Question 1

Which river runs through the valley in Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

A) Indus River 
B) Danube River 
C) Tigris River 
D) Nile River 
E) Po River 
A) Indus River 
B) Danube River 
C) Tigris River 
D) Nile River 
E) Po River C

Question 2

What is one of the features of a human society's "civilization"?

Accepted Answer

A) An urban focus and a distinct religious structure 
B) Art and music 
C) Economic support through trading and manufacturing 
D) Living in peace with neighbors 
E) Giving up religion and adopting rational thinking 
A) An urban focus and a distinct religious structure 
B) Art and music 
C) Economic support through trading and manufacturing 
D) Living in peace with neighbors 
E) Giving up religion and adopting rational thinking A

Question 3

Which of the following was a development of the Neolithic era?

Accepted Answer

A) A shift from hunting and gathering to an agricultural society 
B) The appearance of cities and urban life 
C) The domestication of the horse in ancient Egypt 
D) The smelting of iron 
E) The invention of the bow and arrow 
A) A shift from hunting and gathering to an agricultural society 
B) The appearance of cities and urban life 
C) The domestication of the horse in ancient Egypt 
D) The smelting of iron 
E) The invention of the bow and arrow A

Question 4

What was the focus of most laws in the Code of Hammurabi?

Accepted Answer

A) Holding the upper classes accountable to the lower classes 
B) Holding the lower classes accountable to the upper classes 
C) The management of the economy 
D) Marriage and family 
E) The behavior of local officials 
A) Holding the upper classes accountable to the lower classes 
B) Holding the lower classes accountable to the upper classes 
C) The management of the economy 
D) Marriage and family 
E) The behavior of local officials

Question 5

How many laws does the Code of Hammurabi contain?

Accepted Answer

A) 50 
B) 282 
C) 1,232 
D) 745 
E) 123 
A) 50 
B) 282 
C) 1,232 
D) 745 
E) 123

Question 6

Punishments for crimes under the Code of Hammurabi

Accepted Answer

A) were more severe for the lower classes. 
B) did not apply to domestic family concerns. 
C) stressed reform rather than retribution. 
D) were not for the upper class at all. 
E) stressed the importance of confession and forgiveness. 
A) were more severe for the lower classes. 
B) did not apply to domestic family concerns. 
C) stressed reform rather than retribution. 
D) were not for the upper class at all. 
E) stressed the importance of confession and forgiveness.

Question 7

What part of Egyptian society did Akhenaten unsuccessfully reform?

Accepted Answer

A) Military 
B) Borders. 
C) Marriage customs 
D) Religion 
E) Currency 
A) Military 
B) Borders. 
C) Marriage customs 
D) Religion 
E) Currency

Question 8

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
New Kingdom

Accepted Answer

The New Kingdom was a period in ancient

Question 9

In what ways would the transition from hunting and gathering to a settled, agricultural society have improved people's lives, and in what ways would the transition have decreased the quality of life?

Accepted Answer

The transition from hunting and gatherin

Question 10

Which statement best describes the ancient city of Çatal Huyuk?

Accepted Answer

A) Çatal Huyuk was a farming community located in Greece. 
B) Çatal Huyuk was a Neolithic walled community in which people traded with each other. 
C) Çatal Huyuk was a large city with an elaborate water and sewer system. 
D) Çatal Huyuk was an autocracy in which ruling religious elders exercise all political power. 
E) Çatal Huyuk was the capitol of Egypt during the Old Kingdom. 
A) Çatal Huyuk was a farming community located in Greece. 
B) Çatal Huyuk was a Neolithic walled community in which people traded with each other. 
C) Çatal Huyuk was a large city with an elaborate water and sewer system. 
D) Çatal Huyuk was an autocracy in which ruling religious elders exercise all political power. 
E) Çatal Huyuk was the capitol of Egypt during the Old Kingdom.

Question 11

What role did the vizier play in Egyptian government?

Accepted Answer

A) He served as a liaison between the king and the people. 
B) He was a diplomat who negotiated with other rulers on the king's behalf. 
C) He was the supreme justice of the legal system, ensuring that people observed the laws and punishing those who did not. 
D) He oversaw various government departments, such as public works and justice. 
E) He was the military attaché for the king. 
A) He served as a liaison between the king and the people. 
B) He was a diplomat who negotiated with other rulers on the king's behalf. 
C) He was the supreme justice of the legal system, ensuring that people observed the laws and punishing those who did not. 
D) He oversaw various government departments, such as public works and justice. 
E) He was the military attaché for the king.

Question 12

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Hatshepsut

Accepted Answer

Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh who rule

Question 13

Homo sapiens sapiens

Accepted Answer

A) first appeared in Africa between 200,000 and 150,000 years ago. 
B) developed the bow and arrow. 
C) lived mostly in small groups near the sea. 
D) mastered the art of making bronze tools and weapons. 
E) appeared in Europe about one million years ago. 
A) first appeared in Africa between 200,000 and 150,000 years ago. 
B) developed the bow and arrow. 
C) lived mostly in small groups near the sea. 
D) mastered the art of making bronze tools and weapons. 
E) appeared in Europe about one million years ago.

Question 14

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Paleolithic Age

Accepted Answer

The Paleolithic Age, also known as the O

Question 15

What was the foundation of ancient Egypt's economy?

Accepted Answer

A) Foreign trade 
B) Artisans and craftsmen 
C) Slavery 
D) Agriculture 
E) Copper mining 
A) Foreign trade 
B) Artisans and craftsmen 
C) Slavery 
D) Agriculture 
E) Copper mining

Question 16

The Egyptian pyramids can be best described as

Accepted Answer

A) built during the period of the New Kingdom. 
B) part of a large spiritual complex near Alexandria. 
C) conceived and built as tombs for a city of the dead. 
D) dedicated completely to the god Aten. 
E) the final resting places of the pharaohs of the New Kingdom 
A) built during the period of the New Kingdom. 
B) part of a large spiritual complex near Alexandria. 
C) conceived and built as tombs for a city of the dead. 
D) dedicated completely to the god Aten. 
E) the final resting places of the pharaohs of the New Kingdom

Question 17

Compare and contrast the role of women and families in Mesopotamian and Egyptian societies.

Accepted Answer

In both Mesopotamian and Egyptian societ

Question 18

Paleolithic peoples survived by

Accepted Answer

A) hunting animals and gathering plants, nuts, and berries for food. 
B) raising some animals and gathering nuts, plants and berries. 
C) growing some small crops and hunting buffalo and other animals for meat. 
D) planting some crops, gathering nuts and berries and fishing. 
E) growing crops and raising farm animals. 
A) hunting animals and gathering plants, nuts, and berries for food. 
B) raising some animals and gathering nuts, plants and berries. 
C) growing some small crops and hunting buffalo and other animals for meat. 
D) planting some crops, gathering nuts and berries and fishing. 
E) growing crops and raising farm animals.

Question 19

Who was the ruler of Akkad who established the first empire in Sumer ca. 2340 B.C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A) Cyrus 
B) Naram-Sin 
C) Hammurabi 
D) Uruk 
E) Sargon 
A) Cyrus 
B) Naram-Sin 
C) Hammurabi 
D) Uruk 
E) Sargon

Question 20

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Civilization

Accepted Answer

Civilization refers to a complex society

Exam 1: The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

Which river runs through the valley in Mesopotamia?

What is one of the features of a human society's "civilization"?

Which of the following was a development of the Neolithic era?

What was the focus of most laws in the Code of Hammurabi?

How many laws does the Code of Hammurabi contain?

Punishments for crimes under the Code of Hammurabi

What part of Egyptian society did Akhenaten unsuccessfully reform?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. New Kingdom

In what ways would the transition from hunting and gathering to a settled, agricultural society have improved people's lives, and in what ways would the transition have decreased the quality of life?

Which statement best describes the ancient city of Çatal Huyuk?

What role did the vizier play in Egyptian government?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Hatshepsut

Homo sapiens sapiens

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Paleolithic Age

What was the foundation of ancient Egypt's economy?

The Egyptian pyramids can be best described as

Compare and contrast the role of women and families in Mesopotamian and Egyptian societies.

Paleolithic peoples survived by

Who was the ruler of Akkad who established the first empire in Sumer ca. 2340 B.C.E.?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Civilization

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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