Question 1

Which features of Egyptian culture and society enabled the Egyptians to endure internal conflict and external invasion?

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

In general, how did the ancient Sumerians view slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  As a misfortune that was inflicted only on traitors and foreigners 
B)  As a fact of life that could happen to almost anyone under certain circumstances 
C)  As a punishment for the wicked that was part of the gods' justice 
D)  As the natural condition of all mankind, which only the gods' favorites escaped 
A)  As a misfortune that was inflicted only on traitors and foreigners 
B)  As a fact of life that could happen to almost anyone under certain circumstances 
C)  As a punishment for the wicked that was part of the gods' justice 
D)  As the natural condition of all mankind, which only the gods' favorites escaped

Question 3

According to this map, Mycenaean civilization primarily occupied which region?
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Accepted Answer

A)  Crete 
B)  Cyclades Islands 
C)  Greece 
D)  Anatolia 
A)  Crete 
B)  Cyclades Islands 
C)  Greece 
D)  Anatolia

Question 4

What caused the series of calamities that gripped the Near East from about 1200 to 1000 B.C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)  Droughts that spread across the area, stopping the alluvial floods of river systems and causing widespread famine 
B)  Civil war in Greece as well as foreign invasions by different bands of marauding armies, called Sea Peoples, who attacked Egypt, the Hittite kingdom, and as far inland as the Babylonian kingdom 
C)  Social unrest in Egypt, central Anatolia, Palestine, and southern Greece, caused by the spread of monotheism 
D)  A power vacuum left by the decline of Egypt and the ensuing competition for domination of Egypt's coveted trade routes 
A)  Droughts that spread across the area, stopping the alluvial floods of river systems and causing widespread famine 
B)  Civil war in Greece as well as foreign invasions by different bands of marauding armies, called Sea Peoples, who attacked Egypt, the Hittite kingdom, and as far inland as the Babylonian kingdom 
C)  Social unrest in Egypt, central Anatolia, Palestine, and southern Greece, caused by the spread of monotheism 
D)  A power vacuum left by the decline of Egypt and the ensuing competition for domination of Egypt's coveted trade routes

Question 5

The Epic of Gilgamesh anticipated the stories of the Bible through

Accepted Answer

A)  its account of the expulsion of a husband and wife from a garden of paradise. 
B)  its account of one man who survived a devastating flood. 
C)  its account of the destruction of the city of Jericho. 
D)  its account of one man who was swallowed up by a whale. 
A)  its account of the expulsion of a husband and wife from a garden of paradise. 
B)  its account of one man who survived a devastating flood. 
C)  its account of the destruction of the city of Jericho. 
D)  its account of one man who was swallowed up by a whale.

Which features of Egyptian culture and society enabled the Egyptians to endure internal conflict and external invasion?

In general, how did the ancient Sumerians view slavery?

According to this map, Mycenaean civilization primarily occupied which region?

What caused the series of calamities that gripped the Near East from about 1200 to 1000 B.C.E.?

The Epic of Gilgamesh anticipated the stories of the Bible through

Near East Empires and the Reemergence of Civilization in Greece, 1000-500 B.C.E

The Greek Golden Age, C 500-C 400 B.C.E

From the Classical to the Hellenistic World, 400-30 B.C.E

The Rise of Rome and Its Republic, 753-44 B.C.E

The Creation of the Roman Empire, 44 B.C.E-284 C.E

The Transformation of the Roman Empire, 284-600 C.E

The Heirs of Rome: Islam, Byzantium, and Europe, 600-750

From Centralization to Fragmentation, 750-1050

Commercial Quickening and Religious Reform, 1050-1150

The Flowering of the Middle Ages, 1150-1215

The Medieval Synthesis and Its Cracks, 1215-1340

Crisis and Renaissance, 1340-1492

Global Encounters and the Shock of the Reformation, 1492-1560

Wars of Religion and the Clash of Worldviews, 1560-1648

Absolutism, Constitutionalism, and the Search for Order, 1640-1700

The Atlantic System and Its Consequences, 1700-1750

The Promise of Enlightenment, 1750-1789

The Cataclysm of Revolution, 1789-1799

Napoleon and the Revolutionary Legacy, 1800-1830

Industrialization and Social Ferment, 1830-1850

Politics and Culture of the Nation-State, 1850-1870

Empire, Industry, and Everyday Life, 1870-1890

Modernity and the Road to War, 1890-1914

World War I and Its Aftermath, 1914-1929

The Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945

The Cold War and the Remaking of Europe, 1945-1960s

Postindustrial Society and the End of the Cold War Order, 1960s-1989

A New Globalism, 1989 to the Present

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Exam 1: Early Western Civilization, 400,000-1000 B.C.E

Which features of Egyptian culture and society enabled the Egyptians to endure internal conflict and external invasion?

In general, how did the ancient Sumerians view slavery?

According to this map, Mycenaean civilization primarily occupied which region? ​ ​ ​

What caused the series of calamities that gripped the Near East from about 1200 to 1000 B.C.E.?

The Epic of Gilgamesh anticipated the stories of the Bible through

Near East Empires and the Reemergence of Civilization in Greece, 1000-500 B.C.E

The Greek Golden Age, C 500-C 400 B.C.E

From the Classical to the Hellenistic World, 400-30 B.C.E

The Rise of Rome and Its Republic, 753-44 B.C.E

The Creation of the Roman Empire, 44 B.C.E-284 C.E

The Transformation of the Roman Empire, 284-600 C.E

The Heirs of Rome: Islam, Byzantium, and Europe, 600-750

From Centralization to Fragmentation, 750-1050

Commercial Quickening and Religious Reform, 1050-1150

The Flowering of the Middle Ages, 1150-1215

The Medieval Synthesis and Its Cracks, 1215-1340

Crisis and Renaissance, 1340-1492

Global Encounters and the Shock of the Reformation, 1492-1560

Wars of Religion and the Clash of Worldviews, 1560-1648

Absolutism, Constitutionalism, and the Search for Order, 1640-1700

The Atlantic System and Its Consequences, 1700-1750

The Promise of Enlightenment, 1750-1789

The Cataclysm of Revolution, 1789-1799

Napoleon and the Revolutionary Legacy, 1800-1830

Industrialization and Social Ferment, 1830-1850

Politics and Culture of the Nation-State, 1850-1870

Empire, Industry, and Everyday Life, 1870-1890

Modernity and the Road to War, 1890-1914

World War I and Its Aftermath, 1914-1929

The Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945

The Cold War and the Remaking of Europe, 1945-1960s

Postindustrial Society and the End of the Cold War Order, 1960s-1989

A New Globalism, 1989 to the Present

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According to this map, Mycenaean civilization primarily occupied which region?