Question 1

The two gods most fundamental to Egyptian religious belief were:

Accepted Answer

A)  Seth and Osiris. 
B)  Isis and Osiris. 
C)  Seth and Isis. 
D)  Isis and Anubis. 
E)  Anubis and Horus. 
A)  Seth and Osiris. 
B)  Isis and Osiris. 
C)  Seth and Isis. 
D)  Isis and Anubis. 
E)  Anubis and Horus. B

Question 2

Labor among Paleolithic peoples was strictly divided along gender lines,as men did the hunting and women the gathering.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Myths can be considered an early form of history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Ma'at:

Accepted Answer

A)  or "size," meant that temples and palaces had to be very large. 
B)  is equivalent to the English "human rights." 
C)  was a male god who made the universe move forward in time. 
D)  includes ideas of harmony, order, justice, and truth. 
E)  referred to the Egyptian belief in reincarnation. 
A)  or "size," meant that temples and palaces had to be very large. 
B)  is equivalent to the English "human rights." 
C)  was a male god who made the universe move forward in time. 
D)  includes ideas of harmony, order, justice, and truth. 
E)  referred to the Egyptian belief in reincarnation.

Question 5

It is possible that Egyptians did not develop many laborsaving devices such as the wheel because:

Accepted Answer

A)  there was a very large pool of available manpower in Egypt. 
B)  many craftsmen in Egypt were dedicated to designing monumental architecture. 
C)  Egypt did not have trade contacts with areas in which laborsaving devices had been developed. 
D)  the Egyptian way of farming did not lend itself to using devices such as the wheel. 
E)  any and all technology produced was owned by the pharaoh. 
A)  there was a very large pool of available manpower in Egypt. 
B)  many craftsmen in Egypt were dedicated to designing monumental architecture. 
C)  Egypt did not have trade contacts with areas in which laborsaving devices had been developed. 
D)  the Egyptian way of farming did not lend itself to using devices such as the wheel. 
E)  any and all technology produced was owned by the pharaoh.

Question 6

Slavery in Sumerian society was:

Accepted Answer

A)  based on the color of a person's skin. 
B)  strictly forbidden. 
C)  based on gender. 
D)  perpetual, with no chance for the slaves to gain their freedom. 
E)  usually the result of capture during war. 
A)  based on the color of a person's skin. 
B)  strictly forbidden. 
C)  based on gender. 
D)  perpetual, with no chance for the slaves to gain their freedom. 
E)  usually the result of capture during war.

Question 7

In what ways can Hammurabi's rule be described as innovative?

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi used military intelligence and

Question 8

Which of the following was an important element in the development of early settlements?

Accepted Answer

A)  the development of coinage to make the exchange of goods easier 
B)  the standardization of burial practices throughout the Near and Middle East 
C)  the discovery made during the last "Little Ice Age" of freezing to preserve food 
D)  the establishment of first local and then long-distance trade routes throughout the Near East 
E)  the emergence of hereditary kingship 
A)  the development of coinage to make the exchange of goods easier 
B)  the standardization of burial practices throughout the Near and Middle East 
C)  the discovery made during the last "Little Ice Age" of freezing to preserve food 
D)  the establishment of first local and then long-distance trade routes throughout the Near East 
E)  the emergence of hereditary kingship

Question 9

Although hominid existence extends back many millennia,human civilization was fully achieved around the year:

Accepted Answer

A)  13,000 B.C.E. 
B)  8000 B.C.E. 
C)  5000 B.C.E. 
D)  3000 B.C.E. 
E)  1000 B.C.E. 
A)  13,000 B.C.E. 
B)  8000 B.C.E. 
C)  5000 B.C.E. 
D)  3000 B.C.E. 
E)  1000 B.C.E.

Question 10

While ancient Sumerians shared a common religion,warfare was frequent because:

Accepted Answer

A)  priests were also warriors. 
B)  the common religion taught that war was necessary and good. 
C)  most ancient Sumerians did not believe in the peaceful teachings of the common religion. 
D)  residents of each city believed themselves to be the servants of different gods. 
E)  residents of each city competed against each other for the honor of serving in the temples. 
A)  priests were also warriors. 
B)  the common religion taught that war was necessary and good. 
C)  most ancient Sumerians did not believe in the peaceful teachings of the common religion. 
D)  residents of each city believed themselves to be the servants of different gods. 
E)  residents of each city competed against each other for the honor of serving in the temples.

Question 11

Egyptian coffin books or books of the dead contained:

Accepted Answer

A)  lists of prominent persons who died each year. 
B)  funeral regulations for members of the royal family. 
C)  instructions about preserving bodies after death. 
D)  magic spells, formulas, and incantations needed in the afterlife. 
E)  lamentations and consoling writings to aid the bereaved in their time of sorrow. 
A)  lists of prominent persons who died each year. 
B)  funeral regulations for members of the royal family. 
C)  instructions about preserving bodies after death. 
D)  magic spells, formulas, and incantations needed in the afterlife. 
E)  lamentations and consoling writings to aid the bereaved in their time of sorrow.

Question 12

The important administrator of the pharaoh Djoser who initiated pyramid building in the "step" style was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Imhotep. 
B)  Khufu. 
C)  Cheops. 
D)  Khafre. 
E)  Narmer. 
A)  Imhotep. 
B)  Khufu. 
C)  Cheops. 
D)  Khafre. 
E)  Narmer.

Question 13

Before 11,000 B.C.E..,virtually all human societies were:

Accepted Answer

A)  engaged in settled agriculture to produce crop surpluses for the gods. 
B)  able to use metal tools for arts, crafts, and building. 
C)  using men to do the hunting and women to do the gathering. 
D)  nomadic, moving incessantly in search of limited food. 
E)  settled in agricultural communities. 
A)  engaged in settled agriculture to produce crop surpluses for the gods. 
B)  able to use metal tools for arts, crafts, and building. 
C)  using men to do the hunting and women to do the gathering. 
D)  nomadic, moving incessantly in search of limited food. 
E)  settled in agricultural communities.

Question 14

The Epic of Gilgamesh:

Accepted Answer

A)  exists today in the exact version in which it was read in ancient Sumer. 
B)  relates the adventures of a lugal of Uruk in ancient Sumer. 
C)  tells us more about ancient Persian society than it does about ancient Sumer. 
D)  is largely derived from stories in the Hebrew Bible. 
E)  tells the story of a simple Akkadian farmer. 
A)  exists today in the exact version in which it was read in ancient Sumer. 
B)  relates the adventures of a lugal of Uruk in ancient Sumer. 
C)  tells us more about ancient Persian society than it does about ancient Sumer. 
D)  is largely derived from stories in the Hebrew Bible. 
E)  tells the story of a simple Akkadian farmer.

Question 15

The First Intermediate Period refers to a period in which Egypt ceased to be unified.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The switch from subsistence by food gathering to food production:

Accepted Answer

A)  required people to give up their faith in storm and wind gods. 
B)  was a momentous revolution that made stable settlements possible. 
C)  meant that women were no longer part of the labor force. 
D)  prohibited raising domestic animals as livestock. 
E)  required seasonal movement, allowing for summer and winter settlements. 
A)  required people to give up their faith in storm and wind gods. 
B)  was a momentous revolution that made stable settlements possible. 
C)  meant that women were no longer part of the labor force. 
D)  prohibited raising domestic animals as livestock. 
E)  required seasonal movement, allowing for summer and winter settlements.

Question 17

After 2500 B.C.E.,the tombs of Sumerian lugals often included armor and jewelry.This demonstrates both the wealth of the lugals and shows that Sumerians believed:

Accepted Answer

A)  gifts to the gods were necessary at death. 
B)  there was no afterlife. 
C)  the dead had to pay a toll to enter the land of the dead. 
D)  all their possessions should be buried with them. 
E)  items such as these would be useful in the afterlife. 
A)  gifts to the gods were necessary at death. 
B)  there was no afterlife. 
C)  the dead had to pay a toll to enter the land of the dead. 
D)  all their possessions should be buried with them. 
E)  items such as these would be useful in the afterlife.

Question 18

Egyptian society:

Accepted Answer

A)  was highly stratified, with an influential middle class. 
B)  consisted of a tiny minority of royalty and nobility and a majority class of the poor, including peasants and artisans. 
C)  was dependent on a large and heavily oppressed slave class. 
D)  was a powerful patriarchy in which women had little participation. 
E)  was a matriarchal society as evidenced by powerful queens. 
A)  was highly stratified, with an influential middle class. 
B)  consisted of a tiny minority of royalty and nobility and a majority class of the poor, including peasants and artisans. 
C)  was dependent on a large and heavily oppressed slave class. 
D)  was a powerful patriarchy in which women had little participation. 
E)  was a matriarchal society as evidenced by powerful queens.

Question 19

The penalties in Hammurabi's Law Code:

Accepted Answer

A)  were equal for all. 
B)  only applied to slaves. 
C)  were different depending on the class of an individual. 
D)  were different depending on whether an individual was a citizen or not. 
E)  were different depending on the age of the individual. 
A)  were equal for all. 
B)  only applied to slaves. 
C)  were different depending on the class of an individual. 
D)  were different depending on whether an individual was a citizen or not. 
E)  were different depending on the age of the individual.

Question 20

The common religion of the Sumerians:

Accepted Answer

A)  was an early form of monotheism that influenced other peoples. 
B)  required city-states to settle their differences peacefully. 
C)  guaranteed free food for the poorest members of society. 
D)  included many gods, with a different god worshiped in each city-state. 
E)  was the only aspect of Sumerian society that survived the society's collapse. 
A)  was an early form of monotheism that influenced other peoples. 
B)  required city-states to settle their differences peacefully. 
C)  guaranteed free food for the poorest members of society. 
D)  included many gods, with a different god worshiped in each city-state. 
E)  was the only aspect of Sumerian society that survived the society's collapse.

Exam 1: Early Civilizations

The two gods most fundamental to Egyptian religious belief were:

Labor among Paleolithic peoples was strictly divided along gender lines,as men did the hunting and women the gathering.

Myths can be considered an early form of history.

Ma'at:

It is possible that Egyptians did not develop many laborsaving devices such as the wheel because:

Slavery in Sumerian society was:

In what ways can Hammurabi's rule be described as innovative?

Which of the following was an important element in the development of early settlements?

Although hominid existence extends back many millennia,human civilization was fully achieved around the year:

While ancient Sumerians shared a common religion,warfare was frequent because:

Egyptian coffin books or books of the dead contained:

The important administrator of the pharaoh Djoser who initiated pyramid building in the "step" style was:

Before 11,000 B.C.E..,virtually all human societies were:

The Epic of Gilgamesh:

The First Intermediate Period refers to a period in which Egypt ceased to be unified.

The switch from subsistence by food gathering to food production:

After 2500 B.C.E.,the tombs of Sumerian lugals often included armor and jewelry.This demonstrates both the wealth of the lugals and shows that Sumerians believed:

Egyptian society:

The penalties in Hammurabi's Law Code:

The common religion of the Sumerians:

Peoples,Gods,and Empires: 1700–500 B.C.E

The Civilization of Greece,1000–400 B.C.E

The Greek World Expands,400–150 B.C.E

The Civilization of Ancient Rome

The Transformation of Rome

Rome’s Three Heirs,500–950

The Expansion of Europe,950–1100

The Consolidation of Europe,1100–1250

The Medieval World,1250–1350

Rebirth and Unrest,1350–1453

Innovation and Exploration,1453–1533

The Age of Dissent and Division,1500–1564

Europe in the Atlantic World,1550–1660

European Monarchies and Absolutism,1660–1725

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

Europe during the Enlightenment

The French Revolution

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society

The Age of Ideologies: Europe in the Aftermath of Revolution,1815–1848

Revolutions and Nation Building,1848–1871

Imperialism and Colonialism,1870–1914

Modern Industry and Mass Politics,1870–1914

The First World War

Turmoil between the Wars

The Second World War

The Cold War World: Global Politics,Economic Recovery,and Cultural Change

Red Flags and Velvet Revolutions: The End of the Cold War,1960–1990

A World without Walls: Globalization and the West

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