Question 1

What examples of class and gender discrimination were found in Hammurabi's code of laws?

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Question 2

What do the Mycenaean burial chambers known as tholos tombs reveal about the Mycenaeans?

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A)   They were prosperous merchants.
B)   They were repeatedly besieged by invaders throughout their history.
C)   They were a highly literate culture.
D)   They were the ancestors of the ancient Greeks.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

What Mesopotamian inventions most influenced later mathematical and astronomical developments?

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A)   Maps of the Near East and the Mediterranean Sea
B)   Algebra, astronomical charts, and the place-value notation system
C)   Derivation of the roots of numbers and calculus
D)   The concept of zero and the decimal pointE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

What activity was most central in the lives of Paleolithic peoples?

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A)   Observing nature
B)   Fighting enemies
C)   Educating children
D)   Searching for foodE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Which New Kingdom pharaoh caused resistance and turmoil when he or she tried to force Egyptians to worship only the god Aten?

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A)   Menes
B)   Akhenaten
C)   Tutankhamun
D)   HatshepsutE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Discuss the factors that made possible the emergence of cities and civilizations in Mesopotamia.

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Question 7

Why did early civilizations such as the Hittites, the Mycenaeans, and the Egyptian kingdoms come to such violent ends between 1200 and 1000 B.C.E.?

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Question 8

Why was the discovery and use of bronze so important?

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Question 9

Why was cuneiform developed, and how did it enrich Sumerian culture?

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Question 10

Polytheistic societies have

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A)   many religions.
B)   many gods.
C)   many priests.
D)   many theists.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

The evolution of hierarchy in human society, the development of agriculture, and the domestication of animals are all patterns of life that emerged from which period?

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A)   The Second Intermediate Period
B)   The Bronze Age
C)   The Stone Age
D)   The First Intermediate PeriodE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

What did the New Kingdom pharaohs (1569-1081 B.C.E.)  do following the expulsion of the Hyksos?

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A)   They constructed fortifications along the eastern Sinai, the route originally taken by the invading Hyksos.
B)   They expanded their territory via military campaigns to the south and up and down the eastern Mediterranean coast.
C)   They built a massive defensive militia by collecting taxes in the form of military service.
D)   They contracted their territory to the easily defended area between Memphis and Thebes.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

How did the Neolithic peoples living between and around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers produce abundant food despite infrequent rainfall and soaring temperatures?

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A)   They moved their herds to find good grazing.
B)   They specialized in crops that withstood heat and required little rainfall.
C)   They dug wells into underground water tables.
D)   They developed an extensive system of irrigation.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Why did the Akkadians conquer nearby territories?

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A)   To obtain wealth by acquiring valuable ore mines
B)   To secure a monopoly on trade
C)   To keep their crops safe from raiders
D)   To capture more slaves to work their agricultural holdingsE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

Why do some historians speculate that the Minoans did not engage in warfare among themselves?

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A)   Minoan religious artifacts feature only goddesses.
B)   No Minoan weapons have been excavated on Crete.
C)   Cretan palaces were not walled or fortified.
D)   Palace artwork depicts only peaceful scenes.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

What environmental change is believed to have led to a radical change in the nomadic Paleolithic way of life?

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A)   The climate in certain Near East regions became milder and wetter, resulting in increased fertility of the land.
B)   The swamps along the Mediterranean coast dried up, and land became available for cultivation.
C)   There was less precipitation, and floods-which had regularly devastated prime growing areas-ceased.
D)   The glaciers of the last Ice Age advanced, cutting back the land available for cultivation.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

What do historians now speculate to be the principal reason for the Hittites' military success?

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A)   Their use of weapons made from iron
B)   Their superior use of chariots
C)   Their monotheistic religion
D)   Their formation of strategic alliancesE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Which of the following allowed the Assyrians to thrive by 1900 B.C.E.?

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A)   A network of trading routes in the Mediterranean
B)   The development of irrigation systems along the southern Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
C)   A series of military conquests, including in Palestine
D)   An elaborate long-distance trading network between Anatolia and MesopotamiaE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Why did the peoples of Phoenicia, Canaan, and the Sinai Peninsula develop their alphabet around 1600 B.C.E.?

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A)   They needed to write their laws in several languages.
B)   They wanted a simpler writing system for their business records.
C)   They preferred to communicate in writing that foreigners could not read.
D)   They traded with the Egyptians, who taught them multilingual scripts.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

What factor is most likely to have helped lead to the emergence of patriarchy in the wake of the Neolithic Revolution?

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A)   Men assumed more prominent roles in the growing religious hierarchies of the early civilizations and used these roles to implement a more patriarchal order.
B)   Men took on prominent roles in agriculture and herding, while women were increasingly homebound, since families could now raise more children.
C)   Men took the leading roles in hunting and used their physical dominance to claim the lion's share of power in society.
D)   Women took on new roles as priestesses in growing religious cults but were unable to exert leadership elsewhere in society.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Exam 1: Early Western Civilization, 400,000-1000 B.C.E

Which of the following allowed the Assyrians to thrive by 1900 B.C.E.?

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Why did the Akkadians conquer nearby territories?

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What did the New Kingdom pharaohs (1569-1081 B.C.E.) do following the expulsion of the Hyksos?

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What environmental change is believed to have led to a radical change in the nomadic Paleolithic way of life?

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What activity was most central in the lives of Paleolithic peoples?

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Why did early civilizations such as the Hittites, the Mycenaeans, and the Egyptian kingdoms come to such violent ends between 1200 and 1000 B.C.E.?

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How did the Neolithic peoples living between and around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers produce abundant food despite infrequent rainfall and soaring temperatures?

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What do historians now speculate to be the principal reason for the Hittites' military success?

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Why did the peoples of Phoenicia, Canaan, and the Sinai Peninsula develop their alphabet around 1600 B.C.E.?

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Which New Kingdom pharaoh caused resistance and turmoil when he or she tried to force Egyptians to worship only the god Aten?

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What examples of class and gender discrimination were found in Hammurabi's code of laws?

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Polytheistic societies have

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What factor is most likely to have helped lead to the emergence of patriarchy in the wake of the Neolithic Revolution?

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Discuss the factors that made possible the emergence of cities and civilizations in Mesopotamia.

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Why was cuneiform developed, and how did it enrich Sumerian culture?

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Why do some historians speculate that the Minoans did not engage in warfare among themselves?

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The evolution of hierarchy in human society, the development of agriculture, and the domestication of animals are all patterns of life that emerged from which period?

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Why was the discovery and use of bronze so important?

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What do the Mycenaean burial chambers known as tholos tombs reveal about the Mycenaeans?

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What Mesopotamian inventions most influenced later mathematical and astronomical developments?

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