Question 1

Mummification was to

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A) help ensure that one could continue to live despite the death of the physical body. 
B) assure against the return of the ka. 
C) prevent the vital force of the physical body from returning. 
D) prevent the vital force of the physical body from departing. 
E) prevent decomposition during immersion in the Nile or exposure to the sun. 
A) help ensure that one could continue to live despite the death of the physical body. 
B) assure against the return of the ka. 
C) prevent the vital force of the physical body from returning. 
D) prevent the vital force of the physical body from departing. 
E) prevent decomposition during immersion in the Nile or exposure to the sun.

Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-Ahuramazda and Ahriman

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Ahura Mazda and Ahriman are two central

Question 3

The Assyrian army

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A) was renowned for its ability to besiege enemy cities. 
B) could deploy only a few thousand troops in major campaigns. 
C) customarily used diplomacy and negotiation in its largely peaceful campaigns. 
D) was unable to conquer Egypt. 
E) defeated the Persians on the banks of the Tigris River. 
A) was renowned for its ability to besiege enemy cities. 
B) could deploy only a few thousand troops in major campaigns. 
C) customarily used diplomacy and negotiation in its largely peaceful campaigns. 
D) was unable to conquer Egypt. 
E) defeated the Persians on the banks of the Tigris River.

Question 4

Who did Sumerians believe owned the cities?​

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A) ​Priests and priestesses. 
B) ​Kings. 
C) ​Everyone who was not a slave. 
D) ​The gods and goddesses.​ 
E) ​None of these. 
A) ​Priests and priestesses. 
B) ​Kings. 
C) ​Everyone who was not a slave. 
D) ​The gods and goddesses.​ 
E) ​None of these.

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-hieroglyphs

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Hieroglyphs are a form of writing used b

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-Paleolithic

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Who? 
The term "Paleolithic" refers to t

Question 7

The ancient Egyptians had no word for religion.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Epic of Gilgamesh was

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A) the formal title of the Osiris myth. 
B) an epic poem from Mesopotamia dealing with the search for immortality. 
C) a creation myth developed by early Phoenician thinkers. 
D) the first Egyptian literary masterpiece. 
E) a code of laws established by the Babylonian ruler, Gilgamesh. 
A) the formal title of the Osiris myth. 
B) an epic poem from Mesopotamia dealing with the search for immortality. 
C) a creation myth developed by early Phoenician thinkers. 
D) the first Egyptian literary masterpiece. 
E) a code of laws established by the Babylonian ruler, Gilgamesh.

Question 9

The story of Osiris in ancient Egyptian religion served to

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A) weaken popular belief in the pharaoh's divinity. 
B) permit the people to maintain a sun cult. 
C) strengthen the belief that immortality could be achieved. 
D) provide a method for designing and constructing the pyramids. 
E) justify wars against Syria. 
A) weaken popular belief in the pharaoh's divinity. 
B) permit the people to maintain a sun cult. 
C) strengthen the belief that immortality could be achieved. 
D) provide a method for designing and constructing the pyramids. 
E) justify wars against Syria.

Question 10

"The ancient Hebrews were the most important peoples of the ancient Middle East." Discuss, pro and con. In what ways has the existence of a united Hebrew monarchy recently been challenged? How significant was the emergence of Hebrew monotheism for the development of later civilizations? Why was the kingdom of Israel more vulnerable to the Assyrian Empire than the kingdom of Judah? What distinctive new concepts emerged from the Hebrew prophetic tradition?

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The statement that the ancient Hebrews w

Question 11

Compare and contrast the ideas of Zoroaster, the Hebrews, and Akhenaten. Were they more alike than different? How, and why?

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Zoroaster, the Hebrews, and Akhenaten we

Question 12

King Solomon is associated with all of the following except

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A) he ruled a united kingdom. 
B) he built a temple. 
C) his capital was Jerusalem. 
D) Israel was at the height of its powers. 
E) controlled all of the Middle East. 
A) he ruled a united kingdom. 
B) he built a temple. 
C) his capital was Jerusalem. 
D) Israel was at the height of its powers. 
E) controlled all of the Middle East.

Question 13

Mesopotamian civilization

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A) developed during the Paleolithic Era. 
B) was made of cities and located in a river valley. 
C) was located between the Nile and the Niger rivers. 
D) was the only early civilization with no cities. 
E) was the birthplace of democracy. 
A) developed during the Paleolithic Era. 
B) was made of cities and located in a river valley. 
C) was located between the Nile and the Niger rivers. 
D) was the only early civilization with no cities. 
E) was the birthplace of democracy.

Question 14

The Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylonia as the center of his empire was

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A) Cyrus. 
B) Rameses II. 
C) Nebuchadnezzar II. 
D) Ashurbanipal I. 
E) Marquil VI. 
A) Cyrus. 
B) Rameses II. 
C) Nebuchadnezzar II. 
D) Ashurbanipal I. 
E) Marquil VI.

Question 15

The three central aspects of Jewish religious belief were the

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A) priests, rabbis and prophets. 
B) covenant, the law and the prophets. 
C) army, the king and the family. 
D) law, the Pharisees and the rabbinate. 
E) Judah, Israel, and the Temple. 
A) priests, rabbis and prophets. 
B) covenant, the law and the prophets. 
C) army, the king and the family. 
D) law, the Pharisees and the rabbinate. 
E) Judah, Israel, and the Temple.

Question 16

Systematic agriculture developed independently in different areas of the world after 3000 and 1500 B.C.E.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-cave paintings

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Cave paintings are prehistoric visual re

Question 18

​What Assyrian tactic is credited for creating a polyglot, diverse population?

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A) ​Torture of resistors.​ 
B) ​An Emphasis on education.​ 
C) ​Deportation. 
D) ​Polytheism. 
E) ​Nationalism. 
A) ​Torture of resistors.​ 
B) ​An Emphasis on education.​ 
C) ​Deportation. 
D) ​Polytheism. 
E) ​Nationalism.

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-hominids

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The answer of Identify the following terms.
-hominids...

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Fertile Crescent ​

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The Fertile Crescent is a historical reg

Exam 1: Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Mummification was to

Identify the following terms. -Ahuramazda and Ahriman

The Assyrian army

Who did Sumerians believe owned the cities?​

Identify the following terms. -hieroglyphs

Identify the following terms. -Paleolithic

The ancient Egyptians had no word for religion.

The Epic of Gilgamesh was

The story of Osiris in ancient Egyptian religion served to

Compare and contrast the ideas of Zoroaster, the Hebrews, and Akhenaten. Were they more alike than different? How, and why?

King Solomon is associated with all of the following except

Mesopotamian civilization

The Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylonia as the center of his empire was

The three central aspects of Jewish religious belief were the

Systematic agriculture developed independently in different areas of the world after 3000 and 1500 B.C.E.

Identify the following terms. -cave paintings

​What Assyrian tactic is credited for creating a polyglot, diverse population?

Identify the following terms. -hominids

Identify the following terms. -Fertile Crescent ​

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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Who did Sumerians believe owned the cities?

What Assyrian tactic is credited for creating a polyglot, diverse population?

Identify the following terms. -Fertile Crescent