Question 1

After 2500 b.c.e. ,the tombs of Sumerian lugals often included armor and jewelry.This demonstrates both the wealth of the lugals and shows that Sumerians believed:

Accepted Answer

A) gifts to the gods were necessary at death. 
B) there was no afterlife. 
C) the dead had to pay a toll to enter the land of the dead. 
D) all their possessions should be buried with them. 
E) items such as these would be useful in the afterlife. 
A) gifts to the gods were necessary at death. 
B) there was no afterlife. 
C) the dead had to pay a toll to enter the land of the dead. 
D) all their possessions should be buried with them. 
E) items such as these would be useful in the afterlife.

Question 2

Which of the following was an important element in the development of early settlements?

Accepted Answer

A) The development of coinage to make the exchange of goods easier 
B) The standardization of burial practices throughout the Near and Middle East 
C) The discovery made during the last "Little Ice Age" of freezing to preserve food 
D) The establishment of first local and then long-distance trade routes throughout the Near East 
E) The emergence of hereditary kingship 
A) The development of coinage to make the exchange of goods easier 
B) The standardization of burial practices throughout the Near and Middle East 
C) The discovery made during the last "Little Ice Age" of freezing to preserve food 
D) The establishment of first local and then long-distance trade routes throughout the Near East 
E) The emergence of hereditary kingship

Question 3

How was Egyptian society shaped by the Nile River and in what ways did the environment shape the authority of the pharaoh?

Accepted Answer

Unlike Mesopotamia,which was a hostile e

Question 4

Originally,the elaborate funerary rituals and preparations were reserved for:

Accepted Answer

A) all Egyptians. 
B) Egyptian men. 
C) Egyptian women. 
D) the royal family. 
E) the priests. 
A) all Egyptians. 
B) Egyptian men. 
C) Egyptian women. 
D) the royal family. 
E) the priests.

Question 5

The switch from subsistence by food gathering to food production:

Accepted Answer

A) required people to give up their faith in storm and wind gods. 
B) was a momentous revolution that made stable settlements possible. 
C) meant that women were no longer part of the labor force. 
D) prohibited raising domestic animals as livestock. 
E) required seasonal movement,allowing for summer and winter settlements. 
A) required people to give up their faith in storm and wind gods. 
B) was a momentous revolution that made stable settlements possible. 
C) meant that women were no longer part of the labor force. 
D) prohibited raising domestic animals as livestock. 
E) required seasonal movement,allowing for summer and winter settlements.

Question 6

The earliest primates with human characteristics originated roughly 4-5 million years ago in:

Accepted Answer

A) China. 
B) Africa. 
C) North America. 
D) South America. 
E) Northern Europe. 
A) China. 
B) Africa. 
C) North America. 
D) South America. 
E) Northern Europe.

Question 7

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 8

The common religion of the Sumerians:

Accepted Answer

A) was an early form of monotheism that influenced other peoples. 
B) required city-states to settle their differences peacefully. 
C) guaranteed free food for the poorest members of society. 
D) included many gods,with a different god worshiped in each city-state. 
E) was the only aspect of Sumerian society that survived the society's collapse. 
A) was an early form of monotheism that influenced other peoples. 
B) required city-states to settle their differences peacefully. 
C) guaranteed free food for the poorest members of society. 
D) included many gods,with a different god worshiped in each city-state. 
E) was the only aspect of Sumerian society that survived the society's collapse.

Question 9

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 10

Hammurabi's empire was founded on:

Accepted Answer

A) a policy of terror. 
B) constant warfare. 
C) complex trade networks. 
D) political strategy and diplomacy. 
E) the loyalty of his blood kin. 
A) a policy of terror. 
B) constant warfare. 
C) complex trade networks. 
D) political strategy and diplomacy. 
E) the loyalty of his blood kin.

Question 11

The great Pyramids of Giza,built in the Fourth Dynasty,were:

Accepted Answer

A) used for athletic events,concerts,and political rallies. 
B) lost in the desert sands and unknown to the Greeks. 
C) a good supply of building stone for Rome and Carthage. 
D) temples used for worship by the priestly class. 
E) constructed by thousands of peasant workers who were not slaves. 
A) used for athletic events,concerts,and political rallies. 
B) lost in the desert sands and unknown to the Greeks. 
C) a good supply of building stone for Rome and Carthage. 
D) temples used for worship by the priestly class. 
E) constructed by thousands of peasant workers who were not slaves.

Question 12

The Egyptian system of hieroglyphics was:

Accepted Answer

A) deciphered by Champollion using the Rosetta Stone. 
B) a popular version of the more complex cuneiform. 
C) used until the invention of printing with movable type. 
D) not written on papyrus because it was too expensive. 
E) a phonetic system of writing based on the Ubaid language. 
A) deciphered by Champollion using the Rosetta Stone. 
B) a popular version of the more complex cuneiform. 
C) used until the invention of printing with movable type. 
D) not written on papyrus because it was too expensive. 
E) a phonetic system of writing based on the Ubaid language.

Question 13

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 14

Which of the following happened during Egypt's First Intermediate Period?

Accepted Answer

A) Wealth became more evenly distributed. 
B) Warfare became commonplace. 
C) Trade and diplomacy with other nations increased. 
D) Agriculture declined due to drought. 
E) The population declined dramatically. 
A) Wealth became more evenly distributed. 
B) Warfare became commonplace. 
C) Trade and diplomacy with other nations increased. 
D) Agriculture declined due to drought. 
E) The population declined dramatically.

Question 15

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.

After 2500 b.c.e. ,the tombs of Sumerian lugals often included armor and jewelry.This demonstrates both the wealth of the lugals and shows that Sumerians believed:

Which of the following was an important element in the development of early settlements?

How was Egyptian society shaped by the Nile River and in what ways did the environment shape the authority of the pharaoh?

Originally,the elaborate funerary rituals and preparations were reserved for:

The switch from subsistence by food gathering to food production:

The earliest primates with human characteristics originated roughly 4-5 million years ago in:

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.

The common religion of the Sumerians:

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

Hammurabi's empire was founded on:

The great Pyramids of Giza,built in the Fourth Dynasty,were:

The Egyptian system of hieroglyphics was:

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

Which of the following happened during Egypt's First Intermediate Period?

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

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

After 2500 b.c.e. ,the tombs of Sumerian lugals often included armor and jewelry.This demonstrates both the wealth of the lugals and shows that Sumerians believed:

Which of the following was an important element in the development of early settlements?

How was Egyptian society shaped by the Nile River and in what ways did the environment shape the authority of the pharaoh?

Originally,the elaborate funerary rituals and preparations were reserved for:

The switch from subsistence by food gathering to food production:

The earliest primates with human characteristics originated roughly 4-5 million years ago in:

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.

The common religion of the Sumerians:

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

Hammurabi's empire was founded on:

The great Pyramids of Giza,built in the Fourth Dynasty,were:

The Egyptian system of hieroglyphics was:

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

Which of the following happened during Egypt's First Intermediate Period?

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

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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