Question 1

Labor among Paleolithic peoples was strictly divided along gender lines,as men did the hunting and women the gathering.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Hammurabi's Law Code accorded no rights to women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The civilization that emerged in ancient Egypt arose:

Accepted Answer

A) as a part of the Old Babylonian empire. 
B) at the same time as that of ancient Sumer. 
C) significantly later than that of ancient Sumer. 
D) significantly earlier than that of ancient Sumer. 
E) as a result of Akkadian colonization. 
A) as a part of the Old Babylonian empire. 
B) at the same time as that of ancient Sumer. 
C) significantly later than that of ancient Sumer. 
D) significantly earlier than that of ancient Sumer. 
E) as a result of Akkadian colonization. B

Question 4

Before 11,000 b.c.e. ,virtually all human societies were:

Accepted Answer

A) engaged in settled agriculture to produce crop surpluses for the gods. 
B) able to use metal tools for arts,crafts,and building. 
C) using men to do the hunting and women to do the gathering. 
D) nomadic,moving incessantly in search of limited food. 
E) settled in agricultural communities. 
A) engaged in settled agriculture to produce crop surpluses for the gods. 
B) able to use metal tools for arts,crafts,and building. 
C) using men to do the hunting and women to do the gathering. 
D) nomadic,moving incessantly in search of limited food. 
E) settled in agricultural communities.

Question 5

Before entering an enjoyable afterlife,the deceased Egyptian supposedly:

Accepted Answer

A) would be judged by Osiris and other divine judges. 
B) confessed all sins. 
C) had to buy access to heaven with offerings to the gods. 
D) had to build a pyramid,large or small,according to social status. 
E) had to find his soul in the Duat. 
A) would be judged by Osiris and other divine judges. 
B) confessed all sins. 
C) had to buy access to heaven with offerings to the gods. 
D) had to build a pyramid,large or small,according to social status. 
E) had to find his soul in the Duat.

Question 6

The Neolithic Revolution allowed women to:

Accepted Answer

A) participate fully in social and political governance. 
B) become the primary laborers in the growing of crops. 
C) have fewer children and devote less time to child care. 
D) have more children and devote more time to child care. 
E) become the religious leaders of communities. 
A) participate fully in social and political governance. 
B) become the primary laborers in the growing of crops. 
C) have fewer children and devote less time to child care. 
D) have more children and devote more time to child care. 
E) become the religious leaders of communities.

Question 7

Myths can be considered an early form of history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The ability of Neanderthals to make jewelry,bury their dead in distinctive graves,and create cave paintings,suggests which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Neanderthals were the most advanced ancient peoples. 
B) Neanderthals had some recognizable human traits. 
C) Neanderthals likely became extinct as a result of famine. 
D) Neanderthal women did the same work as men. 
E) Neanderthal society was highly stratified. 
A) Neanderthals were the most advanced ancient peoples. 
B) Neanderthals had some recognizable human traits. 
C) Neanderthals likely became extinct as a result of famine. 
D) Neanderthal women did the same work as men. 
E) Neanderthal society was highly stratified.

Question 9

Hammurabi's insistence that his subject territories worship the god Marduk was driven by:

Accepted Answer

A) his deep religious convictions. 
B) his concern for the moral well-being of his people. 
C) his desire to unite the territories. 
D) his desire to convert nonbelievers. 
E) his concerns about the eternal souls of his people. 
A) his deep religious convictions. 
B) his concern for the moral well-being of his people. 
C) his desire to unite the territories. 
D) his desire to convert nonbelievers. 
E) his concerns about the eternal souls of his people.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

The Sumerians were self-reliant people w

Question 11

The fact that Sargon installed Akkadian-speaking governors in the cities he controlled and attempted to merge Akkadian and Sumerian deities suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A) he was married to a Sumerian woman. 
B) he wanted to create an empire. 
C) he was skilled in foreign policy. 
D) he relied on the guidance of skilled advisers. 
E) he hoped to establish a new capital in Sumer. 
A) he was married to a Sumerian woman. 
B) he wanted to create an empire. 
C) he was skilled in foreign policy. 
D) he relied on the guidance of skilled advisers. 
E) he hoped to establish a new capital in Sumer.

Question 12

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.

Question 13

How did the geography of Mesopotamia and Egypt shape their cultures?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia-Unpredictability of weather,

Question 14

Sargon of Akkad (c.2350 b.c.e. )is significant because he:

Accepted Answer

A) was the first lugal to conquer neighboring city-states. 
B) subdued Sumer and exerted influence from Ethiopia to the Indus Valley. 
C) built observatories and introduced the more accurate Akkadian calendar. 
D) sent ambassadors to distant lands ranging from Ethiopia to Europe. 
E) was the first ruler in history to take the title of "emperor." 
A) was the first lugal to conquer neighboring city-states. 
B) subdued Sumer and exerted influence from Ethiopia to the Indus Valley. 
C) built observatories and introduced the more accurate Akkadian calendar. 
D) sent ambassadors to distant lands ranging from Ethiopia to Europe. 
E) was the first ruler in history to take the title of "emperor."

Question 15

One of the most significant developments of the late Old Kingdom was the:

Accepted Answer

A) declining influence of the pharaohs. 
B) destruction of the pyramids. 
C) destruction of the priestly cults. 
D) mandate to worship Akhenaten. 
E) increased reliance on trade. 
A) declining influence of the pharaohs. 
B) destruction of the pyramids. 
C) destruction of the priestly cults. 
D) mandate to worship Akhenaten. 
E) increased reliance on trade.

Question 16

The Egyptians developed elaborate tombs and burial techniques:

Accepted Answer

A) to preserve their sacred cats in the harsh desert climate. 
B) following the example of the Hebrews and other nomadic people. 
C) because they believed deceased people would be reincarnated as animals. 
D) to enable a person's afterlife and ensure he or she had all that was necessary there. 
E) to demonstrate their great respect for their ancestors. 
A) to preserve their sacred cats in the harsh desert climate. 
B) following the example of the Hebrews and other nomadic people. 
C) because they believed deceased people would be reincarnated as animals. 
D) to enable a person's afterlife and ensure he or she had all that was necessary there. 
E) to demonstrate their great respect for their ancestors.

Question 17

The practices of Hammurabi led later rulers to allow greater religious freedom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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 19

Ma'at:

Accepted Answer

A) or "size," meant that temples and palaces had to be very large. 
B) is equivalent to the English "human rights." 
C) was a male god who made the universe move forward in time. 
D) includes ideas of harmony,order,justice,and truth. 
E) referred to the Egyptian belief in reincarnation. 
A) or "size," meant that temples and palaces had to be very large. 
B) is equivalent to the English "human rights." 
C) was a male god who made the universe move forward in time. 
D) includes ideas of harmony,order,justice,and truth. 
E) referred to the Egyptian belief in reincarnation.

Question 20

Cities were the result of innovations which took place roughly:

Accepted Answer

A) 13,000 years ago. 
B) 25,000 years ago. 
C) 38,000 years ago. 
D) 50,000 years ago. 
E) 1,000,000 years ago. 
A) 13,000 years ago. 
B) 25,000 years ago. 
C) 38,000 years ago. 
D) 50,000 years ago. 
E) 1,000,000 years ago.

Labor among Paleolithic peoples was strictly divided along gender lines,as men did the hunting and women the gathering.

Hammurabi's Law Code accorded no rights to women.

The civilization that emerged in ancient Egypt arose:

Before 11,000 b.c.e. ,virtually all human societies were:

Before entering an enjoyable afterlife,the deceased Egyptian supposedly:

The Neolithic Revolution allowed women to:

Myths can be considered an early form of history.

The ability of Neanderthals to make jewelry,bury their dead in distinctive graves,and create cave paintings,suggests which of the following?

Hammurabi's insistence that his subject territories worship the god Marduk was driven by:

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

The fact that Sargon installed Akkadian-speaking governors in the cities he controlled and attempted to merge Akkadian and Sumerian deities suggests that:

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

How did the geography of Mesopotamia and Egypt shape their cultures?

Sargon of Akkad (c.2350 b.c.e. )is significant because he:

One of the most significant developments of the late Old Kingdom was the:

The Egyptians developed elaborate tombs and burial techniques:

The practices of Hammurabi led later rulers to allow greater religious freedom.

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

Ma'at:

Cities were the result of innovations which took place roughly:

Peoples, gods, and Empires: 1700-500

The Civilization of Greece, 1000-400

The Greek World Expands, 400-150

The Civilization of Ancient Rome

The Transformation of Rome

Romes 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

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Exam 1: Early Civilizations

Labor among Paleolithic peoples was strictly divided along gender lines,as men did the hunting and women the gathering.

Hammurabi's Law Code accorded no rights to women.

The civilization that emerged in ancient Egypt arose:

Before 11,000 b.c.e. ,virtually all human societies were:

Before entering an enjoyable afterlife,the deceased Egyptian supposedly:

The Neolithic Revolution allowed women to:

Myths can be considered an early form of history.

The ability of Neanderthals to make jewelry,bury their dead in distinctive graves,and create cave paintings,suggests which of the following?

Hammurabi's insistence that his subject territories worship the god Marduk was driven by:

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

The fact that Sargon installed Akkadian-speaking governors in the cities he controlled and attempted to merge Akkadian and Sumerian deities suggests that:

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

How did the geography of Mesopotamia and Egypt shape their cultures?

Sargon of Akkad (c.2350 b.c.e. )is significant because he:

One of the most significant developments of the late Old Kingdom was the:

The Egyptians developed elaborate tombs and burial techniques:

The practices of Hammurabi led later rulers to allow greater religious freedom.

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

Ma'at:

Cities were the result of innovations which took place roughly:

Peoples, gods, and Empires: 1700-500

The Civilization of Greece, 1000-400

The Greek World Expands, 400-150

The Civilization of Ancient Rome

The Transformation of Rome

Romes 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

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