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Western Civilization: HIST101. Quiz One. Score 60/60 Your quiz has been submitted successfully. Question 1 2 / 2 points Which of the following was an important element in the development of early settlements? Quest ...

Western Civilization: HIST101. Quiz One. Score 60/60 Your quiz has been submitted successfully. Question 1 2 / 2 points Which of the following was an important element in the development of early settlements? Question options: The development of coinage to make the exchange of goods easier. The discovery made during the last “Little Ice Age” of freezing to preserve food. The establishment of first local and then long-distance trade routes throughout the Near East The standardization of burial practices throughout the Near and Middle East. Question 2 2 / 2 points The switch from subsistence by food gathering to food production: Question options: required people to give up their faith in storm and wind gods. meant that women were no longer part of the labor force. prohibited raising domestic animals as livestock. was a momentous revolution that made stable settlements possible. Question 3 2 / 2 points Catal Huyuk was built on a site that had a large deposit of obsidian (also called volcanic glass). Question options: True False Question 4 2 / 2 points Of the areas in which agriculture developed, The Fertile Crescent enjoyed which of the following significant advantages: Question options: Many nutritious staple crops like wheat and barley grew naturally in the region. Several of the key animal species that were first domesticated by humans were native to the region. All of these The region was also much more temperate and fertile than it is today Question 5 2 / 2 points Cave paintings, such as those found in Lascaux, France, are evidence of development of: Question options: permanent settlement a priestly class a stratified society religious and artistic ideas Question 6 2 / 2 points To the peoples of the ancient world, the characteristic manifestations of civilization—government, literature, science, and art—were necessarily products of: Question options: rural life warfare religion city life Question 7 2 / 2 points The ability of Neanderthals to make jewelry, bury their dead in distinctive graves, and create cave paintings, suggests which of the following? Question options: Neanderthals were the most advanced ancient peoples. Neanderthals likely became extinct as a result of famine. Neanderthal women did the same work as men. Neanderthals had some recognizable human traits. Question 8 2 / 2 points The earliest primates with human characteristics originated roughly 4 million years ago in: Question options: North America China South America Africa Question 9 2 / 2 points Sumerian distrust of nature and fear of the world were paralyzing to their culture as they lacked motivation to make significant advances in science, technology, and trade. Question options: True False Question 10 2 / 2 points Political leaders in ancient Mesopotamia appear to have been drawn from both priesthoods and the warrior elite, with the two classes working closely together in governing the cities. Question options: True False Question 11 2 / 2 points The Ur III dynasty is an example of an early bureaucratic empire. Question options: True False Question 12 2 / 2 points Following Utnapishtim’s advice, Gilgamesh finds the magical plant that will give him immortality, however, it is stolen by a snake. Question options: True False Question 13 2 / 2 points Myths can be considered an early form of history. Question options: True False Question 14 2 / 2 points Several versions of the Gilgamesh story use both Sumerian and Akkadian names for gods. Question options: True False Question 15 2 / 2 points Why was Sumer an uninviting environment for the first cities? Question options: The soil was sandy and the rivers flooded unpredictably. The area has no natural defenses. The marshy land between the rivers was fertile breeding ground for malaria and other deadly diseases. The rivers were largely unnavigable during long periods of the year, making trade difficult. Question 16 2 / 2 points Enkidu’s death in the Epic of Gilgamesh and Gilgamesh’s inability to revive him illustrates that Sumerians believed that: Question options: the Sumerians believed that the gods would reward those who did their bidding rural life is superior to urban life and “civilization.” human effort was futile to stop the forces of nature. a powerful king owes no allegiance to the gods Question 17 2 / 2 points By about 1650 BCE, a group known as the __________, an Egyptian term which simply means “leaders of foreigners,” seized power in Lower Egypt Question options: Hittites Hyksos Minoans Akkadians Question 18 2 / 2 points The Egyptians developed elaborate tombs and burial techniques: Question options: following the example of the Hebrews and other nomadic people. to enable a person’s afterlife and ensure he or she had all that was necessary there to preserve their sacred cats in the harsh desert climate because they believed deceased people would be reincarnated as animals. Question 19 2 / 2 points Before entering an enjoyable afterlife, the deceased Egyptian supposedly: Question options: confessed all sins. had to build a pyramid, large or small, according to social status. would be judged by gods. had to buy access to heaven with offerings to the gods Question 20 2 / 2 points The essential characteristics of Egyptian religion emerged during the Old Kingdom, especially the idea that the king was a: Question options: mortal ruler god animal spirit priest Question 21 2 / 2 points Ma’at: Question options: or “size,” meant that temples and palaces had to be very large was a male god who made the universe move forward in time. includes ideas of harmony, order, justice, and truth. is equivalent to the English “human rights.” Question 22 2 / 2 points The New Kingdom saw the only known female pharaoh, called Question options: Abu Simbel Cleopatra Hatshepsut Nefertiti Question 23 2 / 2 points The First Intermediate Period refers to a period in which Egypt ceased to be unified. Question options: True False Question 24 2 / 2 points The culture of the Mycenaeans was Question options: hindered by their lack of writing. preserved for posterity by the Kassittes. strongly militaristic, prone to attacks on other peoples based on ideas borrowed from the Hebrews Question 25 2 / 2 points The story of Moses’s childhood was apparently based on a similar story about: Question options: Hammurabi. Darius. Sargon the Great. Ramses II. Question 26 2 / 2 points Solomon lived in a manner consistent with other Iron Age kings, with many wives and a harem of concubines. Question options: True False Question 27 2 / 2 points The “Babylonian captivity” of the Hebrew people began in the rule of Cyrus the Great Question options: True False Question 28 2 / 2 points The Hebrews were allowed to return to their lands following the conquest of Babylon by: Question options: Cyrus. Hammurabi. Amenhotep IV. Ramses II. Question 29 2 / 2 points The Hebrew Bible is an unparalleled historical source that describes the cultural practices and theological development of the Hebrew people. However, most historians believe that: Question options: the biblical stories are essentially unique to the Hebrews, with no parallels in other Near Eastern societies. the Hebrew people never really struggled with the Canaanites. it represents a factual account of the events it relates—the most accurate record of the period we have today. the Bible’s composite nature means that each biblical book should be analyzed within its particular context. Question 30 2 / 2 points All of the following are true of the Hebrew conception of God except Question options: he was the creator of but not an inherent part of nature all peoples of the world were subject to him. he would punish those not following him. there was no room for personal relationships with him, as his word was law. ________________________________________ Attempt Score: 60 / 60 - 100 % Overall Grade (highest attempt): 60 / 60 - 100 %