Question 1

Early Paleolithic cave art often depicted

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A) Early forms of writing. 
B) Map making. 
C) Animals. 
D) Farming. 
E) All of these. 
A) Early forms of writing. 
B) Map making. 
C) Animals. 
D) Farming. 
E) All of these. C

Question 2

The Mesopotamians developed all except

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A) two systems of numbers: decimal and sexagesimal. 
B) the Pythagorean Theorem. 
C) very rudimentary surgery. 
D) charts on the movement of the planets. 
E) a complex irrigation system. 
A) two systems of numbers: decimal and sexagesimal. 
B) the Pythagorean Theorem. 
C) very rudimentary surgery. 
D) charts on the movement of the planets. 
E) a complex irrigation system. E

Question 3

Which of the following statements about Neandertals is true?

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A) They lived primarily in Northern Africa and the Middle East. 
B) They were unable to adapt to the steamy forestlands of Africa 
C) They were sensitive to loss, especially death. 
D) They were not considered to belong to a human group. 
E) They were not tool makers. 
A) They lived primarily in Northern Africa and the Middle East. 
B) They were unable to adapt to the steamy forestlands of Africa 
C) They were sensitive to loss, especially death. 
D) They were not considered to belong to a human group. 
E) They were not tool makers. C

Question 4

Symbols of the Neolithic Revolution include all except

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A) an information revolution. 
B) bone and cave painting. 
C) the dawn of written languages. 
D) the change from hunter-gatherer to farming life. 
E) development of technology and organization. 
A) an information revolution. 
B) bone and cave painting. 
C) the dawn of written languages. 
D) the change from hunter-gatherer to farming life. 
E) development of technology and organization.

Question 5

Modern Humans entered Europe about 35, 000 years ago.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In arts and sciences, the Egyptians developed all of the following except

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A) irrigation systems. 
B) abstract sculpture. 
C) literature. 
D) various written treatises in hieroglyphics. 
E) astronomy and the calendar. 
A) irrigation systems. 
B) abstract sculpture. 
C) literature. 
D) various written treatises in hieroglyphics. 
E) astronomy and the calendar.

Question 7

Egypt's pyramids represented

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A) a symbol of the pharaoh's divinity. 
B) the ability to organize a labor force. 
C) a monument to the pharaoh's ego. 
D) a statement of power. 
E) All of these. 
A) a symbol of the pharaoh's divinity. 
B) the ability to organize a labor force. 
C) a monument to the pharaoh's ego. 
D) a statement of power. 
E) All of these.

Question 8

The word "Pharaoh" (per-aa)means

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A) The great king 
B) The war leader 
C) The great house 
D) The mighty god 
E) The source of life 
A) The great king 
B) The war leader 
C) The great house 
D) The mighty god 
E) The source of life

Question 9

The Egyptians viewed the pharaoh as

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A) a cruel tyrant. 
B) a leader who received power from the people. 
C) an unimportant figurehead. 
D) a benevolent god. 
E) the Nile God. 
A) a cruel tyrant. 
B) a leader who received power from the people. 
C) an unimportant figurehead. 
D) a benevolent god. 
E) the Nile God.

Question 10

How would you go about formulating a definition of civilization? What elements are essential to civilized life and what sort of things would you consider desirable but not essential for your definition? Can warlike peoples be considered civilized? Give historical examples to illustrate your point.

Accepted Answer

This question asks students to reflect o

Question 11

The Epic of Gilgamesh teaches all of the following except

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A) the need for a tyrannical government. 
B) the value of deep friendships. 
C) a philosophy of fatalism. 
D) a "biblical" Flood. 
E) the inevitability of death. 
A) the need for a tyrannical government. 
B) the value of deep friendships. 
C) a philosophy of fatalism. 
D) a "biblical" Flood. 
E) the inevitability of death.

Question 12

A distinctive feature of Egyptian religion was

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A) its emphasis on the afterlife. 
B) monotheism. 
C) a consistent, analytical mythology. 
D) a small number of gods. 
E) a lack of priests and temples of worship. 
A) its emphasis on the afterlife. 
B) monotheism. 
C) a consistent, analytical mythology. 
D) a small number of gods. 
E) a lack of priests and temples of worship.

Question 13

The chief god of the Sumerians was

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A) Enlil 
B) Enki 
C) Ishtar 
D) Osiris 
E) Isis 
A) Enlil 
B) Enki 
C) Ishtar 
D) Osiris 
E) Isis

Question 14

Egyptian doctors

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A) had poor reputations in antiquity. 
B) had no medical treatises to rely on. 
C) were popular practitioners of a variety of techniques. 
D) believed that only the gods could heal injuries and illnesses. 
E) relied totally on magic and use of temple priest's charms. 
A) had poor reputations in antiquity. 
B) had no medical treatises to rely on. 
C) were popular practitioners of a variety of techniques. 
D) believed that only the gods could heal injuries and illnesses. 
E) relied totally on magic and use of temple priest's charms.

Question 15

Sargon was all of the following except

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A) an Akkadian-speaking conqueror of the Sumerians. 
B) the reforming king of Lagash who sought to "protect the mother that is in distress." 
C) the father of the first known woman poet. 
D) Conqueror of Mesopotamia. 
E) Commander of history's first professional army. 
A) an Akkadian-speaking conqueror of the Sumerians. 
B) the reforming king of Lagash who sought to "protect the mother that is in distress." 
C) the father of the first known woman poet. 
D) Conqueror of Mesopotamia. 
E) Commander of history's first professional army.

Question 16

Mesopotamian religion was characterized by its pessimism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Look at paintings from the Chauvet or Lascaux caves in books or on the Internet.What do they represent? What do they indicate about Stone Age people?

Accepted Answer

The students will note that although we

Question 18

The remains of the Iceman discovered in Northern Italy left clues as to his

Accepted Answer

A) diet. 
B) climate and or time of year he died. 
C) probable occupation. 
D) early humans technological advancements in tools. 
E) all of these. 
A) diet. 
B) climate and or time of year he died. 
C) probable occupation. 
D) early humans technological advancements in tools. 
E) all of these.

Question 19

Discuss some of the chief differences between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods.Discuss how the advancements that were made helped to further humanity in its development of Civilization.

Accepted Answer

Students should discuss the establishmen

Question 20

The primary geographical feature early civilizations developed near was

Accepted Answer

A) Deserts 
B) Rivers 
C) Montians 
D) Sea coasts 
E) All of these 
A) Deserts 
B) Rivers 
C) Montians 
D) Sea coasts 
E) All of these

Exam 1: The Ancestors of the West

Early Paleolithic cave art often depicted

The Mesopotamians developed all except

Which of the following statements about Neandertals is true?

Symbols of the Neolithic Revolution include all except

Modern Humans entered Europe about 35, 000 years ago.

In arts and sciences, the Egyptians developed all of the following except

Egypt's pyramids represented

The word "Pharaoh" (per-aa)means

The Egyptians viewed the pharaoh as

How would you go about formulating a definition of civilization? What elements are essential to civilized life and what sort of things would you consider desirable but not essential for your definition? Can warlike peoples be considered civilized? Give historical examples to illustrate your point.

The Epic of Gilgamesh teaches all of the following except

A distinctive feature of Egyptian religion was

The chief god of the Sumerians was

Egyptian doctors

Sargon was all of the following except

Mesopotamian religion was characterized by its pessimism.

Look at paintings from the Chauvet or Lascaux caves in books or on the Internet.What do they represent? What do they indicate about Stone Age people?

The remains of the Iceman discovered in Northern Italy left clues as to his

Discuss some of the chief differences between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods.Discuss how the advancements that were made helped to further humanity in its development of Civilization.

The primary geographical feature early civilizations developed near was

The Ship, the Sword, and the Book: Western Asia Ca1500-400 Bc

The Greeks in the Polis to Ca350 Bc

Alexander the Great and the Spread of Greek Civilization Ca350-30 Bc

Rome, From Republic to Empire

Imperial Rome, 31 Bc-Ad284

The World of Late Antiquity, 284-Ca600

Early Medieval Civilizations, 600-900

The Expansion of Europe in the High Middle Ages, 900-1300

Medieval Civilization at Its Height, 900-1300

Crisis and Recovery in Late Medieval Europe, 1300-1500

The Renaissance

European Overseas Expansion to 1600

The Age of the Reformation

Europe in the Age of Religious Wars, 1560-1648

Europe in the Age of Louis Xiv, Ca1640-1715

A Revolution in Worldview

Europe on the Threshold of Modernity, Ca1715-1789

An Age of Revolution, 1789-1815

The Industrial Transformation of Europe, 1750-1850

Restoration, Reform, and Revolution, 1814-1848

Nationalism and Political Reform, 1850-1880

The Age of Optimism, 1850-1880

Imperialism and Escalating Tensions, 1880-1914

War and Revolution, 1914-1919

The Illusion of Stability, 1919-1930

The Tortured Decade, 1930-1939

The Era of the Second World War, 1939-1949

The Age of the Cold War, 1949-1989

A Continuing Experiment: the West and the World Since 1989

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