Question 1

In the first century B.C., Egypt became a province of

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A)  Rome. 
B)  Persia. 
C)  Babylonia. 
D)  Mohenjo-Daro. 
E)  Greece. 
A)  Rome. 
B)  Persia. 
C)  Babylonia. 
D)  Mohenjo-Daro. 
E)  Greece.

Question 2

The written script of Sumer is known as

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A)  cuneiform. 
B)  alphabetic. 
C)  phonogram. 
D)  hieroglyphs. 
E)  Cyrillic. 
A)  cuneiform. 
B)  alphabetic. 
C)  phonogram. 
D)  hieroglyphs. 
E)  Cyrillic.

Question 3

The Hyksos

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A)  were a Semitic-speaking people who infiltrated Egypt in the seventeenth century B.C. 
B)  were Indo-European peoples who were recruited into the Egyptian military. 
C)  were priests/astronomers in Egypt during the Old Kingdom. 
D)  fought and defeated the Egyptians in the ninth century B.C. 
E)  expelled the Jews from Egypt. 
A)  were a Semitic-speaking people who infiltrated Egypt in the seventeenth century B.C. 
B)  were Indo-European peoples who were recruited into the Egyptian military. 
C)  were priests/astronomers in Egypt during the Old Kingdom. 
D)  fought and defeated the Egyptians in the ninth century B.C. 
E)  expelled the Jews from Egypt.

Question 4

According to Egyptian theology, the pharaoh derived his authority from

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A)  democratic elections. 
B)  the assent of local governors. 
C)  the fact that he was perceived as a divine instrument of order and harmony. 
D)  hereditary descent. 
E)  military conquest. 
A)  democratic elections. 
B)  the assent of local governors. 
C)  the fact that he was perceived as a divine instrument of order and harmony. 
D)  hereditary descent. 
E)  military conquest.

Question 5

The Sumerian government

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A)  came to view kings as agents of their gods. 
B)  saw the various city-states erect different types of governments. 
C)  was a theocracy in which the priest ruled. 
D)  was a type of aristocracy where nobles were appointed by an assembly. 
E)  was controlled by the merchant and artisan class. 
A)  came to view kings as agents of their gods. 
B)  saw the various city-states erect different types of governments. 
C)  was a theocracy in which the priest ruled. 
D)  was a type of aristocracy where nobles were appointed by an assembly. 
E)  was controlled by the merchant and artisan class.

Question 6

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Neolithic Revolution

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The Neolithic Revolution was a significa

Question 7

Why begin the history of Western Civilization with a study of ancient societies in Mesopotamia and Egypt?

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The history of Western Civilization is o

Question 8

IDENTIFICATIONS
-ziggurat

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Who? 
Ziggurats were constructed by the

Question 9

Unlike the rivers in Mesopotamia, the Nile River

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A)  never rises or falls, but flows steadily year-round. 
B)  frequently goes dry, leaving the land barren. 
C)  is subject to violent, unpredictable floods. 
D)  floods predictably at the same time every year. 
E)  was a dry shell for ten months of the year. 
A)  never rises or falls, but flows steadily year-round. 
B)  frequently goes dry, leaving the land barren. 
C)  is subject to violent, unpredictable floods. 
D)  floods predictably at the same time every year. 
E)  was a dry shell for ten months of the year.

Question 10

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Amenhotep III

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Amenhotep III was an ancient Egyptian ph

Question 11

The ruler of Akkad, who established the first empire in Sumer ca. 2340 B.C. was

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A)  Cyrus. 
B)  Naram-Sin. 
C)  Hammurabi. 
D)  Uruk. 
E)  Sargon. 
A)  Cyrus. 
B)  Naram-Sin. 
C)  Hammurabi. 
D)  Uruk. 
E)  Sargon.

Question 12

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Naram-Sin of Akkad

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Naram-Sin of Akkad was a ruler of the Ak

Question 13

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Homo sapiens sapiens

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Homo sapiens sapiens is the scientific n

Question 14

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Eridu, Ur, Uruk, and Lagash

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Eridu, Ur, Uruk, and Lagash are all anci

Question 15

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

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The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are two

Question 16

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Hatshepsut

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Who? - Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh o

Question 17

One of the oldest known agricultural villages, located in Palestine, was

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A)  Canaan. 
B)  Ur. 
C)  Byblos. 
D)  Jerusalem. 
E)  Jericho. 
A)  Canaan. 
B)  Ur. 
C)  Byblos. 
D)  Jerusalem. 
E)  Jericho.

Question 18

The earliest of the Mesopotamian empires was founded by Gilgamesh.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Seth

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Certainly! However, your request "Talk a

Question 20

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Code of Hammurabi

Accepted Answer

The Code of Hammurabi is one of the olde

Exam 1: the Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

In the first century B.C., Egypt became a province of

The written script of Sumer is known as

The Hyksos

According to Egyptian theology, the pharaoh derived his authority from

The Sumerian government

IDENTIFICATIONS -Neolithic Revolution

Why begin the history of Western Civilization with a study of ancient societies in Mesopotamia and Egypt?

IDENTIFICATIONS -ziggurat

Unlike the rivers in Mesopotamia, the Nile River

IDENTIFICATIONS -Amenhotep III

The ruler of Akkad, who established the first empire in Sumer ca. 2340 B.C. was

IDENTIFICATIONS -Naram-Sin of Akkad

IDENTIFICATIONS -Homo sapiens sapiens

IDENTIFICATIONS -Eridu, Ur, Uruk, and Lagash

IDENTIFICATIONS -Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

IDENTIFICATIONS -Hatshepsut

One of the oldest known agricultural villages, located in Palestine, was

The earliest of the Mesopotamian empires was founded by Gilgamesh.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Seth

IDENTIFICATIONS -Code of Hammurabi

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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