Question 1

The text identifies all of the following as characteristics of the first civilizations EXCEPT

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A) specialization of labor. 
B) art such as fertility figurines and cave paintings. 
C) cities and monumental architecture. 
D) organized government and a willingness to work for the common good. 
E) river valley agriculture. 
A) specialization of labor. 
B) art such as fertility figurines and cave paintings. 
C) cities and monumental architecture. 
D) organized government and a willingness to work for the common good. 
E) river valley agriculture.

Question 2

Which of the following is an accurate statement about Mesopotamian education?

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A) Education was limited to the priestly class. 
B) Virtually all scribes were men, but female scribes are mentioned in Mesopotamian records. 
C) Because education was accomplished through memorization, there was no need for textbooks. 
D) The Sumerian system of writing did not spread to other parts of the Near East. 
E) none of the above 
A) Education was limited to the priestly class. 
B) Virtually all scribes were men, but female scribes are mentioned in Mesopotamian records. 
C) Because education was accomplished through memorization, there was no need for textbooks. 
D) The Sumerian system of writing did not spread to other parts of the Near East. 
E) none of the above

Question 3

Mesopotamian astronomy

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A) concentrated on abstract principles similarly to Mesopotamian mathematics. 
B) devised a calendar based on the motion of the sun. 
C) was used mainly to determine the will of the gods. 
D) focused on the cause and effect connections between phenomena. 
E) all of the above 
A) concentrated on abstract principles similarly to Mesopotamian mathematics. 
B) devised a calendar based on the motion of the sun. 
C) was used mainly to determine the will of the gods. 
D) focused on the cause and effect connections between phenomena. 
E) all of the above

Question 4

The first civilizations emerged approximately

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A) two million years ago. 
B) one million years ago. 
C) two hundred thousand years ago. 
D) ten thousand years ago. 
E) five thousand years ago. 
A) two million years ago. 
B) one million years ago. 
C) two hundred thousand years ago. 
D) ten thousand years ago. 
E) five thousand years ago.

Question 5

How many gods were part of the Egyptian pantheon?

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A) one 
B) two 
C) twelve 
D) several hundred 
E) about two thousand 
A) one 
B) two 
C) twelve 
D) several hundred 
E) about two thousand

Question 6

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s). 
   Locate and label the areas where the Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations were found. Locate and label the regions inhabited by the Hittites, Phoenicians, and Canaanites.

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The answer of Instructions: Please use this outline map of...

Question 7

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What factors contributed to the development of Egyptian civilization? What was their impact on the nature of the Egyptian monarchy and Egyptian society in general?

Accepted Answer

The development of Egyptian civilization

Question 8

Which of the following is the name of the ruler of Upper Egypt who conquered the Nile Delta and Lower Egypt?

Accepted Answer

A) Narmer 
B) Ramses 
C) Amenhotep 
D) Tutankhamen 
E) Hatchepsut 
A) Narmer 
B) Ramses 
C) Amenhotep 
D) Tutankhamen 
E) Hatchepsut

Question 9

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 ziggurat

Accepted Answer

A ziggurat is a massive, stepped structu

Question 10

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 hieroglyphics

Accepted Answer

Hieroglyphics

Who?
Hieroglyphics were u

Question 11

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 mythopoeic

Accepted Answer

Key Term: Mythopoeic

Who?
The term "myt

Question 12

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 civilization

Accepted Answer

Civilization

Who?
Civilizations are com

Question 13

Established at the beginning of the Old Kingdom, the pharaoh was the earthly embodiment of the deity

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A) Aton. 
B) Osiris. 
C) Nut. 
D) Amon. 
E) Horus. 
A) Aton. 
B) Osiris. 
C) Nut. 
D) Amon. 
E) Horus.

Question 14

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 sympathetic magic

Accepted Answer

Sympathetic magic is a type of magical p

Question 15

Which factor best explains why a Mesopotamian king was NOT perceived as an all-powerful ruler?

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A) The king became a god only after his death. 
B) Kings shared power equally with priests. 
C) The king was selected to rule by the gods, but was subservient to them like everyone else. 
D) Kingship never became hereditary. 
E) Except in war, kings were subservient to the priests. 
A) The king became a god only after his death. 
B) Kings shared power equally with priests. 
C) The king was selected to rule by the gods, but was subservient to them like everyone else. 
D) Kingship never became hereditary. 
E) Except in war, kings were subservient to the priests.

Question 16

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Ma'at

Accepted Answer

Ma'at is an ancient Egyptian concept tha

Question 17

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Hatchepsut

Accepted Answer

Hatchepsut was an ancient Egyptian queen

Question 18

Akhenaton's monotheism

Accepted Answer

A) may be viewed as the vision of a great prophet who replaced traditional polytheism with a single god, Aton, depicted as the sun disk. 
B) may have been intended to stem the growing power of Egypt's priests. 
C) had little impact on the Egyptian population and was quickly eliminated after Akhenaton's death. 
D) is a continuing controversy among historians. 
E) all of the above 
A) may be viewed as the vision of a great prophet who replaced traditional polytheism with a single god, Aton, depicted as the sun disk. 
B) may have been intended to stem the growing power of Egypt's priests. 
C) had little impact on the Egyptian population and was quickly eliminated after Akhenaton's death. 
D) is a continuing controversy among historians. 
E) all of the above

Question 19

The Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom periods of Egyptian history

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A) were separated by two Intermediate Periods. In each of these periods, the growing power of the nobility brought instability with foreign invasion, an additional factor in the Second Intermediate Period. 
B) formed one seamless continuum of stable government. 
C) were separated by two Intermediate Periods caused by foreign invasion. 
D) demonstrate the dynamic nature of Egyptian civilization. 
E) ended through revolt prompted by the expense of the construction of the pyramids. 
A) were separated by two Intermediate Periods. In each of these periods, the growing power of the nobility brought instability with foreign invasion, an additional factor in the Second Intermediate Period. 
B) formed one seamless continuum of stable government. 
C) were separated by two Intermediate Periods caused by foreign invasion. 
D) demonstrate the dynamic nature of Egyptian civilization. 
E) ended through revolt prompted by the expense of the construction of the pyramids.

Question 20

Which name is best associated with the Wise Lord or the god of light and justice?

Accepted Answer

A) Ahriman 
B) Ma'at 
C) Ahura Mazda 
D) Isis 
E) Yahweh 
A) Ahriman 
B) Ma'at 
C) Ahura Mazda 
D) Isis 
E) Yahweh

The text identifies all of the following as characteristics of the first civilizations EXCEPT

Which of the following is an accurate statement about Mesopotamian education?

Mesopotamian astronomy

The first civilizations emerged approximately

How many gods were part of the Egyptian pantheon?

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s). Locate and label the areas where the Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations were found. Locate and label the regions inhabited by the Hittites, Phoenicians, and Canaanites.

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What factors contributed to the development of Egyptian civilization? What was their impact on the nature of the Egyptian monarchy and Egyptian society in general?

Which of the following is the name of the ruler of Upper Egypt who conquered the Nile Delta and Lower Egypt?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? ziggurat

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? hieroglyphics

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? mythopoeic

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? civilization

Established at the beginning of the Old Kingdom, the pharaoh was the earthly embodiment of the deity

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? sympathetic magic

Which factor best explains why a Mesopotamian king was NOT perceived as an all-powerful ruler?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Ma'at

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Hatchepsut

Akhenaton's monotheism

The Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom periods of Egyptian history

Which name is best associated with the Wise Lord or the god of light and justice?

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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Exam 1: The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The text identifies all of the following as characteristics of the first civilizations EXCEPT

Which of the following is an accurate statement about Mesopotamian education?

Mesopotamian astronomy

The first civilizations emerged approximately

How many gods were part of the Egyptian pantheon?

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s). Locate and label the areas where the Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations were found. Locate and label the regions inhabited by the Hittites, Phoenicians, and Canaanites.

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What factors contributed to the development of Egyptian civilization? What was their impact on the nature of the Egyptian monarchy and Egyptian society in general?

Which of the following is the name of the ruler of Upper Egypt who conquered the Nile Delta and Lower Egypt?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? ziggurat

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? hieroglyphics

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? mythopoeic

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? civilization

Established at the beginning of the Old Kingdom, the pharaoh was the earthly embodiment of the deity

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? sympathetic magic

Which factor best explains why a Mesopotamian king was NOT perceived as an all-powerful ruler?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Ma'at

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Hatchepsut

Akhenaton's monotheism

The Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom periods of Egyptian history

Which name is best associated with the Wise Lord or the god of light and justice?

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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