Question 1

In agrarian societies, an economic surplus is food which is

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A)  not wanted or needed. 
B)  used to support a non-laboring elite. 
C)  used to supplement the diets of hard-working farmers. 
D)  used to feed a growing population of farmers. 
E)  used to feed foreign prisoners taken in war. 
A)  not wanted or needed. 
B)  used to support a non-laboring elite. 
C)  used to supplement the diets of hard-working farmers. 
D)  used to feed a growing population of farmers. 
E)  used to feed foreign prisoners taken in war.

Question 2

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-Indus and Yellow Rivers

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The Indus and Yellow Rivers are two of t

Question 3

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-Osiris

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Osiris is a major figure in ancient Egyp

Question 4

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-Indo-Europeans

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The Indo-Europeans were a group of peopl

Question 5

The word "Paleolithic" means "old stone."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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-Sargon of Akkad

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Sargon of Akkad, also known as Sargon th

Question 7

The economy of ancient Egypt relied most heavily on

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A)  foreign trade. 
B)  artisans and craftsmen. 
C)  slavery. 
D)  agriculture. 
E)  copper mining. 
A)  foreign trade. 
B)  artisans and craftsmen. 
C)  slavery. 
D)  agriculture. 
E)  copper mining.

Question 8

The early Neolithic era saw

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A)  a slow transition from hunting and gathering to an agricultural society. 
B)  the appearance of cities and urban life. 
C)  the domestication of the horse in ancient Egypt. 
D)  the smelting of iron. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  a slow transition from hunting and gathering to an agricultural society. 
B)  the appearance of cities and urban life. 
C)  the domestication of the horse in ancient Egypt. 
D)  the smelting of iron. 
E)  all of the above

Question 9

Which of the following Egyptian gods was most closely associated with the mummification of the dead?

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A)  Horus 
B)  Re 
C)  Osiris 
D)  Isis. 
E)  Aten 
A)  Horus 
B)  Re 
C)  Osiris 
D)  Isis. 
E)  Aten

Question 10

Punishments for crimes under the Code of Hammurabi

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A)  were more severe for the lower classes. 
B)  did not apply to domestic family concerns. 
C)  stressed reform rather than retribution. 
D)  were not for the upper class at all. 
E)  stressed the importance of confession and forgiveness. 
A)  were more severe for the lower classes. 
B)  did not apply to domestic family concerns. 
C)  stressed reform rather than retribution. 
D)  were not for the upper class at all. 
E)  stressed the importance of confession and forgiveness.

Question 11

The Sumerians

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A)  defeated the Hittites in 2600 B.C. 
B)  were plagued by incessant warfare between their many city-states. 
C)  had a complicated religion with a sophisticated belief in life after death. 
D)  were warriors who instituted totalitarian government. 
E)  built damns and irrigation canals along the Indus River. 
A)  defeated the Hittites in 2600 B.C. 
B)  were plagued by incessant warfare between their many city-states. 
C)  had a complicated religion with a sophisticated belief in life after death. 
D)  were warriors who instituted totalitarian government. 
E)  built damns and irrigation canals along the Indus River.

Question 12

The original Indo-Europeans possibly came from

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A)  Mesopotamia. 
B)  the steppe region north of the Black Sea. 
C)  the Indus Valley. 
D)  the Aegean basin. 
E)  India. 
A)  Mesopotamia. 
B)  the steppe region north of the Black Sea. 
C)  the Indus Valley. 
D)  the Aegean basin. 
E)  India.

Question 13

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-cave paintings at Chauvet

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The cave paintings at Chauvet are some o

Question 14

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-Australopithecine

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Australopithecines were a group of early

Question 15

Akhenaten is best known for his unsuccessful attempt to reform Egypt's

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A)  military. 
B)  borders. 
C)  marriage customs. 
D)  religion. 
E)  currency. 
A)  military. 
B)  borders. 
C)  marriage customs. 
D)  religion. 
E)  currency.

Question 16

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-Isis

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Isis, also known as the Islamic State of

Question 17

The Code of Hammurabi was one of the first of all ancient legal codes. In what ways was it "modern"? How was it different from modern day Western legal codes? What do you believe constituted "justice" for the inhabitants of Mesopotamian city-states?

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The Code of Hammurabi, dating back to ar

Question 18

What parts of the transition from hunting and gathering to a settled, agricultural society would have improved most people's lives, and what parts of the transition would have decreased the quality of life?

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The transition from hunting and gatherin

Question 19

Which of the following is not an Indo-European language?

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A)  Sanskrit 
B)  Babylonian 
C)  German 
D)  Latin 
E)  Greek. 
A)  Sanskrit 
B)  Babylonian 
C)  German 
D)  Latin 
E)  Greek.

Question 20

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Ahmose I

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Ahmose I was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt

Exam 1: the Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

In agrarian societies, an economic surplus is food which is

IDENTIFICATIONS -Indus and Yellow Rivers

IDENTIFICATIONS -Osiris

IDENTIFICATIONS -Indo-Europeans

The word "Paleolithic" means "old stone."

IDENTIFICATIONS -Sargon of Akkad

The economy of ancient Egypt relied most heavily on

The early Neolithic era saw

Which of the following Egyptian gods was most closely associated with the mummification of the dead?

Punishments for crimes under the Code of Hammurabi

The Sumerians

The original Indo-Europeans possibly came from

IDENTIFICATIONS -cave paintings at Chauvet

IDENTIFICATIONS -Australopithecine

Akhenaten is best known for his unsuccessful attempt to reform Egypt's

IDENTIFICATIONS -Isis

The Code of Hammurabi was one of the first of all ancient legal codes. In what ways was it "modern"? How was it different from modern day Western legal codes? What do you believe constituted "justice" for the inhabitants of Mesopotamian city-states?

What parts of the transition from hunting and gathering to a settled, agricultural society would have improved most people's lives, and what parts of the transition would have decreased the quality of life?

Which of the following is not an Indo-European language?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Ahmose I

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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