Question 1

During the Old Stone Age,

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A) only Egypt had an advanced agricultural economy. 
B) both men and women hunted wild animals. 
C) hunting and gathering was the way most people supported themselves. 
D) humans lived only in the southernmost parts of Africa. 
E) communication was maintained through the use of cuneiform. 
A) only Egypt had an advanced agricultural economy. 
B) both men and women hunted wild animals. 
C) hunting and gathering was the way most people supported themselves. 
D) humans lived only in the southernmost parts of Africa. 
E) communication was maintained through the use of cuneiform.

Question 2

During the prophetic era (c.750-550), Judaism developed a sense of universalism in its monotheistic theology.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

During the Babylonian Captivity

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A) the Chaldeans were able to conquer the Persians. 
B) the Persians gave up control of the Kingdom of Judah. 
C) many upper-class Israelites were deported to Babylonia. 
D) Egypt freed the Hebrews. 
E) the Hittites were held as slaves by the Babylonians. 
A) the Chaldeans were able to conquer the Persians. 
B) the Persians gave up control of the Kingdom of Judah. 
C) many upper-class Israelites were deported to Babylonia. 
D) Egypt freed the Hebrews. 
E) the Hittites were held as slaves by the Babylonians.

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt

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Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt are terms th

Question 5

Cyrus the Great

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A) created a great Persian Empire. 
B) enslaved the Jews. 
C) used merciless policies that caused him to be hated by the people he conquered. 
D) established the Ptolemaic Dynasty. 
E) permanently conquered Greece. 
A) created a great Persian Empire. 
B) enslaved the Jews. 
C) used merciless policies that caused him to be hated by the people he conquered. 
D) established the Ptolemaic Dynasty. 
E) permanently conquered Greece.

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-cuneiform

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Cuneiform is a system of writing that wa

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-the prophets

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The term "the prophets" generally refers

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-Neanderthal

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Neanderthals, scientifically known as Ho

Question 9

One of the basic distinguishing features of the human species was​

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A) ​the ability to make tools​ 
B) ​walking upright​ 
C) ​domestication of animals​ 
D) ​an omnivorous diet​ 
E) ​opposable thumbs​ 
A) ​the ability to make tools​ 
B) ​walking upright​ 
C) ​domestication of animals​ 
D) ​an omnivorous diet​ 
E) ​opposable thumbs​

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-Code of Hammurabi

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The Code of Hammurabi is one of the olde

Question 11

Which of the following accurately characterizes ancient Egyptian civilization?

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A) Its geography and topography made for great political and social insecurity. 
B) There was little continuity because of the Nile's horrific floods. 
C) There was a sense of security and a feeling of changelessness. 
D) It considered religion unimportant as the emphasis was life in the here and now. 
E) There were few opportunities for trade. 
A) Its geography and topography made for great political and social insecurity. 
B) There was little continuity because of the Nile's horrific floods. 
C) There was a sense of security and a feeling of changelessness. 
D) It considered religion unimportant as the emphasis was life in the here and now. 
E) There were few opportunities for trade.

Question 12

Which of the defined criteria are the most important, in your opinion, for constructing civilization? ​

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In my opinion, the most important criter

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-Çatal Hüyük

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Çatal Hüyük is an ancient Neolithic site

Question 14

Identify the following terms.
-Hatshepsut

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Who? - Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh o

Question 15

Women played as important a role as men in paleolithic food acquisition. ​

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What major economic changes resulted from the Neolithic Revolution? What social and lifestyle changes did it bring, and for which individuals and which groups in these societies?

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The Neolithic Revolution brought about m

Question 17

How did the development of writing change the societies of ancient Mesopotamia and, specifically, the lives of their peoples? Could those societies be described as "literate"? Why or why not? Which groups might have been most affected?

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The development of writing had a profoun

Question 18

Which of the following is a true statement?

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A) The Akkadian Empire achieved no expansion, but endured for a thousand years. 
B) Ur produced total Mesopotamian disintegration. 
C) The Amorites, under the leadership of Hammurabi, replaced the Sumerians and Akkadians as rulers of Mesopotamia. 
D) Hammurabi eliminated all aspects of Sumerian culture in Mesopotamian life. 
E) Sumer was established by the Hyksos. 
A) The Akkadian Empire achieved no expansion, but endured for a thousand years. 
B) Ur produced total Mesopotamian disintegration. 
C) The Amorites, under the leadership of Hammurabi, replaced the Sumerians and Akkadians as rulers of Mesopotamia. 
D) Hammurabi eliminated all aspects of Sumerian culture in Mesopotamian life. 
E) Sumer was established by the Hyksos.

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-Eridu, Ur, Uruk, Umma, and Lagash

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Eridu, Ur, Uruk, Umma, and Lagash are al

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Son of Re

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The term "Son of Re" (also spelled "Son

Exam 1: Early Humans and the First Civilizations

During the Old Stone Age,

During the prophetic era (c.750-550), Judaism developed a sense of universalism in its monotheistic theology.

During the Babylonian Captivity

Identify the following terms. -Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt

Cyrus the Great

Identify the following terms. -cuneiform

Identify the following terms. -the prophets

Identify the following terms. -Neanderthal

One of the basic distinguishing features of the human species was​

Identify the following terms. -Code of Hammurabi

Which of the following accurately characterizes ancient Egyptian civilization?

Which of the defined criteria are the most important, in your opinion, for constructing civilization? ​

Identify the following terms. -Çatal Hüyük

Identify the following terms. -Hatshepsut

Women played as important a role as men in paleolithic food acquisition. ​

What major economic changes resulted from the Neolithic Revolution? What social and lifestyle changes did it bring, and for which individuals and which groups in these societies?

How did the development of writing change the societies of ancient Mesopotamia and, specifically, the lives of their peoples? Could those societies be described as "literate"? Why or why not? Which groups might have been most affected?

Which of the following is a true statement?

Identify the following terms. -Eridu, Ur, Uruk, Umma, and Lagash

Identify the following terms. -Son of Re

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War 2

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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One of the basic distinguishing features of the human species was

Which of the defined criteria are the most important, in your opinion, for constructing civilization?

Women played as important a role as men in paleolithic food acquisition.