Question 1

The most famous of the megalithic constructions of Europe is

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A) Avebury. 
B) Woodhenge. 
C) Stonehenge. 
D) Lascaux. 
E) Altimira. 
A) Avebury. 
B) Woodhenge. 
C) Stonehenge. 
D) Lascaux. 
E) Altimira.

Question 2

The word "Paleolithic" means "old stone."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

For administrative purposes in the Old Kingdom, Egypt was

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

Question 4

The Hittites

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A) were an Indo-European speaking peoples. 
B) a Semitic speaking peoples. 
C) defeated and destroyed by the Egyptians. 
D) made iron weapons of war. 
E) a and d 
A) were an Indo-European speaking peoples. 
B) a Semitic speaking peoples. 
C) defeated and destroyed by the Egyptians. 
D) made iron weapons of war. 
E) a and d

Question 5

define the following term:
-cuneiform

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Cuneiform is a system of writing that wa

Question 6

The focal points and sources of life for the ancient Egyptians were the

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A) Nile River and the pharaohs. 
B) herd animals and the temples. 
C) Nile River and the military. 
D) pharaoh and the stars. 
E) pyramids and the sphinx. 
A) Nile River and the pharaohs. 
B) herd animals and the temples. 
C) Nile River and the military. 
D) pharaoh and the stars. 
E) pyramids and the sphinx.

Question 7

The first anatomically modern humans, known as Homo sapienssapiens,

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A) first appeared in Africa between 200,000 and 150,000 years ago. 
B) were skilled hunters who had mastered 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) were skilled hunters who had mastered 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 8

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?

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The transition from hunting and gatherin

Question 9

define the following term:
-Megaliths

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Megaliths are large, prehistoric stone s

Question 10

Amenhotep IV is best known for

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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 11

define the following term:
-Suppiluliumas I

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Suppiluliumas I was a Hittite king who r

Question 12

The Sumerian government

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A) came to view kings as agents of their gods. 
B) saw the various city-states erect different types of governments. 
C) was a theocracy in which the priest ruled. 
D) was a type of aristocracy where nobles were appointed by an assembly. 
E) was controlled by the merchant and artisan class. 
A) came to view kings as agents of their gods. 
B) saw the various city-states erect different types of governments. 
C) was a theocracy in which the priest ruled. 
D) was a type of aristocracy where nobles were appointed by an assembly. 
E) was controlled by the merchant and artisan class.

Question 13

define the following term:
-Ramesses II

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Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the

Question 14

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In comparison to Mesopotamian society, Egyptian society was

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A) more urban. 
B) less dependent on rivers. 
C) more rural. 
D) without food surpluses. 
E) more literate. 
A) more urban. 
B) less dependent on rivers. 
C) more rural. 
D) without food surpluses. 
E) more literate.

Question 16

define the following term:
-Sumerians

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The Sumerians were an ancient civilizati

Question 17

define the following term:
-New Kingdom

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The New Kingdom was a period in ancient

Question 18

define the following term:
-The Epic of Gilgamesh

Accepted Answer

The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Meso

Question 19

define the following term:
-Homo sapiens sapiens

Accepted Answer

Homo sapiens sapiens is the scientific n

Question 20

All of the following is true of Egyptian serfs except

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A) they were common people bound to the land. 
B) they paid taxes to the king, nobles, and priests. 
C) they provided military service. 
D) they lived exclusively in Egyptian cities. 
E) they provides labor for building projects. 
A) they were common people bound to the land. 
B) they paid taxes to the king, nobles, and priests. 
C) they provided military service. 
D) they lived exclusively in Egyptian cities. 
E) they provides labor for building projects.

Exam 1: The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The most famous of the megalithic constructions of Europe is

The word "Paleolithic" means "old stone."

For administrative purposes in the Old Kingdom, Egypt was

The Hittites

define the following term: -cuneiform

The focal points and sources of life for the ancient Egyptians were the

The first anatomically modern humans, known as Homo sapienssapiens,

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?

define the following term: -Megaliths

Amenhotep IV is best known for

define the following term: -Suppiluliumas I

The Sumerian government

define the following term: -Ramesses II

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

In comparison to Mesopotamian society, Egyptian society was

define the following term: -Sumerians

define the following term: -New Kingdom

define the following term: -The Epic of Gilgamesh

define the following term: -Homo sapiens sapiens

All of the following is true of Egyptian serfs except

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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