Question 1

Which statement best describes Mesopotamian religion?

Accepted Answer

A) Mesopotamian religion was monotheistic. 
B) Mesopotamian religion was simple with few rules and tenets. 
C) Mesopotamian religion was severely critical of cultures that practiced divination. 
D) Mesopotamian religion had many gods and people were created to do manual labor for the gods. 
E) Mesopotamian religion stressed the power of humans over supernatural forces. . 
A) Mesopotamian religion was monotheistic. 
B) Mesopotamian religion was simple with few rules and tenets. 
C) Mesopotamian religion was severely critical of cultures that practiced divination. 
D) Mesopotamian religion had many gods and people were created to do manual labor for the gods. 
E) Mesopotamian religion stressed the power of humans over supernatural forces. .

Question 2

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Sargon of Akkad

Accepted Answer

Sargon of Akkad was a ruler of the Akkad

Question 3

Sumerians believed that the gods actually owned the cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

During the era of the Middle Kingdom, pharaohs increasingly saw themselves as the shepherds of the people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The vast majority of the population in Sumerian city-states worked as

Accepted Answer

A) farmers. 
B) merchants. 
C) textile-makers. 
D) royal officials. 
E) priests. 
A) farmers. 
B) merchants. 
C) textile-makers. 
D) royal officials. 
E) priests.

Question 6

The Egyptians fought the Sea Peoples at the Battle of Kadesh.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Homo sapiens sapiens is the scientific n

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

The Hyksos were a group of people who in

Question 9

What was the significance of the Nile River for ancient Egyptian society?

Accepted Answer

A) It helped Egypt became prosperous thanks to agricultural surpluses. 
B) It provided a means for Egypt's enemies to constantly invade and wage war. 
C) Its treacherous waters made travel difficult. 
D) It fueled rapid urbanization. 
E) It limited the development of trade. 
A) It helped Egypt became prosperous thanks to agricultural surpluses. 
B) It provided a means for Egypt's enemies to constantly invade and wage war. 
C) Its treacherous waters made travel difficult. 
D) It fueled rapid urbanization. 
E) It limited the development of trade.

Question 10

Egyptian art can be characterized as

Accepted Answer

A) a product of the Old Kingdom. 
B) primarily functional and not intended to add beauty. 
C) governed solely by the creativity of the artist. 
D) not highly stylized. 
E) subtly critical of the pharaohs. 
A) a product of the Old Kingdom. 
B) primarily functional and not intended to add beauty. 
C) governed solely by the creativity of the artist. 
D) not highly stylized. 
E) subtly critical of the pharaohs.

Question 11

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Code of Hammurabi

Accepted Answer

The Code of Hammurabi is a well-preserve

Question 12

According to the Sumerians, who owned the cities?

Accepted Answer

A) The kings 
B) The nobles and other elites 
C) The priests 
D) The gods and goddesses 
E) The people 
A) The kings 
B) The nobles and other elites 
C) The priests 
D) The gods and goddesses 
E) The people

Question 13

In Egyptian society,

Accepted Answer

A) when women married, they turned over control of their property and inheritance to their husbands. 
B) women could operate businesses. 
C) polygamy was the norm. 
D) young people could choose their own mates. 
E) divorce was prohibited. 
A) when women married, they turned over control of their property and inheritance to their husbands. 
B) women could operate businesses. 
C) polygamy was the norm. 
D) young people could choose their own mates. 
E) divorce was prohibited.

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

How did Egyptian society compare to Mesopotamian society?

Accepted Answer

A) It was more urban. 
B) It was less dependent on rivers. 
C) It was more rural. 
D) It did not have food surpluses. 
E) It was more literate. 
A) It was more urban. 
B) It was less dependent on rivers. 
C) It was more rural. 
D) It did not have food surpluses. 
E) It was more literate.

Question 16

Amenhotep IV best known for

Accepted Answer

A) the temporary installation of the god of the sun disk in Egyptian culture. 
B) expelling the Hyksos and leading Egypt along an imperialistic path. 
C) increasing the power of the Amon-Re priesthood. 
D) combating the invasion of the Sea Peoples. 
E) establishing the worship of Osiris. 
A) the temporary installation of the god of the sun disk in Egyptian culture. 
B) expelling the Hyksos and leading Egypt along an imperialistic path. 
C) increasing the power of the Amon-Re priesthood. 
D) combating the invasion of the Sea Peoples. 
E) establishing the worship of Osiris.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

Polytheistic refers to a religious belie

Question 18

Who drove the Egyptians from Canaan in the thirteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) Sumerians. 
B) "Sea Peoples" 
C) Babylonians 
D) Hyksos. 
E) Assyrians. 
A) Sumerians. 
B) "Sea Peoples" 
C) Babylonians 
D) Hyksos. 
E) Assyrians.

Question 19

What were the causes and the consequences of the migration of Indo-European speakers into the Near East during the second millennium B.C.E.?

Accepted Answer

The migration of Indo-European speakers

Question 20

As a result of the Agricultural Revolution, people

Accepted Answer

A) found food supplies less reliable, more dependent on weather conditions. 
B) embraced a nomadic existence. 
C) enjoyed a steady source of meat and milk. 
D) recognized the inability of humans to control nature. 
E) abandoned the cultivation of regional plants. 
A) found food supplies less reliable, more dependent on weather conditions. 
B) embraced a nomadic existence. 
C) enjoyed a steady source of meat and milk. 
D) recognized the inability of humans to control nature. 
E) abandoned the cultivation of regional plants.

Exam 1: The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

Which statement best describes Mesopotamian religion?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Sargon of Akkad

Sumerians believed that the gods actually owned the cities.

During the era of the Middle Kingdom, pharaohs increasingly saw themselves as the shepherds of the people.

The vast majority of the population in Sumerian city-states worked as

The Egyptians fought the Sea Peoples at the Battle of Kadesh.

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

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

What was the significance of the Nile River for ancient Egyptian society?

Egyptian art can be characterized as

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Code of Hammurabi

According to the Sumerians, who owned the cities?

In Egyptian society,

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?

How did Egyptian society compare to Mesopotamian society?

Amenhotep IV best known for

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

Who drove the Egyptians from Canaan in the thirteenth century?

What were the causes and the consequences of the migration of Indo-European speakers into the Near East during the second millennium B.C.E.?

As a result of the Agricultural Revolution, people

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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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