Question 1

The Neolithic Revolution

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A) began about ten thousand years ago in the Near East. 
B) included the invention of agriculture, which resulted in a more reliable food supply. 
C) included the domestication of animals and the development of polished stone tools. 
D) resulted in more organized and complex societies. 
E) all of the above 
A) began about ten thousand years ago in the Near East. 
B) included the invention of agriculture, which resulted in a more reliable food supply. 
C) included the domestication of animals and the development of polished stone tools. 
D) resulted in more organized and complex societies. 
E) all of the above

Question 2

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 cuneiform

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Cuneiform is a system of writing that wa

Question 3

Which factor best explains why a Mesopotamian king was NOT perceived as an all-powerful ruler?

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A) The king became a god only after his death. 
B) Kings shared power equally with priests. 
C) The king was selected to rule by the gods, but was subservient to them like everyone else. 
D) Kingship never became hereditary. 
E) Except in war, kings were subservient to the priests. 
A) The king became a god only after his death. 
B) Kings shared power equally with priests. 
C) The king was selected to rule by the gods, but was subservient to them like everyone else. 
D) Kingship never became hereditary. 
E) Except in war, kings were subservient to the priests.

Question 4

Which of the following provided the basis for Mesopotamian civilization?

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A) Sumerians 
B) Egyptians 
C) Assyrians 
D) Hittites 
E) Akkadians 
A) Sumerians 
B) Egyptians 
C) Assyrians 
D) Hittites 
E) Akkadians

Question 5

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 mythopoeic

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Mythopoeic is an adjective that refers t

Question 6

All of the following were features of Egyptian belief in the afterlife EXCEPT

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A) a renunciation of this life and a longing for death. 
B) the yearning for eternity that inspired the pyramids. 
C) mummification to preserve the dead. 
D) funerary art. 
E) a continuation of pleasures enjoyed on earth. 
A) a renunciation of this life and a longing for death. 
B) the yearning for eternity that inspired the pyramids. 
C) mummification to preserve the dead. 
D) funerary art. 
E) a continuation of pleasures enjoyed on earth.

Question 7

The first alphabet was devised by the

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A) Hittites. 
B) Phoenicians. 
C) Aramaeans. 
D) Persians. 
E) Greeks. 
A) Hittites. 
B) Phoenicians. 
C) Aramaeans. 
D) Persians. 
E) Greeks.

Question 8

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Paleolithic

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The Paleolithic period, also known as th

Question 9

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Indo-Europeans

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Who: The Indo-Europeans were a group of

Question 10

Established at the beginning of the Old Kingdom, the pharaoh was the earthly embodiment of the deity

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A) Aton. 
B) Osiris. 
C) Nut. 
D) Amon. 
E) Horus. 
A) Aton. 
B) Osiris. 
C) Nut. 
D) Amon. 
E) Horus.

Question 11

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 sympathetic magic

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Sympathetic magic is a form of magic bas

Question 12

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Ma'at

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Ma'at is an ancient Egyptian concept tha

Question 13

Enheduanna was

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A) an Akkadian deity. 
B) a Sumerian ruler. 
C) the builder of the world's first empire. 
D) the world's oldest known poet. 
E) an Egyptian pharaoh. 
A) an Akkadian deity. 
B) a Sumerian ruler. 
C) the builder of the world's first empire. 
D) the world's oldest known poet. 
E) an Egyptian pharaoh.

Question 14

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Mesopotamia

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Mesopotamia was an ancient region locate

Question 15

The " land between the rivers"  refers to

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A) Mesopotamia. 
B) Egypt. 
C) ​Assyria. 
D) the Hittite empire. 
E) Persia. 
A) Mesopotamia. 
B) Egypt. 
C) ​Assyria. 
D) the Hittite empire. 
E) Persia.

Question 16

Zoroastrianism is best described as

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A) the Babylonian astrological system. 
B) Egypt's experiment in monotheism. 
C) the Persian religion that stressed ethics; envisioned a cosmic battle between good and evil; and promised eternity in paradise to those who chose good and eternal torment to those who chose evil. 
D) the monotheistic religion whose god expelled humankind from paradise, nearly ended the world with a flood, and established a special relationship with one nation. 
E) a dramatic departure from the political and cultural universalism of the Persian empire. 
A) the Babylonian astrological system. 
B) Egypt's experiment in monotheism. 
C) the Persian religion that stressed ethics; envisioned a cosmic battle between good and evil; and promised eternity in paradise to those who chose good and eternal torment to those who chose evil. 
D) the monotheistic religion whose god expelled humankind from paradise, nearly ended the world with a flood, and established a special relationship with one nation. 
E) a dramatic departure from the political and cultural universalism of the Persian empire.

Question 17

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain, in detail, the Paleolithic Age. Why is the Paleolithic Age considered to be prehistory?

Accepted Answer

The Paleolithic Age, also known as the O

Question 18

Which of the following was NOT part of or pertained to Mesopotamian religion?

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A) The belief that humankind was shaped from clay by divine craftsmen and given life in order to execute the will of the gods. 
B) The belief that heaven is the reward for a life of absolute obedience to the gods. 
C) Religion dominated and inspired all other human activities. 
D) Cities were seen as sacred communities dedicated to serving the gods. 
E) The belief that the gods were everywhere in nature but showed little love for humankind. 
A) The belief that humankind was shaped from clay by divine craftsmen and given life in order to execute the will of the gods. 
B) The belief that heaven is the reward for a life of absolute obedience to the gods. 
C) Religion dominated and inspired all other human activities. 
D) Cities were seen as sacred communities dedicated to serving the gods. 
E) The belief that the gods were everywhere in nature but showed little love for humankind.

Question 19

During the Paleolithic Age, humankind illustrated each of the following developments EXCEPT

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A) a nomadic life dependent on hunting and gathering. 
B) a division of labor between men and women and the emergence of shamans and medicine men. 
C) the making of stone tools. 
D) the discovery of farming, the domestication of animals, and the establishment of villages. 
E) the extinction of groups where cooperation was absent or weak. 
A) a nomadic life dependent on hunting and gathering. 
B) a division of labor between men and women and the emergence of shamans and medicine men. 
C) the making of stone tools. 
D) the discovery of farming, the domestication of animals, and the establishment of villages. 
E) the extinction of groups where cooperation was absent or weak.

Question 20

Which of the following best describes the role of the Nile in Egyptian civilization?

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A) Although the Nile provided fertile, well-watered land, ancient Egypt was shaped more by frequent foreign invasions. 
B) Due to its unpredictability, the Nile helped to establish the intensely pessimistic quality of Egyptian culture. 
C) Together with the Tigris and Euphrates, the Nile ensured stability and abundance in Egypt. 
D) The predictability of the Nile and the abundant natural resources it delivered gave Egypt an unusual sense of security and stability. 
E) The Nile effectively divided Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. 
A) Although the Nile provided fertile, well-watered land, ancient Egypt was shaped more by frequent foreign invasions. 
B) Due to its unpredictability, the Nile helped to establish the intensely pessimistic quality of Egyptian culture. 
C) Together with the Tigris and Euphrates, the Nile ensured stability and abundance in Egypt. 
D) The predictability of the Nile and the abundant natural resources it delivered gave Egypt an unusual sense of security and stability. 
E) The Nile effectively divided Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.

Exam 1: The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Neolithic Revolution

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? cuneiform

Which factor best explains why a Mesopotamian king was NOT perceived as an all-powerful ruler?

Which of the following provided the basis for Mesopotamian civilization?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? mythopoeic

All of the following were features of Egyptian belief in the afterlife EXCEPT

The first alphabet was devised by the

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Paleolithic

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Indo-Europeans

Established at the beginning of the Old Kingdom, the pharaoh was the earthly embodiment of the deity

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? sympathetic magic

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Ma'at

Enheduanna was

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Mesopotamia

The " land between the rivers" refers to

Zoroastrianism is best described as

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain, in detail, the Paleolithic Age. Why is the Paleolithic Age considered to be prehistory?

Which of the following was NOT part of or pertained to Mesopotamian religion?

During the Paleolithic Age, humankind illustrated each of the following developments EXCEPT

Which of the following best describes the role of the Nile in Egyptian civilization?

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State Democratic Politics

Greek Thought From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire a World-State

Early Christianity a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome Byzantium Islam and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages Vitality and Enewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment Reason and Reform

The French Revolution the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution 1815-1848

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century Realism and Social Criticism

The Surge of Nationalism From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West Responses to Modernization

Imperialism Western Global Dominance

Modern Consciousness New Views of Nature Human Nature and the Arts

World War I the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War II Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II Recovery and Realignment 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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