Question 1

Early hunter-gatherers were the first to cultivate crops and livestock.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

All of the following can be attributed to the Hittites except

Accepted Answer

A) a strong nobility competing for power with the king. 
B) having the oldest recorded Indo-European language 
C) a number of powerful queens and queen mothers. 
D) a loose and chaotic government 
E) texts giving a vivid sense of history. 
A) a strong nobility competing for power with the king. 
B) having the oldest recorded Indo-European language 
C) a number of powerful queens and queen mothers. 
D) a loose and chaotic government 
E) texts giving a vivid sense of history.

Question 3

The Eighteenth Dynasty of the New Kingdom included all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) a warrior-pharaoh who expanded Egyptian control over neighboring countries. 
B) an important female pharaoh. 
C) the building of the Great Pyramids at Giza. 
D) a pharaoh who undertook a bold attempt at religious innovation. 
E) the era known as the First International System, an era of peace and prosperity. 
A) a warrior-pharaoh who expanded Egyptian control over neighboring countries. 
B) an important female pharaoh. 
C) the building of the Great Pyramids at Giza. 
D) a pharaoh who undertook a bold attempt at religious innovation. 
E) the era known as the First International System, an era of peace and prosperity.

Question 4

Which of the following are characteristics of the emergence of human civilization?

Accepted Answer

A) A large and specialized labor force 
B) Complex political systems 
C) Clear class stratification 
D) Development of city-states 
E) All of these 
A) A large and specialized labor force 
B) Complex political systems 
C) Clear class stratification 
D) Development of city-states 
E) All of these

Question 5

Egypt owed its prosperous economy and optimistic culture to its great engineering.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Sea Peoples were

Accepted Answer

A) the peaceful inhabitants of Egypt's coastal areas. 
B) mysterious raiders of eastern Mediterranean states. 
C) the founders of the Hattian state. 
D) the first settlers of Greece. 
E) pirates out of Africa. 
A) the peaceful inhabitants of Egypt's coastal areas. 
B) mysterious raiders of eastern Mediterranean states. 
C) the founders of the Hattian state. 
D) the first settlers of Greece. 
E) pirates out of Africa.

Question 7

Mesopotamia was bordered by the Tigris and the Nile rivers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Ancient Egypt owed its fertile soil to

Accepted Answer

A) irrigation. 
B) chemical fertilizer. 
C) use of animal waste. 
D) crop rotation. 
E) the yearly flooding of the Nile. 
A) irrigation. 
B) chemical fertilizer. 
C) use of animal waste. 
D) crop rotation. 
E) the yearly flooding of the Nile.

Question 9

One of the strengths of Akkadian culture was

Accepted Answer

A) Peacefulness 
B) Ability to assimilate other cultures 
C) Learning 
D) Strong priestly caste 
E) Agriculture 
A) Peacefulness 
B) Ability to assimilate other cultures 
C) Learning 
D) Strong priestly caste 
E) Agriculture

Question 10

The term prehistory refers to

Accepted Answer

A) time periods before 1900. 
B) the period before the invention of writing. 
C) the earliest civilizations. 
D) only the civilization of Mesopotamia. 
E) the era prior to homo erectus. 
A) time periods before 1900. 
B) the period before the invention of writing. 
C) the earliest civilizations. 
D) only the civilization of Mesopotamia. 
E) the era prior to homo erectus.

Question 11

The Hittites were based in what geographical region?

Accepted Answer

A) Anatolia 
B) Levant 
C) Mesopotamia 
D) Indus Valley 
E) Nile Valley 
A) Anatolia 
B) Levant 
C) Mesopotamia 
D) Indus Valley 
E) Nile Valley

Question 12

Which of the following is the correct chronological order in human development?

Accepted Answer

A) Hunter-gatherers, invention of agriculture, food producers, development of towns 
B) Hunter-gatherers, development of towns, food producers, invention of agriculture 
C) Invention of agriculture, hunter-gatherers, food producers, development of towns 
D) Food producers, invention of agriculture, hunter-gatherers, development of towns 
E) Development of towns, hunter-gatherers, invention of agriculture, food producers 
A) Hunter-gatherers, invention of agriculture, food producers, development of towns 
B) Hunter-gatherers, development of towns, food producers, invention of agriculture 
C) Invention of agriculture, hunter-gatherers, food producers, development of towns 
D) Food producers, invention of agriculture, hunter-gatherers, development of towns 
E) Development of towns, hunter-gatherers, invention of agriculture, food producers

Question 13

Which of the following are characteristics of the emergence of human civilization?

Accepted Answer

A) A large and specialized labor force 
B) Complex political systems 
C) Clear class stratification 
D) Development of city-states 
E) All of these 
A) A large and specialized labor force 
B) Complex political systems 
C) Clear class stratification 
D) Development of city-states 
E) All of these

Question 14

The Statues at Abu Simbel represent which Pharaoh?

Accepted Answer

A) Tutankamun 
B) Hatshepsut 
C) Akhenaten 
D) Amenhotep 
E) Rameses II 
A) Tutankamun 
B) Hatshepsut 
C) Akhenaten 
D) Amenhotep 
E) Rameses II

Question 15

What do ancient sculptural pieces tell the modern world about the history of the past?

Accepted Answer

A) They often represent a religious theme. 
B) They illustrate an abstract theme. 
C) They illustrate the importance and rank of civil, religious, and military leaders. 
D) They display various aspects of military life. 
E) All of these 
A) They often represent a religious theme. 
B) They illustrate an abstract theme. 
C) They illustrate the importance and rank of civil, religious, and military leaders. 
D) They display various aspects of military life. 
E) All of these

Question 16

The new civilized states were characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) hunting and farming. 
B) complex urban organization. 
C) the use of stone implements. 
D) oral recordkeeping but no writing. 
E) dynasties based on matriarchal descent. 
A) hunting and farming. 
B) complex urban organization. 
C) the use of stone implements. 
D) oral recordkeeping but no writing. 
E) dynasties based on matriarchal descent.

Question 17

What features were common to all the political structures of the civilizations surveyed in the chapter? Give examples of the major similarities, and point out two or three of the main differences found among the various regimes.Are any of the points you mentioned still characteristic of political life today?

Accepted Answer

Students are asked to reflect on the nat

Question 18

The treaty between the pharaoh and the king of Hatti provided for all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) eternal peace between Egypt and the Hittites. 
B) the promise of mutual aid if one was attacked. 
C) the return of refugees. 
D) reparations for losses incurred at the Battle of Qadesh. 
E) both Egypt and the Hittites to worship Amon. 
A) eternal peace between Egypt and the Hittites. 
B) the promise of mutual aid if one was attacked. 
C) the return of refugees. 
D) reparations for losses incurred at the Battle of Qadesh. 
E) both Egypt and the Hittites to worship Amon.

Question 19

Writing was developed to meet economic rather than creative needs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The "Levant" refers to what area?

Accepted Answer

A) Egypt 
B) Anatolia 
C) Sumeria 
D) east coast of the Mediterranean (modern day Syria, Lebanon, Israel) 
E) Arabian desert 
A) Egypt 
B) Anatolia 
C) Sumeria 
D) east coast of the Mediterranean (modern day Syria, Lebanon, Israel) 
E) Arabian desert

Exam 1: The Ancestors of the West

Early hunter-gatherers were the first to cultivate crops and livestock.

All of the following can be attributed to the Hittites except

The Eighteenth Dynasty of the New Kingdom included all of the following except

Which of the following are characteristics of the emergence of human civilization?

Egypt owed its prosperous economy and optimistic culture to its great engineering.

The Sea Peoples were

Mesopotamia was bordered by the Tigris and the Nile rivers.

Ancient Egypt owed its fertile soil to

One of the strengths of Akkadian culture was

The term prehistory refers to

The Hittites were based in what geographical region?

Which of the following is the correct chronological order in human development?

Which of the following are characteristics of the emergence of human civilization?

The Statues at Abu Simbel represent which Pharaoh?

What do ancient sculptural pieces tell the modern world about the history of the past?

The new civilized states were characterized by

The treaty between the pharaoh and the king of Hatti provided for all of the following except

Writing was developed to meet economic rather than creative needs.

The "Levant" refers to what area?

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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