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world history quiz
survey history exam quiz 3+4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Although short-lived, Sargon's empire largely saw the decline of independent city-states and the growth of empires in Mesopotamia. | True |
| What term is defined by the book as "all the different ways a distinct group of people interact with one another and their environment and pass these ways down...over time." | culture |
| Who was the greatest pharaoh of the Middle Kingdom period in ancient Egyptian history? | Senusret III |
| What is the name of the first writing system that developed in Sumer? | Cuneiform |
| Mesopotamia is Greek for "the high county" and refers to the high plateaus of central Iraq. | False |
| The history of ancient Egypt largely involves the civilization that grew up around what river? | The Nile River |
| How did the Kassites react to the culture of the peoples they conquered? | They adopted the culture of the Mesopotamians |
| What animal played a prominent role in the religion and culture of Çatalhöyük? | Bulls (cattle) |
| What term is defined by the book as the characteristic of a society in which families and individuals could vary greatly in their status and wealth? | Social stratification |
| According to the textbook, why would government emerge in sedentary societies? | Priests, who were believed to wield the power of the gods, were worshipped and feared by commoners, and this gave priests power over collective decisions. |
| What period of time gave unassimilated Israelites time to edit their sacred writings and compile the work that became the Hebrew Bible? | Babylonian exile |
| What name is given to the flight of the Hebrews from Egypt in the Hebrew Bible? | The Exodus |
| What name do historians give to the peoples often assumed to have played a role in the collapse of Bronze Age civilizations? | Sea Peoples |
| What is the name of the Indo-Europeans peoples who dominated Anatolia and threatened Mesopotamian kingdoms? | Hittites |
| What group of people took power in Mesopotamia after the collapse of the Third Dynasty of Ur? | Amorites |
| What is the name of the kingdom where indigenous Egyptians ruled while the Hyksos controlled most of northern Egypt? | The Theban Kingdom |
| What is the name of the people against whom Ramses II of the New Kingdom era in Egyptian history fought with for control of Syria? | The Hittites |
| The Hittites and Egyptians are likely the first people in history who signed a peace treaty. | True |
| What empire was the first to control both Mesopotamia and Egypt? | The Assyrian Empire |
| What two groups formed an alliance to defeat the Assyrian Empire? | The Medes and Babylonians |
| What term is used to designate the worships or belief in multiple gods? | polytheists |
| Which of the following is an important political difference between ancient Egypt after Narmer and Mesopotamia? | Egypt was unified as a single state while Mesopotamia contained numerous warring rivals. |
| What is the name for the regional governors in ancient Egypt? | Nomarchs |
| In the Early Dynastic Period of Sumer, the lugals came to establish dynasties that ruled over what? | Cities |
| While both ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians were polytheists, why did the Egyptians view their deities as more benevolent than how the peoples of Mesopotamia viewed their gods? | The annual flooding of the Nile was regular and orderly, unlike the unpredictable flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates, which gave the Egyptians a more positive view of their gods. |
| Which of the following best explains the idea of specialization? | People in agricultural societies can perform specific tasks in exchange for goods or services. |
| According to the textbook, the pyramids were build by enslaved peoples. | False |
| What item shows the clear influence of Mesopotamian culture on the Indus River Valley civilization? | The use of clay seals |
| What is the name of the cultural era that began after the Neolithic Age, beginning in Mesopotamia around 4000 BCE? | The Bronze Age |
| Who is credited with establishing the first empire in Mesopotamia? | Sargon of Akkad |
| What was the purpose of the Neo-Assyrian practice now called “calculated frightfulness”? | to demonstrate the cost of rebellion |
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