Deck 1: Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Question 1

Neanderthals from Europe displaced Homo sapiens sapiens.​

Answer 1

False

Question 2

During the Old Stone Age,

A)only Egypt had an advanced agricultural economy.
B)both men and women hunted wild animals.
C)hunting and gathering was the way most people supported themselves.
D)humans lived only in the southernmost parts of Africa.
E)communication was maintained through the use of cuneiform.

Answer 2

hunting and gathering was the way most people supported themselves.

Question 3

Mesopotamian civilization

A)developed during the Paleolithic Era.
B)was made of cities and located in a river valley.
C)was located between the Nile and the Niger rivers.
D)was the only early civilization with no cities.
E)was the birthplace of democracy.

Answer 3

was made of cities and located in a river valley.

Question 4

Systematic agriculture developed independently in different areas of the world after 3000 and 1500 B.C.E.

Question 5

Which of the following is a true statement?

A)The Akkadian Empire achieved no expansion, but endured for a thousand years.
B)Ur produced total Mesopotamian disintegration.
C)The Amorites, under the leadership of Hammurabi, replaced the Sumerians and Akkadians as rulers of Mesopotamia.
D)Hammurabi eliminated all aspects of Sumerian culture in Mesopotamian life.
E)Sumer was established by the Hyksos.

Question 6

During the prophetic era (c.750-550), Judaism developed a sense of universalism in its monotheistic theology.

Question 7

Women played as important a role as men in paleolithic food acquisition. ​

Question 8

The ancient Egyptians had no word for religion.

Question 9

The Epic of Gilgamesh was

A)the formal title of the Osiris myth.
B)an epic poem from Mesopotamia dealing with the search for immortality.
C)a creation myth developed by early Phoenician thinkers.
D)the first Egyptian literary masterpiece.
E)a code of laws established by the Babylonian ruler, Gilgamesh.

Question 10

Paleolithic peoples

A)engaged in artistic activities, as indicated by surviving cave paintings.
B)lacked the use of fire, which significantly retarded their pace of development.
C)perfected techniques that allowed them to hunt very large dinosaurs with total success.
D)lived in brick structures.
E)used bronze for tools and weapons, but not copper.

Question 11

Ancient Mesopotamian society

A)was predominantly industrial.
B)employed trade and barter only to a very limited extent.
C)lacked a specific class structure.
D)developed an extensive irrigation system.
E)was entirely literate

Question 12

Which of the following is not true about cuneiform?

A)It used the Cyrillic alphabet.
B)It was used for record keeping.
C)It was used for teaching.
D)It was used to record Mesopotamian literature.
E)It was developed by the Sumerians.

Question 13

Sumerian ziggurats performed the same function as Egypt's pyramids.

Question 14

The annual flooding of the Nile River

A)enabled Egyptian civilization to thrive by leaving deposits of fertile silt.
B)was an unwanted event that occurred suddenly and generally without warning.
C)did not require an organized irrigation system.
D)produced many large urban centers that served as havens from the raging waters.
E)inhibited the evolution of civilization in ancient Egypt.

Question 15

The central aspect of the Neolithic Revolution was the

A)first development of hunter-gatherer cultures.
B)successful invasion of northwestern Africa by Turkish nomads from central Asia.
C)emergence of systematic food production through the domestication of plants and animals.
D)use of fire and the cooking of food.
E)development of writing.

Question 16

The earliest hominids

A)lived in Asia.
B)lived in Africa.
C)used iron tools.
D)are known as Homo sapiens.
E)evolved 1,000,000 years ago.

Question 17

The principal economic basis of Assyrian life was manufacturing.

Question 18

The first settled regions of the world were found in river valleys like Mesopotamia.​

Question 19

Which of the following accurately characterizes ancient Egyptian civilization?

A)Its geography and topography made for great political and social insecurity.
B)There was little continuity because of the Nile's horrific floods.
C)There was a sense of security and a feeling of changelessness.
D)It considered religion unimportant as the emphasis was life in the here and now.
E)There were few opportunities for trade.

Question 20

Unlike Mesopotamia's rivers, the flooding of Egypt's Nile was gradual and usually predictable, and the river seen as life-enhancing rather than life-threatening.

Question 21

The Assyrian army

A)was renowned for its ability to besiege enemy cities.
B)could deploy only a few thousand troops in major campaigns.
C)customarily used diplomacy and negotiation in its largely peaceful campaigns.
D)was unable to conquer Egypt.
E)defeated the Persians on the banks of the Tigris River.

Question 22

During the reign of Akhenaten,

A)monotheism permanently replaced polytheism in ancient Egypt.
B)foreign affairs were ignored and Syria and Palestine were lost.
C)Thebes was replaced by Cairo as the capital.
D)the Hyksos invaded the Nile Valley.
E)the Sea Peoples were driven from Egypt.

Question 23

The story of Osiris in ancient Egyptian religion served to

A)weaken popular belief in the pharaoh's divinity.
B)permit the people to maintain a sun cult.
C)strengthen the belief that immortality could be achieved.
D)provide a method for designing and constructing the pyramids.
E)justify wars against Syria.

Question 24

The following are true about the Jewish concept of monotheism except

A)a transcendent God, he was part of nature, created rather than the creator.
B)God could be both vengeful and merciful.
C)each person was worthwhile but had to decide between good and evil based upon the morality established by God.
D)an agreement, or covenant, existed between the Hebrew people and Yahweh.
E)the gods of all other peoples were believed to be mere idols.

Question 25

The Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylonia as the center of his empire was

A)Cyrus.
B)Rameses II.
C)Nebuchadnezzar II.
D)Ashurbanipal I.
E)Marquil VI.

Question 26

The Persian Empire

A)remained strongly committed to its unique monotheistic beliefs for over two millennia.
B)absorbed almost all of its cultural and administrative policies from Assyrian practices.
C)ended the "Babylonian Captivity" of the Jews during the reign of Cyrus the Great.
D)suffered from administrative corruption, and collapsed after the death of Cyrus.
E)was very intolerant of the ideas and practices of the peoples it conquered.

Question 27

The Phoenicians were notable for all of the following EXCEPT​

A)having some of the best ships in the Mediterranean​
B)established numerous Black Sea colonies.
C)invented an alphabet.
D)having an extensive trade network
E)conquered the Sea Peoples of Egypt.

Question 28

The group that disrupted Egypt and provided the transition to the new Kingdom was the

A)Hyksos.
B)Mali.
C)Maghreb.
D)Kush.
E)Phoenicians.

Question 29

The Assyrian Empire

A)developed in the central desert region of the Arabian peninsula.
B)expanded northward from its original homeland to the Baltic Sea by 700 B.C.E.
C)was skilled at waging both conventional and guerrilla warfare.
D)was the greatest trading center of the ancient world.
E)briefly occupied southern Greece.

Question 30

The three central aspects of Jewish religious belief were the

A)priests, rabbis and prophets.
B)covenant, the law and the prophets.
C)army, the king and the family.
D)law, the Pharisees and the rabbinate.
E)Judah, Israel, and the Temple.

Question 31

In contrast to the Old Kingdom, the role of the pharaoh in the Middle Kingdom was that of

A)an inaccessible god-king.
B)a shepherd, a provider of public projects and assistance.
C)a symbolic fisherman for his people.
D)a warrior-king.
E)a sacrificial scapegoat.

Question 32

Mummification was to

A)help ensure that one could continue to live despite the death of the physical body.
B)assure against the return of the ka.
C)prevent the vital force of the physical body from returning.
D)prevent the vital force of the physical body from departing.
E)prevent decomposition during immersion in the Nile or exposure to the sun.

Question 33

The Indo-Europeans

A)fought long and exhausting wars against the Hittites.
B)originally lived in the western section of the Sahara.
C)spoke related languages, among which are Sanskrit, Persian, and Greek.
D)were the descendants of the Mongols and Turks.
E)never penetrated Europe or India.

Question 34

King Solomon is associated with all of the following except

A)he ruled a united kingdom.
B)he built a temple.
C)his capital was Jerusalem.
D)Israel was at the height of its powers.
E)controlled all of the Middle East.

Question 35

Which of the following is not correct about the pyramids?

A)They were tombs for the pharaohs.
B)They were constructed during the Middle Kingdom.
C)They were symbols of royal power.
D)The most magnificent of the pyramids was constructed about 2500 B.C.E.
E)Pyramids were filled with boats, food, weapons, and games.

Question 36

Egyptian hieroglyphs

A)used sacred characters as picture signs.
B)employed the use of an alphabet.
C)were written only on a paper made from papyrus reed and oak bark.
D)were introduced by the Amorites.
E)were borrowed from the practices of the Phoenicians.

Question 37

Cyrus the Great

A)created a great Persian Empire.
B)enslaved the Jews.
C)used merciless policies that caused him to be hated by the people he conquered.
D)established the Ptolemaic Dynasty.
E)permanently conquered Greece.

Question 38

During the Babylonian Captivity

A)the Chaldeans were able to conquer the Persians.
B)the Persians gave up control of the Kingdom of Judah.
C)many upper-class Israelites were deported to Babylonia.
D)Egypt freed the Hebrews.
E)the Hittites were held as slaves by the Babylonians.

Question 39

Which of the following is not correct about marriage and family in ancient Egypt?

A)Wives of all classes had major responsibilities and commanded respect.
B)Women had many equal legal rights to men, but had very limited career opportunities.
C)Polygamy was the general rule, although wives could keep additional husbands.
D)For women, especially, the penalties for adultery were catastrophic.
E)Many parents and children appear to have had close and loving relationships.

Question 40

The monotheism of the Jews

A)produced a feeling of Jewish separation from those who were not Jewish.
B)was accessible only to the prophets.
C)provided a tolerance for the gods of outside conquerors.
D)was a result of the Osiris movement.
E)was a consequence of the spread of early Christianity.

Question 41

​The most important cities in Egypt developed in which region?

A)​Lower Egypt​
B)​Upper Egypt
C)​Above the first cataract.​
D)​In the middle region near Memphis.​
E)​None of these.

Question 42

One of the basic distinguishing features of the human species was​

A)​the ability to make tools​
B)​walking upright​
C)​domestication of animals​
D)​an omnivorous diet​
E)​opposable thumbs​

Question 43

Identify the following terms.
Paleolithic

Question 44

Identify the following terms.
Bronze Age ​

Question 45

​What Assyrian tactic is credited for creating a polyglot, diverse population?

A)​Torture of resistors.​
B)​An Emphasis on education.​
C)​Deportation.
D)​Polytheism.
E)​Nationalism.

Question 46

​The majority of Hammurabi's law code deals with

A)​marriage and family​
B)​public disorder​
C)​religious crimes​
D)​business regulation​
E)​theft and injury

Question 47

The ideas of Zoroastrianism

A)according to the Zend Avesta, stated that there was only one god.
B)are perhaps the best stated exposition of polytheism produced in the ancient world.
C)were written down by Zoroaster in the seventh century B.C.E.
D)influenced Hinduism and Buddhism.
E)did not outlive the death of Zarathustra.

Question 48

According to Egyptian tradition, the pharaoh was ​supposed to maintain order by

A)​the Mandate of Heaven.​
B)​his Divine status​
C)​Ma'at
D)karma
E)​anrita

Question 49

The kingdom of Judah was overthrown by which empire? ​

A)​Assyrian..
B)​Hittite.
C)​Persian
D)​Chaldean
E)​Phoenician.

Question 50

The foundation of the Sumerian mathematical system was​

A)​base 10
B)​base 60​
C)​inclusive of a zero​
D)​base 100​
E)​base 25

Question 51

Identify the following terms.
hominids

Question 52

​The transition from hunter-gatherer to a food producing society happened

A)to the unstable nature of pastoralism.
B)​abruptly in some areas, rapidly in others
C)​gradually in the Mesolithic era
D)​only in river valleys
E)​with the use of metal tools.

Question 53

Identify the following terms.
Neanderthal

Question 54

Identify the following terms.
Australopithecines

Question 55

​What were the duties of a Persian Satrap?

A)Tax collection.​
B)​Raising forces for the Royal army.​
C)​Commanding military forces in their region.​
D)​Maintaining justice and security.​
E)​All of these.​

Question 56

Identify the following terms.
Homo sapiens

Question 57

Who did Sumerians believe owned the cities?​

A)​Priests and priestesses.
B)​Kings.
C)​Everyone who was not a slave.
D)​The gods and goddesses.​
E)​None of these.

Question 58

The first person to establish a dynastic empire in Mesopotamia was:

A)​Sargon the Akkadian.​
B)​Ur-Nammu.​
C)​Hammurabi.
D)​Utnapishtam the Faraway​
E)​Zardoz.​

Question 59

What do Zoroastrianism and Judaism have in common?

A)the concept of polytheism.
B)emphasis on good and evil.
C)a common worship of the god, Yahweh.
D)individual judgment of souls after death by Osiris.
E)the belief in unoriginal sin.

Question 60

​Where did the oldest of the neolithic farming villages first form?

A)​China.
B)​Europe.
C)​Mesoamerica.
D)​India.
E)​Middle East.

Question 61

Identify the following terms.
Mesopotamia

Question 62

Identify the following terms.
Menes

Question 63

Identify the following terms.
Epic of Gilgamesh

Question 64

Identify the following terms.
hieroglyphs

Question 65

Identify the following terms.
the Nile

Question 66

Identify the following terms.
Code of Hammurabi

Question 67

Identify the following terms.
cave paintings

Question 68

Identify the following terms.
Sumerians

Question 69

Identify the following terms.
Semitic

Question 70

Identify the following terms.
Sargon of Akkad

Question 71

Identify the following terms.
Tigris and Euphrates

Question 72

Identify the following terms.
Neolithic

Question 73

Identify the following terms.
Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt

Question 74

Identify the following terms.
Çatal Hüyük

Question 75

Identify the following terms.
Osiris

Question 76

Identify the following terms.
cuneiform

Question 77

Identify the following terms.
Son of Re

Question 78

Identify the following terms.
Great Pyramid of Giza

Question 79

Identify the following terms.
Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom

Question 80

Identify the following terms.

-Eridu, Ur, Uruk, Umma, and Lagash