Question 1

Mesopotamia means _______________?

Accepted Answer

Land betwe

Question 2

Fundamental concepts of Egyptian religion were based on

Accepted Answer

A)  the desires of the pharaohs. 
B)  extending Egyptian control over competing cultures. 
C)  the vision of a cosmic order that the physical environment of the Nile Valley evoked. 
D)  ideas brought to Egypt from Mesopotamia. 
E)  each person's individual reflection on what god is like. 
A)  the desires of the pharaohs. 
B)  extending Egyptian control over competing cultures. 
C)  the vision of a cosmic order that the physical environment of the Nile Valley evoked. 
D)  ideas brought to Egypt from Mesopotamia. 
E)  each person's individual reflection on what god is like.

Question 3

The two main cities of early Indian civilization are

Accepted Answer

A)  Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. 
B)  Akkad and Thebes. 
C)  Syracuse and Illyria. 
D)  Troy and Delhi. 
E)  Riazan and Antioch. 
A)  Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. 
B)  Akkad and Thebes. 
C)  Syracuse and Illyria. 
D)  Troy and Delhi. 
E)  Riazan and Antioch.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Because of their primary role in procuri

Question 5

Mesopotamian gods were anthropomorphic; that is, they

Accepted Answer

A)  took form as the elements of nature. 
B)  were imagined to be humanlike in form and conduct. 
C)  appeared in the bodies of kings while on earth. 
D)  were divine and perfect beings. 
E)  were omniscient. 
A)  took form as the elements of nature. 
B)  were imagined to be humanlike in form and conduct. 
C)  appeared in the bodies of kings while on earth. 
D)  were divine and perfect beings. 
E)  were omniscient.

Question 6

Metal objects unearthed in the Indus Valley

Accepted Answer

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 7

One of the difficulties historians have for understanding the role of women in Mesopotamian society is

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A)  the requirement that they never leave the house. 
B)  their role as primary agricultural producers was not considered noteworthy. 
C)  their role in the military. 
D)  the only existing records were written by elite male scribes. 
A)  the requirement that they never leave the house. 
B)  their role as primary agricultural producers was not considered noteworthy. 
C)  their role in the military. 
D)  the only existing records were written by elite male scribes.

Question 8

Examine Map (in the textbook) 2.1 and discuss the formation of cities as central to the building of a civilization. Why were these areas ideal for the formation of cities and city-states? Explain why certain areas were not conducive to the formation of cities.

Accepted Answer

Map 2.1 in the textbook shows the locati

Question 9

A reed that grows along the banks of the Nile River in Egypt. From it was produced a coarse, paperlike writing medium used by the Egyptians and many other peoples in the ancient Mediterranean and Middle East was

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

The Egyptian death ritual is complex because of the belief that death was a journey beset with danger.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Identify the following term(s).
-Levant

Accepted Answer

The term "Levant" refers to a geographic

Question 12

The largest and most important city in Mesopotamia, which achieved particular eminence as the capital of the Amorite king Hammurabi in the eighteenth century B.C.E., was

Accepted Answer

A)  Akkad 
B)  Babylon 
C)  Babylonia 
D)  Baghdad 
E)  Jericho 
A)  Akkad 
B)  Babylon 
C)  Babylonia 
D)  Baghdad 
E)  Jericho

Question 13

Identify the following term(s).
-Memphis

Accepted Answer

Memphis is a term that can refer to seve

Question 14

Who was the Amorite ruler of Babylon (r. 1792-1750B.C.E.) best known for a code of laws inscribed on a black stone pillar illustrating the principles to be used in legal cases?

Accepted Answer

A)  Enkidu 
B)  Sargon 
C)  Hammurabi 
D)  Gilgamesh 
E)  Uruk 
A)  Enkidu 
B)  Sargon 
C)  Hammurabi 
D)  Gilgamesh 
E)  Uruk

Question 15

Identify the following term(s).
-Harappa

Accepted Answer

Harappa is an archaeological site locate

Question 16

Advances in mathematics and careful observations of nature made the Mesopotamians sophisticated practitioners of:

Accepted Answer

A)  biology. 
B)  geology. 
C)  astronomy. 
D)  meteorology. 
E)  none of these. 
A)  biology. 
B)  geology. 
C)  astronomy. 
D)  meteorology. 
E)  none of these.

Question 17

Hammurabi is famous for what stabilizing factor of civilization?

Accepted Answer

His code of laws, in

Question 18

Identify the following term(s).
-Epic of Gilgamesh

Accepted Answer

The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Meso

Question 19

A professional position reserved for men who had undergone the lengthy training required to be able to read and write using cuneiform, hieroglyphics, or other early, cumbersome writing systems was that of the

Accepted Answer

A)  priest 
B)  slave 
C)  king 
D)  business owner 
E)  scribe 
A)  priest 
B)  slave 
C)  king 
D)  business owner 
E)  scribe

Question 20

Describe the development of city-states in early Mesopotamia.

Accepted Answer

Most cities evolved from villages. When

Exam 2: The First River-Valley Civilizations

Mesopotamia means _______________?

Fundamental concepts of Egyptian religion were based on

The two main cities of early Indian civilization are

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

Mesopotamian gods were anthropomorphic; that is, they

Metal objects unearthed in the Indus Valley

One of the difficulties historians have for understanding the role of women in Mesopotamian society is

Examine Map (in the textbook) 2.1 and discuss the formation of cities as central to the building of a civilization. Why were these areas ideal for the formation of cities and city-states? Explain why certain areas were not conducive to the formation of cities.

A reed that grows along the banks of the Nile River in Egypt. From it was produced a coarse, paperlike writing medium used by the Egyptians and many other peoples in the ancient Mediterranean and Middle East was

The Egyptian death ritual is complex because of the belief that death was a journey beset with danger.

Identify the following term(s). -Levant

The largest and most important city in Mesopotamia, which achieved particular eminence as the capital of the Amorite king Hammurabi in the eighteenth century B.C.E., was

Identify the following term(s). -Memphis

Who was the Amorite ruler of Babylon (r. 1792-1750B.C.E.) best known for a code of laws inscribed on a black stone pillar illustrating the principles to be used in legal cases?

Identify the following term(s). -Harappa

Advances in mathematics and careful observations of nature made the Mesopotamians sophisticated practitioners of:

Hammurabi is famous for what stabilizing factor of civilization?

Identify the following term(s). -Epic of Gilgamesh

A professional position reserved for men who had undergone the lengthy training required to be able to read and write using cuneiform, hieroglyphics, or other early, cumbersome writing systems was that of the

Describe the development of city-states in early Mesopotamia.

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