Question 1

How did the trade-based economy of the Minoans of Crete differ from other early Mediterranean civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Because the island of Crete lacked the n

Question 2

Instructions Please define the following key terms.
-pastoralism

Accepted Answer

Mobile lifestyle bas

Question 3

The varied uses of bronze as a new metal technology were applied to all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  jewelry and weapons. 
B)  household items. 
C)  farm implements. 
D)  all of these. 
E)  b and c. 
A)  jewelry and weapons. 
B)  household items. 
C)  farm implements. 
D)  all of these. 
E)  b and c.

Question 4

All of the following technologies were found in river valleys prior to 3000 B.C.E. except

Accepted Answer

A)  wheeled vehicles. 
B)  wool weaving. 
C)  multicolored pottery. 
D)  writing. 
E)  metal technology. 
A)  wheeled vehicles. 
B)  wool weaving. 
C)  multicolored pottery. 
D)  writing. 
E)  metal technology.

Question 5

Minoans developed the first alphabet demonstrated in Linear A.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Instructions Please define the following key terms.
-ziggurat

Accepted Answer

Step-shaped pyramid

Question 7

Instructions Please define the following key terms.
-polytheism

Accepted Answer

Belief in

Question 8

Which is not characteristic of Mycenaean civilization?

Accepted Answer

A)  linear B 
B)  fortified cities 
C)  limited agriculture because of geographic conditioning 
D)  economy based on trade 
E)  iron metal technology 
A)  linear B 
B)  fortified cities 
C)  limited agriculture because of geographic conditioning 
D)  economy based on trade 
E)  iron metal technology

Question 9

The most common punishment for breaking the Law Code of Hammurabi was

Accepted Answer

A)  paying a fine. 
B)  being sent to jail. 
C)  having a body part cut off. 
D)  being exiled. 
E)  death. 
A)  paying a fine. 
B)  being sent to jail. 
C)  having a body part cut off. 
D)  being exiled. 
E)  death.

Question 10

The practice of interpreting the intentions of the gods by reading signs was called

Accepted Answer

A)  soothsaying. 
B)  prophecy. 
C)  oracle reading. 
D)  divination. 
E)  dreamquesting. 
A)  soothsaying. 
B)  prophecy. 
C)  oracle reading. 
D)  divination. 
E)  dreamquesting.

Question 11

Early human food supply came from

Accepted Answer

A)  hunting and gathering. 
B)  domesticated agriculture. 
C)  organized social labor for procurement. 
D)  trade with other tribes. 
E)  conquering areas with greater food production. 
A)  hunting and gathering. 
B)  domesticated agriculture. 
C)  organized social labor for procurement. 
D)  trade with other tribes. 
E)  conquering areas with greater food production.

Question 12

How can historians put together the picture of early civilizations in the absence of writing/written history?

Accepted Answer

Students should be able to discuss the i

Question 13

Which civilization of the Bronze Age was the "most advanced" among those you've read about? Support your Answer with historical examples and evidence.

Accepted Answer

Answers can vary. Students should be abl

Question 14

Which form of writing was found in Crete until approximately 1400 B.C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)  linear B 
B)  linear A 
C)  ogan 
D)  hieroglyphics 
E)  cuneiform 
A)  linear B 
B)  linear A 
C)  ogan 
D)  hieroglyphics 
E)  cuneiform

Question 15

Describe the development of religion among early humans.

Accepted Answer

Students should be able to tra

Question 16

Which of the following did the Egyptians not have in common with Mesopotamians?

Accepted Answer

A)  writing 
B)  metallurgy 
C)  hierarchical organization 
D)  polytheism 
E)  rulers who were living gods 
A)  writing 
B)  metallurgy 
C)  hierarchical organization 
D)  polytheism 
E)  rulers who were living gods

Question 17

One reason that the Egyptians had a more optimistic outlook than the Sumerians was

Accepted Answer

A)  They had more gold than Sumeria. 
B)  They developed writing earlier than the Sumerians. 
C)  Their afterlife was open to all Egyptians, even slaves. 
D)  The weather was extremely predictable. 
E)  Their agriculture was more extensive. 
A)  They had more gold than Sumeria. 
B)  They developed writing earlier than the Sumerians. 
C)  Their afterlife was open to all Egyptians, even slaves. 
D)  The weather was extremely predictable. 
E)  Their agriculture was more extensive.

Question 18

How did the rise of agriculture impact civilization?

Accepted Answer

Students should be able to define the tr

Question 19

The most significant accomplishment of Hammurabi's reign was

Accepted Answer

A)  his law code. 
B)  the implementation of weights and measures. 
C)  religious tolerance throughout his empire. 
D)  the use of horses and iron weapons in his army. 
E)  the advancement in Babylonian math and science. 
A)  his law code. 
B)  the implementation of weights and measures. 
C)  religious tolerance throughout his empire. 
D)  the use of horses and iron weapons in his army. 
E)  the advancement in Babylonian math and science.

Question 20

Minoan religion differs from Mesopotamian by its use of

Accepted Answer

A)  human sacrifice. 
B)  cult objects. 
C)  strict separation of church and state. 
D)  anthropomorphic gods. 
E)  public rituals expected of all society. 
A)  human sacrifice. 
B)  cult objects. 
C)  strict separation of church and state. 
D)  anthropomorphic gods. 
E)  public rituals expected of all society.

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

How did the trade-based economy of the Minoans of Crete differ from other early Mediterranean civilizations?

Instructions Please define the following key terms. -pastoralism

The varied uses of bronze as a new metal technology were applied to all of the following except

All of the following technologies were found in river valleys prior to 3000 B.C.E. except

Minoans developed the first alphabet demonstrated in Linear A.

Instructions Please define the following key terms. -ziggurat

Instructions Please define the following key terms. -polytheism

Which is not characteristic of Mycenaean civilization?

The most common punishment for breaking the Law Code of Hammurabi was

The practice of interpreting the intentions of the gods by reading signs was called

Early human food supply came from

How can historians put together the picture of early civilizations in the absence of writing/written history?

Which civilization of the Bronze Age was the "most advanced" among those you've read about? Support your Answer with historical examples and evidence.

Which form of writing was found in Crete until approximately 1400 B.C.E.?

Describe the development of religion among early humans.

Which of the following did the Egyptians not have in common with Mesopotamians?

One reason that the Egyptians had a more optimistic outlook than the Sumerians was

How did the rise of agriculture impact civilization?

The most significant accomplishment of Hammurabi's reign was

Minoan religion differs from Mesopotamian by its use of

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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