Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-Epic of Gilgamesh

Accepted Answer

The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Meso

Question 2

The first person to establish a dynastic empire in Mesopotamia was:

Accepted Answer

A) ​Sargon the Akkadian.​ 
B) ​Ur-Nammu.​ 
C) ​Hammurabi. 
D) ​Utnapishtam the Faraway​ 
E) ​Zardoz.​ 
A) ​Sargon the Akkadian.​ 
B) ​Ur-Nammu.​ 
C) ​Hammurabi. 
D) ​Utnapishtam the Faraway​ 
E) ​Zardoz.​

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-Mesopotamia

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia:

Who?
Mesopotamia is not a

Question 4

The annual flooding of the Nile River

Accepted Answer

A) enabled Egyptian civilization to thrive by leaving deposits of fertile silt. 
B) was an unwanted event that occurred suddenly and generally without warning. 
C) did not require an organized irrigation system. 
D) produced many large urban centers that served as havens from the raging waters. 
E) inhibited the evolution of civilization in ancient Egypt. 
A) enabled Egyptian civilization to thrive by leaving deposits of fertile silt. 
B) was an unwanted event that occurred suddenly and generally without warning. 
C) did not require an organized irrigation system. 
D) produced many large urban centers that served as havens from the raging waters. 
E) inhibited the evolution of civilization in ancient Egypt.

Question 5

What does the Epic of Gilgamesh reveal concerning the nature of the relationship between the ancient Mesopotamians and their gods? Discuss the relationship of the flood narrative as given in the Epic of Gilgamesh with that given in the biblical book of Genesis.

Accepted Answer

The Epic of Gilgamesh reveals that the a

Question 6

​The majority of Hammurabi's law code deals with

Accepted Answer

A) ​marriage and family​ 
B) ​public disorder​ 
C) ​religious crimes​ 
D) ​business regulation​ 
E) ​theft and injury 
A) ​marriage and family​ 
B) ​public disorder​ 
C) ​religious crimes​ 
D) ​business regulation​ 
E) ​theft and injury

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-Assyrian Empire

Accepted Answer

The Assyrian Empire was a major Mesopota

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-Hyksos

Accepted Answer

The Hyksos were a group of people who in

Question 9

Which of the following is not correct about the pyramids?

Accepted Answer

A) They were tombs for the pharaohs. 
B) They were constructed during the Middle Kingdom. 
C) They were symbols of royal power. 
D) The most magnificent of the pyramids was constructed about 2500 B.C.E. 
E) Pyramids were filled with boats, food, weapons, and games. 
A) They were tombs for the pharaohs. 
B) They were constructed during the Middle Kingdom. 
C) They were symbols of royal power. 
D) The most magnificent of the pyramids was constructed about 2500 B.C.E. 
E) Pyramids were filled with boats, food, weapons, and games.

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-Homo sapiens

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the following terms.
-Homo sapiens...

Question 11

The kingdom of Judah was overthrown by which empire? ​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Assyrian.. 
B) ​Hittite. 
C) ​Persian 
D) ​Chaldean 
E) ​Phoenician. 
A) ​Assyrian.. 
B) ​Hittite. 
C) ​Persian 
D) ​Chaldean 
E) ​Phoenician.

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-Tigris and Euphrates

Accepted Answer

The Tigris and Euphrates are two signifi

Question 13

The Assyrian Empire

Accepted Answer

A) developed in the central desert region of the Arabian peninsula. 
B) expanded northward from its original homeland to the Baltic Sea by 700 B.C.E. 
C) was skilled at waging both conventional and guerrilla warfare. 
D) was the greatest trading center of the ancient world. 
E) briefly occupied southern Greece. 
A) developed in the central desert region of the Arabian peninsula. 
B) expanded northward from its original homeland to the Baltic Sea by 700 B.C.E. 
C) was skilled at waging both conventional and guerrilla warfare. 
D) was the greatest trading center of the ancient world. 
E) briefly occupied southern Greece.

Question 14

What were the most significant aspects of the civil and military systems of the Persian Empire? Were personal or were institutional elements more important in determining its efficiency and success? What evidence causes you to think so?

Accepted Answer

The most significant aspects of the civi

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-Zoroaster

Accepted Answer

Zoroaster, also known as Zarathustra, wa

Question 16

Identify the following terms.
-Akhenaten

Accepted Answer

Akhenaten was an ancient Egyptian pharao

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-Neolithic

Accepted Answer

The term "Neolithic" refers to the last

Question 18

Neanderthals from Europe displaced Homo sapiens sapiens.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-Ramesses 2

Accepted Answer

Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the

Question 20

The monotheism of the Jews

Accepted Answer

A) produced a feeling of Jewish separation from those who were not Jewish. 
B) was accessible only to the prophets. 
C) provided a tolerance for the gods of outside conquerors. 
D) was a result of the Osiris movement. 
E) was a consequence of the spread of early Christianity. 
A) produced a feeling of Jewish separation from those who were not Jewish. 
B) was accessible only to the prophets. 
C) provided a tolerance for the gods of outside conquerors. 
D) was a result of the Osiris movement. 
E) was a consequence of the spread of early Christianity.

Exam 1: Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Identify the following terms. -Epic of Gilgamesh

The first person to establish a dynastic empire in Mesopotamia was:

Identify the following terms. -Mesopotamia

The annual flooding of the Nile River

What does the Epic of Gilgamesh reveal concerning the nature of the relationship between the ancient Mesopotamians and their gods? Discuss the relationship of the flood narrative as given in the Epic of Gilgamesh with that given in the biblical book of Genesis.

​The majority of Hammurabi's law code deals with

Identify the following terms. -Assyrian Empire

Identify the following terms. -Hyksos

Which of the following is not correct about the pyramids?

Identify the following terms. -Homo sapiens

The kingdom of Judah was overthrown by which empire? ​

Identify the following terms. -Tigris and Euphrates

The Assyrian Empire

What were the most significant aspects of the civil and military systems of the Persian Empire? Were personal or were institutional elements more important in determining its efficiency and success? What evidence causes you to think so?

Identify the following terms. -Zoroaster

Identify the following terms. -Akhenaten

Identify the following terms. -Neolithic

Neanderthals from Europe displaced Homo sapiens sapiens.​

Identify the following terms. -Ramesses 2

The monotheism of the Jews

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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The majority of Hammurabi's law code deals with

The kingdom of Judah was overthrown by which empire?

Neanderthals from Europe displaced Homo sapiens sapiens.