Exam 1: The Ancestors of the West

Use the map (or maps) referenced in each question for your answer. What conclusions can you draw about the international system as shown in Map 1.3? You should be able to mention three or four points.

How would you go about formulating a definition of civilization ? What elements are essential to civilized life and what sort of things would you consider desirable but not essential for your definition? Can warlike peoples be considered civilized? Give historical examples to illustrate your point.

Which of the following is the correct chronological order in human development?

Look at paintings from the Chauvet or Lascaux caves in books or on the Internet. What do they represent? What do they indicate about Stone Age people?

The first Indo-European civilization in Western Asia was that of the

Define the following terms: Hittites

In which of the earliest civilizations discussed in the chapter would you have preferred to live, and why?

The Semitic Hyksos did all of the following except they

Define the following terms: syncretism

Define the following terms: Epic of Gilgamesh

Which of the following statements is not true?

The Neolithic Revolution was

The Eighteenth Dynasty of the New Kingdom included all of the following except

Define the following terms: Upper Paleolithic

Define the following terms: Sumerians

Egyptian doctors

The Epic of Gilgamesh teaches all of the following except

The Mesopotamians developed

A distinctive feature of Egyptian religion was

Use the map (or maps) referenced in each question for your answer. Locate each civilization discussed in the chapter. On a contemporary map, find the modern names of the countries in which those civilizations emerged. Which modern state contains the most ancient sites mentioned in the chapter?