Question 1

Where did Sumerian kings derive their authority to rule?

Accepted Answer

A) The will of the people 
B) The parliamentary councils of the city-states 
C) Success in athletic tournaments 
D) The gods 
E) Their military victories over the "barbarians" 
A) The will of the people 
B) The parliamentary councils of the city-states 
C) Success in athletic tournaments 
D) The gods 
E) Their military victories over the "barbarians"

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Akhenaten was an ancient Egyptian pharao

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia is a historical region locat

Question 4

Egypt became a colony of which state in the first century?

Accepted Answer

A) Rome 
B) Persia 
C) Babylonia 
D) Mohenjo-Daro 
E) Greece 
A) Rome 
B) Persia 
C) Babylonia 
D) Mohenjo-Daro 
E) Greece

Question 5

Why begin the history of Western Civilization with a study of ancient societies in Mesopotamia and Egypt?

Accepted Answer

The history of Western Civilization is o

Question 6

Who were the Hyksos?

Accepted Answer

A) A Semitic-speaking people who infiltrated Egypt in the seventeenth century B.C.E. 
B) Indo-European peoples who were recruited into the Egyptian military. 
C) Priests/astronomers in Egypt during the Old Kingdom. 
D) People who fought and defeated the Egyptians in the ninth century B.C.E. 
E) People who expelled the Jews from Egypt 
A) A Semitic-speaking people who infiltrated Egypt in the seventeenth century B.C.E. 
B) Indo-European peoples who were recruited into the Egyptian military. 
C) Priests/astronomers in Egypt during the Old Kingdom. 
D) People who fought and defeated the Egyptians in the ninth century B.C.E. 
E) People who expelled the Jews from Egypt

Question 7

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Accepted Answer

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are two

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT true of Egyptian social life?

Accepted Answer

A) Women had many equal legal rights with men. 
B) Marriages were based on love and personal attraction. 
C) The upper classes devoted much time to entertainment. 
D) The wife's primary role in the family was to produce children. 
E) Polygamy was the rule. 
A) Women had many equal legal rights with men. 
B) Marriages were based on love and personal attraction. 
C) The upper classes devoted much time to entertainment. 
D) The wife's primary role in the family was to produce children. 
E) Polygamy was the rule.

Question 9

Discuss some of the similarities and the differences between the religions and religious practices of the Mesopotamian region with those of Egyptian civilization.

Accepted Answer

The religions and religious practices of

Question 10

Compare the development of Mesopotamian and Egyptian societies. In what ways do they develop along similar lines? In what ways is their development markedly different?

Accepted Answer

The development of Mesopotamian and Egyp

Question 11

Discuss the possible reasons why early Mesopotamia saw so many different civilizations and empires, from the Sumerians to the Akkadians and the Babylonians, while civilization in the Nile Valley remained essentially unchanged for three millennia.

Accepted Answer

There are several possible reasons why e

Question 12

A number of Sumerian agricultural and craft terms are not Sumerian in origin, indicating that the Sumerians were not the first peoples in ancient Mesopotamia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What administrative format was used in the Old Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

A) It was divided into provinces called nomes and governed by nomarchs. 
B) It was totally ruled by the pharaoh in all facets of government. 
C) It was divided into military districts directly responsible to an army commander. 
D) It contained a parliamentary government with representatives from each district. 
E) It was ruled by hereditary governors. 
A) It was divided into provinces called nomes and governed by nomarchs. 
B) It was totally ruled by the pharaoh in all facets of government. 
C) It was divided into military districts directly responsible to an army commander. 
D) It contained a parliamentary government with representatives from each district. 
E) It was ruled by hereditary governors.

Question 14

Once systems of writing developed, the Mesopotamians used writing largely for

Accepted Answer

A) creating treaties and contracts between rulers. 
B) keeping records and creating documents that might endure. 
C) authoring religious doctrine. 
D) creating texts and schools to educate all people. 
E) designing buildings, legal codes, and outlining farming techniques. 
A) creating treaties and contracts between rulers. 
B) keeping records and creating documents that might endure. 
C) authoring religious doctrine. 
D) creating texts and schools to educate all people. 
E) designing buildings, legal codes, and outlining farming techniques.

Question 15

According to Egyptian theology, from what source did a king - or pharaoh -- derive his authority?

Accepted Answer

A) Democratic elections 
B) The assent of local governors 
C) The fact that he was perceived as a divine instrument of order and harmony 
D) Hereditary descent 
E) Military conquest 
A) Democratic elections 
B) The assent of local governors 
C) The fact that he was perceived as a divine instrument of order and harmony 
D) Hereditary descent 
E) Military conquest

Question 16

Hieroglyphs were the sole form of writing in ancient Egypt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Why didn't the ancient Egyptians have a word for "religion"?

Accepted Answer

A) Language was still new and not all words had been invented yet. 
B) They used the word "worship" instead. 
C) They didn't see religion as separate from the rest of human experience. 
D) They focused on the names of individual gods. 
E) All Egyptians shared the same beliefs, so they didn't need a separate word to describe different faiths. 
A) Language was still new and not all words had been invented yet. 
B) They used the word "worship" instead. 
C) They didn't see religion as separate from the rest of human experience. 
D) They focused on the names of individual gods. 
E) All Egyptians shared the same beliefs, so they didn't need a separate word to describe different faiths.

Question 18

How many major periods comprise Ancient Egyptian history?

Accepted Answer

A) Two 
B) Three 
C) Four 
D) Six 
E) Eight 
A) Two 
B) Three 
C) Four 
D) Six 
E) Eight

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

The Bronze Age is a period in human hist

Question 20

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Ma'at

Accepted Answer

Ma'at is a concept in ancient Egyptian r

Exam 1: The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

Where did Sumerian kings derive their authority to rule?

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

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

Egypt became a colony of which state in the first century?

Why begin the history of Western Civilization with a study of ancient societies in Mesopotamia and Egypt?

Who were the Hyksos?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Which of the following is NOT true of Egyptian social life?

Discuss some of the similarities and the differences between the religions and religious practices of the Mesopotamian region with those of Egyptian civilization.

Compare the development of Mesopotamian and Egyptian societies. In what ways do they develop along similar lines? In what ways is their development markedly different?

Discuss the possible reasons why early Mesopotamia saw so many different civilizations and empires, from the Sumerians to the Akkadians and the Babylonians, while civilization in the Nile Valley remained essentially unchanged for three millennia.

A number of Sumerian agricultural and craft terms are not Sumerian in origin, indicating that the Sumerians were not the first peoples in ancient Mesopotamia.

What administrative format was used in the Old Kingdom?

Once systems of writing developed, the Mesopotamians used writing largely for

According to Egyptian theology, from what source did a king - or pharaoh -- derive his authority?

Hieroglyphs were the sole form of writing in ancient Egypt.

Why didn't the ancient Egyptians have a word for "religion"?

How many major periods comprise Ancient Egyptian history?

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

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Ma'at

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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