Question 1

Sumerian civilization possessed all of the following except​

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A)  ​irrigation works 
B)  ​political institutions 
C)  ​secular literature 
D)  ​money 
E)  ​solar calendar 
A)  ​irrigation works 
B)  ​political institutions 
C)  ​secular literature 
D)  ​money 
E)  ​solar calendar E

Question 2

Egyptians demonstrated their belief in an afterlife by all of the following except​

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A)  ​elaborate tombs 
B)  ​funerary art 
C)  ​mortuary priests 
D)  ​mummification 
E)  ​cremation 
A)  ​elaborate tombs 
B)  ​funerary art 
C)  ​mortuary priests 
D)  ​mummification 
E)  ​cremation E

Question 3

In explaining natural phenomena, ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians would refer to

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A)  analysis of what caused the event. 
B)  comparison to other similar events. 
C)  relating events to the actions of their leaders. 
D)  the intervention by gods. 
E)  natural and seasonal characteristics. 
A)  analysis of what caused the event. 
B)  comparison to other similar events. 
C)  relating events to the actions of their leaders. 
D)  the intervention by gods. 
E)  natural and seasonal characteristics. D

Question 4

The Egyptian writing system known as hieroglyphics was

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A)  a wedged shaped writing system. 
B)  a form of picture writing in which figures such as crocodiles, sails, eyes, and so forth represented words or sounds that could be combined to form words. 
C)  the world's first writing system. 
D)  the only writing system of the earliest civilized societies. 
E)  borrowed by the Sumerians. 
A)  a wedged shaped writing system. 
B)  a form of picture writing in which figures such as crocodiles, sails, eyes, and so forth represented words or sounds that could be combined to form words. 
C)  the world's first writing system. 
D)  the only writing system of the earliest civilized societies. 
E)  borrowed by the Sumerians.

Question 5

It was said that a pharaoh

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A)  could never fail in a military endeavor. 
B)  was a god. 
C)  was a human being with divine inspiration. 
D)  reigned as the "alter-ego" of the Nile god. 
E)  was a representative of the gods. 
A)  could never fail in a military endeavor. 
B)  was a god. 
C)  was a human being with divine inspiration. 
D)  reigned as the "alter-ego" of the Nile god. 
E)  was a representative of the gods.

Question 6

Who may be best associated with forwarding monotheistic ideas?

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A)  Ramses 
B)  Tutankhamen 
C)  Maety 
D)  Akhenaten 
E)  Ahmose 
A)  Ramses 
B)  Tutankhamen 
C)  Maety 
D)  Akhenaten 
E)  Ahmose

Question 7

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Epic of Gilgamesh

Accepted Answer

The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Meso

Question 8

With the progress of civilization, one could also find

Accepted Answer

A)  increased epidemic diseases. 
B)  urban centers without adequate sewage systems. 
C)  more dangerous warfare. 
D)  slavery. 
E)  All of these 
A)  increased epidemic diseases. 
B)  urban centers without adequate sewage systems. 
C)  more dangerous warfare. 
D)  slavery. 
E)  All of these

Question 9

​Phoenicians settled in all of the cities except

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A)  ​Cairo 
B)  ​Tyre 
C)  ​Byblos 
D)  ​Berytus 
E)  ​Sidon 
A)  ​Cairo 
B)  ​Tyre 
C)  ​Byblos 
D)  ​Berytus 
E)  ​Sidon

Question 10

Sargon the Great may be said to have been

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A)  one of a kind, a benevolent ruler. 
B)  aware of the need to centralize authority through appointed officials. 
C)  reluctant to make demands of contributions from conquered peoples. 
D)  able to utilize an army drawn together when danger was apparent. 
E)  a leader of the Sumerians. 
A)  one of a kind, a benevolent ruler. 
B)  aware of the need to centralize authority through appointed officials. 
C)  reluctant to make demands of contributions from conquered peoples. 
D)  able to utilize an army drawn together when danger was apparent. 
E)  a leader of the Sumerians.

Question 11

The "land between the rivers" refers to

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A)  the Hittite kingdom. 
B)  Mesopotamia. 
C)  Egypt. 
D)  Persia. 
E)  Assyria. 
A)  the Hittite kingdom. 
B)  Mesopotamia. 
C)  Egypt. 
D)  Persia. 
E)  Assyria.

Question 12

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Cyrus and Cambyses

Accepted Answer

Cyrus and Cambyses were ancient Persian

Question 13

Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s).
  
-Discuss Mesopotamian contributions to two of the following fields: government, law, and science.

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia, located in the region of mo

Question 14

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-"land between the rivers"

Accepted Answer

The term "land between the rivers" refer

Question 15

The Phoenicians' way of life revolved around

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A)  settled agriculture. 
B)  constant welfare. 
C)  nomadic sheepherding. 
D)  commercial trade. 
E)  caravan trade. 
A)  settled agriculture. 
B)  constant welfare. 
C)  nomadic sheepherding. 
D)  commercial trade. 
E)  caravan trade.

Question 16

Religion provided Neolithic communities with​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​unity among people 
B)  ​an explanation for the workings of nature 
C)  ​morality 
D)  ​a decreased fear of death 
E)  ​All of the above 
A)  ​unity among people 
B)  ​an explanation for the workings of nature 
C)  ​morality 
D)  ​a decreased fear of death 
E)  ​All of the above

Question 17

Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s).
  
-Discuss the contribution of the Assyrians to the civilization of the ancient Near East.

Accepted Answer

The Assyrians made significant contribut

Question 18

Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s).
  
-What are the major differences between the Neolithic Age and the Paleolithic Age?

Accepted Answer

The Neolithic Age and the Paleolithic Ag

Question 19

How did Mesopotamians define the purpose of human existence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Humans existed to seek and find eternal life. 
B)  Humans existed to dominate the earth and develop its resources. 
C)  Humans existed to serve the gods. 
D)  Humans existed to provide the sun god with sacrifices. 
E)  Humans existed to fight and win their own wars. 
A)  Humans existed to seek and find eternal life. 
B)  Humans existed to dominate the earth and develop its resources. 
C)  Humans existed to serve the gods. 
D)  Humans existed to provide the sun god with sacrifices. 
E)  Humans existed to fight and win their own wars.

Question 20

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Paleolithic Age

Accepted Answer

The Paleolithic Age, also known as the S

Exam 1: The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

Sumerian civilization possessed all of the following except​

Egyptians demonstrated their belief in an afterlife by all of the following except​

In explaining natural phenomena, ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians would refer to

The Egyptian writing system known as hieroglyphics was

It was said that a pharaoh

Who may be best associated with forwarding monotheistic ideas?

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Epic of Gilgamesh

With the progress of civilization, one could also find

​Phoenicians settled in all of the cities except

Sargon the Great may be said to have been

The "land between the rivers" refers to

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Cyrus and Cambyses

Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -Discuss Mesopotamian contributions to two of the following fields: government, law, and science.

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -"land between the rivers"

The Phoenicians' way of life revolved around

Religion provided Neolithic communities with​

Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -Discuss the contribution of the Assyrians to the civilization of the ancient Near East.

Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -What are the major differences between the Neolithic Age and the Paleolithic Age?

How did Mesopotamians define the purpose of human existence?

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Paleolithic Age

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greeks: From Myth to Reason

Rome: From City-State to World Empire

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Rise of Europe: Fusion of Classical, Christian, and Germanic Traditions

The Flowering and Dissolution of Medieval Civilization

Transition to the Modern Age: Renaissance and Reformation

Political and Economic Transformation: National States, Overseas Expansion, Commercial Revolution

Intellectual Transformation: the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment

The Era of the French Revolution: Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: the Transformation of Society

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Surge of Liberalism and Nationalism: Revolution, Counterrevolution, and Unification

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism, Positivism, Darwinism, and Social Criticism

Europe in the Late Nineteenth Century: Modernization, Nationalism, Imperialism

Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, Human Nature, and the Arts

World War I: the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

World War 2: Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War 2: Recovery and Realignment, 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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