Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Divination is the practice of seeking kn

Question 2

Why were temples important in Sumerian cities?

Accepted Answer

A) They demonstrated the equality of humans and the gods. 
B) Their construction provided numerous opportunities for work. 
C) They served as the center of Sumerian political and spiritual life. 
D) They provided concrete locations for city-wide entertainment. 
E) They helped to create equality among Sumerians. 
A) They demonstrated the equality of humans and the gods. 
B) Their construction provided numerous opportunities for work. 
C) They served as the center of Sumerian political and spiritual life. 
D) They provided concrete locations for city-wide entertainment. 
E) They helped to create equality among Sumerians.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The Old Kingdom in ancient Egyptian hist

Question 4

The Nile River was an essential component of Egyptian culture and society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Eridu, Ur, Uruk, and Lagash

Accepted Answer

Eridu, Ur, Uruk, and Lagash are all anci

Question 6

Discuss the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms in Egypt. What changes are apparent in each in terms of the role of leaders in relationship to the people?

Accepted Answer

The Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms in Egy

Question 7

Three to four million years ago, hominids lived in

Accepted Answer

A) Europe. 
B) Asia. 
C) Africa. 
D) South America. 
E) North America. 
A) Europe. 
B) Asia. 
C) Africa. 
D) South America. 
E) North America.

Question 8

How was punishment viewed under the Code of Hammurabi?

Accepted Answer

A) Punishments were more severe for the upper classes. 
B) The system of justice was based on "an eye for an eye." 
C) The goal of punishment was reform, not retribution. 
D) The upper class was never punished. 
E) Punishments stressed the importance of confession and forgiveness. 
A) Punishments were more severe for the upper classes. 
B) The system of justice was based on "an eye for an eye." 
C) The goal of punishment was reform, not retribution. 
D) The upper class was never punished. 
E) Punishments stressed the importance of confession and forgiveness.

Question 9

After the collapse of the Old Kingdom, which new dynasty began?

Accepted Answer

A) The Middle Kingdom 
B) The New Kingdom 
C) The Second Intermediate Period 
D) The first intermediate period 
E) The Early Dynastic Period 
A) The Middle Kingdom 
B) The New Kingdom 
C) The Second Intermediate Period 
D) The first intermediate period 
E) The Early Dynastic Period

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

The Sumerians were an ancient civilizati

Question 11

Like the peoples of Mesopotamia, the Egyptians had a negative attitude toward daily life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The written script of the Sumerians is known as

Accepted Answer

A) cuneiform. 
B) alphabetic. 
C) phonogram. 
D) hieroglyphs. 
E) Cyrillic. 
A) cuneiform. 
B) alphabetic. 
C) phonogram. 
D) hieroglyphs. 
E) Cyrillic.

Question 13

Mesopotamia means the land "between the ____."

Accepted Answer

A) valleys 
B) mountains 
C) rivers 
D) deserts 
E) plains 
A) valleys 
B) mountains 
C) rivers 
D) deserts 
E) plains

Question 14

The Code of Hammurabi was one of the first of all ancient legal codes. In what ways was it "modern"? How was it different from modern day Western legal codes? What do you believe constituted "justice" for the inhabitants of Mesopotamian city-states?

Accepted Answer

The Code of Hammurabi, dating back to ar

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

The Middle Kingdom refers to a period in

Question 16

Please discuss the military and political relations between the Egyptian Empire and the Hittite New Kingdom.

Accepted Answer

The military and political relations bet

Question 17

Why did bronze replace copper in ancient civilizations?

Accepted Answer

A) Bronze was harder and more durable. 
B) Bronze was prettier and therefore made prettier jewelry. 
C) Bronze took less time to smelt. 
D) Bronze ore was easier to find. 
E) Copper tools and weapons became too soft because of the hot Middle East climate. 
A) Bronze was harder and more durable. 
B) Bronze was prettier and therefore made prettier jewelry. 
C) Bronze took less time to smelt. 
D) Bronze ore was easier to find. 
E) Copper tools and weapons became too soft because of the hot Middle East climate.

Question 18

The great literary epic of the ancient Sumerians was known as the Book of the Dead .

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Historians theorize that early civilizations developed as a result of

Accepted Answer

A) ongoing wars and the need for unified defense. 
B) the rise of food surpluses and labor specialization, which led to the creation of large communities. 
C) the emergence of new ideas and systems of equality. 
D) the rise of an organized aristocracy and nobility. 
E) the development of new technologies such as tools and metalwork. 
A) ongoing wars and the need for unified defense. 
B) the rise of food surpluses and labor specialization, which led to the creation of large communities. 
C) the emergence of new ideas and systems of equality. 
D) the rise of an organized aristocracy and nobility. 
E) the development of new technologies such as tools and metalwork.

Question 20

In Mesopotamian society, women had the right to

Accepted Answer

A) control some of the offices in the priesthood. 
B) engage in sexual relationships outside of marriage. 
C) decide whether to have children or not. 
D) decide which of her sons would receive an inheritance. 
E) refuse to do housework if her husband engaged in an adulterous affair. 
A) control some of the offices in the priesthood. 
B) engage in sexual relationships outside of marriage. 
C) decide whether to have children or not. 
D) decide which of her sons would receive an inheritance. 
E) refuse to do housework if her husband engaged in an adulterous affair.

Exam 1: The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

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

Why were temples important in Sumerian cities?

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

The Nile River was an essential component of Egyptian culture and society.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Eridu, Ur, Uruk, and Lagash

Discuss the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms in Egypt. What changes are apparent in each in terms of the role of leaders in relationship to the people?

Three to four million years ago, hominids lived in

How was punishment viewed under the Code of Hammurabi?

After the collapse of the Old Kingdom, which new dynasty began?

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

Like the peoples of Mesopotamia, the Egyptians had a negative attitude toward daily life.

The written script of the Sumerians is known as

Mesopotamia means the land "between the ____."

The Code of Hammurabi was one of the first of all ancient legal codes. In what ways was it "modern"? How was it different from modern day Western legal codes? What do you believe constituted "justice" for the inhabitants of Mesopotamian city-states?

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

Please discuss the military and political relations between the Egyptian Empire and the Hittite New Kingdom.

Why did bronze replace copper in ancient civilizations?

The great literary epic of the ancient Sumerians was known as the Book of the Dead .

Historians theorize that early civilizations developed as a result of

In Mesopotamian society, women had the right to

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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