Question 1

Due to recent research,the method of numbering Egyptian dynasties now begins with the _________ dynasty.

Accepted Answer

A)  Zero 
B)  First 
C)  Initial 
D)  Primary 
E)  Scorpion 
A)  Zero 
B)  First 
C)  Initial 
D)  Primary 
E)  Scorpion

Question 2

Agricultural surpluses and permanent settlements allowed for the unequal accumulation of wealth and thus the emergence of:

Accepted Answer

A)  primitive communism. 
B)  a socially, economically, and politically stratified society. 
C)  charities dedicated to feeding the poor. 
D)  religious rituals dedicated to increasing agricultural production. 
E)  the earliest banks and trust companies. 
A)  primitive communism. 
B)  a socially, economically, and politically stratified society. 
C)  charities dedicated to feeding the poor. 
D)  religious rituals dedicated to increasing agricultural production. 
E)  the earliest banks and trust companies.

Question 3

During the Middle Kingdom,Egypt turned inward and lessened its trade and diplomatic contacts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Compare and contrast Sumerian and Egyptian forms of religion.

Accepted Answer

Similarities: Both Sumerian and Egyptian

Question 5

Why was life expectancy in early cities shorter than among nomadic hunter-gatherer peoples?

Accepted Answer

A)  The carbohydrate-rich diet was less nutritious, and cramped housing in the cities resulted in increased exposure to infectious diseases. 
B)  The success of the cities and their stored supplies of food attracted attack from outside, chiefly by nomadic peoples. 
C)  The process of in-home burial led to an increase in contagious disease. 
D)  Food was often portioned out according to social class and sex, resulting in an inadequate diet for women and the poor. 
E)  People in early cities exercised less and ate more than people who lived in traditional hunter-gatherer societies. 
A)  The carbohydrate-rich diet was less nutritious, and cramped housing in the cities resulted in increased exposure to infectious diseases. 
B)  The success of the cities and their stored supplies of food attracted attack from outside, chiefly by nomadic peoples. 
C)  The process of in-home burial led to an increase in contagious disease. 
D)  Food was often portioned out according to social class and sex, resulting in an inadequate diet for women and the poor. 
E)  People in early cities exercised less and ate more than people who lived in traditional hunter-gatherer societies.

Question 6

The Paleolithic Age begins with the earliest ancestors of modern human beings,who used stone tools,approximately _________ years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  7 million 
B)  5 million 
C)  2 million 
D)  750,000 
E)  200,000 
A)  7 million 
B)  5 million 
C)  2 million 
D)  750,000 
E)  200,000

Question 7

Shortly before 3000 B.C.E.,people in the Near East discovered that bronze could be produced by:

Accepted Answer

A)  applying advances in Sumerian mathematics and astronomy. 
B)  heating copper to extremely high temperatures in pottery furnaces. 
C)  combining copper with iron. 
D)  combining copper metal with arsenic or tin. 
E)  combining iron with tin or arsenic. 
A)  applying advances in Sumerian mathematics and astronomy. 
B)  heating copper to extremely high temperatures in pottery furnaces. 
C)  combining copper with iron. 
D)  combining copper metal with arsenic or tin. 
E)  combining iron with tin or arsenic.

Question 8

To the peoples of the ancient world,the characteristic manifestations of civilization-government,literature,science,and art-were necessarily products of:

Accepted Answer

A)  rural life. 
B)  city life. 
C)  religion. 
D)  warfare. 
E)  nomadic life. 
A)  rural life. 
B)  city life. 
C)  religion. 
D)  warfare. 
E)  nomadic life.

Question 9

Following the decline in Akkad,a new dynasty under the leadership of _________ arose in the Sumerian city of Ur.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ur-Narmer 
B)  Ur-Nammu 
C)  Ur-Engar 
D)  Ur-Enkidu 
E)  Gilgamesh 
A)  Ur-Narmer 
B)  Ur-Nammu 
C)  Ur-Engar 
D)  Ur-Enkidu 
E)  Gilgamesh

Question 10

How did Sumerian advances in technology help shape society in the Fertile Crescent?

Accepted Answer

The Sumerians were a self-reliant people

Question 11

How did the Ubaid culture contribute to the development of urban civilization in Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

The Ubaids brought their village culture

Question 12

The Egyptians made notable advances in:

Accepted Answer

A)  mathematics. 
B)  science. 
C)  military technology. 
D)  philosophy. 
E)  measuring time. 
A)  mathematics. 
B)  science. 
C)  military technology. 
D)  philosophy. 
E)  measuring time.

Question 13

Why was Sumer an uninviting environment for the first cities?

Accepted Answer

A)  The area has no natural defenses. 
B)  The soil was sandy and the rivers flooded unpredictably. 
C)  The marshy land between the rivers was fertile breeding ground for malaria and other deadly diseases. 
D)  The rivers were largely unnavigable during long periods of the year, making trade difficult. 
E)  The region had no forests for timber or usable stone to quarry for building materials. 
A)  The area has no natural defenses. 
B)  The soil was sandy and the rivers flooded unpredictably. 
C)  The marshy land between the rivers was fertile breeding ground for malaria and other deadly diseases. 
D)  The rivers were largely unnavigable during long periods of the year, making trade difficult. 
E)  The region had no forests for timber or usable stone to quarry for building materials.

Question 14

Agricultural surplus made it possible for early societies to become more stable and to expand in population,yet also kept early societies socially stagnant as all labor was focused on the land and the cultivation of more grain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Cave paintings,such as those found in Lascaux,France,are evidence of development of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a stratified society. 
B)  permanent settlement. 
C)  language as well as religious and artistic ideas. 
D)  a priestly class. 
E)  an artistic class. 
A)  a stratified society. 
B)  permanent settlement. 
C)  language as well as religious and artistic ideas. 
D)  a priestly class. 
E)  an artistic class.

Question 16

Since human beings in the Paleolithic period had no domestic animals:

Accepted Answer

A)  great disparities developed in individual wealth. 
B)  they could be easily ruled by tribal kings. 
C)  they practiced a policy of "divide, defeat, and conquer." 
D)  they had no significant wealth beyond what they could carry. 
E)  they used wild animals as beasts of burden. 
A)  great disparities developed in individual wealth. 
B)  they could be easily ruled by tribal kings. 
C)  they practiced a policy of "divide, defeat, and conquer." 
D)  they had no significant wealth beyond what they could carry. 
E)  they used wild animals as beasts of burden.

Question 17

Social relationships in the ancient city of Çatalhöyük were largely:

Accepted Answer

A)  hierarchical. 
B)  egalitarian. 
C)  based in a caste system. 
D)  managed by religious officials. 
E)  based on the example of their gods. 
A)  hierarchical. 
B)  egalitarian. 
C)  based in a caste system. 
D)  managed by religious officials. 
E)  based on the example of their gods.

Question 18

Tens of thousands of Sumerian clay tablets have survived:

Accepted Answer

A)  but unfortunately the key to the language has not. 
B)  documenting the United Sumerian empire, which lasted from 2900 to 2500 B.C.E. 
C)  telling us more about Sumer than we know about any other human society at the time. 
D)  probably because the Sumerians kept them in special underground archives. 
E)  but all deal with priestly class and reveal nothing about Sumerian society. 
A)  but unfortunately the key to the language has not. 
B)  documenting the United Sumerian empire, which lasted from 2900 to 2500 B.C.E. 
C)  telling us more about Sumer than we know about any other human society at the time. 
D)  probably because the Sumerians kept them in special underground archives. 
E)  but all deal with priestly class and reveal nothing about Sumerian society.

Question 19

Hammurabi's Law Code is the first law code that exacted equal punishment for crimes across the social spectrum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Enkidu's death in the Epic of Gilgamesh and Gilgamesh's inability to revive him illustrates that Sumerians believed that:

Accepted Answer

A)  a powerful lugal owes no allegiance to the gods. 
B)  rural life is superior to urban life and "civilization." 
C)  human effort was futile to stop the forces of nature. 
D)  the Sumerians believed that the gods would reward those who did their bidding. 
E)  some Sumerians did not believe in gods and goddesses. 
A)  a powerful lugal owes no allegiance to the gods. 
B)  rural life is superior to urban life and "civilization." 
C)  human effort was futile to stop the forces of nature. 
D)  the Sumerians believed that the gods would reward those who did their bidding. 
E)  some Sumerians did not believe in gods and goddesses.

Exam 1: Early Civilizations

Due to recent research,the method of numbering Egyptian dynasties now begins with the _________ dynasty.

Agricultural surpluses and permanent settlements allowed for the unequal accumulation of wealth and thus the emergence of:

During the Middle Kingdom,Egypt turned inward and lessened its trade and diplomatic contacts.

Compare and contrast Sumerian and Egyptian forms of religion.

Why was life expectancy in early cities shorter than among nomadic hunter-gatherer peoples?

The Paleolithic Age begins with the earliest ancestors of modern human beings,who used stone tools,approximately _________ years ago.

Shortly before 3000 B.C.E.,people in the Near East discovered that bronze could be produced by:

To the peoples of the ancient world,the characteristic manifestations of civilization-government,literature,science,and art-were necessarily products of:

Following the decline in Akkad,a new dynasty under the leadership of _________ arose in the Sumerian city of Ur.

How did Sumerian advances in technology help shape society in the Fertile Crescent?

How did the Ubaid culture contribute to the development of urban civilization in Mesopotamia?

The Egyptians made notable advances in:

Why was Sumer an uninviting environment for the first cities?

Agricultural surplus made it possible for early societies to become more stable and to expand in population,yet also kept early societies socially stagnant as all labor was focused on the land and the cultivation of more grain.

Cave paintings,such as those found in Lascaux,France,are evidence of development of:

Since human beings in the Paleolithic period had no domestic animals:

Social relationships in the ancient city of Çatalhöyük were largely:

Tens of thousands of Sumerian clay tablets have survived:

Hammurabi's Law Code is the first law code that exacted equal punishment for crimes across the social spectrum.

Enkidu's death in the Epic of Gilgamesh and Gilgamesh's inability to revive him illustrates that Sumerians believed that:

Peoples,Gods,and Empires: 1700–500 B.C.E

The Civilization of Greece,1000–400 B.C.E

The Greek World Expands,400–150 B.C.E

The Civilization of Ancient Rome

The Transformation of Rome

Rome’s Three Heirs,500–950

The Expansion of Europe,950–1100

The Consolidation of Europe,1100–1250

The Medieval World,1250–1350

Rebirth and Unrest,1350–1453

Innovation and Exploration,1453–1533

The Age of Dissent and Division,1500–1564

Europe in the Atlantic World,1550–1660

European Monarchies and Absolutism,1660–1725

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

Europe during the Enlightenment

The French Revolution

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society

The Age of Ideologies: Europe in the Aftermath of Revolution,1815–1848

Revolutions and Nation Building,1848–1871

Imperialism and Colonialism,1870–1914

Modern Industry and Mass Politics,1870–1914

The First World War

Turmoil between the Wars

The Second World War

The Cold War World: Global Politics,Economic Recovery,and Cultural Change

Red Flags and Velvet Revolutions: The End of the Cold War,1960–1990

A World without Walls: Globalization and the West

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