Question 1

​The Egyptians fought the Sea Peoples at the Battle of Kadesh.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Mesopotamian religion was

Accepted Answer

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 3

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

Accepted Answer

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 4

Invasions in the twelfth century by which of the following people ended Egyptian power in Canaan?

Accepted Answer

A) Sumerians 
B) "Sea Peoples" 
C) Babylonians 
D) Hyksos 
E) Assyrians 
A) Sumerians 
B) "Sea Peoples" 
C) Babylonians 
D) Hyksos 
E) Assyrians

Question 5

The Sumerian government

Accepted Answer

A) came to view kings as agents of their gods. 
B) saw the various city-states erect different types of governments. 
C) was a theocracy in which the priest ruled. 
D) was a type of aristocracy where nobles were appointed by an assembly. 
E) was controlled by the merchant and artisan class. 
A) came to view kings as agents of their gods. 
B) saw the various city-states erect different types of governments. 
C) was a theocracy in which the priest ruled. 
D) was a type of aristocracy where nobles were appointed by an assembly. 
E) was controlled by the merchant and artisan class.

Question 6

Please discuss the military and political relations between the Egyptian Empire and the Hittite New Kingdom.

Accepted Answer

The military and political relations bet

Question 7

Growing appreciation of astronomy among European peoples after 4000 B.C.E.is best seen in

Accepted Answer

A) cuneiform star charts. 
B) wall paintings of galaxies. 
C) megalithic observatories. 
D) epic poems about the cosmos. 
E) use of the astrolabe. 
A) cuneiform star charts. 
B) wall paintings of galaxies. 
C) megalithic observatories. 
D) epic poems about the cosmos. 
E) use of the astrolabe.

Question 8

The term Indo-European refers to people whose language derived from a single parent tongue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

All of the following are believed to be developments of the Paleolithic Age EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the utilization of tools. 
B) origins of religious and decorative art. 
C) a social system with rough equality between the sexes. 
D) the controlled use of fire. 
E) the regular production of food through agriculture. 
A) the utilization of tools. 
B) origins of religious and decorative art. 
C) a social system with rough equality between the sexes. 
D) the controlled use of fire. 
E) the regular production of food through agriculture.

Question 10

According to Egyptian theology, the pharaoh derived his authority from

Accepted Answer

A) democratic elections. 
B) the assent of local governors. 
C) the fact that he was perceived as a divine instrument of order and harmony. 
D) hereditary descent. 
E) military conquest. 
A) democratic elections. 
B) the assent of local governors. 
C) the fact that he was perceived as a divine instrument of order and harmony. 
D) hereditary descent. 
E) military conquest.

Question 11

In ancient civilizations, bronze would replace copper because

Accepted Answer

A) bronze was harder and more durable. 
B) it was prettier and therefore made prettier jewelry. 
C) bronze took less time to smelt. 
D) bronze ore was easier to find. 
E) copper tools and weapons became too soft because of the hot weather of the Middle East. 
A) bronze was harder and more durable. 
B) it was prettier and therefore made prettier jewelry. 
C) bronze took less time to smelt. 
D) bronze ore was easier to find. 
E) copper tools and weapons became too soft because of the hot weather of the Middle East.

Question 12

The ruler of Akkad, who established the first empire in Sumeria ca.2340 B.C.E., was

Accepted Answer

A) Cyrus. 
B) Naram-Sin. 
C) Hammurabi. 
D) Uruk. 
E) Sargon. 
A) Cyrus. 
B) Naram-Sin. 
C) Hammurabi. 
D) Uruk. 
E) Sargon.

Question 13

What historians refer to as an agricultural revolution

Accepted Answer

A) occurred prior to 10,000 B.C.E. 
B) began in Asia and then spread to other regions. 
C) developed independently in seven different areas of the world. 
D) encouraged the continuation of a nomadic way of life in the Near East. 
E) included the growing of crops and the taming of food-producing animals. 
A) occurred prior to 10,000 B.C.E. 
B) began in Asia and then spread to other regions. 
C) developed independently in seven different areas of the world. 
D) encouraged the continuation of a nomadic way of life in the Near East. 
E) included the growing of crops and the taming of food-producing animals.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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 15

Amenhotep IV is best known for

Accepted Answer

A) the temporary installation of the god of the sun disk in Egyptian culture. 
B) expelling the Hyksos and leading Egypt along an imperialistic path. 
C) increasing the power of the Amon-Re priesthood. 
D) combating the invasion of the Sea Peoples. 
E) establishing the worship of Osiris. 
A) the temporary installation of the god of the sun disk in Egyptian culture. 
B) expelling the Hyksos and leading Egypt along an imperialistic path. 
C) increasing the power of the Amon-Re priesthood. 
D) combating the invasion of the Sea Peoples. 
E) establishing the worship of Osiris.

Question 16

The Egyptian pyramids were

Accepted Answer

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 17

Sumerian kings derived their authority from

Accepted Answer

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 18

The Hittites

Accepted Answer

A) were an Indo-European speaking people. 
B) a Semitic speaking people. 
C) defeated and destroyed the Egyptians. 
D) conquered Greece. 
E) are also known as "Sea Peoples." 
A) were an Indo-European speaking people. 
B) a Semitic speaking people. 
C) defeated and destroyed the Egyptians. 
D) conquered Greece. 
E) are also known as "Sea Peoples."

Question 19

The cave in southern France, discovered in 1994 and that contains three hundred paintings of animals, is known as the ____ cave.

Accepted Answer

A) Lascaux 
B) Chauvet 
C) Andalusia 
D) Pyrenees 
E) Poitiers 
A) Lascaux 
B) Chauvet 
C) Andalusia 
D) Pyrenees 
E) Poitiers

Question 20

Hieroglyphs were the sole form of writing in ancient Egypt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

​The Egyptians fought the Sea Peoples at the Battle of Kadesh.

Mesopotamian religion was

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

Invasions in the twelfth century by which of the following people ended Egyptian power in Canaan?

The Sumerian government

Please discuss the military and political relations between the Egyptian Empire and the Hittite New Kingdom.

Growing appreciation of astronomy among European peoples after 4000 B.C.E.is best seen in

The term Indo-European refers to people whose language derived from a single parent tongue.

All of the following are believed to be developments of the Paleolithic Age EXCEPT

According to Egyptian theology, the pharaoh derived his authority from

In ancient civilizations, bronze would replace copper because

The ruler of Akkad, who established the first empire in Sumeria ca.2340 B.C.E., was

What historians refer to as an agricultural revolution

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

Amenhotep IV is best known for

The Egyptian pyramids were

Sumerian kings derived their authority from

The Hittites

The cave in southern France, discovered in 1994 and that contains three hundred paintings of animals, is known as the ____ cave.

Hieroglyphs were the sole form of writing in ancient Egypt.

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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The Egyptians fought the Sea Peoples at the Battle of Kadesh.