Question 1

The ideas of Zoroastrianism

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A)  according to the Zend Avesta, stated that there was only one god. 
B)  are perhaps the best stated exposition of polytheism produced in the ancient world. 
C)  were written down by Zoroaster in the seventh century B.C.E. 
D)  influenced Hinduism and Buddhism. 
E)  did not outlive the death of Zarathustra. 
A)  according to the Zend Avesta, stated that there was only one god. 
B)  are perhaps the best stated exposition of polytheism produced in the ancient world. 
C)  were written down by Zoroaster in the seventh century B.C.E. 
D)  influenced Hinduism and Buddhism. 
E)  did not outlive the death of Zarathustra.

Question 2

The first civilizations lacked a system of written record keeping.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-Phoenician alphabet

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The Phoenician alphabet is considered to

Question 4

Mesopotamian religion

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A)  played a limited role in its culture. 
B)  was monotheistic in nature. 
C)  was reinforced by the intensity of the region's environment. 
D)  employed divination to maintain people's uncertainties about the gods' behavior. 
E)  believed that the world was controlled by two competing gods. 
A)  played a limited role in its culture. 
B)  was monotheistic in nature. 
C)  was reinforced by the intensity of the region's environment. 
D)  employed divination to maintain people's uncertainties about the gods' behavior. 
E)  believed that the world was controlled by two competing gods.

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-Semitic

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The term "Semitic" refers to a family of

Question 6

During the reign of Akhenaten,

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A)  monotheism permanently replaced polytheism in ancient Egypt. 
B)  foreign affairs were ignored and Syria and Palestine were lost. 
C)  Thebes was replaced by Cairo as the capital. 
D)  the Hyksos invaded the Nile Valley. 
E)  the Sea Peoples were driven from Egypt. 
A)  monotheism permanently replaced polytheism in ancient Egypt. 
B)  foreign affairs were ignored and Syria and Palestine were lost. 
C)  Thebes was replaced by Cairo as the capital. 
D)  the Hyksos invaded the Nile Valley. 
E)  the Sea Peoples were driven from Egypt.

Question 7

Which of the following is not correct about marriage and family in ancient Egypt?

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A)  Wives of all classes had major responsibilities and commanded respect. 
B)  Women had many equal legal rights to men, but had very limited career opportunities. 
C)  Polygamy was the general rule, although wives could keep additional husbands. 
D)  For women, especially, the penalties for adultery were catastrophic. 
E)  Many parents and children appear to have had close and loving relationships. 
A)  Wives of all classes had major responsibilities and commanded respect. 
B)  Women had many equal legal rights to men, but had very limited career opportunities. 
C)  Polygamy was the general rule, although wives could keep additional husbands. 
D)  For women, especially, the penalties for adultery were catastrophic. 
E)  Many parents and children appear to have had close and loving relationships.

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-the prophets

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The term "the prophets" generally refers

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-Hebrews and Israelites

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The terms "Hebrews" and "Israelites" ref

Question 10

Which of the following is a true statement?

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A)  The Akkadian Empire achieved no expansion, but endured for a thousand years. 
B)  Ur produced total Mesopotamian disintegration. 
C)  The Amorites, under the leadership of Hammurabi, replaced the Sumerians and Akkadians as rulers of Mesopotamia. 
D)  Hammurabi eliminated all aspects of Sumerian culture in Mesopotamian life. 
E)  Sumer was established by the Hyksos. 
A)  The Akkadian Empire achieved no expansion, but endured for a thousand years. 
B)  Ur produced total Mesopotamian disintegration. 
C)  The Amorites, under the leadership of Hammurabi, replaced the Sumerians and Akkadians as rulers of Mesopotamia. 
D)  Hammurabi eliminated all aspects of Sumerian culture in Mesopotamian life. 
E)  Sumer was established by the Hyksos.

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-Homo sapiens

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The answer of Identify the following terms.
-Homo sapiens...

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-homo erectus

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Homo erectus is an extinct species of ho

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-Australopithecines

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Australopithecines refer to a group of e

Question 14

Judaism can be defined or described as a religion of

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A)  amoral monotheism. 
B)  ethical monotheism. 
C)  ethical polytheism. 
D)  amoral polytheism. 
E)  monotheistic relativism. 
A)  amoral monotheism. 
B)  ethical monotheism. 
C)  ethical polytheism. 
D)  amoral polytheism. 
E)  monotheistic relativism.

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-Solomon

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Solomon was a biblical figure known for

Question 16

After the death of King Solomon,Jerusalem became the capital of the southern Kingdom of

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A)  Sumeria. 
B)  Judah. 
C)  Israel. 
D)  Arabia. 
E)  Axum. 
A)  Sumeria. 
B)  Judah. 
C)  Israel. 
D)  Arabia. 
E)  Axum.

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-cuneiform

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Cuneiform is a system of writing that wa

Question 18

Identify the following terms.
-Old Kingdom,Middle Kingdom,New Kingdom

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The Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New

Question 19

Scholars have found a larger,highly significant Neolithic urban center at

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A)  Nairobi. 
B)  Mumbai. 
C)  Hokkaido. 
D)  Machu Picchu. 
E)  Catal Huyuk. 
A)  Nairobi. 
B)  Mumbai. 
C)  Hokkaido. 
D)  Machu Picchu. 
E)  Catal Huyuk.

Question 20

The principal economic basis of Assyrian life was manufacturing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Early Humans and the First Civilizations

The ideas of Zoroastrianism

The first civilizations lacked a system of written record keeping.

Identify the following terms. -Phoenician alphabet

Mesopotamian religion

Identify the following terms. -Semitic

During the reign of Akhenaten,

Which of the following is not correct about marriage and family in ancient Egypt?

Identify the following terms. -the prophets

Identify the following terms. -Hebrews and Israelites

Which of the following is a true statement?

Identify the following terms. -Homo sapiens

Identify the following terms. -homo erectus

Identify the following terms. -Australopithecines

Judaism can be defined or described as a religion of

Identify the following terms. -Solomon

After the death of King Solomon,Jerusalem became the capital of the southern Kingdom of

Identify the following terms. -cuneiform

Identify the following terms. -Old Kingdom,Middle Kingdom,New Kingdom

Scholars have found a larger,highly significant Neolithic urban center at

The principal economic basis of Assyrian life was manufacturing.

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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