Question 1

Mummification was to

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A)  help ensure that one could continue to live despite the death of the physical body. 
B)  assure against the return of the ka. 
C)  prevent the vital force of the physical body from returning. 
D)  prevent the vital force of the physical body from departing. 
E)  prevent decomposition during immersion in the Nile or exposure to the sun. 
A)  help ensure that one could continue to live despite the death of the physical body. 
B)  assure against the return of the ka. 
C)  prevent the vital force of the physical body from returning. 
D)  prevent the vital force of the physical body from departing. 
E)  prevent decomposition during immersion in the Nile or exposure to the sun.

Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-Neolithic

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The term "Neolithic" refers to the last

Question 3

Sumerian ziggurats performed the same function as Egypt's pyramids.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The ancient Egyptians had no word for religion.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In addition to the early civilizations of Mesopotamia,Egypt,the Indus Valley,and China's Yellow River,archeologists have discovered two other centers of civilization in Peru and in Central Asia.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

During the Old Stone Age,

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A)  only Egypt had an advanced agricultural economy. 
B)  both men and women hunted wild animals. 
C)  hunting and gathering was the way most people supported themselves. 
D)  humans lived only in the southernmost parts of Africa. 
E)  communication was maintained through the use of cuneiform. 
A)  only Egypt had an advanced agricultural economy. 
B)  both men and women hunted wild animals. 
C)  hunting and gathering was the way most people supported themselves. 
D)  humans lived only in the southernmost parts of Africa. 
E)  communication was maintained through the use of cuneiform.

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-kingdoms of Judah and Israel

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The kingdoms of Judah and Israel refer t

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-Rameses II

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Rameses II, also known as Ramesses the G

Question 9

Paleolithic peoples

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A)  engaged in artistic activities, as indicated by surviving cave paintings. 
B)  lacked the use of fire, which significantly retarded their pace of development. 
C)  perfected techniques that allowed them to hunt very large dinosaurs with total success. 
D)  lived in brick structures. 
E)  used bronze for tools and weapons, but not copper. 
A)  engaged in artistic activities, as indicated by surviving cave paintings. 
B)  lacked the use of fire, which significantly retarded their pace of development. 
C)  perfected techniques that allowed them to hunt very large dinosaurs with total success. 
D)  lived in brick structures. 
E)  used bronze for tools and weapons, but not copper.

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-Osiris

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Osiris is a major figure in ancient Egyp

Question 11

The Assyrian Empire

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A)  developed in the central desert region of the Arabian peninsula. 
B)  expanded northward from its original homeland to the Baltic Sea by 700 B.C.E. 
C)  was skilled at waging both conventional and guerrilla warfare. 
D)  was the greatest trading center of the ancient world. 
E)  briefly occupied southern Greece. 
A)  developed in the central desert region of the Arabian peninsula. 
B)  expanded northward from its original homeland to the Baltic Sea by 700 B.C.E. 
C)  was skilled at waging both conventional and guerrilla warfare. 
D)  was the greatest trading center of the ancient world. 
E)  briefly occupied southern Greece.

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-Son of Re

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The term "Son of Re" (also spelled "Son

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-Yahweh

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Yahweh is the personal name of the God o

Question 14

Which of the following is not true about cuneiform?

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A)  It used the Cyrillic alphabet. 
B)  It was used for record keeping. 
C)  It was used for teaching. 
D)  It was used to record Mesopotamian literature. 
E)  It was developed by the Sumerians. 
A)  It used the Cyrillic alphabet. 
B)  It was used for record keeping. 
C)  It was used for teaching. 
D)  It was used to record Mesopotamian literature. 
E)  It was developed by the Sumerians.

Question 15

Why does the text say that the social structure and ideas of ancient Egypt were a reflection of the influence of the Nile? Was this people-river relationship different from that which evolved in the societies of the Tigris-Euphrates region? Why or why not? How was this importance reflected in the "Hymn to the Nile?

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The text says that the social structure

Question 16

Identify the following terms.
-Paleolithic

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Who? 
The term "Paleolithic" refers to t

Question 17

The Assyrian army

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A)  was renowned for its ability to besiege enemy cities. 
B)  could deploy only a few thousand troops in major campaigns. 
C)  customarily used diplomacy and negotiation in its largely peaceful campaigns. 
D)  was unable to conquer Egypt. 
E)  defeated the Persians on the banks of the Tigris River. 
A)  was renowned for its ability to besiege enemy cities. 
B)  could deploy only a few thousand troops in major campaigns. 
C)  customarily used diplomacy and negotiation in its largely peaceful campaigns. 
D)  was unable to conquer Egypt. 
E)  defeated the Persians on the banks of the Tigris River.

Question 18

During the Babylonian Captivity

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A)  the Chaldeans were able to conquer the Persians. 
B)  the Persians gave up control of the Kingdom of Judah. 
C)  many upper-class Israelites were deported to Babylonia. 
D)  Egypt freed the Hebrews. 
E)  the Hittites were held as slaves by the Babylonians. 
A)  the Chaldeans were able to conquer the Persians. 
B)  the Persians gave up control of the Kingdom of Judah. 
C)  many upper-class Israelites were deported to Babylonia. 
D)  Egypt freed the Hebrews. 
E)  the Hittites were held as slaves by the Babylonians.

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-Akhenaten

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Akhenaten was an ancient Egyptian pharao

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Cambyses and Darius Pages

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Cambyses II and Darius I are significant

Exam 1: Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Mummification was to

Identify the following terms. -Neolithic

Sumerian ziggurats performed the same function as Egypt's pyramids.

The ancient Egyptians had no word for religion.

In addition to the early civilizations of Mesopotamia,Egypt,the Indus Valley,and China's Yellow River,archeologists have discovered two other centers of civilization in Peru and in Central Asia.

During the Old Stone Age,

Identify the following terms. -kingdoms of Judah and Israel

Identify the following terms. -Rameses II

Paleolithic peoples

Identify the following terms. -Osiris

The Assyrian Empire

Identify the following terms. -Son of Re

Identify the following terms. -Yahweh

Which of the following is not true about cuneiform?

Identify the following terms. -Paleolithic

The Assyrian army

During the Babylonian Captivity

Identify the following terms. -Akhenaten

Identify the following terms. -Cambyses and Darius Pages

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: The Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: The Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows over the Pacific: East Asia under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism Revolution and Dictatorship: Asia the Middle East and Latin America from 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War II

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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