Question 1

How did agriculture change the face of culture in the Fertile Crescent?

Accepted Answer

The area began to be developed into city-states to protect resources, such as grain. Writing was invented to keep track of economic exchanges and a hierarchy of rulers was established to control the resources. People developed specialized skills.

Question 2

The Sumerians invented the first system of writing called

Accepted Answer

A)  pictographs. 
B)  hieroglyphics. 
C)  cuneiform. 
D)  inlay. 
A)  pictographs. 
B)  hieroglyphics. 
C)  cuneiform. 
D)  inlay. C

Question 3

Ziggurats functioned symbolically as

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A)  entrances to the underworld. 
B)  bridges between the earth and the heavens. 
C)  fortresses of the rulers. 
D)  the home of the gods. 
A)  entrances to the underworld. 
B)  bridges between the earth and the heavens. 
C)  fortresses of the rulers. 
D)  the home of the gods. B

Question 4

Which culture controlled most of Mesopotamia by the end of the ninth century BCE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assyrian 
B)  Persian 
C)  Hittite 
D)  Babylonian 
A)  Assyrian 
B)  Persian 
C)  Hittite 
D)  Babylonian

Question 5

What did the mutilations of the Head of a Man (Fig. 2-1o) mean?

Accepted Answer

The damage to one side of the

Question 6

Trace the development of the various cultures that inhabited Mesopotamia from the Assyrians to the Persians.

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1. The Assyrians rose to dominance in th

Question 7

Stepped structures known as ziggurats may have developed from the practice of

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A)  using prisoners as a workforce. 
B)  repeated rebuilding at sacred sites. 
C)  establishing settlements on high land for safety. 
D)  burying the dead in pyramids. 
A)  using prisoners as a workforce. 
B)  repeated rebuilding at sacred sites. 
C)  establishing settlements on high land for safety. 
D)  burying the dead in pyramids.

Question 8

Which ruler conquered the Persian Empire in 334 BCE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alexander the Great 
B)  Xerxes 
C)  Sargon II 
D)  Gudea 
A)  Alexander the Great 
B)  Xerxes 
C)  Sargon II 
D)  Gudea

Question 9

Why was Mesopotamia vulnerable to political upheaval?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia was vulnerable to

Question 10

In the ancient Near East, why was there a need to control the water supply of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia developed between two rivers

Question 11

The Epic of Gilgamesh was attributed to the

Accepted Answer

A)  Sumerians. 
B)  Akkadians. 
C)  Babylonians. 
D)  Persians. 
A)  Sumerians. 
B)  Akkadians. 
C)  Babylonians. 
D)  Persians.

Question 12

What were some of the significant features of the palace complex of Sargon II?

Accepted Answer

The palace complex included tw

Question 13

Discuss the development of Mesopotamian architecture and city development from Sumer to Persia.

Accepted Answer

1. Ziggurats were the first monumental a

Question 14

What types of Persian art show the Persians' high level of technical and artistic sophistication?

Accepted Answer

The capital Persepol

Question 15

Which object, taken by an Elamite king, demonstrated the importance of art objects as military booty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disk of Enheduanna (Fig. 2-9) 
B)  Stele of Naram-Sin (Fig. 2-1) 
C)  Votive Statue of Gudea (Fig. 2-12) 
D)  Stele of Hammurabi (Fig. 2-13) 
A)  Disk of Enheduanna (Fig. 2-9) 
B)  Stele of Naram-Sin (Fig. 2-1) 
C)  Votive Statue of Gudea (Fig. 2-12) 
D)  Stele of Hammurabi (Fig. 2-13)

Question 16

In the Stele of Hammurabi, Hammurabi stands before the seated god Shamash in an attitude of

Accepted Answer

A)  submission. 
B)  defeat. 
C)  prayer. 
D)  solidarity. 
A)  submission. 
B)  defeat. 
C)  prayer. 
D)  solidarity.

Question 17

What were most of the buildings in Kalhu built from?

Accepted Answer

A)  cut marble 
B)  alabaster 
C)  bitumen 
D)  mud bricks 
A)  cut marble 
B)  alabaster 
C)  bitumen 
D)  mud bricks

Question 18

Which city was Nebuchadnezzar II responsible for transforming into one of the most splendid of its day?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ur 
B)  Persepolis 
C)  Babylon 
D)  Nineveh 
A)  Ur 
B)  Persepolis 
C)  Babylon 
D)  Nineveh

Question 19

The lion hunting scene of Assurnasirpal II (Fig. 2-14) marks a shift in Mesopotamian art from a sense of timeless solemnity toward greater

Accepted Answer

A)  political content. 
B)  emotional drama. 
C)  historical accuracy. 
D)  interest in individuals. 
A)  political content. 
B)  emotional drama. 
C)  historical accuracy. 
D)  interest in individuals.

Question 20

What did the Sumerians use to produce cuneiform writing?

Accepted Answer

A)  stylus 
B)  seal 
C)  picture stamp 
D)  chisel 
A)  stylus 
B)  seal 
C)  picture stamp 
D)  chisel

How did agriculture change the face of culture in the Fertile Crescent?

The Sumerians invented the first system of writing called

Ziggurats functioned symbolically as

Which culture controlled most of Mesopotamia by the end of the ninth century BCE?

What did the mutilations of the Head of a Man (Fig. 2-1o) mean?

Trace the development of the various cultures that inhabited Mesopotamia from the Assyrians to the Persians.

Stepped structures known as ziggurats may have developed from the practice of

Which ruler conquered the Persian Empire in 334 BCE?

Why was Mesopotamia vulnerable to political upheaval?

In the ancient Near East, why was there a need to control the water supply of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

The Epic of Gilgamesh was attributed to the

What were some of the significant features of the palace complex of Sargon II?

Discuss the development of Mesopotamian architecture and city development from Sumer to Persia.

What types of Persian art show the Persians' high level of technical and artistic sophistication?

Which object, taken by an Elamite king, demonstrated the importance of art objects as military booty?

In the Stele of Hammurabi, Hammurabi stands before the seated god Shamash in an attitude of

What were most of the buildings in Kalhu built from?

Which city was Nebuchadnezzar II responsible for transforming into one of the most splendid of its day?

The lion hunting scene of Assurnasirpal II (Fig. 2-14) marks a shift in Mesopotamian art from a sense of timeless solemnity toward greater

What did the Sumerians use to produce cuneiform writing?

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How did agriculture change the face of culture in the Fertile Crescent?

The Sumerians invented the first system of writing called

Ziggurats functioned symbolically as

Which culture controlled most of Mesopotamia by the end of the ninth century BCE?

What did the mutilations of the Head of a Man (Fig. 2-1o) mean?

Trace the development of the various cultures that inhabited Mesopotamia from the Assyrians to the Persians.

Stepped structures known as ziggurats may have developed from the practice of

Which ruler conquered the Persian Empire in 334 BCE?

Why was Mesopotamia vulnerable to political upheaval?

In the ancient Near East, why was there a need to control the water supply of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

The Epic of Gilgamesh was attributed to the

What were some of the significant features of the palace complex of Sargon II?

Discuss the development of Mesopotamian architecture and city development from Sumer to Persia.

What types of Persian art show the Persians' high level of technical and artistic sophistication?

Which object, taken by an Elamite king, demonstrated the importance of art objects as military booty?

In the Stele of Hammurabi, Hammurabi stands before the seated god Shamash in an attitude of

What were most of the buildings in Kalhu built from?

Which city was Nebuchadnezzar II responsible for transforming into one of the most splendid of its day?

The lion hunting scene of Assurnasirpal II (Fig. 2-14) marks a shift in Mesopotamian art from a sense of timeless solemnity toward greater

What did the Sumerians use to produce cuneiform writing?

Prehistoric Art

Art of Ancient Egypt

Art of the Ancient Aegean

Art of Ancient Greece

Etruscan and Roman Art

Jewish and Early Christian Art

Byzantine Art

Islamic Art

Art of South and Southeast Asia Before 1200

Chinese and Korean Art Before 1279

Japanese Art Before 1333

Art of the Americas Before 1300

Arts of Africa to the Sixteenth Century

Early Medieval Art in Europe

Romanesque Art

Gothic Art of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries

Fourteenth-Century Art in Europe

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