Question 1

Ancient Egyptian history is divided into ____ major periods.

Accepted Answer

A) two 
B) three 
C) four 
D) six 
E) eight 
A) two 
B) three 
C) four 
D) six 
E) eight B

Question 2

The Sumerians

Accepted Answer

A) defeated the Hittites in 2600 B.C.E. 
B) were plagued by incessant warfare between their many city-states. 
C) had a complicated religion with a sophisticated belief in life after death. 
D) were warriors who instituted totalitarian government. 
E) built damns and irrigation canals along the Indus River. 
A) defeated the Hittites in 2600 B.C.E. 
B) were plagued by incessant warfare between their many city-states. 
C) had a complicated religion with a sophisticated belief in life after death. 
D) were warriors who instituted totalitarian government. 
E) built damns and irrigation canals along the Indus River. B

Question 3

For administrative purposes in the Old Kingdom, Egypt was

Accepted Answer

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. A

Question 4

The most famous of the megalithic constructions of Europe is

Accepted Answer

A) Avebury. 
B) Woodhenge. 
C) Stonehenge. 
D) Lascaux. 
E) Altimira. 
A) Avebury. 
B) Woodhenge. 
C) Stonehenge. 
D) Lascaux. 
E) Altimira.

Question 5

In general, during the imperialistic New Kingdom, Egyptian government changed by

Accepted Answer

A) a gradual lessening in the power of pharaohs over their neighbors. 
B) a decrease in the size of the royal bureaucracy. 
C) the growing poverty and powerlessness of priesthoods. 
D) the growing weakness of army commanders. 
E) the increasing influence of the peasant class. 
A) a gradual lessening in the power of pharaohs over their neighbors. 
B) a decrease in the size of the royal bureaucracy. 
C) the growing poverty and powerlessness of priesthoods. 
D) the growing weakness of army commanders. 
E) the increasing influence of the peasant class.

Question 6

Compare and contrast the role of women and families in Mesopotamian and Egyptian societies.

Accepted Answer

In both Mesopotamian and Egyptian societ

Question 7

The Hyksos

Accepted Answer

A) were a Semitic-speaking people who infiltrated Egypt in the seventeenth century B.C. 
B) were Indo-European peoples who were recruited into the Egyptian military. 
C) were priests/astronomers in Egypt during the Old Kingdom. 
D) fought and defeated the Egyptians in the ninth century B.C. 
E) expelled the Jews from Egypt. 
A) were a Semitic-speaking people who infiltrated Egypt in the seventeenth century B.C. 
B) were Indo-European peoples who were recruited into the Egyptian military. 
C) were priests/astronomers in Egypt during the Old Kingdom. 
D) fought and defeated the Egyptians in the ninth century B.C. 
E) expelled the Jews from Egypt.

Question 8

The original Indo-Europeans possibly came from

Accepted Answer

A) Mesopotamia. 
B) the steppe region north of the Black Sea. 
C) the Indus Valley. 
D) the Aegean basin. 
E) India. 
A) Mesopotamia. 
B) the steppe region north of the Black Sea. 
C) the Indus Valley. 
D) the Aegean basin. 
E) India.

Question 9

The earliest of the Mesopotamian empires was founded by Gilgamesh.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Code of Hammurabi was one of the first of all ancient legal codes.In what ways was it "modern"? How was it different from modern day Western legal codes? What do you believe constituted "justice" for the inhabitants of Mesopotamian city-states?

Accepted Answer

The Code of Hammurabi, dating back to ar

Question 11

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 12

In comparison to Mesopotamian society, Egyptian society was

Accepted Answer

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 13

In the modern Western world, we often draw a distinction between religion and secular society.Would this distinction have made sense to the peoples of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt?

Accepted Answer

The distinction between religion and sec

Question 14

Punishments for crimes under the Code of Hammurabi

Accepted Answer

A) were more severe for the lower classes. 
B) did not apply to domestic family concerns. 
C) stressed reform rather than retribution. 
D) were not for the upper class at all. 
E) stressed the importance of confession and forgiveness. 
A) were more severe for the lower classes. 
B) did not apply to domestic family concerns. 
C) stressed reform rather than retribution. 
D) were not for the upper class at all. 
E) stressed the importance of confession and forgiveness.

Question 15

The word "Paleolithic" means "old stone."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Hominids existed as long as 3 to 4 million years ago in

Accepted Answer

A) Europe. 
B) Asia. 
C) Africa. 
D) South America. 
E) North America. 
A) Europe. 
B) Asia. 
C) Africa. 
D) South America. 
E) North America.

Question 17

A number of Sumerian agricultural and craft terms are not Sumerian in origin, indicating that the Sumerians were not the first peoples in ancient Mesopotamia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following Egyptian gods was most closely associated with the mummification of the dead?

Accepted Answer

A) Horus 
B) Re 
C) Osiris 
D) Isis 
E) Aten 
A) Horus 
B) Re 
C) Osiris 
D) Isis 
E) Aten

Question 19

Discuss the possible reasons why early Mesopotamia saw so many different civilizations and empires, from the Sumerians to the Akkadians and the Babylonians, while civilization in the Nile Valley remained essentially unchanged for three millennia.

Accepted Answer

There are several possible reasons why e

Question 20

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.

Exam 1: The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

Ancient Egyptian history is divided into ____ major periods.

The Sumerians

For administrative purposes in the Old Kingdom, Egypt was

The most famous of the megalithic constructions of Europe is

In general, during the imperialistic New Kingdom, Egyptian government changed by

Compare and contrast the role of women and families in Mesopotamian and Egyptian societies.

The Hyksos

The original Indo-Europeans possibly came from

The earliest of the Mesopotamian empires was founded by Gilgamesh.

The Code of Hammurabi was one of the first of all ancient legal codes.In what ways was it "modern"? How was it different from modern day Western legal codes? What do you believe constituted "justice" for the inhabitants of Mesopotamian city-states?

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

In comparison to Mesopotamian society, Egyptian society was

In the modern Western world, we often draw a distinction between religion and secular society.Would this distinction have made sense to the peoples of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt?

Punishments for crimes under the Code of Hammurabi

The word "Paleolithic" means "old stone."

Hominids existed as long as 3 to 4 million years ago in

A number of Sumerian agricultural and craft terms are not Sumerian in origin, indicating that the Sumerians were not the first peoples in ancient Mesopotamia.

Which of the following Egyptian gods was most closely associated with the mummification of the dead?

Discuss the possible reasons why early Mesopotamia saw so many different civilizations and empires, from the Sumerians to the Akkadians and the Babylonians, while civilization in the Nile Valley remained essentially unchanged for three millennia.

Which of the following is NOT true of Egyptian art?

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

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

The Eighteenth Century: An Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II

Cold War and a New Western World 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World 1965-1985

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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