Question 1

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.

Question 2

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 3

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 4

The new civilized states were characterized by

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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 5

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) Conquer 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) Conquer of Mesopotamia. 
E) Commander of history's first professional army.

Question 6

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 7

The period from 1500 to 1200 BC was characterized by

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A) Absence of imperial ambition 
B) Plagues and famines 
C) Warfare and new states 
D) The middle kingdom of Egypt 
E) The continuing dominance of the Hyksos 
A) Absence of imperial ambition 
B) Plagues and famines 
C) Warfare and new states 
D) The middle kingdom of Egypt 
E) The continuing dominance of the Hyksos

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

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 10

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.

The Mesopotamians developed all except

The monotheism of the Amarna Reform

The Mesopotamian religion is characterized by

The new civilized states were characterized by

Sargon was all of the following except

Modern science indicates that the first human beings

The period from 1500 to 1200 BC was characterized by

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

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

The Semitic Hyksos did all of the following except they

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 Mesopotamians developed all except

The monotheism of the Amarna Reform

The Mesopotamian religion is characterized by

The new civilized states were characterized by

Sargon was all of the following except

Modern science indicates that the first human beings

The period from 1500 to 1200 BC was characterized by

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

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

The Semitic Hyksos did all of the following except they

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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