Question 1

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 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Egyptians viewed the pharaoh as

Accepted Answer

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 4

Writing was developed to meet economic rather than creative needs

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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 6

Hittite is the oldest recorded Indo-European language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

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

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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 9

Egyptian doctors

Accepted Answer

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 10

What year is generally identified with the downfall of the great near eastern empires of the 2nd millennium BC?

Accepted Answer

A) 1500 BC 
B) 1400 BC 
C) 1300BC 
D) 1200BC 
E) 1100BC 
A) 1500 BC 
B) 1400 BC 
C) 1300BC 
D) 1200BC 
E) 1100BC

Question 11

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 12

Political power in a Sumerian city rested primarily with the priests

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A distinctive feature of Egyptian religion was

Accepted Answer

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 14

Sargon was a native speaker of Sumerian

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Question 16

Hatshepsut was

Accepted Answer

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 17

Mesopotamia was bordered by the Tigris and the Nile rivers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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 19

Symbols of the Neolithic Revolution include all except

Accepted Answer

A) a 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) a 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 20

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.

The Statues at Abu Simbel represent which Pharaoh

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

The Egyptians viewed the pharaoh as

Writing was developed to meet economic rather than creative needs

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

Hittite is the oldest recorded Indo-European language.

Sumerian cities were all of the following except

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

Egyptian doctors

What year is generally identified with the downfall of the great near eastern empires of the 2nd millennium BC?

Which of the following statements is not true?

Political power in a Sumerian city rested primarily with the priests

A distinctive feature of Egyptian religion was

Sargon was a native speaker of Sumerian

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

Hatshepsut was

Mesopotamia was bordered by the Tigris and the Nile rivers.

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.

Symbols of the Neolithic Revolution include all except

All of the following can be attributed to the Hittites except

The Ship, the Sword, and the Book: Western Asia, Ca1500-400 B.C

The Greeks in the Polis to Ca.350 B.C

Alexander the Great and the Spread of Greek Civilization Ca350-30 B.C

Rome, From Republic to Empire

Imperial Rome, 31 Bc-Ad284

The World of Late Antiquity, 284-Ca.600

Early Medieval Civilizations, 600-900

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

Crisis and Recovery in Late Medieval Europe, 1300-1500

The Renaissance

The Age of the Reformation

Europe in the Age of Religious Wars, 1560-1648

Europe in the Age of Louis Xiv, Ca1640-1715

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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Exam 1: The Ancestors of the West

The Statues at Abu Simbel represent which Pharaoh

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

The Egyptians viewed the pharaoh as

Writing was developed to meet economic rather than creative needs

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

Hittite is the oldest recorded Indo-European language.

Sumerian cities were all of the following except

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

Egyptian doctors

What year is generally identified with the downfall of the great near eastern empires of the 2nd millennium BC?

Which of the following statements is not true?

Political power in a Sumerian city rested primarily with the priests

A distinctive feature of Egyptian religion was

Sargon was a native speaker of Sumerian

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

Hatshepsut was

Mesopotamia was bordered by the Tigris and the Nile rivers.

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.

Symbols of the Neolithic Revolution include all except

All of the following can be attributed to the Hittites except

The Ship, the Sword, and the Book: Western Asia, Ca1500-400 B.C

The Greeks in the Polis to Ca.350 B.C

Alexander the Great and the Spread of Greek Civilization Ca350-30 B.C

Rome, From Republic to Empire

Imperial Rome, 31 Bc-Ad284

The World of Late Antiquity, 284-Ca.600

Early Medieval Civilizations, 600-900

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

Crisis and Recovery in Late Medieval Europe, 1300-1500

The Renaissance

The Age of the Reformation

Europe in the Age of Religious Wars, 1560-1648

Europe in the Age of Louis Xiv, Ca1640-1715

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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