Question 1

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Indo-Europeans

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The Indo-Europeans were a group of peopl

Question 2

Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s).
  
-What are the major differences between the Neolithic Age and the Paleolithic Age?

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The Neolithic Age and the Paleolithic Ag

Question 3

It was said that a pharaoh

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A)  could never fail in a military endeavor. 
B)  was a god. 
C)  was a human being with divine inspiration. 
D)  reigned as the "alter-ego" of the Nile god. 
E)  was a representative of the gods. 
A)  could never fail in a military endeavor. 
B)  was a god. 
C)  was a human being with divine inspiration. 
D)  reigned as the "alter-ego" of the Nile god. 
E)  was a representative of the gods.

Question 4

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-"land between the rivers"

Accepted Answer

The term "land between the rivers" refer

Question 5

With the progress of civilization,one could also find

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A)  increased epidemic diseases. 
B)  urban centers without adequate sewage systems. 
C)  more dangerous warfare. 
D)  slavery. 
E)  All of these 
A)  increased epidemic diseases. 
B)  urban centers without adequate sewage systems. 
C)  more dangerous warfare. 
D)  slavery. 
E)  All of these

Question 6

​Life in Mesopotamia could be dangerous because of all of the following reasons except​

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A)  ​river dikes could break 
B)  ​water shortage could cause crops to fail 
C)  ​lack of natural barriers to prevent invasions 
D)  ​disease 
E)  ​lack of record keeping 
A)  ​river dikes could break 
B)  ​water shortage could cause crops to fail 
C)  ​lack of natural barriers to prevent invasions 
D)  ​disease 
E)  ​lack of record keeping

Question 7

The use of the Phoenician alphabet and the Aramaic language provided which of the following civilizations with a centralizing force?

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A)  Egyptian 
B)  Persian Empire 
C)  Anatolian 
D)  Mycenaean 
E)  Assyrian Empire 
A)  Egyptian 
B)  Persian Empire 
C)  Anatolian 
D)  Mycenaean 
E)  Assyrian Empire

Question 8

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Aramaeans

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The Aramaeans were a Semitic people who

Question 9

​How did the system of satrapand satrapies aid the Persian empire?

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The system of satraps and satrapies was

Question 10

Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s).
  
-Refer to some ways that people during the Paleolithic era showed evidence of an ability to form abstractions.

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I'm sorry, but I cannot directly view or

Question 11

Religion provided Neolithic communities with​

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A)  ​unity among people 
B)  ​an explanation for the workings of nature 
C)  ​morality 
D)  ​a decreased fear of death 
E)  ​All of the above 
A)  ​unity among people 
B)  ​an explanation for the workings of nature 
C)  ​morality 
D)  ​a decreased fear of death 
E)  ​All of the above

Question 12

Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s).
  
-Discuss the contribution of the Assyrians to the civilization of the ancient Near East.

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The Assyrians made significant contribut

Question 13

​Phoenicians settled in all of the cities except

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A)  ​Cairo 
B)  ​Tyre 
C)  ​Byblos 
D)  ​Berytus 
E)  ​Sidon 
A)  ​Cairo 
B)  ​Tyre 
C)  ​Byblos 
D)  ​Berytus 
E)  ​Sidon

Question 14

The term mythopoeic relates best to

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A)  the recording of myth in poetic form. 
B)  a myth-making view of the world. 
C)  the collection of ancient myths. 
D)  an early appeal to reason to explain nature. 
E)  a monotheistic religion. 
A)  the recording of myth in poetic form. 
B)  a myth-making view of the world. 
C)  the collection of ancient myths. 
D)  an early appeal to reason to explain nature. 
E)  a monotheistic religion.

Question 15

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Paleolithic Age

Accepted Answer

The Paleolithic Age, also known as the S

Question 16

Sargon the Great may be said to have been

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A)  one of a kind, a benevolent ruler. 
B)  aware of the need to centralize authority through appointed officials. 
C)  reluctant to make demands of contributions from conquered peoples. 
D)  able to utilize an army drawn together when danger was apparent. 
E)  a leader of the Sumerians. 
A)  one of a kind, a benevolent ruler. 
B)  aware of the need to centralize authority through appointed officials. 
C)  reluctant to make demands of contributions from conquered peoples. 
D)  able to utilize an army drawn together when danger was apparent. 
E)  a leader of the Sumerians.

Question 17

Cuneiform may be described as

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A)  the first stage of planning for a pyramid. 
B)  the instrument used for writing on parchment. 
C)  the term for records that dealt with commercial transactions. 
D)  symbol writing on clay tablets with a reed stylus. 
E)  an early form of money. 
A)  the first stage of planning for a pyramid. 
B)  the instrument used for writing on parchment. 
C)  the term for records that dealt with commercial transactions. 
D)  symbol writing on clay tablets with a reed stylus. 
E)  an early form of money.

Question 18

Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s).
  
-On the map of the Near East,trace the location of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.Mark and identify the sea into which the rivers flow.

Accepted Answer

I'm sorry for any confusion, but as a te

Question 19

One may credit Ashurbanipal with

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A)  ​building the Hanging Gardens. 
B)  ​furthering the ideas of Zoroaster. 
C)  ​maintaining a library of clay tablets. 
D)  ​restoring Nineveh. 
E)  terrorizing his neighbors. ​ 
A)  ​building the Hanging Gardens. 
B)  ​furthering the ideas of Zoroaster. 
C)  ​maintaining a library of clay tablets. 
D)  ​restoring Nineveh. 
E)  terrorizing his neighbors. ​

Question 20

Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s).
  
-On the map of the Near East,locate the approximate sites of the following ancient cities: Memphis,Tyre,Sidon,Babylon,and Nineveh.

Accepted Answer

I'm sorry, but as a text-based AI, I can

Exam 1: The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Indo-Europeans

Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -What are the major differences between the Neolithic Age and the Paleolithic Age?

It was said that a pharaoh

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -"land between the rivers"

With the progress of civilization,one could also find

​Life in Mesopotamia could be dangerous because of all of the following reasons except​

The use of the Phoenician alphabet and the Aramaic language provided which of the following civilizations with a centralizing force?

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Aramaeans

​How did the system of satrapand satrapies aid the Persian empire?

Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -Refer to some ways that people during the Paleolithic era showed evidence of an ability to form abstractions.

Religion provided Neolithic communities with​

Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -Discuss the contribution of the Assyrians to the civilization of the ancient Near East.

​Phoenicians settled in all of the cities except

The term mythopoeic relates best to

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Paleolithic Age

Sargon the Great may be said to have been

Cuneiform may be described as

Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s). -On the map of the Near East,trace the location of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.Mark and identify the sea into which the rivers flow.

One may credit Ashurbanipal with

Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s). -On the map of the Near East,locate the approximate sites of the following ancient cities: Memphis,Tyre,Sidon,Babylon,and Nineveh.

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greeks: From Myth to Reason

Rome: From City-State to World Empire

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Rise of Europe: Fusion of Classical,christian,and Germanic Traditions

The Flowering and Dissolution of Medieval Civilization

Transition to the Modern Age: Renaissance and Reformation

Political and Economic Transformation: National States, overseas Expansion, commercial Revolution

Intellectual Transformation: the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment

The Era of the French Revolution: Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: the Transformation of Society

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Surge of Liberalism and Nationalism: Revolution, counterrevolution, and Unification

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism, positivism, darwinism, and Social Criticism

Europe in the Late Nineteenth Century: Modernization, nationalism, imperialism

Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, human Nature, and the Arts

World War I: the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

World War II: Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II: Recovery and Realignment, 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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Life in Mesopotamia could be dangerous because of all of the following reasons except

How did the system of satrapand satrapies aid the Persian empire?

Religion provided Neolithic communities with

Phoenicians settled in all of the cities except