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| 2947672408 | The reason that civilization appeared at an early date in the Middle East was that A. settled agriculture, dependent on irrigation systems, had emerged there. B. there was a higher concentration of humans in this region than anywhere else. C. There was no hunting and gathering societies in the region. D. It was the only region in the world to develop sedentary agriculture. | A. settled agriculture, dependent on irrigation systems, had emerged there. | 0 | |
| 2947672409 | Along which river did the first civilization emerge? A. Persian Gulf B. Huang-he C. Nile D. Tigris and Euphrates | D. Tigris and Euphrates | 1 | |
| 2947672410 | Which of the following facilitated the development of the first civilization? A. irrigation systems B. Supplementary hunting and gathering C. Monumental architecture D. Roads and transportation systems | A. irrigation systems | 2 | |
| 2947672411 | What was the first river valley civilization? a. Egypt b. Sumer c. Mesoamerica d. Anatolia | b. Sumer | 3 | |
| 2947672412 | Technological innovations occurring between 6000 and 4000 BCE prepared the way for civilization by a. leading to an industrial revolution. b. ensuring more consistent surpluses of food and necessary products. c. allowing the elimination of human labor in the production of food. d. removing the necessity of social stratification. | b. ensuring more consistent surpluses of food and necessary products. | 4 | |
| 2947672413 | Which of the following was NOT a technological innovation leading to civilization? a. wheel b. use of bronze c. writing d. use of animal bones | d. use of animal bones | 5 | |
| 2947672414 | Which of the following is NOT an accurate description of the Sumerian form of writing? a. it was done on clay tablets b. it was used to keep lists of goods and receipts. c. priests and officials developed a near-monopoly of the skill. d. it never made the transition from pictograms to phonetic symbols. | d. it never made the transition from pictograms to phonetic symbols. | 6 | |
| 2947672415 | Sumerian writing is called a. hieroglyphs b. Linear A c. cuneiform d. pictographic | c. cuneiform | 7 | |
| 2947672416 | The principle of political organization in Sumerian civilization was a. tightly controlled nation-states b. tightly organized city-states c. hunting and gathering bands d. sedentary agricultural villages | b. tightly organized city-states | 8 | |
| 2947672417 | The scope of Sumerian government was often more a. imperial than regional. b. republican than monarchic. c. democratic than oligarchic. d. regional than imperial. | d. regional than imperial. | 9 | |
| 2947672418 | The Sumerians created a more elaborate culture including the world's first heroic epic, a. the Aeneid b. the Epic of Gilgamesh c. the Iliad d. the Great Flood | b. the Epic of Gilgamesh | 10 | |
| 2947672419 | What is animism? a. a massive tower b. temples with statues and painted frescoes c. the ideas that a divine force lies within natural objects d. mathematical advances | c. the ideas that a divine force lies within natural objects | 11 | |
| 2947672420 | Ziggaruts were Sumerian a. wheeled vehicles b. irrigation systems c. slaves d. towers | d. towers | 12 | |
| 2947672421 | Which of the following statements about Sumerian religion is correct? a. The Sumerians believed in a single god who weighed all souls at death. b. The Sumerians believed in a joyous afterlife for the righteous. c. Some of the basic elements of Sumerian religion continued to have force in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. d. Sumerian religion rejected animism in favor of abstract and distant deities. | c. Some basic elements of Sumerian religion continued to have force in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. | 13 | |
| 2947672422 | Which of the following statements concerning the relationship of civilization and writing is correct? a. writing allowed for the keeping of complex records and the establishment of formal bureaucracies. b. Writing was more important to the development of civilization than sedentary agriculture. c. Most civilizations developed without writing. d. No sophisticated civilization developed without a system of writing. | a. Writing allowed for the keeping of complex records and the establishment of formal bureaucracies. | 14 | |
| 2947672423 | Which of the following is NOT a drawback to civilization? a. Aggressive behavior and warfare b. Greater inequality between men and women c. Stricter social stratification into classes or castes d. Decreased wealth and food surpluses | d. decreased wealth and food surpluses | 15 | |
| 2947672424 | The first ruler to create an empire in Mesopotamia was a. Gilgamesh of Erech b. Dumuzi of Ur c. Sargon I of Akkad d. Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon | c. Sargon I of Akkad | 16 | |
| 2947672425 | One of the most significant accomplishments of Hammurabi was the a. conquest of Egypt b. codification of the laws of Mesopotamia c. construction of the monumental architecture of Hattusas d. destruction of the Babylonian empire. | b. codification of the laws of Mesopotamia | 17 | |
| 2947672426 | The first pharaoh of Egypt was a. Amenhotep b. Gilgamesh c. Akhenaton d. Narmer | d. Narmer | 18 | |
| 2947672427 | Which of the following was characteristic of the power of the pharaoh in Egyptian civilization? a. The ruler had authority limited to his own city-state b. The pharaoh's power was truncated by the lack of a formal bureaucracy c. He was regarded as a god with power to assure prosperity and control the Nile d. The pharaoh's authority was limited by independent regional governments. | c. He was regarded as a god with the power to assure prosperity and control the Nile. | 19 | |
| 2947672428 | Which of the following was NOT characteristic of Egyptian religious belief concerning death? a. construction of massive funeral monuments b. mummification c. death rituals that extended organization to the afterlife d. death rituals that consigned most members of society to endless darkness | d. death rituals that consigned most members of society to endless darkness | 20 | |
| 2947672429 | One of the major differences between Egyptian literary tradition and Mesopotamian literary works was a. the lack of epic literary tradition in Egypt b. the lack of an epic literary tradition in Mesopotamia c. the less pictographic nature of Egyptian writing d. the Egyptian use of clay tablets. | a. the lack of epic literary tradition in Egypt | 21 | |
| 2947672430 | Compared to Mesopotamian civilization, Egyptian civilization was a. less stable due to many foreign incursions. b. less stable due to many political changes. c. more stable due to few foreign incursions. d. more stable due to brutal repressive measures. | c more stable due to few foreign incursions. | 22 | |
| 2947672431 | Which of the following statements best summarizes the economic differences between Egypt and Mesopotamia? a. Unlike Mesopotamia, Egypt was heavily dependent on trade b. Mesopotamian civilization had no merchant class c. Egyptian civilization had no formal writing d. Unlike Egypt, Mesopotamia was heavily dependent on trade. | d. Unlike Egypt, Mesopotamia was heavily dependent on trade. | 23 | |
| 2947672432 | Which of the following statements best expresses one of the most distinctive similarities of Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations? a. Both were strongly stratified with distinctive classes of nobles, priests, peasants, and slaves b. Both had religions that featured emphasis on preparation for and rituals relating to the afterlife c. Both featured strong regional government at the expense of city-states. d. Neither culture was able to achieve advances in science or technology | a. Both were strongly stratified with distinctive classes of nobles, priests, peasants, and slaves | 24 | |
| 2947672433 | Why did sexual inequality exist in so many societies? a. Women had no religious roles b. The status of women reflected the value of their labor in agricultural societies c. No societies continued to practice matrilineal descent and inheritance d. There were no female rulers in ancient societies | b. the status of women reflected the value of their labor in agricultural socieites | 25 | |
| 2947672434 | What was the first African state other than Egypt to emerge? a. Minoan b. Phoenicia c. Assyria d. Kush | d. Kush | 26 | |
| 2947672435 | The most significant contribution of the early Jewish state to Western civilization was a. its sense of a divine plan b. its use of elaborate rituals concerning death c. its emphasis on divine kingship d. the development of a strong monotheistic religion | d. the development of a strong monotheistic religion | 27 | |
| 2947672436 | Which of the following was NOT produced by Kushite culture? a. Hieroglyphic writing b. Iron making c. Bronze weapons d. Strong monarchies | c. Bronze weapons | 28 | |
| 2947672437 | Which of the following peoples successfully colonized the western Mediterranean? a. Minoans b. Hittites c. Phoenicians d. Assyrians | c. Pheonicians | 29 |
