Question 1

What caused the most political instability in Greek city-states during the Archaic period?

Accepted Answer

A)   tension between those who held power and the greater number who fought in the city-state's army
B)   constitutions that provided for rule by law
C)   symposia that excluded women
D)   athletic competitions
E)   tyrantsF) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 2

Between the third and second millennia BCE, Mesopotamians used writing only to record government and trade functions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Historians have deciphered the Minoan language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What type of government did Sparta prefer?

Accepted Answer

A)   oligarchy
B)   monarchy
C)   tyranny
D)   democracy
E)   anarchyF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

What did the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten do during his reign?

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A)   He established a new capital in Memphis.
B)   He established a monotheistic religion based on worship of the sun.
C)   He established a monotheistic religion based on worship of the Nile.
D)   He encouraged worship of traditional polytheistic state religion.
E)   He built temples to celebrate his new religion.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 6

Why did Hammurabi write the Code of Hammurabi?

Accepted Answer

A)   He wanted to portray himself as the legitimate king of Babylon.
B)   He wanted to demonstrate that he was divinely sanctioned as a protector of justice.
C)   He wanted to provide a comprehensive set of guidelines for the judges of Babylon to use to decide cases.
D)   He wanted to demonstrate to states and peoples outside Babylon that he was a divine source of justice.
E)   He wanted to unify and regularize penalties that had traditionally varied based on the defendant's gender, social class, and legal status.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

What made the Persian Empire successful in uniting and maintaining power in the ancient Near East?

Accepted Answer

The Persian Empire was the largest empir...

Question 8

People invented writing to do which task?

Accepted Answer

A)   record literature
B)   record material used in religious ceremonies and rituals
C)   record legal materials
D)   record inventories
E)   record curses and magical spellsF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

Which of the following empires experienced the most territorial growth?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hittite
B)   Egyptian
C)   Kassite
D)   Assyrian
E)   JerusalemF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

What word best describes Dark Age Greece?

Accepted Answer

A)   uncreative
B)   isolated
C)   individual
D)   passive
E)   sedentaryF) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

Writing in the ancient Near East influenced the development of writing in Egypt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which kingdom prospered during and after the Bronze Age Crisis?

Accepted Answer

A)   Babylon
B)   Assyria
C)   the Hittites
D)   the Egyptians
E)   the PhoeniciansF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

Which empire used satraps to govern provinces?

Accepted Answer

A)   New Kingdom Egypt
B)   Akkadian
C)   Neo-Assyrian
D)   Third Dynasty of Ur
E)   PersianF) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 14

How were the Greeks influenced by Near Eastern and Egyptian models? How did they transform these models as they incorporated them?

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The roots of Greek culture lay in two ci...

Question 15

Who controlled Babylon during the Neo-Babylonian period?

Accepted Answer

A)   Amorites
B)   Kassites
C)   Assyrians
D)   Chaldeans
E)   PersiansF) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 16

What rulership tradition did Hatshepsut break?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hatshepsut sponsored trade outside Egypt.
B)   Hatshepsut built temples.
C)   Hatshepsut introduced a monotheistic religion.
D)   Hatshepsut was a woman and was sometimes portrayed in official art as female.
E)   Hatshepsut took a throne name.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 17

Why did the Jews have a unique relationship with their God?

Accepted Answer

A)   They needed to explain why they had been exiled and why the Jewish States had been destroyed.
B)   They needed to explain why the Jewish people had been enslaved by the Egyptians.
C)   They needed to explain why the Jewish people founded two kingdoms instead of one.
D)   They needed to explain why Solomon chose to build the Temple in Jerusalem.
E)   They needed to explain why the House of David had come to power.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

How did Sparta exemplify Greek culture, and how was it unique?

Accepted Answer

In many ways, Sparta exemplified common ...

Question 19

Studying natural phenomena to find divine messages led to an understanding of anatomy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Why did Egyptians mummify pharaohs?

Accepted Answer

A)   Egyptians wanted to prevent animals from destroying corpses.
B)   Egyptians wanted to protect the pharaoh and his belongings for use in the afterlife.
C)   Egyptians wanted to permit burial at sea.
D)   Egyptians wanted to keep the deceased at his or her home.
E)   Egyptians tried to prevent the spread of disease.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Exam 1: Origins: the Near East, Egypt, and Greece, 12,000-600 Bce

Which of the following empires experienced the most territorial growth?

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What caused the most political instability in Greek city-states during the Archaic period?

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Who controlled Babylon during the Neo-Babylonian period?

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What rulership tradition did Hatshepsut break?

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How were the Greeks influenced by Near Eastern and Egyptian models? How did they transform these models as they incorporated them?

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What made the Persian Empire successful in uniting and maintaining power in the ancient Near East?

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Writing in the ancient Near East influenced the development of writing in Egypt.

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What word best describes Dark Age Greece?

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Between the third and second millennia BCE, Mesopotamians used writing only to record government and trade functions.

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Which empire used satraps to govern provinces?

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Why did the Jews have a unique relationship with their God?

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Why did Hammurabi write the Code of Hammurabi?

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Why did Egyptians mummify pharaohs?

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Studying natural phenomena to find divine messages led to an understanding of anatomy.

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People invented writing to do which task?

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What did the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten do during his reign?

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Which kingdom prospered during and after the Bronze Age Crisis?

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Historians have deciphered the Minoan language.

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What type of government did Sparta prefer?

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How did Sparta exemplify Greek culture, and how was it unique?

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