Question 1

The region of modern Pakistan which gave birth to the earliest known civilization in the Indian subcontinent is centered on which river?

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A)  Oxus. 
B)  Ganges. 
C)  Indus. 
D)  Nile. 
A)  Oxus. 
B)  Ganges. 
C)  Indus. 
D)  Nile.

Question 2

Identify the following term(s).
-Great Pyramid of Khufu

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The Great Pyramid of Khufu, also known a

Question 3

Compare the Egyptian hieroglyphic and Mesopotamian cuneiform writing systems.

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The earliest form of Egyptian writing, a

Question 4

Identify the following term(s).
-amulet

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An amulet is a type of object that is ty

Question 5

If you were a historian writing on the Indus Valley civilization, how would you describe this society without the benefit of a deciphered written language?

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Students should use this question to exp

Question 6

One of the most important breakthroughs which ushered in agriculture in Mesopotamia was

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A)  construction of canals to bring water to distant fields 
B)  the region's high annual rainfall. 
C)  the introduction of wheat crops. 
D)  large numbers of animals for fertilizer. 
E)  a highly motivated work force. 
A)  construction of canals to bring water to distant fields 
B)  the region's high annual rainfall. 
C)  the introduction of wheat crops. 
D)  large numbers of animals for fertilizer. 
E)  a highly motivated work force.

Question 7

Identify the following term(s).
-pharoah

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The term "pharaoh" refers to the ancient

Question 8

Discuss the Egyptian religious beliefs and death rituals as they centered on divine kingship and the pharaoh.

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Students should explain Egyptians' conne

Question 9

The culture that developed in Egypt was unique largely because of

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A)  Egypt's interaction with other civilizations 
B)  Egypt's natural isolation and essential self-sufficiency 
C)  Egyptian dominance in metalworking 
D)  Egypt's surplus agricultural production and trade 
E)  Egypt's large population 
A)  Egypt's interaction with other civilizations 
B)  Egypt's natural isolation and essential self-sufficiency 
C)  Egyptian dominance in metalworking 
D)  Egypt's surplus agricultural production and trade 
E)  Egypt's large population

Question 10

Identify the following term(s).
-Thebes

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Thebes is an ancient city in Greece that

Question 11

According to Egyptian belief, the function assigned by the gods to the Egyptian kings was to maintain ma'at, or the

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A)  separation of the divine and natural spheres. 
B)  divinely authorized order of the universe. 
C)  subservience of the people to the king. 
D)  welfare and prosperity of the country. 
E)  accumulation of royal wealth. 
A)  separation of the divine and natural spheres. 
B)  divinely authorized order of the universe. 
C)  subservience of the people to the king. 
D)  welfare and prosperity of the country. 
E)  accumulation of royal wealth.

Question 12

Identify the following term(s).
-anthropomorphic

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The term "anthropomorphic" is derived fr

Question 13

Mesopotamian society was made up of three classes, which were created by

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A)  social norms. 
B)  Law Code of Hammurabi. 
C)  hereditary mechanisms. 
D)  unlawful means. 
E)  a vote of the citizenry. 
A)  social norms. 
B)  Law Code of Hammurabi. 
C)  hereditary mechanisms. 
D)  unlawful means. 
E)  a vote of the citizenry.

Question 14

Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus Valley civilizations were all

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A)  based on fertile floodplains and river valleys. 
B)  made possible by large agricultural surpluses. 
C)  derived from an earlier, as yet undiscovered, "watershed" civilization. 
D)  based on beer brewing and female labor. 
E)  wiped out by a huge drought. 
A)  based on fertile floodplains and river valleys. 
B)  made possible by large agricultural surpluses. 
C)  derived from an earlier, as yet undiscovered, "watershed" civilization. 
D)  based on beer brewing and female labor. 
E)  wiped out by a huge drought.

Question 15

Identify the following term(s).
-hieroglyphics

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Who?
Hieroglyphics were used by the anci

Question 16

The term city-state refers to all of the following except

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A)  a small independent state. 
B)  an urban center surrounded by agricultural hinterlands . 
C)  an association of mutually dependent cities. 
D)  self-governing urban centers. 
A)  a small independent state. 
B)  an urban center surrounded by agricultural hinterlands . 
C)  an association of mutually dependent cities. 
D)  self-governing urban centers.

Question 17

Identify the following term(s).
-cuneiform

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Cuneiform is a system of writing that wa

Question 18

Which was NOT a technology found in Indian civilization?

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A)  metallurgy 
B)  irrigation 
C)  pottery 
D)  mummification 
E)  brick making 
A)  metallurgy 
B)  irrigation 
C)  pottery 
D)  mummification 
E)  brick making

Question 19

One of the chief attributes of a civilization is

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cities as

Question 20

Egyptian kingship and religion were closely intertwined because it was believed:

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A)  the pharaoh could determine if one would go to the afterlife. 
B)  the weather was dependent on whether the pharaoh was pleased with his people. 
C)  the pharaoh was the living Horus and son of Re. 
D)  the stability of Egyptian society depended on the quality of the king's treasures. 
E)  the pharaoh was ordained by god to rule over the kingdom. 
A)  the pharaoh could determine if one would go to the afterlife. 
B)  the weather was dependent on whether the pharaoh was pleased with his people. 
C)  the pharaoh was the living Horus and son of Re. 
D)  the stability of Egyptian society depended on the quality of the king's treasures. 
E)  the pharaoh was ordained by god to rule over the kingdom.

Exam 2: The First River-Valley Civilizations

The region of modern Pakistan which gave birth to the earliest known civilization in the Indian subcontinent is centered on which river?

Identify the following term(s). -Great Pyramid of Khufu

Compare the Egyptian hieroglyphic and Mesopotamian cuneiform writing systems.

Identify the following term(s). -amulet

If you were a historian writing on the Indus Valley civilization, how would you describe this society without the benefit of a deciphered written language?

One of the most important breakthroughs which ushered in agriculture in Mesopotamia was

Identify the following term(s). -pharoah

Discuss the Egyptian religious beliefs and death rituals as they centered on divine kingship and the pharaoh.

The culture that developed in Egypt was unique largely because of

Identify the following term(s). -Thebes

According to Egyptian belief, the function assigned by the gods to the Egyptian kings was to maintain ma'at, or the

Identify the following term(s). -anthropomorphic

Mesopotamian society was made up of three classes, which were created by

Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus Valley civilizations were all

Identify the following term(s). -hieroglyphics

The term city-state refers to all of the following except

Identify the following term(s). -cuneiform

Which was NOT a technology found in Indian civilization?

One of the chief attributes of a civilization is

Egyptian kingship and religion were closely intertwined because it was believed:

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An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

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Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Networks of Communication and Exchange

The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

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Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

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Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas

Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

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