Question 1

For administrative purposes in the Old Kingdom, Egypt was

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A)  divided into provinces called nomes and governed by nomarchs. 
B)  totally ruled by the pharaoh in all facets of government. 
C)  divided into military districts directly responsible to an army commander. 
D)  a parliamentary government with representatives from each district. 
E)  ruled by hereditary governors. 
A)  divided into provinces called nomes and governed by nomarchs. 
B)  totally ruled by the pharaoh in all facets of government. 
C)  divided into military districts directly responsible to an army commander. 
D)  a parliamentary government with representatives from each district. 
E)  ruled by hereditary governors.

Question 2

The most prominent structure in a Sumerian city was a temple called a ziggurat.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The economy of ancient Egypt relied most heavily on

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A)  foreign trade. 
B)  artisans and craftsmen. 
C)  slavery. 
D)  agriculture. 
E)  copper mining. 
A)  foreign trade. 
B)  artisans and craftsmen. 
C)  slavery. 
D)  agriculture. 
E)  copper mining.

Question 4

Which of the following statements best applies to the status of women in Mesopotamian society?

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A)  Women exclusively controlled offices in the priesthood. 
B)  Divorce laws applied equally to men and women. 
C)  Punishments for adultery were light compared to those for men. 
D)  Woman had political but no religious rights. 
E)  The woman's role was to be in the home and subservient to her husband. 
A)  Women exclusively controlled offices in the priesthood. 
B)  Divorce laws applied equally to men and women. 
C)  Punishments for adultery were light compared to those for men. 
D)  Woman had political but no religious rights. 
E)  The woman's role was to be in the home and subservient to her husband.

Question 5

The basic unit of early Mesopotamian civilization was the

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A)  city-state. 
B)  village. 
C)  county. 
D)  land one man could plough in a day. 
E)  empire. 
A)  city-state. 
B)  village. 
C)  county. 
D)  land one man could plough in a day. 
E)  empire.

Question 6

Mesopotamian religion was

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A)  monotheistic. 
B)  very simple with few rules and tenets. 
C)  severely critical of cultures that practiced divination. 
D)  one in which no one god reigned supreme and deities were closely related to cities. 
E)  abstract and metaphorical. 
A)  monotheistic. 
B)  very simple with few rules and tenets. 
C)  severely critical of cultures that practiced divination. 
D)  one in which no one god reigned supreme and deities were closely related to cities. 
E)  abstract and metaphorical.

Question 7

Which of the following is not an Indo-European language?

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A)  Sanskrit 
B)  Babylonian 
C)  German 
D)  Latin 
E)  Greek. 
A)  Sanskrit 
B)  Babylonian 
C)  German 
D)  Latin 
E)  Greek.

Question 8

Sumerian kings derived their authority from

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A)  the will of the people. 
B)  the parliamentary councils of the city-states. 
C)  success in athletic tournaments. 
D)  the gods. 
E)  their military victories over the "barbarians". 
A)  the will of the people. 
B)  the parliamentary councils of the city-states. 
C)  success in athletic tournaments. 
D)  the gods. 
E)  their military victories over the "barbarians".

Question 9

The Epic of Gilgamesh teaches that

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A)  the gods are benevolent and care greatly for their people. 
B)  a wish fulfilled is not always a good thing. 
C)  human life is difficult and immortality is only for the gods. 
D)  a periodic flood is necessary to cleanse the world. 
E)  immortality is guaranteed for the believing worshippers. 
A)  the gods are benevolent and care greatly for their people. 
B)  a wish fulfilled is not always a good thing. 
C)  human life is difficult and immortality is only for the gods. 
D)  a periodic flood is necessary to cleanse the world. 
E)  immortality is guaranteed for the believing worshippers.

Question 10

The physical environment of the Mesopotamians generally led to

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A)  an optimistic outlook emphasizing the secular life. 
B)  a pessimistic outlook and loathing of religion. 
C)  a pessimistic outlook with an emphasis on satisfying their angry gods. 
D)  an optimistic outlook with a belief in providing for benevolent gods. 
E)  profound apathy and lack of any material accomplishments. 
A)  an optimistic outlook emphasizing the secular life. 
B)  a pessimistic outlook and loathing of religion. 
C)  a pessimistic outlook with an emphasis on satisfying their angry gods. 
D)  an optimistic outlook with a belief in providing for benevolent gods. 
E)  profound apathy and lack of any material accomplishments.

Question 11

The early Neolithic era saw

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A)  a slow transition from hunting and gathering to an agricultural society. 
B)  the appearance of cities and urban life. 
C)  the domestication of the horse in ancient Egypt. 
D)  the smelting of iron. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  a slow transition from hunting and gathering to an agricultural society. 
B)  the appearance of cities and urban life. 
C)  the domestication of the horse in ancient Egypt. 
D)  the smelting of iron. 
E)  all of the above

Question 12

The word "Paleolithic" means "old stone."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is not true of Egyptian social life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women had many equal legal rights with men. 
B)  Marriages were based on love and personal attraction. 
C)  The upper classes devoted much time to entertainment. 
D)  The wife's primary role in the family was to produce children. 
E)  Polygamy was the rule. 
A)  Women had many equal legal rights with men. 
B)  Marriages were based on love and personal attraction. 
C)  The upper classes devoted much time to entertainment. 
D)  The wife's primary role in the family was to produce children. 
E)  Polygamy was the rule.

Question 14

In agrarian societies, an economic surplus is food which is

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A)  not wanted or needed. 
B)  used to support a non-laboring elite. 
C)  used to supplement the diets of hard-working farmers. 
D)  used to feed a growing population of farmers. 
E)  used to feed foreign prisoners taken in war. 
A)  not wanted or needed. 
B)  used to support a non-laboring elite. 
C)  used to supplement the diets of hard-working farmers. 
D)  used to feed a growing population of farmers. 
E)  used to feed foreign prisoners taken in war.

Question 15

The term Ma'at expresses the Egyptian belief in

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A)  the inevitability of human suffering and sorrow. 
B)  steady progress toward a better future. 
C)  the redemption promised to those who believe in the gods. 
D)  truth, justice, and order in the universe. 
E)  unremitting chaos. 
A)  the inevitability of human suffering and sorrow. 
B)  steady progress toward a better future. 
C)  the redemption promised to those who believe in the gods. 
D)  truth, justice, and order in the universe. 
E)  unremitting chaos.

Question 16

In comparison to Mesopotamian society, Egyptian society was

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A)  more urban. 
B)  less dependent on rivers. 
C)  more rural. 
D)  without food surpluses. 
E)  more literate. 
A)  more urban. 
B)  less dependent on rivers. 
C)  more rural. 
D)  without food surpluses. 
E)  more literate.

Question 17

The Hittites played an important role in the history of the Middle East because they

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A)  defeated the Egyptians, thus ending Egypt's New Kingdom. 
B)  were conquered by the Assyrians, paving the way for the Assyrian Empire. 
C)  invented the alphabet. 
D)  drove the Sea Peoples back into the sea. 
E)  transmitted Mesopotamian culture to the west, especially to the Mycenaean Greeks. 
A)  defeated the Egyptians, thus ending Egypt's New Kingdom. 
B)  were conquered by the Assyrians, paving the way for the Assyrian Empire. 
C)  invented the alphabet. 
D)  drove the Sea Peoples back into the sea. 
E)  transmitted Mesopotamian culture to the west, especially to the Mycenaean Greeks.

Question 18

Which of the following is not true of Egyptian art?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was largely individually expressive, illustrated by many identifiable artists. 
B)  It was primarily functional and not intended to add beauty. 
C)  It was highly stylized. 
D)  It followed strict formulas governing form and presentation. 
E)  It often glorified the pharaohs. 
A)  It was largely individually expressive, illustrated by many identifiable artists. 
B)  It was primarily functional and not intended to add beauty. 
C)  It was highly stylized. 
D)  It followed strict formulas governing form and presentation. 
E)  It often glorified the pharaohs.

Question 19

The Egyptian Pyramids were

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A)  built during the period of the New Kingdom. 
B)  part of a large spiritual complex near Alexandria. 
C)  conceived and built as tombs for a city of the dead. 
D)  all dedicated to the god Aten. 
E)  the final resting places of the pharaohs of the New Kingdom 
A)  built during the period of the New Kingdom. 
B)  part of a large spiritual complex near Alexandria. 
C)  conceived and built as tombs for a city of the dead. 
D)  all dedicated to the god Aten. 
E)  the final resting places of the pharaohs of the New Kingdom

Question 20

Egypt's Old Kingdom ended for all of the following except

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A)  foreign invasion. 
B)  a drought caused by low levels of the Nile. 
C)  a decline in rainfall. 
D)  economic troubles. 
E)  decline of centralized authority. 
A)  foreign invasion. 
B)  a drought caused by low levels of the Nile. 
C)  a decline in rainfall. 
D)  economic troubles. 
E)  decline of centralized authority.

For administrative purposes in the Old Kingdom, Egypt was

The most prominent structure in a Sumerian city was a temple called a ziggurat.

The economy of ancient Egypt relied most heavily on

Which of the following statements best applies to the status of women in Mesopotamian society?

The basic unit of early Mesopotamian civilization was the

Mesopotamian religion was

Which of the following is not an Indo-European language?

Sumerian kings derived their authority from

The Epic of Gilgamesh teaches that

The physical environment of the Mesopotamians generally led to

The early Neolithic era saw

The word "Paleolithic" means "old stone."

Which of the following is not true of Egyptian social life?

In agrarian societies, an economic surplus is food which is

The term Ma'at expresses the Egyptian belief in

In comparison to Mesopotamian society, Egyptian society was

The Hittites played an important role in the history of the Middle East because they

Which of the following is not true of Egyptian art?

The Egyptian Pyramids were

Egypt's Old Kingdom ended for all of the following except

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Republic

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance

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Exam 1: The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

For administrative purposes in the Old Kingdom, Egypt was

The most prominent structure in a Sumerian city was a temple called a ziggurat.

The economy of ancient Egypt relied most heavily on

Which of the following statements best applies to the status of women in Mesopotamian society?

The basic unit of early Mesopotamian civilization was the

Mesopotamian religion was

Which of the following is not an Indo-European language?

Sumerian kings derived their authority from

The Epic of Gilgamesh teaches that

The physical environment of the Mesopotamians generally led to

The early Neolithic era saw

The word "Paleolithic" means "old stone."

Which of the following is not true of Egyptian social life?

In agrarian societies, an economic surplus is food which is

The term Ma'at expresses the Egyptian belief in

In comparison to Mesopotamian society, Egyptian society was

The Hittites played an important role in the history of the Middle East because they

Which of the following is not true of Egyptian art?

The Egyptian Pyramids were

Egypt's Old Kingdom ended for all of the following except

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Republic

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance

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