Question 1

Define the following terms: hunter-gatherers

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Hunter-gatherers refer to groups of peop

Question 2

Define the following terms: papyrus

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Papyrus is a material similar to thick p

Question 3

The revolution in human culture between 70,000 and 10,000 B.C. included all of the following except

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A)  improved manipulation of the environment through technology and/or organization. 
B)  cave paintings and notations on bones. 
C)  a dramatic increase in information being communicated. 
D)  carefully worked bone tools. 
E)  the establishment of cities. 
A)  improved manipulation of the environment through technology and/or organization. 
B)  cave paintings and notations on bones. 
C)  a dramatic increase in information being communicated. 
D)  carefully worked bone tools. 
E)  the establishment of cities.

Question 4

The collapse of the international system between 1200 and 1150 B.C.

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A)  resulted in the disappearance of the ancient cultures. 
B)  is thoroughly understood. 
C)  seems to have occurred because of foreign invasion, domestic problems, and possibly other factors. 
D)  resulted in a universal empire ruled by the Sea Peoples. 
E)  was caused most likely by a climatic catastrophe. 
A)  resulted in the disappearance of the ancient cultures. 
B)  is thoroughly understood. 
C)  seems to have occurred because of foreign invasion, domestic problems, and possibly other factors. 
D)  resulted in a universal empire ruled by the Sea Peoples. 
E)  was caused most likely by a climatic catastrophe.

Question 5

Discuss the religious ideas and practices of the peoples featured in Chapter 1, particularly the Mesopotamians and the Egyptians. How did their beliefs affect their culture? Could any of the early civilizations be described as atheistic?

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The key importance of religion

Question 6

What do ancient sculptural pieces tell the modern world about the history of the past?

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A)  They often represent a religious theme. 
B)  They illustrate an abstract theme. 
C)  They illustrate the importance and rank of civil, religious, and military leaders. 
D)  They display various aspects of military life. 
E)  All of these 
A)  They often represent a religious theme. 
B)  They illustrate an abstract theme. 
C)  They illustrate the importance and rank of civil, religious, and military leaders. 
D)  They display various aspects of military life. 
E)  All of these

Question 7

Modern science indicates that the first human beings

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A)  appeared in Africa. 
B)  lived millions of years ago. 
C)  developed stone tools. 
D)  developed a complex language. 
E)  All of these 
A)  appeared in Africa. 
B)  lived millions of years ago. 
C)  developed stone tools. 
D)  developed a complex language. 
E)  All of these

Question 8

All of the following can be attributed to the Hittites except

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A)  a strong nobility competing for power with the king. 
B)  mastery of chariot warfare. 
C)  a number of powerful queens and queen mothers. 
D)  a loose and chaotic government. 
E)  a strong empire in Anatolia in the late Bronze Age. 
A)  a strong nobility competing for power with the king. 
B)  mastery of chariot warfare. 
C)  a number of powerful queens and queen mothers. 
D)  a loose and chaotic government. 
E)  a strong empire in Anatolia in the late Bronze Age.

Question 9

Define the following terms: pharaoh

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The term "pharaoh" refers to the ancient

Question 10

Uru-inim-gina was

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A)  an Akkadian-speaking conqueror of the Sumerians. 
B)  the reforming king of Lagash who sought to "protect the mother that is in distress." 
C)  the first known woman poet. 
D)  the Sumerian goddess of love and war. 
E)  the Sumerian king who is referred to as the first royal lawgiver. 
A)  an Akkadian-speaking conqueror of the Sumerians. 
B)  the reforming king of Lagash who sought to "protect the mother that is in distress." 
C)  the first known woman poet. 
D)  the Sumerian goddess of love and war. 
E)  the Sumerian king who is referred to as the first royal lawgiver.

Question 11

Define the following terms: cuneiform

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Cuneiform is an ancient writing system t

Question 12

Define the following terms: Lower Egypt

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Lower Egypt refers to the northernmost r

Question 13

The Egyptians viewed the pharaoh as

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A)  a cruel tyrant. 
B)  a leader who received power from the people. 
C)  an unimportant figurehead. 
D)  a benevolent god. 
E)  the Nile God. 
A)  a cruel tyrant. 
B)  a leader who received power from the people. 
C)  an unimportant figurehead. 
D)  a benevolent god. 
E)  the Nile God.

Question 14

Analyze some of the consequences of the Neolithic Revolution. How did it affect social, political, cultural, and economic life? Why was it a necessary condition for the emergence of civilization?

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Essays should indicate not only a grasp

Question 15

Define the following terms: ma'at

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Ma'at is an ancient Egyptian concept tha

Question 16

Define the following terms: Neolithic Revolution

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The Neolithic Revolution, also known as

Question 17

How did the course of ancient Egyptian history differ from that of Mesopotamia? How did this difference affect the mentality of the two civilizations? What role did geography play in the history of each area?

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This question invites students to consid

Question 18

Define the following terms: matriarchy

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Matriarchy is a social system or form of

Question 19

Sumerian cities were all of the following except

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A)  interconnected webs of culture, commerce, and competition. 
B)  economically and politically organized. 
C)  culturally creative. 
D)  characterized by large temples to their gods. 
E)  peaceful and sparsely populated. 
A)  interconnected webs of culture, commerce, and competition. 
B)  economically and politically organized. 
C)  culturally creative. 
D)  characterized by large temples to their gods. 
E)  peaceful and sparsely populated.

Question 20

Define the following terms: patriarchy

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Patriarchy is a social system in which m

Exam 1: The Ancestors of the West

Define the following terms: hunter-gatherers

Define the following terms: papyrus

The revolution in human culture between 70,000 and 10,000 B.C. included all of the following except

The collapse of the international system between 1200 and 1150 B.C.

Discuss the religious ideas and practices of the peoples featured in Chapter 1, particularly the Mesopotamians and the Egyptians. How did their beliefs affect their culture? Could any of the early civilizations be described as atheistic?

What do ancient sculptural pieces tell the modern world about the history of the past?

Modern science indicates that the first human beings

All of the following can be attributed to the Hittites except

Define the following terms: pharaoh

Uru-inim-gina was

Define the following terms: cuneiform

Define the following terms: Lower Egypt

The Egyptians viewed the pharaoh as

Analyze some of the consequences of the Neolithic Revolution. How did it affect social, political, cultural, and economic life? Why was it a necessary condition for the emergence of civilization?

Define the following terms: ma'at

Define the following terms: Neolithic Revolution

How did the course of ancient Egyptian history differ from that of Mesopotamia? How did this difference affect the mentality of the two civilizations? What role did geography play in the history of each area?

Define the following terms: matriarchy

Sumerian cities were all of the following except

Define the following terms: patriarchy

The Ship, the Sword, and the Book: Western Asia, C.A 1500-400 B.C

The Greeks in the Polis to CA 350 B.C

Alexander the Great and the Spread of Greek Civilization, Ca 350-30 Bc

Rome, From Republic to Empire

Imperial Rome, 31 Bc-Ad 284

The World of Late Antiquity, 284-CA 600

Early Medieval Civilizations, 600-900

The Expansion of Europe in the High Middle Ages, 900-1300

Medieval Civilization at Its Height, 900-1300

Crisis and Recovery in Late Medieval Europe, 1300-1500

The Renaissance

European Overseas Expansion to 1600

The Age of the Reformation

Europe in the Age of Religious Wars, 1560-1648

Europe in the Age of Louis Xiv, CA 1640-1715

A Revolution in Worldview

Europe on the Threshold of Modernity, CA 1715-1789

An Age of Revolution, 1789-1815

The Industrial Transformation of Europe, 1750-1850

Restoration, Reform, and Revolution, 1814-1848

Nationalism and Political Reform, 1850-1880

The Age of Optimism, 1850-1880

Imperialism and Escalating Tensions, 1880-1914

War and Revolution, 1914-1919

The Illusion of Stability, 1919-1930

The Tortured Decade, 1930-1939

The ERA of the Second World War, 1939-1949

An Anxious Stability: The Age of the Cold War, 1949-1989

A Continuing Experiment: The West and the World Since 1989

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