Question 1

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Agricultural Revolution

Accepted Answer

The answer of IDENTIFICATIONS
-Agricultural Revolution...

Question 2

The focal points and sources of life for the ancient Egyptians were the

Accepted Answer

A)  Nile River and the pharaohs. 
B)  herd animals and the temples. 
C)  Nile River and the military. 
D)  pharaoh and the stars. 
E)  pyramids and the sphinx. 
A)  Nile River and the pharaohs. 
B)  herd animals and the temples. 
C)  Nile River and the military. 
D)  pharaoh and the stars. 
E)  pyramids and the sphinx.

Question 3

One of the few female pharaohs was

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A)  Ramses. 
B)  Hatshepsut. 
C)  Menes. 
D)  Amenhotep. 
E)  Isis. 
A)  Ramses. 
B)  Hatshepsut. 
C)  Menes. 
D)  Amenhotep. 
E)  Isis.

Question 4

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the pyramids

Accepted Answer

The pyramids are ancient structures that

Question 5

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

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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 6

The ancient city of Catal Huyuk was

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A)  a farming community located in Greece. 
B)  a Neolithic walled community sustained by food surpluses. 
C)  a large city with an elaborate water and sewer system. 
D)  an autocracy in which ruling religious elders exercise all political power. 
E)  the capitol of Egypt during the Old Kingdom. 
A)  a farming community located in Greece. 
B)  a Neolithic walled community sustained by food surpluses. 
C)  a large city with an elaborate water and sewer system. 
D)  an autocracy in which ruling religious elders exercise all political power. 
E)  the capitol of Egypt during the Old Kingdom.

Question 7

Try to define the differences between the terms "society" and "civilization."

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The terms "society" and "civilization" a

Question 8

IDENTIFICATIONS
-bronze and iron

Accepted Answer

Bronze and iron are two important metals

Question 9

In the thirteenth century the Egyptians were driven out of Palestine and back to their original frontiers by the

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 10

Originally the Osiris cult was reserved for

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A)  the wealthy who could afford preservation of the body. 
B)  priests who knew religious secrets. 
C)  the poor who lived by the Nile. 
D)  the pharaohs alone. 
E)  all free men but no slaves nor serfs. 
A)  the wealthy who could afford preservation of the body. 
B)  priests who knew religious secrets. 
C)  the poor who lived by the Nile. 
D)  the pharaohs alone. 
E)  all free men but no slaves nor serfs.

Question 11

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Southwest Asia

Accepted Answer

Southwest Asia is a region typically con

Question 12

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Tutankhamun

Accepted Answer

Tutankhamun, also known as King Tut, was

Question 13

Which of the following is not true of Egyptian social life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women had many equal legal rights with men. 
B)  Marriages were based on love and personal attraction. 
C)  The upper classes devoted much time to entertainment. 
D)  The wife's primary role in the family was to produce children. 
E)  Polygamy was the rule. 
A)  Women had many equal legal rights with men. 
B)  Marriages were based on love and personal attraction. 
C)  The upper classes devoted much time to entertainment. 
D)  The wife's primary role in the family was to produce children. 
E)  Polygamy was the rule.

Question 14

For administrative purposes in the Old Kingdom, Egypt was

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A)  divided into provinces called nomes and governed by nomarchs. 
B)  totally ruled by the pharaoh in all facets of government. 
C)  divided into military districts directly responsible to an army commander. 
D)  a parliamentary government with representatives from each district. 
E)  ruled by hereditary governors. 
A)  divided into provinces called nomes and governed by nomarchs. 
B)  totally ruled by the pharaoh in all facets of government. 
C)  divided into military districts directly responsible to an army commander. 
D)  a parliamentary government with representatives from each district. 
E)  ruled by hereditary governors.

Question 15

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

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

Question 16

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Neanderthals

Accepted Answer

The answer of IDENTIFICATIONS
-Neanderthals...

Question 17

IDENTIFICATIONS
-epic of Enuma elish

Accepted Answer

The Epic of Enuma Elish is an ancient Ba

Question 18

IDENTIFICATIONS
-"The Gift of the Nile"

Accepted Answer

The "Gift of the Nile" refers to the imp

Question 19

Hominids split off from the great apes around six million years ago in

Accepted Answer

A)  Europe 
B)  Asia 
C)  Africa 
D)  South America 
E)  North America 
A)  Europe 
B)  Asia 
C)  Africa 
D)  South America 
E)  North America

Question 20

The first modern Homo sapiens

Accepted Answer

A)  first appeared in Africa between 200,000 and 150,000 years ago. 
B)  was a skilled hunter who had mastered the bow and arrow. 
C)  lived mostly in small groups near the sea. 
D)  mastered the art of making bronze tools and weapons. 
E)  appeared in Europe about one million years ago. 
A)  first appeared in Africa between 200,000 and 150,000 years ago. 
B)  was a skilled hunter who had mastered the bow and arrow. 
C)  lived mostly in small groups near the sea. 
D)  mastered the art of making bronze tools and weapons. 
E)  appeared in Europe about one million years ago.

Exam 1: the Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

IDENTIFICATIONS -Agricultural Revolution

The focal points and sources of life for the ancient Egyptians were the

One of the few female pharaohs was

IDENTIFICATIONS -the pyramids

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

The ancient city of Catal Huyuk was

Try to define the differences between the terms "society" and "civilization."

IDENTIFICATIONS -bronze and iron

In the thirteenth century the Egyptians were driven out of Palestine and back to their original frontiers by the

Originally the Osiris cult was reserved for

IDENTIFICATIONS -Southwest Asia

IDENTIFICATIONS -Tutankhamun

Which of the following is not true of Egyptian social life?

For administrative purposes in the Old Kingdom, Egypt was

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -Neanderthals

IDENTIFICATIONS -epic of Enuma elish

IDENTIFICATIONS -"The Gift of the Nile"

Hominids split off from the great apes around six million years ago in

The first modern Homo sapiens

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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