Question 1

define the following term:
-hieroglyphs

Accepted Answer

Hieroglyphs are a form of writing used b

Question 2

The earliest of the Mesopotamian empires was founded by Gilgamesh.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

define the following term:
-Homo erectus

Accepted Answer

The answer of define the following term:
-Homo erectus...

Question 4

The Hyksos

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

Question 5

define the following term:
-Ahmose I

Accepted Answer

Ahmose I was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt

Question 6

define the following term:
-polytheism

Accepted Answer

The answer of define the following term:
-polytheism...

Question 7

Akhenaten is best known for his unsuccessful attempt to lessen the power of the

Accepted Answer

A) army. 
B) nobles. 
C) merchants. 
D) priesthood. 
E) scribes. 
A) army. 
B) nobles. 
C) merchants. 
D) priesthood. 
E) scribes.

Question 8

define the following term:
-Hyksos

Accepted Answer

The Hyksos were a group of people who in

Question 9

define the following term:
-Mesopotamia

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia:

Who?
Mesopotamia is not a

Question 10

In general, during the imperialistic New Kingdom, Egyptian government changed by

Accepted Answer

A) a gradual lessening in the power of pharaohs over their neighbors. 
B) a decrease in the size of the royal bureaucracy. 
C) the growing poverty and powerlessness of priesthoods. 
D) the growing weakness of army commanders. 
E) the increasing influence of the peasant class. 
A) a gradual lessening in the power of pharaohs over their neighbors. 
B) a decrease in the size of the royal bureaucracy. 
C) the growing poverty and powerlessness of priesthoods. 
D) the growing weakness of army commanders. 
E) the increasing influence of the peasant class.

Question 11

define the following term:
-Hatshepsut

Accepted Answer

Who? - Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh o

Question 12

The Egyptian pyramids were

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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) all dedicated 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) all dedicated to the god Aten. 
E) the final resting places of the pharaohs of the New Kingdom

Question 13

The early Neolithic era saw

Accepted Answer

A) a slow transition 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) all of the above 
A) a slow transition 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) all of the above

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

In both Mesopotamian and Egyptian societ

Question 15

define the following term:
-Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Accepted Answer

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are two

Question 16

define the following term:
-ziggurat

Accepted Answer

Who? 
Ziggurats were constructed by the

Question 17

Hieroglyphs were the sole form of writing in ancient Egypt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

define the following term:
-Amenhotep III

Accepted Answer

Amenhotep III was an ancient Egyptian ph

Question 19

The word "theocracy" means "rule by the strongest."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

define the following term:
-Paleolithic Age

Accepted Answer

The Paleolithic Age, also known as the S

Exam 1: The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

define the following term: -hieroglyphs

The earliest of the Mesopotamian empires was founded by Gilgamesh.

define the following term: -Homo erectus

The Hyksos

define the following term: -Ahmose I

define the following term: -polytheism

Akhenaten is best known for his unsuccessful attempt to lessen the power of the

define the following term: -Hyksos

define the following term: -Mesopotamia

In general, during the imperialistic New Kingdom, Egyptian government changed by

define the following term: -Hatshepsut

The Egyptian pyramids were

The early Neolithic era saw

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

define the following term: -Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

define the following term: -ziggurat

Hieroglyphs were the sole form of writing in ancient Egypt.

define the following term: -Amenhotep III

The word "theocracy" means "rule by the strongest."

define the following term: -Paleolithic Age

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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