Question 1

Talk about:
-Sargon of Akkad

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Sargon of Akkad, also known as Sargon th

Question 2

Talk about:
-Amon-Re

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Amon-Re is a combination of two ancient

Question 3

Talk about:
-Hyksos

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The Hyksos were a group of people who in

Question 4

Invasions in the twelfth century by which of the following people ended Egyptian power in Canaan?

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

Question 5

What historians refer to as an agricultural revolution

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A) occurred prior to 10,000 B.C.E. 
B) began in Asia and then spread to other regions. 
C) developed independently in seven different areas of the world. 
D) encouraged the continuation of a nomadic way of life in the Near East. 
E) included the growing of crops and the taming of food-producing animals. 
A) occurred prior to 10,000 B.C.E. 
B) began in Asia and then spread to other regions. 
C) developed independently in seven different areas of the world. 
D) encouraged the continuation of a nomadic way of life in the Near East. 
E) included the growing of crops and the taming of food-producing animals.

Question 6

Hieroglyphs were the sole form of writing in ancient Egypt.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Sumerian kings derived their authority from

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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 8

Unlike the rivers in Mesopotamia, the Nile River

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A) never rises or falls, but flows steadily year-round. 
B) frequently goes dry, leaving the land barren. 
C) is subject to violent, unpredictable floods. 
D) floods predictably at the same time every year. 
E) was a dry shell for ten months of the year. 
A) never rises or falls, but flows steadily year-round. 
B) frequently goes dry, leaving the land barren. 
C) is subject to violent, unpredictable floods. 
D) floods predictably at the same time every year. 
E) was a dry shell for ten months of the year.

Question 9

Talk about:
-Old Kingdom

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The Old Kingdom, also known as the Age o

Question 10

The earliest of the Mesopotamian empires was founded by Gilgamesh.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Talk about:
-Indo-Europeans

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The Indo-Europeans were a group of peopl

Question 12

All of the following are believed to be developments of the Paleolithic Age EXCEPT

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A) the utilization of tools. 
B) origins of religious and decorative art. 
C) a social system with rough equality between the sexes. 
D) the controlled use of fire. 
E) the regular production of food through agriculture. 
A) the utilization of tools. 
B) origins of religious and decorative art. 
C) a social system with rough equality between the sexes. 
D) the controlled use of fire. 
E) the regular production of food through agriculture.

Question 13

The term Indo-European refers to people whose language derived from a single parent tongue.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Mesopotamian religion was

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A) monotheistic. 
B) very simple with few rules and tenets. 
C) severely critical of cultures that practiced divination. 
D) one in which no one god reigned supreme and deities were closely related to cities. 
E) abstract and metaphorical. 
A) monotheistic. 
B) very simple with few rules and tenets. 
C) severely critical of cultures that practiced divination. 
D) one in which no one god reigned supreme and deities were closely related to cities. 
E) abstract and metaphorical.

Question 15

The word "Paleolithic" means "old stone."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Egypt's Old Kingdom ended for all of the following EXCEPT

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A) foreign invasion. 
B) a drought caused by low levels of the Nile. 
C) a decline in rainfall. 
D) economic troubles. 
E) decline of centralized authority. 
A) foreign invasion. 
B) a drought caused by low levels of the Nile. 
C) a decline in rainfall. 
D) economic troubles. 
E) decline of centralized authority.

Question 17

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 18

Talk about:
-divination

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Divination is the practice of seeking kn

Question 19

The ancient city of Çatal Hüyük was

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A) a farming community located in Greece. 
B) a Neolithic walled community sustained by food surpluses. 
C) a large city with an elaborate water and sewer system. 
D) an autocracy in which ruling religious elders exercised all political power. 
E) the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom. 
A) a farming community located in Greece. 
B) a Neolithic walled community sustained by food surpluses. 
C) a large city with an elaborate water and sewer system. 
D) an autocracy in which ruling religious elders exercised all political power. 
E) the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom.

Question 20

The Hyksos

Accepted Answer

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.

Talk about: -Sargon of Akkad

Talk about: -Amon-Re

Talk about: -Hyksos

Invasions in the twelfth century by which of the following people ended Egyptian power in Canaan?

What historians refer to as an agricultural revolution

Hieroglyphs were the sole form of writing in ancient Egypt.

Sumerian kings derived their authority from

Unlike the rivers in Mesopotamia, the Nile River

Talk about: -Old Kingdom

The earliest of the Mesopotamian empires was founded by Gilgamesh.

Talk about: -Indo-Europeans

All of the following are believed to be developments of the Paleolithic Age EXCEPT

The term Indo-European refers to people whose language derived from a single parent tongue.

Mesopotamian religion was

The word "Paleolithic" means "old stone."

Egypt's Old Kingdom ended for all of the following EXCEPT

For administrative purposes in the Old Kingdom, Egypt was

Talk about: -divination

The ancient city of Çatal Hüyük was

The Hyksos

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

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Exam 1: The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

Talk about: -Sargon of Akkad

Talk about: -Amon-Re

Talk about: -Hyksos

Invasions in the twelfth century by which of the following people ended Egyptian power in Canaan?

What historians refer to as an agricultural revolution

Hieroglyphs were the sole form of writing in ancient Egypt.

Sumerian kings derived their authority from

Unlike the rivers in Mesopotamia, the Nile River

Talk about: -Old Kingdom

The earliest of the Mesopotamian empires was founded by Gilgamesh.

Talk about: -Indo-Europeans

All of the following are believed to be developments of the Paleolithic Age EXCEPT

The term Indo-European refers to people whose language derived from a single parent tongue.

Mesopotamian religion was

The word "Paleolithic" means "old stone."

Egypt's Old Kingdom ended for all of the following EXCEPT

For administrative purposes in the Old Kingdom, Egypt was

Talk about: -divination

The ancient city of Çatal Hüyük was

The Hyksos

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

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