Question 1

Which of the following is untrue about the Code of Hammurabi?

Accepted Answer

A)  Public officials had numerous responsibilities. 
B)  It incorporated a system of consumer protection. 
C)  The largest category focused on marriage and the family. 
D)  Sexual promiscuity was tolerated for men only. 
E)  Hammurabi's code did not mention women. 
A)  Public officials had numerous responsibilities. 
B)  It incorporated a system of consumer protection. 
C)  The largest category focused on marriage and the family. 
D)  Sexual promiscuity was tolerated for men only. 
E)  Hammurabi's code did not mention women.

Question 2

How did the development of writing change the societies of ancient Mesopotamia and,specifically,the lives of their peoples? Could those societies be described as "literate"? Why or why not? Which groups might have been most affected?

Accepted Answer

The development of writing had a profoun

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-Mesopotamia

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia:

Who?
Mesopotamia is not a

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Hyksos

Accepted Answer

The Hyksos were a group of people who in

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-Epic of Gilgamesh

Accepted Answer

The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Meso

Question 6

Egyptian hieroglyphs

Accepted Answer

A)  used sacred characters as picture signs. 
B)  employed the use of an alphabet. 
C)  were written only on a paper made from papyrus reed and oak bark. 
D)  were introduced by the Amorites. 
E)  were borrowed from the practices of the Phoenicians. 
A)  used sacred characters as picture signs. 
B)  employed the use of an alphabet. 
C)  were written only on a paper made from papyrus reed and oak bark. 
D)  were introduced by the Amorites. 
E)  were borrowed from the practices of the Phoenicians.

Question 7

What can be discerned about the nature of Mesopotamian society from the Code of Hammurabi?

Accepted Answer

The Code of Hammurabi provides valuable

Question 8

"The ancient Egyptians originated nothing of their own; they simply borrowed 'civilization' from the Sumerians." Discuss,pro and con.

Accepted Answer

Pro: 
- There is evidence to suggest tha

Question 9

The Epic of Gilgamesh was

Accepted Answer

A)  the formal title of the Osiris myth. 
B)  an epic poem from Mesopotamia dealing with the search for immortality. 
C)  a creation myth developed by early Phoenician thinkers. 
D)  the first Egyptian literary masterpiece. 
E)  a code of laws established by the Babylonian ruler, Gilgamesh. 
A)  the formal title of the Osiris myth. 
B)  an epic poem from Mesopotamia dealing with the search for immortality. 
C)  a creation myth developed by early Phoenician thinkers. 
D)  the first Egyptian literary masterpiece. 
E)  a code of laws established by the Babylonian ruler, Gilgamesh.

Question 10

What are the similarities between Akhenaten's Hymn to Aten and Psalm 104 of the Hebrew Bible? How do you explain the similarities? What are the significant differences between the two,and what do they tell you about the differences between the religion of the Egyptians and the religion of ancient Israel?

Accepted Answer

Akhenaten's Hymn to Aten and Psalm 104 o

Question 11

The Persians were an Indo-European people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-Great Pyramid of Giza

Accepted Answer

The Great Pyramid of Giza, also known as

Question 13

The aftermath of the Hyksos intrusion into Egypt resulted in

Accepted Answer

A)  the Egyptian use of iron for improved tools and weapons. 
B)  the reestablishment of the Old Kingdom. 
C)  Egyptian adoption of camel-drawn war chariots. 
D)  a significant increase in Egyptian imperialism in the New Kingdom. 
E)  the destruction of the pyramids. 
A)  the Egyptian use of iron for improved tools and weapons. 
B)  the reestablishment of the Old Kingdom. 
C)  Egyptian adoption of camel-drawn war chariots. 
D)  a significant increase in Egyptian imperialism in the New Kingdom. 
E)  the destruction of the pyramids.

Question 14

Cyrus the Great

Accepted Answer

A)  created a great Persian Empire. 
B)  enslaved the Jews. 
C)  used merciless policies that caused him to be hated by the people he conquered. 
D)  established the Ptolemaic Dynasty. 
E)  permanently conquered Greece. 
A)  created a great Persian Empire. 
B)  enslaved the Jews. 
C)  used merciless policies that caused him to be hated by the people he conquered. 
D)  established the Ptolemaic Dynasty. 
E)  permanently conquered Greece.

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-megaliths

Accepted Answer

Megaliths are large stone structures or

Question 16

Identify the following terms.
-Menes

Accepted Answer

Menes, also known as Narmer, was an anci

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-Hittites and iron

Accepted Answer

The Hittites were an ancient Anatolian p

Question 18

The monotheism of the Jews

Accepted Answer

A)  produced a feeling of Jewish separation from those who were not Jewish. 
B)  was accessible only to the prophets. 
C)  provided a tolerance for the gods of outside conquerors. 
D)  was a result of the Osiris movement. 
E)  was a consequence of the spread of early Christianity. 
A)  produced a feeling of Jewish separation from those who were not Jewish. 
B)  was accessible only to the prophets. 
C)  provided a tolerance for the gods of outside conquerors. 
D)  was a result of the Osiris movement. 
E)  was a consequence of the spread of early Christianity.

Question 19

"The ancient Hebrews were the most important peoples of the ancient Middle East." Discuss,pro and con.In what ways has the existence of a united Hebrew monarchy recently been challenged? How significant was the emergence of Hebrew monotheism for the development of later civilizations? Why was the kingdom of Israel more vulnerable to the Assyrian Empire than the kingdom of Judah? What distinctive new concepts emerged from the Hebrew prophetic tradition?

Accepted Answer

The statement that the ancient Hebrews w

Question 20

What were the most significant aspects of the civil and military systems of the Persian Empire? Were personal or were institutional elements more important in determining its efficiency and success? What evidence causes you to think so?

Accepted Answer

The most significant aspects of the civi

Exam 1: Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Which of the following is untrue about the Code of Hammurabi?

How did the development of writing change the societies of ancient Mesopotamia and,specifically,the lives of their peoples? Could those societies be described as "literate"? Why or why not? Which groups might have been most affected?

Identify the following terms. -Mesopotamia

Identify the following terms. -Hyksos

Identify the following terms. -Epic of Gilgamesh

Egyptian hieroglyphs

What can be discerned about the nature of Mesopotamian society from the Code of Hammurabi?

"The ancient Egyptians originated nothing of their own; they simply borrowed 'civilization' from the Sumerians." Discuss,pro and con.

The Epic of Gilgamesh was

The Persians were an Indo-European people.

Identify the following terms. -Great Pyramid of Giza

The aftermath of the Hyksos intrusion into Egypt resulted in

Cyrus the Great

Identify the following terms. -megaliths

Identify the following terms. -Menes

Identify the following terms. -Hittites and iron

The monotheism of the Jews

What were the most significant aspects of the civil and military systems of the Persian Empire? Were personal or were institutional elements more important in determining its efficiency and success? What evidence causes you to think so?

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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