Question 1

Mesopotamian priests

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A) inherited their positions from their fathers. 
B) bought their positions from the temples. 
C) were chosen by the kings. 
D) were chosen by the gods through oracles. 
E) were chosen by ritual combat. 
A) inherited their positions from their fathers. 
B) bought their positions from the temples. 
C) were chosen by the kings. 
D) were chosen by the gods through oracles. 
E) were chosen by ritual combat.

Question 2

Describe the Sumerian religion, including who the gods were and how they were worshipped.

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The Sumerian gods revolved around the fo

Question 3

Cuneiform writing was later to adapted to all of the following languages EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) Akkadian. 
B) Elamite. 
C) Persian. 
D) Hebrew. 
E) Hittite. 
A) Akkadian. 
B) Elamite. 
C) Persian. 
D) Hebrew. 
E) Hittite.

Question 4

The central figure in the ancient Egyptian state and believed to be an earthly manifestation of the gods was the

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A) scribe. 
B) pharaoh. 
C) ma'at. 
D) priest. 
A) scribe. 
B) pharaoh. 
C) ma'at. 
D) priest.

Question 5

Which of the following was not part of the free, landowning class in Mesopotamia?

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A) farmers 
B) royalty 
C) warriors 
D) priests 
E) merchants 
A) farmers 
B) royalty 
C) warriors 
D) priests 
E) merchants

Question 6

Historians organize Egyptian history using the system of dynasties.

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A) divine 
B) dual 
C) thirty 
D) a hundred 
E) dueling 
A) divine 
B) dual 
C) thirty 
D) a hundred 
E) dueling

Question 7

Compare the Egyptian hieroglyphic and Mesopotamian cuneiform writing systems.

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The earliest form of Egyptian writing, a

Question 8

If you were a historian writing on the Indus Valley civilization, how would you describe this society without the benefit of a deciphered written language?

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Students should use this question to exp

Question 9

The Mesopotamian writing system is called

Accepted Answer

A) Linear A. 
B) Arabic. 
C) Persian. 
D) hieroglyphics. 
E) cuneiform. 
A) Linear A. 
B) Arabic. 
C) Persian. 
D) hieroglyphics. 
E) cuneiform.

Question 10

Metal objects unearthed in the Indus Valley

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A) have been mostly tools and other useful objects. 
B) have been primarily jewelry and other decorative items. 
C) belonged to the elite and wealthy classes. 
D) were used only in urban areas. 
E) were mostly weapons. 
A) have been mostly tools and other useful objects. 
B) have been primarily jewelry and other decorative items. 
C) belonged to the elite and wealthy classes. 
D) were used only in urban areas. 
E) were mostly weapons.

Question 11

What are the criteria for "civilization"?

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A) cities 
B) control of a geographic area as a means of power 
C) status distinctions 
D) recordkeeping 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) cities 
B) control of a geographic area as a means of power 
C) status distinctions 
D) recordkeeping 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 12

One of the chief attributes of a civilization is

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cities as

Question 13

Explain how the first Egyptian civilization was shaped by its natural environment.

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The imposing natural barriers of desert

Question 14

How did the status and experience of women change as Mesopotamian society developed into a civilization?

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Because of their primary role in procuri

Question 15

The capital of Egypt during the Middle and New Kingdoms was

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A) Thebes. 
B) Memphis. 
C) Alexandria. 
D) Cairo. 
E) Babylon. 
A) Thebes. 
B) Memphis. 
C) Alexandria. 
D) Cairo. 
E) Babylon.

Question 16

The improvements in the Mesopotamian military technology included all of the following EXCEPT

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A) bronze weapons. 
B) chariots. 
C) metal-tipped arrows used by squads of archers. 
D) siege machinery. 
E) incendiary devices. 
A) bronze weapons. 
B) chariots. 
C) metal-tipped arrows used by squads of archers. 
D) siege machinery. 
E) incendiary devices.

Question 17

Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus Valley civilizations were all

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A) based on fertile floodplains and river valleys. 
B) made possible by large agricultural surpluses. 
C) derived from an earlier, as yet undiscovered, "watershed" civilization. 
D) based on beer brewing and female labor. 
E) wiped out by a huge drought. 
A) based on fertile floodplains and river valleys. 
B) made possible by large agricultural surpluses. 
C) derived from an earlier, as yet undiscovered, "watershed" civilization. 
D) based on beer brewing and female labor. 
E) wiped out by a huge drought.

Question 18

Why are archaeologists unable to excavate the earliest levels of settlement at the Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro sites?

Accepted Answer

The high water table at these

Question 19

Mesopotamia lies mostly within what modern state?

Accepted Answer

A) Lebanon 
B) Israel 
C) Syria 
D) Iraq 
E) Iran 
A) Lebanon 
B) Israel 
C) Syria 
D) Iraq 
E) Iran

Question 20

A system of writing in which pictorial symbols represented sounds, syllables, or concepts, and was used for official and monumental inscriptions in ancient Egypt, is called

Accepted Answer

A) cuneiform. 
B) ma'at. 
C) hieroglyphics. 
D) papyrus. 
E) script. 
A) cuneiform. 
B) ma'at. 
C) hieroglyphics. 
D) papyrus. 
E) script.

Exam 2: The First River-Valley Civilizations

Mesopotamian priests

Describe the Sumerian religion, including who the gods were and how they were worshipped.

Cuneiform writing was later to adapted to all of the following languages EXCEPT

The central figure in the ancient Egyptian state and believed to be an earthly manifestation of the gods was the

Which of the following was not part of the free, landowning class in Mesopotamia?

Historians organize Egyptian history using the system of dynasties.

Compare the Egyptian hieroglyphic and Mesopotamian cuneiform writing systems.

If you were a historian writing on the Indus Valley civilization, how would you describe this society without the benefit of a deciphered written language?

The Mesopotamian writing system is called

Metal objects unearthed in the Indus Valley

What are the criteria for "civilization"?

One of the chief attributes of a civilization is

Explain how the first Egyptian civilization was shaped by its natural environment.

How did the status and experience of women change as Mesopotamian society developed into a civilization?

The capital of Egypt during the Middle and New Kingdoms was

The improvements in the Mesopotamian military technology included all of the following EXCEPT

Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus Valley civilizations were all

Why are archaeologists unable to excavate the earliest levels of settlement at the Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro sites?

Mesopotamia lies mostly within what modern state?

A system of writing in which pictorial symbols represented sounds, syllables, or concepts, and was used for official and monumental inscriptions in ancient Egypt, is called

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