Question 1

Talk about:
-Megaliths

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Megaliths are large, prehistoric stone s

Question 2

Talk about:
-Seth

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Certainly! However, your request "Talk a

Question 3

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

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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 4

Mesopotamia means the land "between the ____."

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A) valleys 
B) mountains 
C) rivers 
D) deserts 
E) plains 
A) valleys 
B) mountains 
C) rivers 
D) deserts 
E) plains

Question 5

Talk about:
-Middle Kingdom

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The Middle Kingdom is a term used to ref

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

The Epic of Gilgamesh teaches that

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A) the gods are benevolent and care greatly for their people. 
B) a wish fulfilled is not always a good thing. 
C) human life is difficult and immortality is only for the gods. 
D) a periodic flood is necessary to cleanse the world. 
E) immortality is guaranteed for the believing worshippers. 
A) the gods are benevolent and care greatly for their people. 
B) a wish fulfilled is not always a good thing. 
C) human life is difficult and immortality is only for the gods. 
D) a periodic flood is necessary to cleanse the world. 
E) immortality is guaranteed for the believing worshippers.

Question 8

Growing appreciation of astronomy among European peoples after 4000 B.C.E. is best seen in

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A) cuneiform star charts. 
B) wall paintings of galaxies. 
C) megalithic observatories. 
D) epic poems about the cosmos. 
E) use of the astrolabe. 
A) cuneiform star charts. 
B) wall paintings of galaxies. 
C) megalithic observatories. 
D) epic poems about the cosmos. 
E) use of the astrolabe.

Question 9

Talk about:
-Hatshepsut

Accepted Answer

Who? - Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh o

Question 10

One of the few female pharaohs was

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A) Ramses. 
B) Hatshepsut. 
C) Menes. 
D) Amenhotep. 
E) Isis. 
A) Ramses. 
B) Hatshepsut. 
C) Menes. 
D) Amenhotep. 
E) Isis.

Question 11

Talk about:
-The Epic of Gilgamesh

Accepted Answer

The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Meso

Question 12

In ancient civilizations, bronze would replace copper because

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A) bronze was harder and more durable. 
B) it was prettier and therefore made prettier jewelry. 
C) bronze took less time to smelt. 
D) bronze ore was easier to find. 
E) copper tools and weapons became too soft because of the hot weather of the Middle East. 
A) bronze was harder and more durable. 
B) it was prettier and therefore made prettier jewelry. 
C) bronze took less time to smelt. 
D) bronze ore was easier to find. 
E) copper tools and weapons became too soft because of the hot weather of the Middle East.

Question 13

Originally the Osiris cult was reserved for

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A) the wealthy who could afford preservation of the body. 
B) priests who knew religious secrets. 
C) the poor who lived by the Nile. 
D) the pharaohs alone. 
E) all free men but no slaves nor serfs. 
A) the wealthy who could afford preservation of the body. 
B) priests who knew religious secrets. 
C) the poor who lived by the Nile. 
D) the pharaohs alone. 
E) all free men but no slaves nor serfs.

Question 14

Talk about:
-Tutankhamun

Accepted Answer

Tutankhamun, also known as King Tut, was

Question 15

Talk about:
-Neanderthals

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-Neanderthals...

Question 16

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

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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 17

Talk about:
-Naram-Sin of Akkad

Accepted Answer

Naram-Sin of Akkad was a ruler of the Ak

Question 18

Talk about:
-ziggurat

Accepted Answer

Who? 
Ziggurats were constructed by the

Question 19

The original Indo-Europeans possibly came from

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A) Mesopotamia. 
B) the steppe region north of the Black Sea. 
C) the Indus Valley. 
D) the Aegean basin. 
E) India. 
A) Mesopotamia. 
B) the steppe region north of the Black Sea. 
C) the Indus Valley. 
D) the Aegean basin. 
E) India.

Question 20

The Sumerians

Accepted Answer

A) defeated the Hittites in 2600 B.C.E. 
B) were plagued by incessant warfare between their many city-states. 
C) had a complicated religion with a sophisticated belief in life after death. 
D) were warriors who instituted totalitarian government. 
E) built damns and irrigation canals along the Indus River. 
A) defeated the Hittites in 2600 B.C.E. 
B) were plagued by incessant warfare between their many city-states. 
C) had a complicated religion with a sophisticated belief in life after death. 
D) were warriors who instituted totalitarian government. 
E) built damns and irrigation canals along the Indus River.

Talk about: -Megaliths

Talk about: -Seth

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

Mesopotamia means the land "between the ____."

Talk about: -Middle Kingdom

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

The Epic of Gilgamesh teaches that

Growing appreciation of astronomy among European peoples after 4000 B.C.E. is best seen in

Talk about: -Hatshepsut

One of the few female pharaohs was

Talk about: -The Epic of Gilgamesh

In ancient civilizations, bronze would replace copper because

Originally the Osiris cult was reserved for

Talk about: -Tutankhamun

Talk about: -Neanderthals

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

Talk about: -Naram-Sin of Akkad

Talk about: -ziggurat

The original Indo-Europeans possibly came from

The Sumerians

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: -Megaliths

Talk about: -Seth

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

Mesopotamia means the land "between the ____."

Talk about: -Middle Kingdom

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

The Epic of Gilgamesh teaches that

Growing appreciation of astronomy among European peoples after 4000 B.C.E. is best seen in

Talk about: -Hatshepsut

One of the few female pharaohs was

Talk about: -The Epic of Gilgamesh

In ancient civilizations, bronze would replace copper because

Originally the Osiris cult was reserved for

Talk about: -Tutankhamun

Talk about: -Neanderthals

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

Talk about: -Naram-Sin of Akkad

Talk about: -ziggurat

The original Indo-Europeans possibly came from

The Sumerians

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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