Question 1

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
monotheism

Accepted Answer

Monotheism is the belief in the existenc

Question 2

During the Old Stone Age,

Accepted Answer

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 3

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
ziggurat

Accepted Answer

A ziggurat is an ancient Mesopotamian st

Question 4

What did Mesopotamians believe about the forces that controlled the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  That a single god controlled the universe and everything in it 
B)  That human beings controlled their destinies 
C)  That unreliable supernatural forces controlled the world 
D)  That people could control nature with the help of the gods 
E)  That the world was controlled by two competing gods 
A)  That a single god controlled the universe and everything in it 
B)  That human beings controlled their destinies 
C)  That unreliable supernatural forces controlled the world 
D)  That people could control nature with the help of the gods 
E)  That the world was controlled by two competing gods

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
cuneiform

Accepted Answer

Cuneiform is an ancient writing system t

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Neolithic Revolution

Accepted Answer

The Neolithic Revolution, also known as

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
civilization

Accepted Answer

Civilization refers to a complex human s

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Assyrian Empire

Accepted Answer

The Assyrian Empire was a major Mesopota

Question 9

Homo sapiens means

Accepted Answer

A)  user of tools. 
B)  lived in Africa. 
C)  wise human being. 
D)  tamer of animals. 
E)  friend to all. 
A)  user of tools. 
B)  lived in Africa. 
C)  wise human being. 
D)  tamer of animals. 
E)  friend to all.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
polytheism

Accepted Answer

Polytheism is a religious belief system

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Neanderthal

Accepted Answer

Neanderthals, scientifically known as Ho

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which people created the first Mesopotamian civilization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sumerians 
B)  Akkadians 
C)  Egyptians 
D)  Babylonians 
E)  Nubians 
A)  Sumerians 
B)  Akkadians 
C)  Egyptians 
D)  Babylonians 
E)  Nubians

Question 15

In ancient Egypt, women

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A)  suffered under the control of husbands. 
B)  were respected and in charge of educating and caring for children. 
C)  typically married in their late teens. 
D)  enjoyed opportunities in some careers and in public service. 
E)  were required to transfer control of their property to their husbands when they married. 
A)  suffered under the control of husbands. 
B)  were respected and in charge of educating and caring for children. 
C)  typically married in their late teens. 
D)  enjoyed opportunities in some careers and in public service. 
E)  were required to transfer control of their property to their husbands when they married.

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
the prophets

Accepted Answer

The term "the prophets" typically refers

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Australopithecines

Accepted Answer

Australopithecines refer to a group of e

Question 18

The first civilizations lacked a system of written record keeping.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Merchants and artisans comprised the largest group or class of people in Egypt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Among the early Indo-European peoples were the

Accepted Answer

A)  Hyksos, who conquered Sumer in 3300 B.C.E. 
B)  Uighurs, who occupied Lower Egypt in 1700 B.C.E. 
C)  Romans, who first appeared in southern Palestine. 
D)  Hittites, who developed an empire in western Asia. 
E)  Arabs, who conquered Mecca in 1700 B.C.E. 
A)  Hyksos, who conquered Sumer in 3300 B.C.E. 
B)  Uighurs, who occupied Lower Egypt in 1700 B.C.E. 
C)  Romans, who first appeared in southern Palestine. 
D)  Hittites, who developed an empire in western Asia. 
E)  Arabs, who conquered Mecca in 1700 B.C.E.

Exam 1: Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). monotheism

During the Old Stone Age,

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). ziggurat

What did Mesopotamians believe about the forces that controlled the world?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). cuneiform

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Neolithic Revolution

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). civilization

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Assyrian Empire

Homo sapiens means

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). polytheism

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Neanderthal

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

Which people created the first Mesopotamian civilization?

In ancient Egypt, women

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the prophets

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Australopithecines

The first civilizations lacked a system of written record keeping.

Merchants and artisans comprised the largest group or class of people in Egypt.

Among the early Indo-European peoples were the

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