Question 1

The Battle of Qadesh was between

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A) Egyptians and Sumerians 
B) Egyptians and Hyksos 
C) Egyptians and Hittites 
D) Hittites and Hebrews 
E) Hittites and Sumerians 
A) Egyptians and Sumerians 
B) Egyptians and Hyksos 
C) Egyptians and Hittites 
D) Hittites and Hebrews 
E) Hittites and Sumerians

Question 2

Hittite is the oldest recorded Indo-European language.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Egyptian religion focused on the afterlife.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Semitic Hyksos did all of the following except they

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A) invaded from Canaan and occupied Egypt. 
B) ended the humane attitudes of the Middle Kingdom. 
C) introduced advanced military technology to Egypt. 
D) made the world's first peace treaty between equals. 
E) helped bring modern warfare to Egypt. 
A) invaded from Canaan and occupied Egypt. 
B) ended the humane attitudes of the Middle Kingdom. 
C) introduced advanced military technology to Egypt. 
D) made the world's first peace treaty between equals. 
E) helped bring modern warfare to Egypt.

Question 5

All of the following accurately refer to cuneiform except it

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A) was initially developed for economic purposes. 
B) consisted of wedge-shaped impressions on clay. 
C) was developed in Mesopotamia. 
D) inspired Egyptian writing. 
E) developed into an abstract collection of symbols. 
A) was initially developed for economic purposes. 
B) consisted of wedge-shaped impressions on clay. 
C) was developed in Mesopotamia. 
D) inspired Egyptian writing. 
E) developed into an abstract collection of symbols.

Question 6

The Mesopotamian religion is characterized by

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A) the belief in one god. 
B) anthropomorphic gods who inspire awe and fear. 
C) a covenant between the gods and people. 
D) a belief in an afterlife as a reward or punishment. 
E) goddesses who sit in assemblies. 
A) the belief in one god. 
B) anthropomorphic gods who inspire awe and fear. 
C) a covenant between the gods and people. 
D) a belief in an afterlife as a reward or punishment. 
E) goddesses who sit in assemblies.

Question 7

Sargon was a native speaker of Sumerian.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Modern science indicates that the first human beings

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A) appeared in Africa. 
B) lived millions of years ago. 
C) developed stone tools. 
D) developed a complex language. 
E) All of these 
A) appeared in Africa. 
B) lived millions of years ago. 
C) developed stone tools. 
D) developed a complex language. 
E) All of these

Question 9

Hatshepsut was

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A) the great warrior king of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. 
B) the king who brought advanced military technology to Egypt 
C) a queen best known for public works and commercial expositions across the Red Sea. 
D) a prominent temple priest. 
E) responsible for the conquest of Nubia and Canaan 
A) the great warrior king of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. 
B) the king who brought advanced military technology to Egypt 
C) a queen best known for public works and commercial expositions across the Red Sea. 
D) a prominent temple priest. 
E) responsible for the conquest of Nubia and Canaan

Question 10

The monotheism of the Amarna Reform

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A) permitted universal, direct worship of a "solar disk" god. 
B) permanently replaced the worship of Amun-Re. 
C) introduced the concept of an all-powerful, jealous god. 
D) died along with its founder, the pharaoh Akhenaton. 
E) increased the power of temple priests. 
A) permitted universal, direct worship of a "solar disk" god. 
B) permanently replaced the worship of Amun-Re. 
C) introduced the concept of an all-powerful, jealous god. 
D) died along with its founder, the pharaoh Akhenaton. 
E) increased the power of temple priests.

Question 11

The first Indo-European civilization in Western Asia was that of the

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A) Israelites. 
B) Hittites. 
C) Chaldeans. 
D) Greeks. 
E) Assyrians. 
A) Israelites. 
B) Hittites. 
C) Chaldeans. 
D) Greeks. 
E) Assyrians.

Question 12

Sumerian cities were all of the following except

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A) interconnected webs of culture, commerce, and competition. 
B) economically and politically organized. 
C) culturally creative. 
D) characterized by large temples to their gods called Ziggurats. 
E) peaceful and sparsely populated. 
A) interconnected webs of culture, commerce, and competition. 
B) economically and politically organized. 
C) culturally creative. 
D) characterized by large temples to their gods called Ziggurats. 
E) peaceful and sparsely populated.

Question 13

Political power in a Sumerian city rested primarily with the priests.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How did the course of ancient Egyptian history differ from that of Mesopotamia? How did this difference affect the mentality of the two civilizations? What role did geography play in the history of each area?

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This question invites students to consid

Question 15

Egypt was the first government in recorded history to

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A) have a monotheistic national religion. 
B) govern a large territory 
C) use epic poetry to honor their kings. 
D) have a set of written laws. 
E) be a great trading power. 
A) have a monotheistic national religion. 
B) govern a large territory 
C) use epic poetry to honor their kings. 
D) have a set of written laws. 
E) be a great trading power.

Question 16

In which of the earliest civilizations discussed in the chapter would you have preferred to live, and why?

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Student answers will vary.Insi

Question 17

In which way was Ancient Egypt the product of the Nile River?

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A) It provided for a prosperous culture. 
B) Yearly floods were generally destructive. 
C) Fear of the river created a dark and pessimistic society. 
D) The river and its marshes created a clear political, economic, and social division between Upper and Lower Egypt. 
E) The Nile isolated Egypt from the peoples around them. 
A) It provided for a prosperous culture. 
B) Yearly floods were generally destructive. 
C) Fear of the river created a dark and pessimistic society. 
D) The river and its marshes created a clear political, economic, and social division between Upper and Lower Egypt. 
E) The Nile isolated Egypt from the peoples around them.

Question 18

Which of the following statements is not true?

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A) All humans are descended from a single African ancestor. 
B) The earliest humans lived in hunter-gatherer societies. 
C) Africa is the cradle of humanity. 
D) Scientists theorize that human language appeared with the hominids. 
E) Scientists have a very clear theory as to the disappearance of the Neanderthals. 
A) All humans are descended from a single African ancestor. 
B) The earliest humans lived in hunter-gatherer societies. 
C) Africa is the cradle of humanity. 
D) Scientists theorize that human language appeared with the hominids. 
E) Scientists have a very clear theory as to the disappearance of the Neanderthals.

Question 19

Which Egyptian deity was considered the creator, friend of men, and later lord of the underworld?

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A) Set 
B) Osiris 
C) Thoth 
D) Horus 
E) Isis 
A) Set 
B) Osiris 
C) Thoth 
D) Horus 
E) Isis

Question 20

The first people with a robust, optimistic view of the afterlife were

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A) Sumerians 
B) Akkadians 
C) Hebrews 
D) Egyptians 
E) Hittites 
A) Sumerians 
B) Akkadians 
C) Hebrews 
D) Egyptians 
E) Hittites

Exam 1: The Ancestors of the West

The Battle of Qadesh was between

Hittite is the oldest recorded Indo-European language.

Egyptian religion focused on the afterlife.

The Semitic Hyksos did all of the following except they

All of the following accurately refer to cuneiform except it

The Mesopotamian religion is characterized by

Sargon was a native speaker of Sumerian.

Modern science indicates that the first human beings

Hatshepsut was

The monotheism of the Amarna Reform

The first Indo-European civilization in Western Asia was that of the

Sumerian cities were all of the following except

Political power in a Sumerian city rested primarily with the priests.

How did the course of ancient Egyptian history differ from that of Mesopotamia? How did this difference affect the mentality of the two civilizations? What role did geography play in the history of each area?

Egypt was the first government in recorded history to

In which of the earliest civilizations discussed in the chapter would you have preferred to live, and why?

In which way was Ancient Egypt the product of the Nile River?

Which of the following statements is not true?

Which Egyptian deity was considered the creator, friend of men, and later lord of the underworld?

The first people with a robust, optimistic view of the afterlife were

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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