Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-Hebrews and Israelites

Accepted Answer

The terms "Hebrews" and "Israelites" ref

Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-Cambyses and Darius Pages

Accepted Answer

Cambyses II and Darius I are significant

Question 3

Unlike Mesopotamia's rivers, the flooding of Egypt's Nile was gradual and usually predictable, and the river seen as life-enhancing rather than life-threatening.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Great Pyramid of Giza

Accepted Answer

The Great Pyramid of Giza, also known as

Question 5

Egyptian hieroglyphs

Accepted Answer

A) used sacred characters as picture signs. 
B) employed the use of an alphabet. 
C) were written only on a paper made from papyrus reed and oak bark. 
D) were introduced by the Amorites. 
E) were borrowed from the practices of the Phoenicians. 
A) used sacred characters as picture signs. 
B) employed the use of an alphabet. 
C) were written only on a paper made from papyrus reed and oak bark. 
D) were introduced by the Amorites. 
E) were borrowed from the practices of the Phoenicians.

Question 6

The foundation of the Sumerian mathematical system was​

Accepted Answer

A) ​base 10 
B) ​base 60​ 
C) ​inclusive of a zero​ 
D) ​base 100​ 
E) ​base 25 
A) ​base 10 
B) ​base 60​ 
C) ​inclusive of a zero​ 
D) ​base 100​ 
E) ​base 25

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-Hittites and iron

Accepted Answer

The Hittites were an ancient Anatolian p

Question 8

The central aspect of the Neolithic Revolution was the

Accepted Answer

A) first development of hunter-gatherer cultures. 
B) successful invasion of northwestern Africa by Turkish nomads from central Asia. 
C) emergence of systematic food production through the domestication of plants and animals. 
D) use of fire and the cooking of food. 
E) development of writing. 
A) first development of hunter-gatherer cultures. 
B) successful invasion of northwestern Africa by Turkish nomads from central Asia. 
C) emergence of systematic food production through the domestication of plants and animals. 
D) use of fire and the cooking of food. 
E) development of writing.

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-Ma'at

Accepted Answer

Ma'at is a key concept in ancient Egypti

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-Phoenician alphabet

Accepted Answer

The Phoenician alphabet is considered to

Question 11

Paleolithic peoples

Accepted Answer

A) engaged in artistic activities, as indicated by surviving cave paintings. 
B) lacked the use of fire, which significantly retarded their pace of development. 
C) perfected techniques that allowed them to hunt very large dinosaurs with total success. 
D) lived in brick structures. 
E) used bronze for tools and weapons, but not copper. 
A) engaged in artistic activities, as indicated by surviving cave paintings. 
B) lacked the use of fire, which significantly retarded their pace of development. 
C) perfected techniques that allowed them to hunt very large dinosaurs with total success. 
D) lived in brick structures. 
E) used bronze for tools and weapons, but not copper.

Question 12

During the reign of Akhenaten,

Accepted Answer

A) monotheism permanently replaced polytheism in ancient Egypt. 
B) foreign affairs were ignored and Syria and Palestine were lost. 
C) Thebes was replaced by Cairo as the capital. 
D) the Hyksos invaded the Nile Valley. 
E) the Sea Peoples were driven from Egypt. 
A) monotheism permanently replaced polytheism in ancient Egypt. 
B) foreign affairs were ignored and Syria and Palestine were lost. 
C) Thebes was replaced by Cairo as the capital. 
D) the Hyksos invaded the Nile Valley. 
E) the Sea Peoples were driven from Egypt.

Question 13

The earliest hominids

Accepted Answer

A) lived in Asia. 
B) lived in Africa. 
C) used iron tools. 
D) are known as Homo sapiens. 
E) evolved 1,000,000 years ago. 
A) lived in Asia. 
B) lived in Africa. 
C) used iron tools. 
D) are known as Homo sapiens. 
E) evolved 1,000,000 years ago.

Question 14

Identify the following terms.
-satraps, the Royal Road and the Immortals

Accepted Answer

The terms "satraps," "the Royal Road," a

Question 15

The group that disrupted Egypt and provided the transition to the new Kingdom was the

Accepted Answer

A) Hyksos. 
B) Mali. 
C) Maghreb. 
D) Kush. 
E) Phoenicians. 
A) Hyksos. 
B) Mali. 
C) Maghreb. 
D) Kush. 
E) Phoenicians.

Question 16

Identify the following terms.
-​Kush

Accepted Answer

Kush refers to an ancient kingdom locate

Question 17

What geographic aspects of the Mesopotamian city-states made conflict between them likely and why?

Accepted Answer

The geographic aspects of the Mesopotami

Question 18

What contributed to the decline of New Kingdom Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Several factors contributed to the decli

Question 19

​The transition from hunter-gatherer to a food producing society happened

Accepted Answer

A) to the unstable nature of pastoralism. 
B) ​abruptly in some areas, rapidly in others 
C) ​gradually in the Mesolithic era 
D) ​only in river valleys 
E) ​with the use of metal tools. 
A) to the unstable nature of pastoralism. 
B) ​abruptly in some areas, rapidly in others 
C) ​gradually in the Mesolithic era 
D) ​only in river valleys 
E) ​with the use of metal tools.

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Menes

Accepted Answer

Menes, also known as Narmer, was an anci

Exam 1: Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Identify the following terms. -Hebrews and Israelites

Identify the following terms. -Cambyses and Darius Pages

Unlike Mesopotamia's rivers, the flooding of Egypt's Nile was gradual and usually predictable, and the river seen as life-enhancing rather than life-threatening.

Identify the following terms. -Great Pyramid of Giza

Egyptian hieroglyphs

The foundation of the Sumerian mathematical system was​

Identify the following terms. -Hittites and iron

The central aspect of the Neolithic Revolution was the

Identify the following terms. -Ma'at

Identify the following terms. -Phoenician alphabet

Paleolithic peoples

During the reign of Akhenaten,

The earliest hominids

Identify the following terms. -satraps, the Royal Road and the Immortals

The group that disrupted Egypt and provided the transition to the new Kingdom was the

Identify the following terms. -​Kush

What geographic aspects of the Mesopotamian city-states made conflict between them likely and why?

What contributed to the decline of New Kingdom Egypt?

​The transition from hunter-gatherer to a food producing society happened

Identify the following terms. -Menes

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

Filters

The foundation of the Sumerian mathematical system was

Identify the following terms. -Kush

The transition from hunter-gatherer to a food producing society happened