Question 1

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 2

Mesopotamia is located in the valley of the

Accepted Answer

A)  Indus River 
B)  Danube River 
C)  Tigris and Euphrates rivers 
D)  Nile River 
E)  Po River 
A)  Indus River 
B)  Danube River 
C)  Tigris and Euphrates rivers 
D)  Nile River 
E)  Po River

Question 3

The great literary epic of the ancient Sumerians was known as the Book of the Dead.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Gilgamesh was

Accepted Answer

A)  a thick barley porridge eaten by peasants. 
B)  the hero of a Sumerian epic poem. 
C)  the Sumerian god of storms. 
D)  the dwelling-place of the Sumerian gods. 
E)  the first ruler to unite Mesopotamia. 
A)  a thick barley porridge eaten by peasants. 
B)  the hero of a Sumerian epic poem. 
C)  the Sumerian god of storms. 
D)  the dwelling-place of the Sumerian gods. 
E)  the first ruler to unite Mesopotamia.

Question 5

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Mesopotamia

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia:

Who?
Mesopotamia is not a

Question 6

Discuss some of the similarities and the differences between the religions and religious practices of the Mesopotamian region with those of Egyptian civilization.

Accepted Answer

The religions and religious practices of

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Akhenaten

Accepted Answer

Akhenaten was an ancient Egyptian pharao

Question 8

Growing appreciation of astronomy among European peoples after 4000 B.C. 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 9

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Middle Kingdom

Accepted Answer

The Middle Kingdom is a term used to ref

Question 10

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Stonehenge

Accepted Answer

Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument loc

Question 11

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Megaliths

Accepted Answer

Megaliths are large, prehistoric stone s

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

Evidence indicates that the Sumerians were not the first peoples in ancient Mesopotamia inasmuch as a number of Sumerian agricultural and craft terms are not Sumerian in origin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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 15

The basic unit of early Mesopotamian civilization was the

Accepted Answer

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 16

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Hittites

Accepted Answer

The Hittites were an ancient Anatolian p

Question 17

IDENTIFICATIONS
-The Epic of Gilgamesh

Accepted Answer

The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Meso

Question 18

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 19

Like the peoples of Mesopotamia, the Egyptians had a very negative attitude toward daily life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What were the causes and the consequences of the migration of Indo-European speakers into the Near East during the second millennium B.C.?

Accepted Answer

The migration of Indo-European speakers

Exam 1: the Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

In ancient civilizations, bronze would replace copper because

Mesopotamia is located in the valley of the

The great literary epic of the ancient Sumerians was known as the Book of the Dead.

Gilgamesh was

IDENTIFICATIONS -Mesopotamia

Discuss some of the similarities and the differences between the religions and religious practices of the Mesopotamian region with those of Egyptian civilization.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Akhenaten

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -Middle Kingdom

IDENTIFICATIONS -Stonehenge

IDENTIFICATIONS -Megaliths

In comparison to Mesopotamian society, Egyptian society was

Evidence indicates that the Sumerians were not the first peoples in ancient Mesopotamia inasmuch as a number of Sumerian agricultural and craft terms are not Sumerian in origin.

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

The basic unit of early Mesopotamian civilization was the

IDENTIFICATIONS -Hittites

IDENTIFICATIONS -The Epic of Gilgamesh

The most famous of the megalithic constructions of Europe is

Like the peoples of Mesopotamia, the Egyptians had a very negative attitude toward daily life.

What were the causes and the consequences of the migration of Indo-European speakers into the Near East during the second millennium B.C.?

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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