Question 1

All of the following are true about the ancient Sumerian city-states except that

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A)  their political structure was democratic in nature. 
B)  warfare between them was common. 
C)  they were primarily agricultural communities. 
D)  they mastered the use of bronze. 
E)  they engaged in monumental construction projects. 
A)  their political structure was democratic in nature. 
B)  warfare between them was common. 
C)  they were primarily agricultural communities. 
D)  they mastered the use of bronze. 
E)  they engaged in monumental construction projects.

Question 2

What new attitudes and practices developed during the New Kingdom in Egypt? How and why did they differ from those of the Old and Middle Kingdoms?

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During the New Kingdom in Egypt, several

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-Tigris and Euphrates

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The Tigris and Euphrates are two signifi

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-hominids

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The answer of Identify the following terms.
-hominids...

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-Catal Huyuk

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Catal Huyuk, also spelled as Çatalhöyük,

Question 6

Unlike Mesopotamia's rivers,the flooding of Egypt's Nile was gradual and usually predictable,and the river seen as life-enhancing rather than life-threatening.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What major economic changes resulted from the Neolithic Revolution? What social and lifestyle changes did it bring,and for which individuals and which groups in these societies?

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The Neolithic Revolution brought about m

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt

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Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt are terms th

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-Indo-Europeans

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The Indo-Europeans were a group of peopl

Question 10

The central aspect of the Neolithic Revolution was the

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A)  first development of hunter-gatherer cultures. 
B)  successful invasion of northwestern Africa by Turkish nomads from central Asia. 
C)  emergence of systematic food production through the domestication of plants and animals. 
D)  use of fire and the cooking of food. 
E)  development of writing. 
A)  first development of hunter-gatherer cultures. 
B)  successful invasion of northwestern Africa by Turkish nomads from central Asia. 
C)  emergence of systematic food production through the domestication of plants and animals. 
D)  use of fire and the cooking of food. 
E)  development of writing.

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-"Sea Peoples"

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The answer of Identify the following terms.
-"Sea Peoples"...

Question 12

What do Zoroastrianism and Judaism have in common?

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A)  the concept of polytheism. 
B)  emphasis on good and evil. 
C)  a common worship of the god, Yahweh. 
D)  individual judgment of souls after death by Osiris. 
E)  the belief in unoriginal sin. 
A)  the concept of polytheism. 
B)  emphasis on good and evil. 
C)  a common worship of the god, Yahweh. 
D)  individual judgment of souls after death by Osiris. 
E)  the belief in unoriginal sin.

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-Assyrian Empire

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The Assyrian Empire was a major Mesopota

Question 14

Give a definition of civilization,and apply that definition to Sumerian society.

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Civilization can be defined as a complex

Question 15

Which of the following were among the basic characteristics of the first civilizations?

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A)  the development of the Phoenician alphabet. 
B)  the use of iron tools and weapons by 3500 B.C.E. 
C)  the development of cities. 
D)  the discovery of fire. 
E)  the invention of pottery. 
A)  the development of the Phoenician alphabet. 
B)  the use of iron tools and weapons by 3500 B.C.E. 
C)  the development of cities. 
D)  the discovery of fire. 
E)  the invention of pottery.

Question 16

Identify the following terms.
-Ahuramazda and Ahriman

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Ahura Mazda and Ahriman are two central

Question 17

Successors to Cyrus were

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A)  Cambyses and Alexander. 
B)  Cambyses and Darius. 
C)  Ionisus and Cirrilus. 
D)  Zoroaster and Mithras. 
E)  Pericles and Cleisthenes. 
A)  Cambyses and Alexander. 
B)  Cambyses and Darius. 
C)  Ionisus and Cirrilus. 
D)  Zoroaster and Mithras. 
E)  Pericles and Cleisthenes.

Question 18

Which of the following accurately characterizes ancient Egyptian civilization?

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A)  Its geography and topography made for great political and social insecurity. 
B)  There was little continuity because of the Nile's horrific floods. 
C)  There was a sense of security and a feeling of changelessness. 
D)  It considered religion unimportant as the emphasis was life in the here and now. 
E)  There were few opportunities for trade. 
A)  Its geography and topography made for great political and social insecurity. 
B)  There was little continuity because of the Nile's horrific floods. 
C)  There was a sense of security and a feeling of changelessness. 
D)  It considered religion unimportant as the emphasis was life in the here and now. 
E)  There were few opportunities for trade.

Question 19

Ancient Mesopotamian society

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A)  was predominantly industrial. 
B)  employed trade and barter only to a very limited extent. 
C)  lacked a specific class structure. 
D)  developed an extensive irrigation system. 
E)  was entirely literate 
A)  was predominantly industrial. 
B)  employed trade and barter only to a very limited extent. 
C)  lacked a specific class structure. 
D)  developed an extensive irrigation system. 
E)  was entirely literate

Question 20

Which of the following is not correct about the pyramids?

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A)  They were tombs for the pharaohs. 
B)  They were constructed during the Middle Kingdom. 
C)  They were symbols of royal power. 
D)  The most magnificent of the pyramids was constructed about 2500 B.C.E. 
E)  Pyramids were filled with boats, food, weapons, and games. 
A)  They were tombs for the pharaohs. 
B)  They were constructed during the Middle Kingdom. 
C)  They were symbols of royal power. 
D)  The most magnificent of the pyramids was constructed about 2500 B.C.E. 
E)  Pyramids were filled with boats, food, weapons, and games.

Exam 1: Early Humans and the First Civilizations

All of the following are true about the ancient Sumerian city-states except that

What new attitudes and practices developed during the New Kingdom in Egypt? How and why did they differ from those of the Old and Middle Kingdoms?

Identify the following terms. -Tigris and Euphrates

Identify the following terms. -hominids

Identify the following terms. -Catal Huyuk

Unlike Mesopotamia's rivers,the flooding of Egypt's Nile was gradual and usually predictable,and the river seen as life-enhancing rather than life-threatening.

What major economic changes resulted from the Neolithic Revolution? What social and lifestyle changes did it bring,and for which individuals and which groups in these societies?

Identify the following terms. -Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt

Identify the following terms. -Indo-Europeans

The central aspect of the Neolithic Revolution was the

Identify the following terms. -"Sea Peoples"

What do Zoroastrianism and Judaism have in common?

Identify the following terms. -Assyrian Empire

Give a definition of civilization,and apply that definition to Sumerian society.

Which of the following were among the basic characteristics of the first civilizations?

Identify the following terms. -Ahuramazda and Ahriman

Successors to Cyrus were

Which of the following accurately characterizes ancient Egyptian civilization?

Ancient Mesopotamian society

Which of the following is not correct about the pyramids?

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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