Question 1

Among the following residents of Mesopotamia,which was the only monotheistic group?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Akkadians 
B)  the Assyrians 
C)  the Hebrews 
D)  the Babylonians 
A)  the Akkadians 
B)  the Assyrians 
C)  the Hebrews 
D)  the Babylonians

Question 2

Which of the following is the son of King David and is also the person who built the magnificent temple in Jerusalem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Solomon 
B)  Saul 
C)  Samuel 
D)  Moses 
A)  Solomon 
B)  Saul 
C)  Samuel 
D)  Moses

Question 3

Which of the following best defines myth?

Accepted Answer

A)  a religious parable 
B)  a factual recounting of origin 
C)  an intentional fabrication 
D)  a story that a culture assumes is true 
A)  a religious parable 
B)  a factual recounting of origin 
C)  an intentional fabrication 
D)  a story that a culture assumes is true

Question 4

How was the Hebrew belief system different from that of other religious traditions?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Hebrews were monotheistic while the religious traditions of other peoples were polytheistic. 
B)  The Hebrews blended into the Akkadian culture and resurged later during the Golden Age of Pericles. 
C)  The Hebrews had defined political leadership, from which a theocratic ruler emerged. 
D)  The Hebrews were connected to the land through an agricultural tradition supported through animism. 
A)  The Hebrews were monotheistic while the religious traditions of other peoples were polytheistic. 
B)  The Hebrews blended into the Akkadian culture and resurged later during the Golden Age of Pericles. 
C)  The Hebrews had defined political leadership, from which a theocratic ruler emerged. 
D)  The Hebrews were connected to the land through an agricultural tradition supported through animism.

Question 5

Amenhotep IV relocated the capital of Egypt,changed his own name to Akhenaten,and

Accepted Answer

A)  established a new monotheistic religion to replace the traditional Egyptian pantheon. 
B)  limited the priesthood to only twelve members. 
C)  began new construction at Karnak. 
D)  built the step-pyramids of Saqqara. 
A)  established a new monotheistic religion to replace the traditional Egyptian pantheon. 
B)  limited the priesthood to only twelve members. 
C)  began new construction at Karnak. 
D)  built the step-pyramids of Saqqara.

Question 6

Which of the following ancient Egyptian leaders ruled circa 3000 BCE and is credited with unifying both Upper and Lower Egypt?

Accepted Answer

A)  Djoser 
B)  Khafre 
C)  Khufu 
D)  Narmer 
A)  Djoser 
B)  Khafre 
C)  Khufu 
D)  Narmer

Question 7

Which of the following is considered the first existing monumental work made through the lost-wax casting technique?

Accepted Answer

A)  the dedicatory statues from the Abu Temple 
B)  the Cylinder Seal of Adda 
C)  the Standard of Ur 
D)  the Head of an Akkadian Man 
A)  the dedicatory statues from the Abu Temple 
B)  the Cylinder Seal of Adda 
C)  the Standard of Ur 
D)  the Head of an Akkadian Man

Question 8

In ancient Egyptian religion,which of the following was comparable to an enduring "soul" or "life force," a concept shared by many other religions?

Accepted Answer

A)  ba 
B)  ka 
C)  ma'at 
D)  cartouche 
A)  ba 
B)  ka 
C)  ma'at 
D)  cartouche

Question 9

Which of the following terms refers to a religion that includes many gods and goddesses often associated with natural forces and realms?

Accepted Answer

A)  monotheism 
B)  polytheism 
C)  henotheism 
D)  theocracy 
A)  monotheism 
B)  polytheism 
C)  henotheism 
D)  theocracy

Question 10

Which of the following was the resident god at Ur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abu, god of vegetation 
B)  Belitili, goddess of fertility 
C)  Anu, the father of the gods 
D)  Sin, the god of the moon 
A)  Abu, god of vegetation 
B)  Belitili, goddess of fertility 
C)  Anu, the father of the gods 
D)  Sin, the god of the moon

Question 11

Discuss the tradition of Japanese Shinto.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Discuss the symbolism and meaning within the Royal Standard of Ur.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Which of the following terms refers to what the Zuni Pueblo people consider deified spirits who manifest themselves in performance and dance?

Accepted Answer

A)  kachinas 
B)  kivas 
C)  menhirs 
D)  cairns 
A)  kachinas 
B)  kivas 
C)  menhirs 
D)  cairns

Question 14

Where was evidence of the earliest hominins found?

Accepted Answer

A)  Iran 
B)  France 
C)  Spain 
D)  Ethiopia 
A)  Iran 
B)  France 
C)  Spain 
D)  Ethiopia

Among the following residents of Mesopotamia,which was the only monotheistic group?

Which of the following is the son of King David and is also the person who built the magnificent temple in Jerusalem?

Which of the following best defines myth?

How was the Hebrew belief system different from that of other religious traditions?

Amenhotep IV relocated the capital of Egypt,changed his own name to Akhenaten,and

Which of the following ancient Egyptian leaders ruled circa 3000 BCE and is credited with unifying both Upper and Lower Egypt?

Which of the following is considered the first existing monumental work made through the lost-wax casting technique?

In ancient Egyptian religion,which of the following was comparable to an enduring "soul" or "life force," a concept shared by many other religions?

Which of the following terms refers to a religion that includes many gods and goddesses often associated with natural forces and realms?

Which of the following was the resident god at Ur?

Discuss the tradition of Japanese Shinto.

Discuss the symbolism and meaning within the Royal Standard of Ur.

Which of the following terms refers to what the Zuni Pueblo people consider deified spirits who manifest themselves in performance and dance?

Where was evidence of the earliest hominins found?

The Greek World

Empire

The Flowering of Religion

Fiefdom and Monastery, pilgrimage and Crusade

The Gothic and the Rebirth of Naturalism

The Renaissance

Renaissance and Reformation in the North

Encounter and Confrontation

The Counter-Reformation and the Baroque

Enlightenment and Rococo

The Age of Revolution

The Working Class and the Bourgeoisie

The Modernist World

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Exam 1: The Prehistoric Past and the Earliest Civilizations

Among the following residents of Mesopotamia,which was the only monotheistic group?

Which of the following is the son of King David and is also the person who built the magnificent temple in Jerusalem?

Which of the following best defines myth?

How was the Hebrew belief system different from that of other religious traditions?

Amenhotep IV relocated the capital of Egypt,changed his own name to Akhenaten,and

Which of the following ancient Egyptian leaders ruled circa 3000 BCE and is credited with unifying both Upper and Lower Egypt?

Which of the following is considered the first existing monumental work made through the lost-wax casting technique?

In ancient Egyptian religion,which of the following was comparable to an enduring "soul" or "life force," a concept shared by many other religions?

Which of the following terms refers to a religion that includes many gods and goddesses often associated with natural forces and realms?

Which of the following was the resident god at Ur?

Discuss the tradition of Japanese Shinto.

Discuss the symbolism and meaning within the Royal Standard of Ur.

Which of the following terms refers to what the Zuni Pueblo people consider deified spirits who manifest themselves in performance and dance?

Where was evidence of the earliest hominins found?

The Greek World

Empire

The Flowering of Religion

Fiefdom and Monastery, pilgrimage and Crusade

The Gothic and the Rebirth of Naturalism

The Renaissance

Renaissance and Reformation in the North

Encounter and Confrontation

The Counter-Reformation and the Baroque

Enlightenment and Rococo

The Age of Revolution

The Working Class and the Bourgeoisie

The Modernist World

Decades of Change

Filters