Question 1

The great library at Nineveh was founded by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Esarhaddon 
B)  Zoroaster 
C)  Ashurbanipal 
D)  Aeschylus 
A)  Esarhaddon 
B)  Zoroaster 
C)  Ashurbanipal 
D)  Aeschylus

Question 2

Socrates and his followers focused on the use of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sophistry 
B)  faith 
C)  science 
D)  reason 
A)  sophistry 
B)  faith 
C)  science 
D)  reason

Question 3

When Pericles says that "our city is an education to Greece," he means that Athens ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  has the most important institutions of learning 
B)  is home to the greatest philosophers 
C)  has fostered many great ideas 
D)  is the best example of a Greek city-state 
A)  has the most important institutions of learning 
B)  is home to the greatest philosophers 
C)  has fostered many great ideas 
D)  is the best example of a Greek city-state

Question 4

The Peloponnesian War can be said to have ________ the Macedonian invasion of Greece.

Accepted Answer

A)  delayed 
B)  facilitated 
C)  prevented 
D)  been caused by 
A)  delayed 
B)  facilitated 
C)  prevented 
D)  been caused by

Question 5

Which of these men founded the Akkadian Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sargon 
B)  Hammurabi 
C)  Darius I 
D)  Herodotus 
A)  Sargon 
B)  Hammurabi 
C)  Darius I 
D)  Herodotus

Question 6

The Behistun stone served the same purpose for Persian as the ________ for ancient Egyptian.

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Pyramid 
B)  Narmer palette 
C)  Rosetta Stone 
D)  First Cataract 
A)  Great Pyramid 
B)  Narmer palette 
C)  Rosetta Stone 
D)  First Cataract

Question 7

Mycenaean civilization is best considered ________ Minoan civilization.

Accepted Answer

A)  the product of 
B)  the forerunner of 
C)  contemporary and related to 
D)  the most important successor 
A)  the product of 
B)  the forerunner of 
C)  contemporary and related to 
D)  the most important successor

Question 8

The rise of the Persian Empire represented a shift in power in the Middle East ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  towards Egypt 
B)  to the east 
C)  to Media 
D)  back to Mesopotamia 
A)  towards Egypt 
B)  to the east 
C)  to Media 
D)  back to Mesopotamia

Question 9

Which of these created the Persian Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cyrus II 
B)  Darius I 
C)  Cyaxares of Media 
D)  Hammurabi 
A)  Cyrus II 
B)  Darius I 
C)  Cyaxares of Media 
D)  Hammurabi

Question 10

Which of these poets is usually credited with writing the Iliad and the Odyssey?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sophocles 
B)  Plato 
C)  Homer 
D)  Thucydides 
A)  Sophocles 
B)  Plato 
C)  Homer 
D)  Thucydides

Question 11

Which of these correctly pairs a notable Greek and his most famous work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Phidias; The Persian Wars 
B)  Sophocles; Acropolis friezes 
C)  Plato; Ethics 
D)  Thucydides; History of the Peloponnesian War 
A)  Phidias; The Persian Wars 
B)  Sophocles; Acropolis friezes 
C)  Plato; Ethics 
D)  Thucydides; History of the Peloponnesian War

Question 12

In the context of Sargon's empire,Agade was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  on the margins of the empire 
B)  well placed as a capital 
C)  in hostile territory 
D)  a poor choice as capital 
A)  on the margins of the empire 
B)  well placed as a capital 
C)  in hostile territory 
D)  a poor choice as capital

Question 13

Which of these was a Persian emperor who established the first Persian writing system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cambyses 
B)  Xerxes 
C)  Cyrus the Great 
D)  Darius I 
A)  Cambyses 
B)  Xerxes 
C)  Cyrus the Great 
D)  Darius I

Question 14

The Akkadian,Persian,and Macedonian empires illustrate a pattern of ________ in the Middle East.

Accepted Answer

A)  hegemonic empires 
B)  empires based on dominance 
C)  ever-larger empires 
D)  foreign invasions 
A)  hegemonic empires 
B)  empires based on dominance 
C)  ever-larger empires 
D)  foreign invasions

Question 15

The civilization that emerged on Crete around 6000 B.C.E.was created by the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mycenaeans 
B)  Athenians 
C)  Minoans 
D)  Medes 
A)  Mycenaeans 
B)  Athenians 
C)  Minoans 
D)  Medes

The great library at Nineveh was founded by ________.

Socrates and his followers focused on the use of ________.

When Pericles says that "our city is an education to Greece," he means that Athens ________.

The Peloponnesian War can be said to have ________ the Macedonian invasion of Greece.

Which of these men founded the Akkadian Empire?

The Behistun stone served the same purpose for Persian as the ________ for ancient Egyptian.

Mycenaean civilization is best considered ________ Minoan civilization.

The rise of the Persian Empire represented a shift in power in the Middle East ________.

Which of these created the Persian Empire?

Which of these poets is usually credited with writing the Iliad and the Odyssey?

Which of these correctly pairs a notable Greek and his most famous work?

In the context of Sargon's empire,Agade was ________.

Which of these was a Persian emperor who established the first Persian writing system?

The Akkadian,Persian,and Macedonian empires illustrate a pattern of ________ in the Middle East.

The civilization that emerged on Crete around 6000 B.C.E.was created by the ________.

The Dry Bones Speak

From Village Community to City-State

River Valley Civilizations

A Polycentric World

Rome and the Barbarians

China

Indian Empires

Hinduism and Buddhism

Judaism and Christianity

Islam

Establishing World Trade Routes

The Opening of the Atlantic and the Pacific

The Unification of World Trade

Migration

Political Revolutions in Europe and the Americas

The Industrial Revolution

Nationalism, Imperialism, and Resistance

Methods of Mass Production and Destruction

World War II

Cold War, New Nations, and Revolt Against Authority

China and India

Contemporary History: Evolution, Settlements, Politics, and Religion

Trade,Revolution,Technology,Identity

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Exam 5: Dawn of the Empires

The great library at Nineveh was founded by ________.

Socrates and his followers focused on the use of ________.

When Pericles says that "our city is an education to Greece," he means that Athens ________.

The Peloponnesian War can be said to have ________ the Macedonian invasion of Greece.

Which of these men founded the Akkadian Empire?

The Behistun stone served the same purpose for Persian as the ________ for ancient Egyptian.

Mycenaean civilization is best considered ________ Minoan civilization.

The rise of the Persian Empire represented a shift in power in the Middle East ________.

Which of these created the Persian Empire?

Which of these poets is usually credited with writing the Iliad and the Odyssey?

Which of these correctly pairs a notable Greek and his most famous work?

In the context of Sargon's empire,Agade was ________.

Which of these was a Persian emperor who established the first Persian writing system?

The Akkadian,Persian,and Macedonian empires illustrate a pattern of ________ in the Middle East.

The civilization that emerged on Crete around 6000 B.C.E.was created by the ________.

The Dry Bones Speak

From Village Community to City-State

River Valley Civilizations

A Polycentric World

Rome and the Barbarians

China

Indian Empires

Hinduism and Buddhism

Judaism and Christianity

Islam

Establishing World Trade Routes

The Opening of the Atlantic and the Pacific

The Unification of World Trade

Migration

Political Revolutions in Europe and the Americas

The Industrial Revolution

Nationalism, Imperialism, and Resistance

Methods of Mass Production and Destruction

World War II

Cold War, New Nations, and Revolt Against Authority

China and India

Contemporary History: Evolution, Settlements, Politics, and Religion

Trade,Revolution,Technology,Identity

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