Question 1

Sea Peoples brought an end to the Bronze Age..

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The growth in importance of the nobility in Old Kingdom Egypt was a problem because

Accepted Answer

A)  it signified a decrease in the importance of the pharaoh. 
B)  its members were exempt from taxes, leaving the burden on free citizens. 
C)  the priestly castes were jealous of the influence of its members on the pharaoh. 
D)  its members demanded special benefits and trade rights. 
E)  its members raised armed revolts and overthrew pharaohs they didn't like. 
A)  it signified a decrease in the importance of the pharaoh. 
B)  its members were exempt from taxes, leaving the burden on free citizens. 
C)  the priestly castes were jealous of the influence of its members on the pharaoh. 
D)  its members demanded special benefits and trade rights. 
E)  its members raised armed revolts and overthrew pharaohs they didn't like.

Question 3

Instructions Please define the following key terms.
-Fertile Crescent

Accepted Answer

Arc of fertile land running th

Question 4

Domestication of animals is primarily found in which area?

Accepted Answer

A)  Africa 
B)  Western Europe 
C)  Latin America 
D)  Middle East and Asia 
E)  the Russian steppe 
A)  Africa 
B)  Western Europe 
C)  Latin America 
D)  Middle East and Asia 
E)  the Russian steppe

Question 5

What best describes the political organization of Mesopotamian city-states?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was religious. 
B)  It was linguistic. 
C)  It was military. 
D)  It was democratic. 
E)  It was nonexistent. 
A)  It was religious. 
B)  It was linguistic. 
C)  It was military. 
D)  It was democratic. 
E)  It was nonexistent.

Question 6

Which term best describes Sumerian social organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  hierarchical 
B)  matriarchal 
C)  patriarchal 
D)  oligarchical 
E)  monarchical 
A)  hierarchical 
B)  matriarchal 
C)  patriarchal 
D)  oligarchical 
E)  monarchical

Question 7

What was the earliest human population in Africa called?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homo habilis . 
B)  Homo erectus . 
C)  Austrolepithicans humanis . 
D)  Homo sapiens . 
E)  Neanderthal man. 
A)  Homo habilis . 
B)  Homo erectus . 
C)  Austrolepithicans humanis . 
D)  Homo sapiens . 
E)  Neanderthal man.

Question 8

What led to settled lifestyles of human civilization? What are the consequences of such a lifestyle?

Accepted Answer

Students should be able to discuss the a

Question 9

Instructions Please define the following key terms.
-Levant

Accepted Answer

Lands between the eastern coas

Question 10

Which of the following was NOT considered "women's work" in the gendered division of labor?

Accepted Answer

A)  manufacturing tools 
B)  childcare 
C)  preserving or preparing food 
D)  scraping animal skins 
E)  gathering agriculture 
A)  manufacturing tools 
B)  childcare 
C)  preserving or preparing food 
D)  scraping animal skins 
E)  gathering agriculture

Question 11

One of the reasons for the spread of agriculture throughout the world is thought to be

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural materialism. 
B)  cultural assimilation. 
C)  cultural trade and transmission. 
D)  material dissemination. 
E)  divine revelation. 
A)  cultural materialism. 
B)  cultural assimilation. 
C)  cultural trade and transmission. 
D)  material dissemination. 
E)  divine revelation.

Question 12

Farmers in Sumerian civilization had higher social status than

Accepted Answer

A)  war captives. 
B)  merchants. 
C)  priests. 
D)  soldiers. 
E)  artisans. 
A)  war captives. 
B)  merchants. 
C)  priests. 
D)  soldiers. 
E)  artisans.

Question 13

Each major early civilization formed in river valleys.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The first woman to rule in Egypt was

Accepted Answer

A)  Hatshepsut. 
B)  Innana. 
C)  Nitocris. 
D)  Cleopatra. 
E)  Nefertiti. 
A)  Hatshepsut. 
B)  Innana. 
C)  Nitocris. 
D)  Cleopatra. 
E)  Nefertiti.

Question 15

The most significant feature of the New Kingdom was

Accepted Answer

A)  militarization and empire. 
B)  isolation and introspection. 
C)  conquest of Nubia. 
D)  a female ruler for the first time, Hatshepsut. 
E)  widespread use of diplomacy with Asia and Africa. 
A)  militarization and empire. 
B)  isolation and introspection. 
C)  conquest of Nubia. 
D)  a female ruler for the first time, Hatshepsut. 
E)  widespread use of diplomacy with Asia and Africa.

Question 16

Which of the following is not characteristic of Middle Kingdom Egypt?

Accepted Answer

A)  The afterlife was available to everyone, not just pharaohs. 
B)  There was a new god, Amon, as well as Ra. 
C)  There was an invasion by the Hyksos that pushed them into the second intermediate period. 
D)  The Egyptian Book of the Dead was written. 
E)  There was a switch to monotheism under Akhenaton. 
A)  The afterlife was available to everyone, not just pharaohs. 
B)  There was a new god, Amon, as well as Ra. 
C)  There was an invasion by the Hyksos that pushed them into the second intermediate period. 
D)  The Egyptian Book of the Dead was written. 
E)  There was a switch to monotheism under Akhenaton.

Question 17

Describe the changes in Egyptian religion under the Middle Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

A significant factor of change in the Mi

Question 18

Instructions Please define the following key terms.
-material culture

Accepted Answer

Physical r

Question 19

Instructions Please define the following key terms.
-matriarchal

Accepted Answer

Society in which wom

Question 20

What is the importance of geography in establishing civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Students should analyze the emergence of

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

Sea Peoples brought an end to the Bronze Age..

The growth in importance of the nobility in Old Kingdom Egypt was a problem because

Instructions Please define the following key terms. -Fertile Crescent

Domestication of animals is primarily found in which area?

What best describes the political organization of Mesopotamian city-states?

Which term best describes Sumerian social organization?

What was the earliest human population in Africa called?

What led to settled lifestyles of human civilization? What are the consequences of such a lifestyle?

Instructions Please define the following key terms. -Levant

Which of the following was NOT considered "women's work" in the gendered division of labor?

One of the reasons for the spread of agriculture throughout the world is thought to be

Farmers in Sumerian civilization had higher social status than

Each major early civilization formed in river valleys.

The first woman to rule in Egypt was

The most significant feature of the New Kingdom was

Which of the following is not characteristic of Middle Kingdom Egypt?

Describe the changes in Egyptian religion under the Middle Kingdom?

Instructions Please define the following key terms. -material culture

Instructions Please define the following key terms. -matriarchal

What is the importance of geography in establishing civilizations?

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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