Question 1

Who was the central deity in Minoan religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  a being that is half-man and half-wolf 
B)  a river god 
C)  a sun god 
D)  there is not enough evidence to know 
A)  a being that is half-man and half-wolf 
B)  a river god 
C)  a sun god 
D)  there is not enough evidence to know D

Question 2

What important archaeological discovery was made during the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kingdom of Knossos 
B)  Tomb of Tutankhamen 
C)  Royal Grave Circle 
D)  Altar to Osiris 
A)  Kingdom of Knossos 
B)  Tomb of Tutankhamen 
C)  Royal Grave Circle 
D)  Altar to Osiris B

Question 3

Which was a river in Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nile 
B)  Ganges 
C)  Euphrates 
D)  Arapitsa 
A)  Nile 
B)  Ganges 
C)  Euphrates 
D)  Arapitsa C

Question 4

According to the text, what have archaeologists posited that Stonehenge was?

Accepted Answer

A)  an ancient temple 
B)  a storage facility for weapons 
C)  a monument to a great leader 
D)  a solar calendar and observatory 
A)  an ancient temple 
B)  a storage facility for weapons 
C)  a monument to a great leader 
D)  a solar calendar and observatory

Question 5

How did the art of Amarna differ from conventional Egyptian art?

Accepted Answer

A)  It employed a stylized, artificial quality. 
B)  It was highly formal, apparently intended only for somber occasions. 
C)  It had greater lightness and naturalism. 
D)  It depicted female figures exclusively. 
A)  It employed a stylized, artificial quality. 
B)  It was highly formal, apparently intended only for somber occasions. 
C)  It had greater lightness and naturalism. 
D)  It depicted female figures exclusively.

Question 6

Who was an Assyrian king of ancient Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hammurabi 
B)  Ashurbanipal 
C)  Cyrus 
D)  Nergal 
A)  Hammurabi 
B)  Ashurbanipal 
C)  Cyrus 
D)  Nergal

Question 7

What city was buried beneath the Roman city of Ilium?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attica 
B)  Sparta 
C)  Athens 
D)  Troy 
A)  Attica 
B)  Sparta 
C)  Athens 
D)  Troy

Question 8

What are the six characteristics of civilized societies and of civilization mentioned in the textbook?

Accepted Answer

The 6 characteristics of civilization ar

Question 9

What civilization conquered the Babylonian Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Semites 
B)  The Persians 
C)  The Kassites 
D)  The Sumerians 
A)  The Semites 
B)  The Persians 
C)  The Kassites 
D)  The Sumerians

Question 10

Who was the earliest great architect to appear in historical record?

Accepted Answer

A)  Khafre 
B)  Djoser 
C)  Babur 
D)  Imhotep 
A)  Khafre 
B)  Djoser 
C)  Babur 
D)  Imhotep

Question 11

Who became the most important deity during the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aton 
B)  Isis 
C)  Minos 
D)  Knossos 
A)  Aton 
B)  Isis 
C)  Minos 
D)  Knossos

Question 12

What artifacts from Jericho are considered an indication that they practiced ancestor worship?

Accepted Answer

A)  fertility figures 
B)  burial statues 
C)  restored skulls 
D)  stone shrines 
A)  fertility figures 
B)  burial statues 
C)  restored skulls 
D)  stone shrines

Question 13

What are three universal themes touched upon in the Epic of Gilgamesh ?

Accepted Answer

The universal themes touched upon in the

Question 14

How was national unity maintained in ancient Egypt despite the differences between the regions of the Upper and Lower Nile?

Accepted Answer

National unity was maintained through a

Question 15

What are two Semitic languages?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arabic and Hebrew 
B)  Urdu and Hindi 
C)  Persian and Arabic 
D)  Greek and Maltese 
A)  Arabic and Hebrew 
B)  Urdu and Hindi 
C)  Persian and Arabic 
D)  Greek and Maltese

Question 16

How have modern scholars typically divided the history of ancient Egypt?

Accepted Answer

A)  into two major periods 
B)  into three major periods 
C)  into four major periods 
D)  i nto six major periods 
A)  into two major periods 
B)  into three major periods 
C)  into four major periods 
D)  i nto six major periods

Question 17

Where are some of the oldest paintings of humankind found?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sub-Saharan Africa 
B)  Lascaux 
C)  Amarna 
D)  Egypt 
A)  Sub-Saharan Africa 
B)  Lascaux 
C)  Amarna 
D)  Egypt

Question 18

The vertical shafts running down through Minoan palaces are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  columns 
B)  lintels 
C)  dromos 
D)  light wells 
A)  columns 
B)  lintels 
C)  dromos 
D)  light wells

Question 19

Who succeeded the Minoans?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Sumerians 
B)  the Persians 
C)  the Mycenaeans 
D)  the Kassites 
A)  the Sumerians 
B)  the Persians 
C)  the Mycenaeans 
D)  the Kassites

Question 20

What colossal sculpture stands next to the pyramids at Gizeh?

Accepted Answer

A)  Statue of Amen-Re 
B)  The Great Sphinx 
C)  Statue of Khafre 
D)  Gilgamesh 
A)  Statue of Amen-Re 
B)  The Great Sphinx 
C)  Statue of Khafre 
D)  Gilgamesh

Exam 1: Beginnings

Who was the central deity in Minoan religion?

What important archaeological discovery was made during the 1920s?

Which was a river in Mesopotamia?

According to the text, what have archaeologists posited that Stonehenge was?

How did the art of Amarna differ from conventional Egyptian art?

Who was an Assyrian king of ancient Mesopotamia?

What city was buried beneath the Roman city of Ilium?

What are the six characteristics of civilized societies and of civilization mentioned in the textbook?

What civilization conquered the Babylonian Empire?

Who was the earliest great architect to appear in historical record?

Who became the most important deity during the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt?

What artifacts from Jericho are considered an indication that they practiced ancestor worship?

What are three universal themes touched upon in the Epic of Gilgamesh ?

How was national unity maintained in ancient Egypt despite the differences between the regions of the Upper and Lower Nile?

What are two Semitic languages?

How have modern scholars typically divided the history of ancient Egypt?

Where are some of the oldest paintings of humankind found?

The vertical shafts running down through Minoan palaces are called:

Who succeeded the Minoans?

What colossal sculpture stands next to the pyramids at Gizeh?

The Rise of Greece

Classical Greece and the Hellenistic Period

Rome

Early Civilizations of South Asia China and Japan

The Rise of the Biblical Tradition

Early Christianity Ravenna and Byzantium

Islam

The Rise of Medieval Culture

The High Middle Ages

The Fourteenth Century a Time of Transition

The Fifteenth Century

The High Renaissance in Italy

The High Renaissance in Northern Europe and Spain

The Seventeenth Century

Cultural Centers of the Americas

South Asia China and Japan From Medieval to Modern Times

The Eighteenth Century

Europe and America 1800 1870

Toward the Modern Era 1870 1914

The World at War 1914 1945

The Contemporary Contour

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