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The First Civilizations

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Question 1
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People turned from hunting and gathering to food producing around

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A

11,000 B.C.

B

1000 B.C.

C

35,000 B.C.

D

1000 A.D.

E

100,000 B.C.

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Question 2
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The earliest known agricultural settlements are located in

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A

the lower Tigris and Euphrates River area.

B

the Nile River delta.

C

southern Turkey and northern Iraq.

D

Palestine.

E

Lascaux.

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Question 3
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Which was NOT an innovation of early agricultural life?

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A

weaving

B

pottery

C

the mutually profitable exchange of goods

D

iron metal work

E

the wheel

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Question 4
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The beginnings of the Bronze Age can be dated to

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200 B.C.

B

30,000 B.C.

C

3000 B.C.

D

300,000 B.C.

E

2000 B.C.

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Question 5
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The Mesopotamians' advances in mathematics

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A

were partly a product of their advanced commercial life.

B

used the number 60 as a main element.

C

included multiplication tables, exponents, and computations of interest.

D

laid the foundations for many conventional measurements today, such as the 60 minutes of an hour.

E

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Question 6
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The Sumerians' pessimistic view of the human dependence on divine intervention derived from

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A
the Epic of Gilgamesh.
B
the fertile soil and predictable rainfall of the plain between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers.
C
Sargon's brutal rule.
D
the lack of certainty due to the threat of floods.
E
Semitic invasions.
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Question 7
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Hammurabi's law code favored women and children by

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requiring widowed fathers to spend their deceased wives' dowries on their sons.
B
requiring men to support their first wife, even if they remarried.
C
allowing women to keep their dowries if they left their husbands.
D
allowing widows to keep their dowries.
E
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Question 8
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The greatest feats of engineering in the ancient world, the pyramids, were built approximately

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between 2600 and 2400 B.C.
B
in 1500 B.C.
C
between 1000 and 900 B.C.
D
in 500 B.C.
E
ca.3100 B.C.
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Question 9
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The Egyptian concept of maat

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A
asserts that one should act correctly in order to go on to the afterlife.
B
asserts that a kind of cosmic harmonizing places all things in the right relationship.
C
argues that kings who disturb the natural order should be punished by their subjects.
D
was associated with the worship of Aton.
E
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Question 10
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When Akhnaton reformed Egyptian religious practices, Egyptians

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A
ceased to worship the pharaoh.
B
were forced to worship Amon-Re.
C
became monotheistic.
D
continued to worship the pharaoh.
E
were encouraged to worship Aton.
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Question 11
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In ancient Egyptian society, women

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were confined to home and the fields.
B
could own and inherit property.
C
dominated the priesthood.
D
were unable to own property.
E
were married in elaborate formal ceremonies.
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Question 12
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The Phoenicians' greatest contribution to Western culture was

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A
the simplified alphabet.
B
purple cloth.
C
seafaring skills.
D
urban civilization.
E
monotheism.
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Question 13
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The Israelites were

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a matriarchal society.
B
a patriarchal society.
C
a seafaring society.
D
a polytheistic society.
E
a hunting and gathering society.
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Question 14
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Nebuchadnezzar is remembered for

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A
destroying Jerusalem and the temple.
B
welcoming Jews fleeing the destruction of Jerusalem.
C
destroying the Hanging Gardens.
D
first recording the Indo-European language.
E
subduing the Neo-Babylonians.
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Question 15
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The religion of the Jewish people

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A
was the first indisputably monotheistic religion.
B
required ritual observances but demanded little in terms of daily ethical behavior.
C
gave a prominent place to women as prophets and law-givers.
D
required Jewish missionaries to convert nonbelievers.
E
rejected the notion of a messiah.
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Question 16
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The major accomplishment of the Assyrians was

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A
monotheism.
B
the development of a law code.
C
the political unification of the ancient Near East.
D
the introduction of Semitic languages.
E
the establishment of patriarchy.
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Question 17
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The Assyrians successfully administered their empires through the following methods EXCEPT

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A
militarism.
B
language.
C
art.
D
the deportation of troublesome peoples.
E
their brutality toward conquered peoples.
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Question 18
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The satrapies subject to the authority of Darius

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A
were delegated little authority.
B
enjoyed considerable independence.
C
administered independently except in matters of foreign policy.
D
were not permitted to collect revenue.
E
administered independently except in matters of justice.
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Question 19
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The principal feature of Zoroastrianism was

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A
the divine authority of the Persian king.
B
monotheism.
C
sacrifice of animals.
D
the idea of conflict between a god of good and a god of evil.
E
the divinity of Zoroaster.
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Question 20
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Which of the following languages are descended from the Indo-European language?

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A
German and English
B
Russian
C
languages spoken in India, Pakistan, and Iran
D
Romance languages
E
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