Question 1

All of the following accurately refer to cuneiform except it

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A)  initially developed for economic purposes. 
B)  consisted of wedge-shaped impressions on clay. 
C)  developed in Mesopotamia. 
D)  inspired Egyptian writing. 
E)  developed into an abstract collection of symbols. 
A)  initially developed for economic purposes. 
B)  consisted of wedge-shaped impressions on clay. 
C)  developed in Mesopotamia. 
D)  inspired Egyptian writing. 
E)  developed into an abstract collection of symbols.

Question 2

In arts and sciences, the Egyptians developed all of the following except

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A)  irrigation works. 
B)  abstract sculpture. 
C)  literature. 
D)  various written treatises in hieroglyphics. 
E)  astronomy and the calendar. 
A)  irrigation works. 
B)  abstract sculpture. 
C)  literature. 
D)  various written treatises in hieroglyphics. 
E)  astronomy and the calendar.

Question 3

Define the following terms: Amarna reform

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The Amarna Reform refers to a significan

Question 4

Upon finding the remains of the Iceman, what physical and material remains gave scientists clues to his personal life as well as the environment that he lived in?

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Essays should discuss that there were se

Question 5

Define the following terms: Homo sapiens sapiens

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Homo sapiens sapiens is the scientific n

Question 6

Which of the following statements about Neanderthals is true?

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A)  They lived primarily in Northern Africa and the Mid East. 
B)  They were unable to adapt to the steamy forestlands of Africa 
C)  They were sensitive to loss, especially death. 
D)  They were not considered to belong to a human group. 
E)  They were not tool makers. 
A)  They lived primarily in Northern Africa and the Mid East. 
B)  They were unable to adapt to the steamy forestlands of Africa 
C)  They were sensitive to loss, especially death. 
D)  They were not considered to belong to a human group. 
E)  They were not tool makers.

Question 7

In which way was Ancient Egypt the product of the Nile River?

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A)  It provided for a prosperous culture. 
B)  Yearly floods were generally destructive. 
C)  Fear of the river created a dark and pessimistic society. 
D)  The river and its marshes created a clear political, economic, and social division between Upper and Lower Egypt. 
E)  The Nile isolated Egypt from the peoples around them. 
A)  It provided for a prosperous culture. 
B)  Yearly floods were generally destructive. 
C)  Fear of the river created a dark and pessimistic society. 
D)  The river and its marshes created a clear political, economic, and social division between Upper and Lower Egypt. 
E)  The Nile isolated Egypt from the peoples around them.

All of the following accurately refer to cuneiform except it

In arts and sciences, the Egyptians developed all of the following except

Define the following terms: Amarna reform

Upon finding the remains of the Iceman, what physical and material remains gave scientists clues to his personal life as well as the environment that he lived in?

Define the following terms: Homo sapiens sapiens

Which of the following statements about Neanderthals is true?

In which way was Ancient Egypt the product of the Nile River?

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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Exam 1: The Ancestors of the West

All of the following accurately refer to cuneiform except it

In arts and sciences, the Egyptians developed all of the following except

Define the following terms: Amarna reform

Upon finding the remains of the Iceman, what physical and material remains gave scientists clues to his personal life as well as the environment that he lived in?

Define the following terms: Homo sapiens sapiens

Which of the following statements about Neanderthals is true?

In which way was Ancient Egypt the product of the Nile River?

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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