Question 1

The Ishtar Gate used

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A) glazed brick. 
B) a true arch. 
C) patterns of horses. 
D) both glazed brick and a true arch. 
A) glazed brick. 
B) a true arch. 
C) patterns of horses. 
D) both glazed brick and a true arch.

Question 2

A ziggurat is a

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A) pyramid. 
B) fort. 
C) building made by Gudea. 
D) Mesopotamian temple platform. 
A) pyramid. 
B) fort. 
C) building made by Gudea. 
D) Mesopotamian temple platform.

Question 3

Whereas early Mesopotamian figures are shown with twisted perspective,Persian human figures

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A) show shoulders in profile. 
B) have extremely large eyes. 
C) have their hands clasped. 
D) appear on bas-relief. 
A) show shoulders in profile. 
B) have extremely large eyes. 
C) have their hands clasped. 
D) appear on bas-relief.

Question 4

Assurbanipal was known for

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A) his cruelty and culture. 
B) his cruelty and virtue. 
C) his culture and learning. 
D) his power and his generosity. 
E) his charm and his diplomacy. 
A) his cruelty and culture. 
B) his cruelty and virtue. 
C) his culture and learning. 
D) his power and his generosity. 
E) his charm and his diplomacy.

Question 5

The oldest fortified city,and a place of continuous habitation,is

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A) Malta. 
B) Çatal Hüyük. 
C) Stonehenge. 
D) Jericho. 
A) Malta. 
B) Çatal Hüyük. 
C) Stonehenge. 
D) Jericho.

Question 6

The Ishtar Gate is from

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A) Paris. 
B) Babylon. 
C) Akkad. 
D) Persepolis. 
A) Paris. 
B) Babylon. 
C) Akkad. 
D) Persepolis.

Question 7

The Apadana was

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A) a gateway. 
B) a storage room. 
C) a sanctuary. 
D) an audience hall. 
E) an altar. 
A) a gateway. 
B) a storage room. 
C) a sanctuary. 
D) an audience hall. 
E) an altar.

Question 8

Gudea thought of himself mainly as a patron of

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A) cuneiform tablets. 
B) sculpture. 
C) temples. 
D) paintings. 
E) poetry. 
A) cuneiform tablets. 
B) sculpture. 
C) temples. 
D) paintings. 
E) poetry.

Question 9

Sir Leonard Woolley discovered evidence of the richness of Early Dynastic culture at the site of

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A) Ur. 
B) Tell Asmar. 
C) Uruk. 
D) Persepolis. 
E) Lagash. 
A) Ur. 
B) Tell Asmar. 
C) Uruk. 
D) Persepolis. 
E) Lagash.

Question 10

A documented,excavated object is said to have a

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A) provenance. 
B) value. 
C) provenience. 
D) valuation. 
E) meaning. 
A) provenance. 
B) value. 
C) provenience. 
D) valuation. 
E) meaning.

Question 11

The beards of the Tell Asmar statues are best described as

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A) red and stylized. 
B) naturalistic and black. 
C) stylized and curvilinear. 
D) black and stylized. 
E) black and curvilinear. 
A) red and stylized. 
B) naturalistic and black. 
C) stylized and curvilinear. 
D) black and stylized. 
E) black and curvilinear.

Question 12

The staring,wide eyes of the Tell Asmar statues are believed to indicate that the figures are

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A) apotropaic. 
B) praying. 
C) in the presence of a god. 
D) terrified by evil spirits. 
A) apotropaic. 
B) praying. 
C) in the presence of a god. 
D) terrified by evil spirits.

Question 13

The Hittite civilization was located in

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A) modern Israel. 
B) modern Jordan. 
C) modern Iraq. 
D) modern Iran. 
E) modern Turkey. 
A) modern Israel. 
B) modern Jordan. 
C) modern Iraq. 
D) modern Iran. 
E) modern Turkey.

Question 14

The largest Neolithic site so far discovered in the ancient Near East is located in modern

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A) Iraq. 
B) Iran. 
C) Turkey. 
D) Jordan. 
A) Iraq. 
B) Iran. 
C) Turkey. 
D) Jordan.

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a Mesopotamian god?

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A) Anu 
B) Isis 
C) Ishtar 
D) Inanna 
A) Anu 
B) Isis 
C) Ishtar 
D) Inanna

Question 16

"The one who saw the abyss." refers to

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A) Inanna. 
B) Achilles. 
C) Enki. 
D) Gilgamesh. 
E) Abu. 
A) Inanna. 
B) Achilles. 
C) Enki. 
D) Gilgamesh. 
E) Abu.

Question 17

The Ishtar Gate was dedicated to

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A) the god of war. 
B) the goddess of fertility. 
C) the goddess of the moon. 
D) the god of the underworld. 
E) the goddess of the hearth. 
A) the god of war. 
B) the goddess of fertility. 
C) the goddess of the moon. 
D) the god of the underworld. 
E) the goddess of the hearth.

Question 18

Cuneiform literally means

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A) cone-shaped. 
B) cylindrical. 
C) wedge-shaped. 
D) rectangular. 
E) triangular. 
A) cone-shaped. 
B) cylindrical. 
C) wedge-shaped. 
D) rectangular. 
E) triangular.

Question 19

Lagash was

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A) a Persian city. 
B) an important city in Babylon. 
C) the center of the Neolithic Anatolia. 
D) an Assyrian city. 
A) a Persian city. 
B) an important city in Babylon. 
C) the center of the Neolithic Anatolia. 
D) an Assyrian city.

Question 20

________ ruled Akkad and waged war on his neighbors around 3000 B.C.

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A) Ashurnasirpal 
B) Naram-Sin 
C) Narmer 
D) Alexander the Great 
A) Ashurnasirpal 
B) Naram-Sin 
C) Narmer 
D) Alexander the Great

Exam 2: The Ancient Near East

The Ishtar Gate used

A ziggurat is a

Whereas early Mesopotamian figures are shown with twisted perspective,Persian human figures

Assurbanipal was known for

The oldest fortified city,and a place of continuous habitation,is

The Ishtar Gate is from

The Apadana was

Gudea thought of himself mainly as a patron of

Sir Leonard Woolley discovered evidence of the richness of Early Dynastic culture at the site of

A documented,excavated object is said to have a

The beards of the Tell Asmar statues are best described as

The staring,wide eyes of the Tell Asmar statues are believed to indicate that the figures are

The Hittite civilization was located in

The largest Neolithic site so far discovered in the ancient Near East is located in modern

Which of the following is NOT a Mesopotamian god?

"The one who saw the abyss." refers to

The Ishtar Gate was dedicated to

Cuneiform literally means

Lagash was

________ ruled Akkad and waged war on his neighbors around 3000 B.C.

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