Question 1

What was the geographical base of the Hitittes,Egypt's major rival?

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A)  Anatolia.
B)  Crete.
C)  Cyprus.
D)  Nubia.
E)  Iran.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

In the ancient Mesopotamian religion,what was the most powerful deity?

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A)  Goddess of water.
B)  God of beer.
C)  Healing god.
D)  Storm god..
E)  God of love.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 3

Before they became kings,Mesopotamian rulers such as Gilgamesh were probably descendants of

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A)  Priests.
B)  Prominent families.
C)  Farmers.
D)  Scribes.
E)  Judges.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

The modern name for the region of Mesopotamia is

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A)  Iraq and eastern Syria.
B)  Egypt and Sudan.
C)  Arabia.
D)  Iran.
E)  Yemen and Oman.F) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 5

One of the last pharaohs of the New Kingdom,and one who saw many of the rulers of powerful neighboring kingdoms as "brothers",was

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A)  Ramesses II.
B)  Tutankhamen.
C)  Narmer.
D)  Hatshepsut.
E)  Akhenaten.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

Please define the following key terms.
- Sargon of Akkad

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Question 7

By 2500 B.C.E. ,how did early Mesopotamians improve the wheel?

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A)  They made wheels from lighter metal.
B)  They made wheels from heavier wood.
C)  Spokes were added.
D)  Wheels were lined with leather.
E)  Special animal fat was used to reduce friction.F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 8

Egypt receives almost all of its water from

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A)  The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
B)  The Mediterranean Sea.
C)  The Nile River.
D)  The Red Sea.
E)  Man-made dams.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

Please define the following key terms.
- Hittites

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The Hittites were an ancient Anatolian p...

Question 10

A very significant transformation in technology in Ancient Mesopotamia was the

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A)  Catapult.
B)  Astrolabe.
C)  Gunpowder.
D)  Bow and arrow.
E)  Wheel.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

The Book of the Dead,contained detailed instructions regarding

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A)  The fate of the living upon the death of a loved one.
B)  The fate of animals upon death.​
C)  What the deceased should say upon encountering Osiris.
D)  The fate of those who did not believe in the gods. 
E)  None of these choices. F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 12

The name "Mesopotamia," given to the region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers,is this language's term for "between the rivers".

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A)  Latin.
B)  Sumerian.
C)  Greek.
D)  Arabic.
E)  Egyptian.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

An early version of Gilgamesh indicates that the king ruled with the assistance of

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A)  The temple priests.
B)  A co-king.
C)  A royal consort.
D)  Enkidu.
E)  One or more assemblies.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

Which of these is true of the workers who built the Great Pyramid?

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A)  Only male workers were used.
B)  No slave labor was involved.
C)  Laborers were sacrificed when the chamber was completed.
D)  Skilled laborers were the only ones allowed to work on the pyramid.
E)  Architects were brought in from Mesopotamia.F) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 15

The story of Wen-Amun's voyage to Lebanon and Cyprus emphasized

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A)  The weakness of Egypt.
B)  The power of Amun-Ra.
C)  A successful system of international credit.
D)  The importance of travel and credit during the development of the international system.
E)  The advanced development of navigational tools.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

What constitutes a complex society and how do they compare with the Neolithic communities that came before?

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Question 17

Please define the following key terms.
- empire

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An empire is a political construct in wh...

Question 18

The Hebrew bible was assembled when the Hebrews had been conquered by

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A)  Assyria.
B)  Persia.
C)  Hittites.
D)  Babylon.
E)  Hyksos.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 19

Please define the following key terms.
- wheel

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The term "wheel" refers to a circular co...

Question 20

The epic Gilgamesh,one of the earliest recorded works of literature,tells the story of the area that is given credit for establishing the first complex societies,which is called

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A)  Egypt.
B)  Turkey.
C)  Spain.
D)  Mesopotamia.
E)  Africa.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

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