Question 1

According to the authors,ancient Egyptians

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A)  believed that nature was a malignant force. 
B)  were pantheists. 
C)  feared the yearly Nile flood. 
D)  believed that nature was a benevolent force. 
E)  were monotheistic. 
A)  believed that nature was a malignant force. 
B)  were pantheists. 
C)  feared the yearly Nile flood. 
D)  believed that nature was a benevolent force. 
E)  were monotheistic.

Question 2

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

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Akkad was an ancient city located in Mes

Question 3

In the Mesopotamian civilization the temple administration functioned in each of the following ways except

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A)  collecting rents. 
B)  providing employment for most of the city workers. 
C)  providing an armory where weapons could be stored. 
D)  employing scribes that kept city records. 
E)  operating businesses. 
A)  collecting rents. 
B)  providing employment for most of the city workers. 
C)  providing an armory where weapons could be stored. 
D)  employing scribes that kept city records. 
E)  operating businesses.

Question 4

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

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The Hyksos were a group of people who in

Question 5

Provisions related to business transactions in the Code of Hammurabi indicate that in ancient Mesopotamia

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A)  the king depended on merchants for his power. 
B)  capitalism already existed. 
C)  merchants were generally from ostracized ethnic groups. 
D)  trade was important to Mesopotamian life. 
E)  the economy depended heavily on agriculture. 
A)  the king depended on merchants for his power. 
B)  capitalism already existed. 
C)  merchants were generally from ostracized ethnic groups. 
D)  trade was important to Mesopotamian life. 
E)  the economy depended heavily on agriculture.

Question 6

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

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Ma'at is a key concept in ancient Egypti

Question 7

In explaining natural phenomena,ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians would refer to

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A)  analysis of what caused the event. 
B)  comparison to other similar events. 
C)  relating events to the actions of their leaders. 
D)  the intervention by gods. 
E)  natural and seasonal characteristics. 
A)  analysis of what caused the event. 
B)  comparison to other similar events. 
C)  relating events to the actions of their leaders. 
D)  the intervention by gods. 
E)  natural and seasonal characteristics.

Question 8

Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s).
  
-On the map of the Near East,use different colors to sketch in the areas where the Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations were found.

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I'm sorry for any confusion, but as an A

Question 9

Humankind during the Paleolithic Age illustrated each of the following developments except

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A)  improvements through natural selection. 
B)  ability to form abstractions. 
C)  evidence that they could analyze and problem solve difficulties relating to hunting. 
D)  concern for providing for the weak members of the community. 
E)  groups of families formed bands and learned to plan, organize, cooperate, trust, and share. 
A)  improvements through natural selection. 
B)  ability to form abstractions. 
C)  evidence that they could analyze and problem solve difficulties relating to hunting. 
D)  concern for providing for the weak members of the community. 
E)  groups of families formed bands and learned to plan, organize, cooperate, trust, and share.

Question 10

Which religion became the counterpart to Persian political and cultural universalism?

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A)  Worship of the god Marduk 
B)  Zoroastrianism 
C)  Judaism 
D)  The monotheism of Akhenaten 
E)  Janism 
A)  Worship of the god Marduk 
B)  Zoroastrianism 
C)  Judaism 
D)  The monotheism of Akhenaten 
E)  Janism

Question 11

The authors define all of the following as characteristics of early civilization except

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A)  writing. 
B)  cave painting. 
C)  cities. 
D)  legal codes. 
E)  organized governments. 
A)  writing. 
B)  cave painting. 
C)  cities. 
D)  legal codes. 
E)  organized governments.

Question 12

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

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A satrap was a provincial governor in th

Question 13

Compare how the Mesopotamians and Egyptians understood science.

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The Mesopotamians and Egyptians both had

Question 14

​How did development of villages change patterns of life?

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The development of villages marked a sig

Question 15

Significant features of the Paleolithic Age include each of the following except that

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A)  there was toolmaking. 
B)  scavenging for food was no longer necessary. 
C)  they discovered how to cook their meat. 
D)  they used fire as a protection against predators. 
E)  language enabled individuals to acquire and share with one another knowledge, experiences, and feelings. 
A)  there was toolmaking. 
B)  scavenging for food was no longer necessary. 
C)  they discovered how to cook their meat. 
D)  they used fire as a protection against predators. 
E)  language enabled individuals to acquire and share with one another knowledge, experiences, and feelings.

Question 16

Mesopotamian mathematicians made advancements in math except​

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A)  ​creation of multiplication tables 
B)  ​inventing cubes and cube roots 
C)  ​determining the area of a triangle 
D)  ​development of mathematical proofs 
E)  ​division of a circle into 360 degrees 
A)  ​creation of multiplication tables 
B)  ​inventing cubes and cube roots 
C)  ​determining the area of a triangle 
D)  ​development of mathematical proofs 
E)  ​division of a circle into 360 degrees

Question 17

To which of the following did Egypt finally lose its independence?

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A)  Libyans 
B)  Nubians 
C)  Assyrians 
D)  Greeks 
E)  Persians 
A)  Libyans 
B)  Nubians 
C)  Assyrians 
D)  Greeks 
E)  Persians

Question 18

Compared to Assyrian rule,Persian rule over the Near East was

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A)  more tolerant of different religions. 
B)  larger in area. 
C)  less terrorist. 
D)  more respectful of local traditions. 
E)  All of these 
A)  more tolerant of different religions. 
B)  larger in area. 
C)  less terrorist. 
D)  more respectful of local traditions. 
E)  All of these

Question 19

The "land between the rivers" refers to

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A)  the Hittite kingdom. 
B)  Mesopotamia. 
C)  Egypt. 
D)  Persia. 
E)  Assyria. 
A)  the Hittite kingdom. 
B)  Mesopotamia. 
C)  Egypt. 
D)  Persia. 
E)  Assyria.

Question 20

The reputation of Nefertiti rests on

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A)  her inscriptions made while a court poet. 
B)  her rank as a temple priestess under Tutankhamen. 
C)  the prominence of her role at the court of Akhenaten. 
D)  the belief that as a goddess she helped to guard the underworld. 
E)  her role as guardian of the temple. 
A)  her inscriptions made while a court poet. 
B)  her rank as a temple priestess under Tutankhamen. 
C)  the prominence of her role at the court of Akhenaten. 
D)  the belief that as a goddess she helped to guard the underworld. 
E)  her role as guardian of the temple.

Exam 1: The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

According to the authors,ancient Egyptians

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

In the Mesopotamian civilization the temple administration functioned in each of the following ways except

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

Provisions related to business transactions in the Code of Hammurabi indicate that in ancient Mesopotamia

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

In explaining natural phenomena,ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians would refer to

Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s). -On the map of the Near East,use different colors to sketch in the areas where the Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations were found.

Humankind during the Paleolithic Age illustrated each of the following developments except

Which religion became the counterpart to Persian political and cultural universalism?

The authors define all of the following as characteristics of early civilization except

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

Compare how the Mesopotamians and Egyptians understood science.

​How did development of villages change patterns of life?

Significant features of the Paleolithic Age include each of the following except that

Mesopotamian mathematicians made advancements in math except​

To which of the following did Egypt finally lose its independence?

Compared to Assyrian rule,Persian rule over the Near East was

The "land between the rivers" refers to

The reputation of Nefertiti rests on

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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