Question 1

Please define the following key terms.
- pharaoh

Accepted Answer

The term "pharaoh" refers to the ancient

Question 2

Please define the following key terms.
- Jew

Accepted Answer

The term "Jew" refers to an individual w

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) To provide water for urban use. 
B) To protect cities from attack. 
C) To develop foreign trade. 
D) Irrigation. 
E) To divert water to the sea. 
A) To provide water for urban use. 
B) To protect cities from attack. 
C) To develop foreign trade. 
D) Irrigation. 
E) To divert water to the sea.

Question 4

Which of the following best describes a "city-state" in ancient Mesopotamia?​

Accepted Answer

A) The ruler governs both the city center and the surrounding areas. 
B) There were regional capitals with governors. 
C) Merchants controlled the city centers due to trade. 
D) Temple priests ruled on behalf of royalty. 
E) None of these choices. 
A) The ruler governs both the city center and the surrounding areas. 
B) There were regional capitals with governors. 
C) Merchants controlled the city centers due to trade. 
D) Temple priests ruled on behalf of royalty. 
E) None of these choices.

Question 5

The Great Pyramid was built between 2589 and 2566 B.C.E.because it

Accepted Answer

A) Would receive human sacrifices for the gods. 
B) Was to be the largest temple ever built in Egypt. 
C) Was used to ask the gods to relieve the ongoing drought of the time. 
D) Housed the life-force of Khufu. 
E) Served as a warehouse for grains to be given to commoners. 
A) Would receive human sacrifices for the gods. 
B) Was to be the largest temple ever built in Egypt. 
C) Was used to ask the gods to relieve the ongoing drought of the time. 
D) Housed the life-force of Khufu. 
E) Served as a warehouse for grains to be given to commoners.

Question 6

Please define the following key terms.
- Gilgamesh

Accepted Answer

Gilgamesh is a central character in the

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
- papyrus

Accepted Answer

Papyrus is a material similar to thick p

Question 8

Most early Sumerian writing consisted of

Accepted Answer

A) ​Temple accounts. 
B) ​Personal letters. 
C) ​Law codes. 
D) ​Trade description. 
E) ​Political treatises. 
A) ​Temple accounts. 
B) ​Personal letters. 
C) ​Law codes. 
D) ​Trade description. 
E) ​Political treatises.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) Increasing numbers of bronze weapons. 
B) More artistic depictions of battle victories. 
C) Cities were protected by high walls. 
D) All of these choices 
E) only b.and c. 
A) Increasing numbers of bronze weapons. 
B) More artistic depictions of battle victories. 
C) Cities were protected by high walls. 
D) All of these choices 
E) only b.and c.

Exam 2: The First Complex Societies in the Eastern Mediterranean, ca 4000 - 550 BCE

Please define the following key terms. - pharaoh

Please define the following key terms. - Jew

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

Which of the following best describes a "city-state" in ancient Mesopotamia?​

The Great Pyramid was built between 2589 and 2566 B.C.E.because it

Please define the following key terms. - Gilgamesh

Please define the following key terms. - papyrus

Most early Sumerian writing consisted of

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

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