of the following provided the basis for Mesopotamian civilization?

Accepted Answer

A) Sumerians 
B) Egyptians 
C) Assyrians 
D) Hittites 
E) Akkadians 
A) Sumerians 
B) Egyptians 
C) Assyrians 
D) Hittites 
E) Akkadians

Question 3

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Ma'at

Accepted Answer

Ma'at is a key concept in ancient Egypti

Question 4

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-What is civilization? What were the main characteristics of the first civilizations? How were the first civilizations related to life in prehistory?

Accepted Answer

Civilization can be defined as a complex

Question 5

Which of the following was not true of Mesopotamian trade?

Accepted Answer

A) Trade was conducted almost exclusively by the state bureaucracy. 
B) The Mesopotamian economy depended heavily on trade. 
C) Written records were required of all business transactions. 
D) Weights and measures were standardized and interest on loans was limited. 
E) The most important imports were stone, timber, and silver. 
A) Trade was conducted almost exclusively by the state bureaucracy. 
B) The Mesopotamian economy depended heavily on trade. 
C) Written records were required of all business transactions. 
D) Weights and measures were standardized and interest on loans was limited. 
E) The most important imports were stone, timber, and silver.

Question 6

Significant features of the Paleolithic Age include each of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) toolmaking. 
B) scavenging for food was no longer necessary. 
C) the use of fire for cooking and protection. 
D) pictures of animals on cave walls. 
E) cooperation through language. 
A) toolmaking. 
B) scavenging for food was no longer necessary. 
C) the use of fire for cooking and protection. 
D) pictures of animals on cave walls. 
E) cooperation through language.

Question 7

Which of the following best explains the Mesopotamian belief about disease?

Accepted Answer

A) Diseases are caused by bacteria. 
B) Disease is caused by gods or demons. 
C) Enemy shamans are the cause of diseases. 
D) Disease is caused by humans themselves. 
E) Disease can be avoided through good hygiene. 
A) Diseases are caused by bacteria. 
B) Disease is caused by gods or demons. 
C) Enemy shamans are the cause of diseases. 
D) Disease is caused by humans themselves. 
E) Disease can be avoided through good hygiene.

Question 8

Which of the following is an accurate statement about Mesopotamian education?

Accepted Answer

A) Education was limited to the priestly class. 
B) Both men and women of the upper class were usually literate. 
C) Education was accomplished through memorization, therefore, there was no need for textbooks. 
D) The Sumerian system of writing did not spread to other parts of the Near East. 
E) None of these 
A) Education was limited to the priestly class. 
B) Both men and women of the upper class were usually literate. 
C) Education was accomplished through memorization, therefore, there was no need for textbooks. 
D) The Sumerian system of writing did not spread to other parts of the Near East. 
E) None of these

Question 9

The author of your textbook makes all the following statements about the view of the world held in ancient Near Eastern civilizations except

Accepted Answer

A) Mesopotamians and Egyptians adopted prehistoric imagery, rituals, and tales to explain the origins of the universe, the workings of nature, and the meaning of human history. 
B) the mythopoeic world-view of these civilizations was based more on imagination and emotion than on reason. 
C) despite serious differences, both the ancient world-view and modern science hold that the world is governed by consistent, predictable laws. 
D) unlike modern science, the ancient world-view believed that all material objects (such as a river or wind) were alive and had a will of their own. 
E) while the ancients observed nature, recorded data, and developed technology, they did not develop logically deduced abstractions, hypotheses, and generalization that would be considered scientific today. 
A) Mesopotamians and Egyptians adopted prehistoric imagery, rituals, and tales to explain the origins of the universe, the workings of nature, and the meaning of human history. 
B) the mythopoeic world-view of these civilizations was based more on imagination and emotion than on reason. 
C) despite serious differences, both the ancient world-view and modern science hold that the world is governed by consistent, predictable laws. 
D) unlike modern science, the ancient world-view believed that all material objects (such as a river or wind) were alive and had a will of their own. 
E) while the ancients observed nature, recorded data, and developed technology, they did not develop logically deduced abstractions, hypotheses, and generalization that would be considered scientific today.

Question 10

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Why do some scholars attribute great significance to the development of the earliest civilizations in major river valleys?

Accepted Answer

The development of the earliest civiliza

Question 11

The Neolithic Revolution

Accepted Answer

A) began about ten thousand years ago in the Near East. 
B) included the invention of agriculture, which resulted in a more reliable food supply. 
C) included the domestication of animals and the development of polished stone tools. 
D) resulted in more organized and complex societies. 
E) All of these 
A) began about ten thousand years ago in the Near East. 
B) included the invention of agriculture, which resulted in a more reliable food supply. 
C) included the domestication of animals and the development of polished stone tools. 
D) resulted in more organized and complex societies. 
E) All of these

Question 12

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-How did the Persian emperors hold together their vast and culturally diverse realm?

Accepted Answer

The Persian emperors held together their

Question 13

The author identifies all of the following as characteristics of the first civilizations except

Accepted Answer

A) specialization of labor. 
B) art such as fertility figurines and cave paintings. 
C) cities and monumental architecture. 
D) organized government and a willingness to work for the common good. 
E) river valley agriculture. 
A) specialization of labor. 
B) art such as fertility figurines and cave paintings. 
C) cities and monumental architecture. 
D) organized government and a willingness to work for the common good. 
E) river valley agriculture.

Question 14

Sargon and Hammurabi were

Accepted Answer

A) Mesopotamian deities. 
B) Mesopotamian rulers, famous for issuing a code of law for their people. 
C) nomadic tribes who conquered Mesopotamia. 
D) important Mesopotamian rulers. 
E) successful in extending Mesopotamian civilization into Egypt and Persia. 
A) Mesopotamian deities. 
B) Mesopotamian rulers, famous for issuing a code of law for their people. 
C) nomadic tribes who conquered Mesopotamia. 
D) important Mesopotamian rulers. 
E) successful in extending Mesopotamian civilization into Egypt and Persia.

Question 15

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-hieroglyphics

Accepted Answer

Who?
Hieroglyphics were used by the anci

Question 16

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about the relationship of Greek and Hebrew culture to Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations?

Accepted Answer

A) There is no significant connection. 
B) The Greeks and Hebrews shared the rational approach to the study of nature that was pioneered by the Mesopotamians. 
C) By rejecting and transforming elements of the older civilization, the Greek and Hebrew cultures helped to create "new points of departure for the human mind." 
D) The Hebrews drew primarily from the Egyptians, while the Greeks drew mainly from the Mesopotamians. 
E) There is no significant difference between the two. 
A) There is no significant connection. 
B) The Greeks and Hebrews shared the rational approach to the study of nature that was pioneered by the Mesopotamians. 
C) By rejecting and transforming elements of the older civilization, the Greek and Hebrew cultures helped to create "new points of departure for the human mind." 
D) The Hebrews drew primarily from the Egyptians, while the Greeks drew mainly from the Mesopotamians. 
E) There is no significant difference between the two.

Question 17

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-The enormity of the past has led historians to devise more manageable segments called time periods.What were the time periods used in Chapter One? Clearly identify each time period and explain its main features.How do these periods fit together? Evaluate the usefulness of this division of history into periods.

Accepted Answer

In Chapter One, the time periods used we

Question 18

Which of the following was not a characteristic of the world-state built by the Persians?

Accepted Answer

A) A large measure of provincial self-rule and respect for local cultures 
B) The use of a uniform language, Aramaic, written in a modified version of the Phoenician alphabet 
C) An effective system of governors (satraps) and special agents who watched over the governors 
D) A close modeling on all aspects of Assyrian rule 
E) An impressive infrastructure of roads, a postal service, common weights and measures, and an empire-wide coinage 
A) A large measure of provincial self-rule and respect for local cultures 
B) The use of a uniform language, Aramaic, written in a modified version of the Phoenician alphabet 
C) An effective system of governors (satraps) and special agents who watched over the governors 
D) A close modeling on all aspects of Assyrian rule 
E) An impressive infrastructure of roads, a postal service, common weights and measures, and an empire-wide coinage

Question 19

Considered a small nation, the Phoenicians are, nonetheless, recognized for

Accepted Answer

A) being the greatest sea traders in the ancient world. 
B) establishing cities along the Mediterranean from what is now Lebanon to Spain. 
C) inventing the alphabet. 
D) transmitting the cultural achievements of the ancient Near East to the western Mediterranean. 
E) All of these 
A) being the greatest sea traders in the ancient world. 
B) establishing cities along the Mediterranean from what is now Lebanon to Spain. 
C) inventing the alphabet. 
D) transmitting the cultural achievements of the ancient Near East to the western Mediterranean. 
E) All of these

Question 20

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Explain the major differences between the Neolithic Age and the Paleolithic Age.

Accepted Answer

The Neolithic Age and the Paleolithic Ag

Which of the following is the name of the ruler of Upper Egypt who conquered Lower Egypt?

Which of the following provided the basis for Mesopotamian civilization?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Ma'at

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -What is civilization? What were the main characteristics of the first civilizations? How were the first civilizations related to life in prehistory?

Which of the following was not true of Mesopotamian trade?

Significant features of the Paleolithic Age include each of the following except

Which of the following best explains the Mesopotamian belief about disease?

Which of the following is an accurate statement about Mesopotamian education?

The author of your textbook makes all the following statements about the view of the world held in ancient Near Eastern civilizations except

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Why do some scholars attribute great significance to the development of the earliest civilizations in major river valleys?

The Neolithic Revolution

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -How did the Persian emperors hold together their vast and culturally diverse realm?

The author identifies all of the following as characteristics of the first civilizations except

Sargon and Hammurabi were

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -hieroglyphics

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about the relationship of Greek and Hebrew culture to Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations?

Which of the following was not a characteristic of the world-state built by the Persians?

Considered a small nation, the Phoenicians are, nonetheless, recognized for

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain the major differences between the Neolithic Age and the Paleolithic Age.

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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Exam 1: The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

Which of the following is the name of the ruler of Upper Egypt who conquered Lower Egypt?

Which of the following provided the basis for Mesopotamian civilization?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Ma'at

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -What is civilization? What were the main characteristics of the first civilizations? How were the first civilizations related to life in prehistory?

Which of the following was not true of Mesopotamian trade?

Significant features of the Paleolithic Age include each of the following except

Which of the following best explains the Mesopotamian belief about disease?

Which of the following is an accurate statement about Mesopotamian education?

The author of your textbook makes all the following statements about the view of the world held in ancient Near Eastern civilizations except

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Why do some scholars attribute great significance to the development of the earliest civilizations in major river valleys?

The Neolithic Revolution

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -How did the Persian emperors hold together their vast and culturally diverse realm?

The author identifies all of the following as characteristics of the first civilizations except

Sargon and Hammurabi were

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -hieroglyphics

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about the relationship of Greek and Hebrew culture to Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations?

Which of the following was not a characteristic of the world-state built by the Persians?

Considered a small nation, the Phoenicians are, nonetheless, recognized for

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain the major differences between the Neolithic Age and the Paleolithic Age.

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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