Question 1

In Egypt, the qualities of truth and justice

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A) were almost totally absent from religion. 
B) were associated with the universal, divinely ordained order of Ma'at. 
C) were traditions that Egyptians absorbed from the Hebrews during their captivity. 
D) were the primary code of loyalty to pharaoh. 
E) differed according to social status. 
A) were almost totally absent from religion. 
B) were associated with the universal, divinely ordained order of Ma'at. 
C) were traditions that Egyptians absorbed from the Hebrews during their captivity. 
D) were the primary code of loyalty to pharaoh. 
E) differed according to social status.

Question 2

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

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Who? - The people of Egypt, including it

Question 3

The emergence of civilization

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A) no longer intrigues historians; its causes are clear and non-controversial. 
B) had one, well-defined and universally-accepted source: the end of the Ice Age. 
C) is most often attributed to the harnessing of rivers for agriculture. 
D) marks the division between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic Ages. 
E) came with the development of the first tools. 
A) no longer intrigues historians; its causes are clear and non-controversial. 
B) had one, well-defined and universally-accepted source: the end of the Ice Age. 
C) is most often attributed to the harnessing of rivers for agriculture. 
D) marks the division between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic Ages. 
E) came with the development of the first tools.

Question 4

The author of your textbook refers to which of the following as the central force in primary civilizations?

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A) Secular kings 
B) Warfare 
C) Religion 
D) Trade 
E) Fatalism 
A) Secular kings 
B) Warfare 
C) Religion 
D) Trade 
E) Fatalism

Question 5

Paleolithic mythic-religious ideas included the

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A) belief that natural elements were spirits. 
B) belief that the forces of nature could be influenced by rituals, trances, and chants. 
C) belief in some existence after death. 
D) importance of female figurines representing fertility. 
E) All of these 
A) belief that natural elements were spirits. 
B) belief that the forces of nature could be influenced by rituals, trances, and chants. 
C) belief in some existence after death. 
D) importance of female figurines representing fertility. 
E) All of these

Question 6

Akhenaton's monotheism

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A) may be viewed as the vision of a great prophet who replaced traditional polytheism with a single god, Aton, depicted as the sun disk. 
B) may have been intended to stem the growing power of Egypt's priests. 
C) had little impact on the Egyptian population and was quickly eliminated after Akhenaton's death. 
D) is a continuing controversy among historians. 
E) All of these 
A) may be viewed as the vision of a great prophet who replaced traditional polytheism with a single god, Aton, depicted as the sun disk. 
B) may have been intended to stem the growing power of Egypt's priests. 
C) had little impact on the Egyptian population and was quickly eliminated after Akhenaton's death. 
D) is a continuing controversy among historians. 
E) All of these

Question 7

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

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Who? 
The term "Paleolithic" refers to t

Question 8

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s).  
-Clearly mark the location of Lower and Upper Egypt.Locate and label the Nile.Locate and label the body of water into which the Nile flows.

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Question 9

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Explain the mythic-religious mentality of prehistoric people and the mythopoeic (myth-making) mentality of people in the early civilizations.

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The mythic-religious mentality of prehis

Question 10

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s).  
-Clearly draw in the boundaries of the Assyrian and Persian Empires.

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Question 11

Cuneiform refers to

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A) the first stage of planning for a ziggurat. 
B) the instrument used for writing on parchment. 
C) the records dealing with commercial transactions. 
D) the earliest system of writing-symbol writing on clay tablets with a reed stylus. 
E) astronomical calculations necessary for river agriculture. 
A) the first stage of planning for a ziggurat. 
B) the instrument used for writing on parchment. 
C) the records dealing with commercial transactions. 
D) the earliest system of writing-symbol writing on clay tablets with a reed stylus. 
E) astronomical calculations necessary for river agriculture.

Question 12

Who were the creators of the earliest civilizations?

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A) Egyptians and Babylonians 
B) Sumerians and Egyptians 
C) Sumerians and Assyrians 
D) Persians and Egyptians 
E) Greeks and Romans 
A) Egyptians and Babylonians 
B) Sumerians and Egyptians 
C) Sumerians and Assyrians 
D) Persians and Egyptians 
E) Greeks and Romans

Question 13

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Although overshadowed, in history, by their Mesopotamian and Egyptian predecessors and the later Persian Empire, the Hittites, Phoenicians, Assyrians, and Neo-Babylonian played a role in the development of ancient civilization.Explain each of these societies and their contributions to civilization.

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The Hittites were an ancient Anatolian p

Question 14

Surveying human history from its origins until the Persia Empire, it would be reasonable to conclude all of the following except

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A) to ensure continued physical existence, humankind had to develop successful means of manipulating the physical environment. 
B) changing means of survival tended to lead to increased complexity in human society. 
C) spirituality of some kind seemed to be common in humankind from the Paleolithic Age onward. 
D) new solutions to the problem of survival brought new challenges. 
E) law codes were common features of all early civilizations. 
A) to ensure continued physical existence, humankind had to develop successful means of manipulating the physical environment. 
B) changing means of survival tended to lead to increased complexity in human society. 
C) spirituality of some kind seemed to be common in humankind from the Paleolithic Age onward. 
D) new solutions to the problem of survival brought new challenges. 
E) law codes were common features of all early civilizations.

Question 15

Çatal Hüyük, Jericho, and Jarmö are most remembered

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A) as sites of the first urban societies. 
B) for containing numerous cave paintings. 
C) for producing an astounding number of fertility figures. 
D) as sites of well-preserved royal tombs of that time. 
E) as founders of Sumerian civilization. 
A) as sites of the first urban societies. 
B) for containing numerous cave paintings. 
C) for producing an astounding number of fertility figures. 
D) as sites of well-preserved royal tombs of that time. 
E) as founders of Sumerian civilization.

Question 16

The Egyptian writing system, known as hieroglyphics, was

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A) a wedged shaped writing system also known as cuneiform. 
B) a form of picture writing in which figures such as crocodiles, sails, and eyes represented words or sounds that could be combined to form words. 
C) the world's first writing system. 
D) the only writing system of the earliest civilized societies. 
E) used exclusively to record business transactions. 
A) a wedged shaped writing system also known as cuneiform. 
B) a form of picture writing in which figures such as crocodiles, sails, and eyes represented words or sounds that could be combined to form words. 
C) the world's first writing system. 
D) the only writing system of the earliest civilized societies. 
E) used exclusively to record business transactions.

Question 17

Which name is best associated with the Wise Lord or the god of light and justice?

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A) Ahriman 
B) Ma'at 
C) Ahura Mazda 
D) Isis 
E) Yahweh 
A) Ahriman 
B) Ma'at 
C) Ahura Mazda 
D) Isis 
E) Yahweh

Question 18

With the progress of civilization, one could find

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A) increased epidemic diseases. 
B) inadequate sewage systems. 
C) more dangerous warfare. 
D) slavery. 
E) All of these 
A) increased epidemic diseases. 
B) inadequate sewage systems. 
C) more dangerous warfare. 
D) slavery. 
E) All of these

Question 19

Which factor best explains why a Mesopotamian king was not perceived as an all-powerful ruler?

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A) The king became a god only after his death. 
B) Kings shared power equally with priests. 
C) The king was selected to rule by the gods, but was subservient to them like everyone else. 
D) Kingship never became hereditary. 
E) Except in war, kings were subservient to the priests. 
A) The king became a god only after his death. 
B) Kings shared power equally with priests. 
C) The king was selected to rule by the gods, but was subservient to them like everyone else. 
D) Kingship never became hereditary. 
E) Except in war, kings were subservient to the priests.

Question 20

The Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom periods of Egyptian history

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A) were separated by two Intermediate Periods.In each of these periods, the growing power of the nobility brought instability with foreign invasion, an additional factor in the Second Intermediate Period. 
B) formed one seamless continuum of stable government. 
C) were separated by two Intermediate Periods caused by foreign invasion. 
D) demonstrate the dynamic nature of Egyptian civilization. 
E) All of these 
A) were separated by two Intermediate Periods.In each of these periods, the growing power of the nobility brought instability with foreign invasion, an additional factor in the Second Intermediate Period. 
B) formed one seamless continuum of stable government. 
C) were separated by two Intermediate Periods caused by foreign invasion. 
D) demonstrate the dynamic nature of Egyptian civilization. 
E) All of these

In Egypt, the qualities of truth and justice

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

The emergence of civilization

The author of your textbook refers to which of the following as the central force in primary civilizations?

Paleolithic mythic-religious ideas included the

Akhenaton's monotheism

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

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s). -Clearly mark the location of Lower and Upper Egypt.Locate and label the Nile.Locate and label the body of water into which the Nile flows.

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain the mythic-religious mentality of prehistoric people and the mythopoeic (myth-making) mentality of people in the early civilizations.

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s). -Clearly draw in the boundaries of the Assyrian and Persian Empires.

Cuneiform refers to

Who were the creators of the earliest civilizations?

Surveying human history from its origins until the Persia Empire, it would be reasonable to conclude all of the following except

Çatal Hüyük, Jericho, and Jarmö are most remembered

The Egyptian writing system, known as hieroglyphics, was

Which name is best associated with the Wise Lord or the god of light and justice?

With the progress of civilization, one could find

Which factor best explains why a Mesopotamian king was not perceived as an all-powerful ruler?

The Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom periods of Egyptian history

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

In Egypt, the qualities of truth and justice

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

The emergence of civilization

The author of your textbook refers to which of the following as the central force in primary civilizations?

Paleolithic mythic-religious ideas included the

Akhenaton's monotheism

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

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s). -Clearly mark the location of Lower and Upper Egypt.Locate and label the Nile.Locate and label the body of water into which the Nile flows.

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain the mythic-religious mentality of prehistoric people and the mythopoeic (myth-making) mentality of people in the early civilizations.

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s). -Clearly draw in the boundaries of the Assyrian and Persian Empires.

Cuneiform refers to

Who were the creators of the earliest civilizations?

Surveying human history from its origins until the Persia Empire, it would be reasonable to conclude all of the following except

Çatal Hüyük, Jericho, and Jarmö are most remembered

The Egyptian writing system, known as hieroglyphics, was

Which name is best associated with the Wise Lord or the god of light and justice?

With the progress of civilization, one could find

Which factor best explains why a Mesopotamian king was not perceived as an all-powerful ruler?

The Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom periods of Egyptian history

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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