Exam 1: Beginnings

Which civilization succeeded in uniting Mesopotamia in about 1800 B.C.E.?

What was Sumerian religion based upon?

In general terms, what is most striking about the long history of Egyptian culture?

How did the focus of Mycenaean art and architecture differ from that of the Minoans?

Which family of languages includes Arabic, Aramaic, and Hebrew?

Which war provided the background for Homer's Iliad and Odyssey ?

An upright stone slab decorated with relief carvings:

What do archaeologists believe the Venus of Willendorf depicts?

What was the first great literary work of ancient Mesopotamia?

The center of Minoan civilization was:

During the Neolithic period, a major development in agriculture was the ability to:

Which art form is particularly characteristic of the Cyclades islands?

Which Egyptian god symbolized death and rebirth?

What is the Greek myth of the Minotaur and the Labyrinth?

Where did the Sumerians first settle?

Who discovered the civilization that predated the Mycenaeans?

An example of Sumerian architecture used for religious practices:

Which Egyptian pharaoh built the Great Sphinx?

Which is the correct name for a tomb chamber shaped like a beehive?

According to legend, who dictated to King Hammurabi the laws that he would later include in the Law Code of Hammurabi ?