Question 1

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Phoenician alphabet

Accepted Answer

The Phoenician alphabet is an ancient writing system that was used by the Phoenicians, a civilization that flourished in the Mediterranean region around 1050 BCE to 150 BCE. This alphabet is considered one of the earliest known alphabets and is significant because it was one of the first to use characters to represent sounds, specifically consonant sounds, rather than entire words or syllables as in cuneiform or hieroglyphics.

The Phoenician alphabet consisted of about 22 characters, all consonants, and is read from right to left. It was widely adopted by other cultures and served as a model for various subsequent writing systems, including the Greek alphabet, from which the Latin alphabet, used in English and many other languages, is derived. The spread of the Phoenician alphabet through trade and colonization made it a crucial step in the development of written communication in the Western world.

Question 2

The principal economic basis of Assyrian life was manufacturing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Many historians believe that the early books of the Hebrew Bible

Accepted Answer

A)  were written at the time of the events they describe. 
B)  are an accurate account of all of the events recounted. 
C)  were written long after the events written about. 
D)  accurately reflect the true written history of the early Hebrews. 
E)  were first written on papyrus. 
A)  were written at the time of the events they describe. 
B)  are an accurate account of all of the events recounted. 
C)  were written long after the events written about. 
D)  accurately reflect the true written history of the early Hebrews. 
E)  were first written on papyrus. C

Question 4

The Phoenicians

Accepted Answer

A)  were great builders of several long-lasting empires. 
B)  established numerous Black Sea colonies. 
C)  invented an alphabet. 
D)  were skilled mercenary warriors. 
E)  conquered the Sea Peoples of Egypt. 
A)  were great builders of several long-lasting empires. 
B)  established numerous Black Sea colonies. 
C)  invented an alphabet. 
D)  were skilled mercenary warriors. 
E)  conquered the Sea Peoples of Egypt.

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Ahuramazda and Ahriman

Accepted Answer

Ahura Mazda and Ahriman are two signific

Question 6

Sumerian ziggurats performed the same function as Egypt's pyramids.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Egyptian hieroglyphs

Accepted Answer

A)  used sacred characters as picture signs. 
B)  employed the use of an alphabet. 
C)  were written only on a paper made from papyrus reed and oak bark. 
D)  were introduced by the Amorites. 
E)  were borrowed from the practices of the Phoenicians. 
A)  used sacred characters as picture signs. 
B)  employed the use of an alphabet. 
C)  were written only on a paper made from papyrus reed and oak bark. 
D)  were introduced by the Amorites. 
E)  were borrowed from the practices of the Phoenicians.

Question 8

Who were the Homo sapiens sapiens ?

Accepted Answer

A)  The enemies of Homo sapiens 
B)  The first anatomically modern humans 
C)  The Neanderthals 
D)  The Indo-Europeans 
E)  The ancestors of Homo habilis and Homo erectus 
A)  The enemies of Homo sapiens 
B)  The first anatomically modern humans 
C)  The Neanderthals 
D)  The Indo-Europeans 
E)  The ancestors of Homo habilis and Homo erectus

Question 9

The Assyrian Empire

Accepted Answer

A)  developed in the central desert region of the Arabian peninsula. 
B)  expanded northward from its original homeland to the Baltic Sea by 700 B.C.E. 
C)  was skilled at waging both conventional and guerrilla warfare. 
D)  was the greatest trading center of the ancient world. 
E)  briefly occupied southern Greece. 
A)  developed in the central desert region of the Arabian peninsula. 
B)  expanded northward from its original homeland to the Baltic Sea by 700 B.C.E. 
C)  was skilled at waging both conventional and guerrilla warfare. 
D)  was the greatest trading center of the ancient world. 
E)  briefly occupied southern Greece.

Question 10

Giza was the second largest pyramid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which ideas of Zoroastrianism are believed to have had a fundamental impact on Christianity?

Accepted Answer

A)  The imperative to care for the poor 
B)  The story of the last supper 
C)  The notion of a holy trinity 
D)  The concept of good and evil 
E)  The idea of one true religion 
A)  The imperative to care for the poor 
B)  The story of the last supper 
C)  The notion of a holy trinity 
D)  The concept of good and evil 
E)  The idea of one true religion

Question 12

Sumerian city-states

Accepted Answer

A)  had a political structure that was democratic in many ways. 
B)  interacted peacefully with each other. 
C)  were primarily agricultural communities. 
D)  mastered the use of iron. 
E)  viewed kingship as a function of heredity only. 
A)  had a political structure that was democratic in many ways. 
B)  interacted peacefully with each other. 
C)  were primarily agricultural communities. 
D)  mastered the use of iron. 
E)  viewed kingship as a function of heredity only.

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Cambyses and Darius

Accepted Answer

Cambyses II and Darius I are significant

Question 14

The three central aspects of Jewish religious belief were the

Accepted Answer

A)  priests, rabbis and prophets. 
B)  covenant, the law and the prophets. 
C)  army, the king and the family. 
D)  law, the Pharisees and the rabbinate. 
E)  Judah, Israel, and the Temple. 
A)  priests, rabbis and prophets. 
B)  covenant, the law and the prophets. 
C)  army, the king and the family. 
D)  law, the Pharisees and the rabbinate. 
E)  Judah, Israel, and the Temple.

Question 15

What ultimately contributed to the weakening of the Persian Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  The kings' excessive taxation and hoarding of wealth 
B)  The use of citizens as soldiers 
C)  The growing resentment among Persian subjects over the Great King and his power over life and death 
D)  The failure of the military to conquer advancing enemies 
E)  The defeat of the Persians on the banks of the Tigris River 
A)  The kings' excessive taxation and hoarding of wealth 
B)  The use of citizens as soldiers 
C)  The growing resentment among Persian subjects over the Great King and his power over life and death 
D)  The failure of the military to conquer advancing enemies 
E)  The defeat of the Persians on the banks of the Tigris River

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Hyksos

Accepted Answer

The Hyksos were a group of mixed Semitic

Question 17

In addition to the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, and China's Yellow River, archeologists have discovered two other centers of civilization in Peru and in Central Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylonia as the center of his empire was

Accepted Answer

A)  Cyrus. 
B)  Ramesses II. 
C)  Nebuchadnezzar II. 
D)  Ashurbanipal I. 
E)  Marquil VI. 
A)  Cyrus. 
B)  Ramesses II. 
C)  Nebuchadnezzar II. 
D)  Ashurbanipal I. 
E)  Marquil VI.

Question 19

What did the aftermath of the Hyksos intrusion into Egypt result in?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Egyptian use of iron for improved tools and weapons 
B)  The reestablishment of the Old Kingdom 
C)  The Egyptian adoption of camel-drawn war chariots 
D)  The creation of an Egyptian empire 
E)  The destruction of the pyramids 
A)  The Egyptian use of iron for improved tools and weapons 
B)  The reestablishment of the Old Kingdom 
C)  The Egyptian adoption of camel-drawn war chariots 
D)  The creation of an Egyptian empire 
E)  The destruction of the pyramids

Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
patriarchy

Accepted Answer

Patriarchy is a social system in which m

Exam 1: Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Phoenician alphabet

The principal economic basis of Assyrian life was manufacturing.

Many historians believe that the early books of the Hebrew Bible

The Phoenicians

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Ahuramazda and Ahriman

Sumerian ziggurats performed the same function as Egypt's pyramids.

Egyptian hieroglyphs

Who were the Homo sapiens sapiens ?

The Assyrian Empire

Giza was the second largest pyramid.

Which ideas of Zoroastrianism are believed to have had a fundamental impact on Christianity?

Sumerian city-states

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Cambyses and Darius

The three central aspects of Jewish religious belief were the

What ultimately contributed to the weakening of the Persian Empire?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Hyksos

In addition to the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, and China's Yellow River, archeologists have discovered two other centers of civilization in Peru and in Central Asia.

The Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylonia as the center of his empire was

What did the aftermath of the Hyksos intrusion into Egypt result in?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). patriarchy

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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