Question 1

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Menes

Accepted Answer

Menes, also known as Narmer, was an anci

Question 2

The physical environment of the Mesopotamians generally led to

Accepted Answer

A)  an optimistic outlook emphasizing the secular life. 
B)  a pessimistic outlook and loathing of religion. 
C)  a pessimistic outlook with an emphasis on satisfying their angry gods. 
D)  an optimistic outlook with a belief in providing for benevolent gods. 
E)  profound apathy and lack of any material accomplishments. 
A)  an optimistic outlook emphasizing the secular life. 
B)  a pessimistic outlook and loathing of religion. 
C)  a pessimistic outlook with an emphasis on satisfying their angry gods. 
D)  an optimistic outlook with a belief in providing for benevolent gods. 
E)  profound apathy and lack of any material accomplishments.

Question 3

Hieroglyphics means "mystery."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The term Ma'at expresses the Egyptian belief in

Accepted Answer

A)  the inevitability of human suffering and sorrow. 
B)  steady progress toward a better future. 
C)  the redemption promised to those who believe in the gods. 
D)  truth, justice, and order in the universe. 
E)  unremitting chaos. 
A)  the inevitability of human suffering and sorrow. 
B)  steady progress toward a better future. 
C)  the redemption promised to those who believe in the gods. 
D)  truth, justice, and order in the universe. 
E)  unremitting chaos.

Question 5

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 6

IDENTIFICATIONS
-hieroglyphs

Accepted Answer

Hieroglyphs are a form of writing used b

Question 7

The word "theocracy" means "rule by the strongest."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The term "civilization" refers to human societies which, amongst other features,

Accepted Answer

A)  have an urban focus and a distinct religious structure. 
B)  have art and music. 
C)  support themselves mainly by trading and manufacturing. 
D)  have learned to live in peace with their neighbors. 
E)  have given up religion and adopted rational thinking. 
A)  have an urban focus and a distinct religious structure. 
B)  have art and music. 
C)  support themselves mainly by trading and manufacturing. 
D)  have learned to live in peace with their neighbors. 
E)  have given up religion and adopted rational thinking.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

In both Mesopotamian and Egyptian societ

Question 10

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

Question 11

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 12

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Sumerians

Accepted Answer

The Sumerians were an ancient civilizati

Question 13

The Hittites

Accepted Answer

A)  were an Indo-European speaking peoples. 
B)  a Semitic speaking peoples. 
C)  defeated and destroyed by the Egyptians. 
D)  made iron weapons of war. 
E)  a and d 
A)  were an Indo-European speaking peoples. 
B)  a Semitic speaking peoples. 
C)  defeated and destroyed by the Egyptians. 
D)  made iron weapons of war. 
E)  a and d

Question 14

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 15

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Old Kingdom

Accepted Answer

The Old Kingdom, also known as the Age o

Question 16

IDENTIFICATIONS
-polytheism

Accepted Answer

The answer of IDENTIFICATIONS
-polytheism...

Question 17

Which society presented in Chapter 1 would you have preferred to live in, and why?

Accepted Answer

In Chapter 1, the society presented is a

Question 18

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 19

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 20

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Paleolithic Age

Accepted Answer

The Paleolithic Age, also known as the S

Exam 1: the Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

IDENTIFICATIONS -Menes

The physical environment of the Mesopotamians generally led to

Hieroglyphics means "mystery."

The term Ma'at expresses the Egyptian belief in

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -hieroglyphs

The word "theocracy" means "rule by the strongest."

The term "civilization" refers to human societies which, amongst other features,

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

Ancient Egyptian history is divided into ____ major periods.

Sumerian kings derived their authority from

IDENTIFICATIONS -Sumerians

The Hittites

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?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Old Kingdom

IDENTIFICATIONS -polytheism

Which society presented in Chapter 1 would you have preferred to live in, and why?

Amenhotep IV is best known for

Mesopotamian religion was

IDENTIFICATIONS -Paleolithic Age

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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