Exam 2: The First Complex Societies in the Eastern Mediterranean, ca 4000 - 550 B.C.E.

Since the pharaoh was often occupied by ritual duties,who was the chief advisor to the pharaoh and the only person permitted to meet with him alone?

In conquering peoples of many different languages,religions,and traditions over a vast area,Sargon of Akkad developed the world's first

What evidence is there,from this time,that war was frequent between city-states?

Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each of the following questions -Although the Bible is often used as a historical reference,scientists and archeologists often cannot find physical evidence relating to many areas of the Bible.Using two examples,write a short essay that illustrates this dilemma.

Please define the following key terms. -Hammurabi

The modern name for the region of Mesopotamia is

Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each of the following questions -As societies became more complex,it became necessary to devise a means of communication and record -keeping.Describe the various stages that occurred in the invention of writing in Sumer.

Please define the following key terms. -iron

Please define the following key terms. -hieroglyphs

Unlike Neolithic communities,complex societies had larger surpluses and believed___________________were entitled to a large share.

Sargon changed the language of government and daily life in his empire from Sumerian to

In the story of Gilgamesh,what rank in his society did the title character have?

Which of these is true of the workers who built the Great Pyramid?

Please define the following key terms. -Sumerian

One of the last pharaohs of the New Kingdom,and one who saw many of the rulers of powerful neighboring kingdoms as "brothers",was

How did the Egyptians display their veneration of the Sun God Amun-Ra,who they believed helped them expel the Hyksos?

When pharaohs did not control vast regions in ancient Egypt,they were classified as "intermediate periods." How are periods of strong governments in Egypt classified?

What was the one purpose of river channels along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

By 3100 B.C.E.,what was the approximate population of Uruk,the first large city in Mesopotamia?

The Book of the Dead,contained detailed instructions regarding