Question 1

The infant set adrift in a basket in the river by his mother, who went on to form an empire, was

Accepted Answer

A)  Sargon. 
B)  Moses. 
C)  Ramses II. 
D)  Ashurbanipal. 
E)  Hammurabi. 
A)  Sargon. 
B)  Moses. 
C)  Ramses II. 
D)  Ashurbanipal. 
E)  Hammurabi. A

Question 2

The highest-ranked member of Sumerian society was the priest-king.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Instructions Please define the following key terms.
-cuneiform

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamian writing system that put wedge-shaped indentations on clay tablets.

Question 4

How do we know how Stone Age civilizations functioned?

Accepted Answer

A)  Through written records. 
B)  Studying material culture. 
C)  Carbon dating. 
D)  Via general anthropological theory. 
E)  By educated guesses. 
A)  Through written records. 
B)  Studying material culture. 
C)  Carbon dating. 
D)  Via general anthropological theory. 
E)  By educated guesses.

Question 5

Early homo sapiens sapiens began to demonstrate progress through all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  using resin to bond pieces of stone for sickles. 
B)  exploration of religion and supernatural worlds. 
C)  cave paintings. 
D)  fertility rituals. 
E)  human sacrifice. 
A)  using resin to bond pieces of stone for sickles. 
B)  exploration of religion and supernatural worlds. 
C)  cave paintings. 
D)  fertility rituals. 
E)  human sacrifice.

Question 6

What caused the disappearance of Neanderthals?

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation by homo sapiens sapiens 
B)  evolutionary failure 
C)  the cause is unknown 
D)  starvation from lack of adaptation to agricultural methods 
E)  killed off by clan warfare 
A)  assimilation by homo sapiens sapiens 
B)  evolutionary failure 
C)  the cause is unknown 
D)  starvation from lack of adaptation to agricultural methods 
E)  killed off by clan warfare

Question 7

What began civilization as we understand it?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Bronze Age. 
B)  Written language. 
C)  The rise of homo sapiens . 
D)  The organization into city-states. 
E)  The discovery of fire. 
A)  The Bronze Age. 
B)  Written language. 
C)  The rise of homo sapiens . 
D)  The organization into city-states. 
E)  The discovery of fire.

Question 8

Instructions Please define the following key terms.
-city-state

Accepted Answer

City that

Question 9

Western civilization began in approximately 8000 B.C.E. in which region?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mesopotamia 
B)  Africa 
C)  Asia 
D)  Latin America 
E)  Western Europe 
A)  Mesopotamia 
B)  Africa 
C)  Asia 
D)  Latin America 
E)  Western Europe

Question 10

Mesopotamians regularly ate and drank all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  lettuce. 
B)  fish. 
C)  beer. 
D)  lentils. 
E)  pork. 
A)  lettuce. 
B)  fish. 
C)  beer. 
D)  lentils. 
E)  pork.

Question 11

Both the Egyptian and Sumerian calendar of 360 days was based on a lunar calendar.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Urbanization was the main focus of Egyptian living arrangements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Instructions Please define the following key terms.
-cultural assimilation

Accepted Answer

Acquisition by one g

Question 14

Women in Egyptian society had all of the following rights except

Accepted Answer

A)  arranging her marriage. 
B)  owning property. 
C)  divorce. 
D)  inheritance. 
E)  asserting legal rights in court. 
A)  arranging her marriage. 
B)  owning property. 
C)  divorce. 
D)  inheritance. 
E)  asserting legal rights in court.

Question 15

The defining characteristics of civilization include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  writing. 
B)  economies based on agriculture. 
C)  different social classes. 
D)  metal technology. 
E)  fortified cities. 
A)  writing. 
B)  economies based on agriculture. 
C)  different social classes. 
D)  metal technology. 
E)  fortified cities.

Question 16

What are the two primary ways early communities interacted with each other? Describe in detail examples of each.

Accepted Answer

Two major avenues for interaction existe

Question 17

The main emphasis of Minoan economy was

Accepted Answer

A)  conquest. 
B)  trade. 
C)  hiring out their ships. 
D)  pastoralism. 
E)  agriculture. 
A)  conquest. 
B)  trade. 
C)  hiring out their ships. 
D)  pastoralism. 
E)  agriculture.

Question 18

Instructions Please define the following key terms.
-hieroglyphics

Accepted Answer

Earliest f

Question 19

Sumerians developed a very optimistic view of their civilization because of geographic stability and wealth of resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Minoan civilization was destroyed around 1400 B.C.E. by

Accepted Answer

A)  volcanic activity. 
B)  a tidal wave that swallowed the island, giving rise to the Atlantis legend. 
C)  an invasion by the Sea Peoples. 
D)  probable conquest by the mainland Greeks. 
E)  the plague. 
A)  volcanic activity. 
B)  a tidal wave that swallowed the island, giving rise to the Atlantis legend. 
C)  an invasion by the Sea Peoples. 
D)  probable conquest by the mainland Greeks. 
E)  the plague.

Exam 1: The Origins of the West in the Ancient Near East

The infant set adrift in a basket in the river by his mother, who went on to form an empire, was

The highest-ranked member of Sumerian society was the priest-king.

Instructions Please define the following key terms. -cuneiform

How do we know how Stone Age civilizations functioned?

Early homo sapiens sapiens began to demonstrate progress through all of the following except

What caused the disappearance of Neanderthals?

What began civilization as we understand it?

Instructions Please define the following key terms. -city-state

Western civilization began in approximately 8000 B.C.E. in which region?

Mesopotamians regularly ate and drank all of the following except

Both the Egyptian and Sumerian calendar of 360 days was based on a lunar calendar.

Urbanization was the main focus of Egyptian living arrangements.

Instructions Please define the following key terms. -cultural assimilation

Women in Egyptian society had all of the following rights except

The defining characteristics of civilization include all of the following except

What are the two primary ways early communities interacted with each other? Describe in detail examples of each.

The main emphasis of Minoan economy was

Instructions Please define the following key terms. -hieroglyphics

Sumerians developed a very optimistic view of their civilization because of geographic stability and wealth of resources.

Minoan civilization was destroyed around 1400 B.C.E. by

Iron Age Civilizations

The Rise of Greek Civilization

From Polis to Cosmopolis: the Hellenistic World

The Rise of Rome

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity

The Eastern Mediterranean

The Kingdoms of Western Europe

The High Middle Ages

Reversals and Disasters

The Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe

Europes Age of Expansion

Reform in the Western Church

A Century of Crisis

State Building and the European State System

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

Trade and Empire

Revolutionary France and Napoleonic Europe

Restoration and Reform: Conservative and Liberal Europe

Industrialization and Society

The Triumph of the Nation-State

The Culture of Industrial Europe

The Age of Imperialism

War and Revolution

A Decade of Revolutionary Experiments

Democracy Under Siege

Europe Divided

Lifting the Iron Curtain

Europe in a Globalizing World

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