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Many scholars believe that Paleolithic foraging societies |
| | A) | had sharply defined social classes |
| | B) | were relatively egalitarian both in terms of class and gender |
| | C) | were dominated by female, Amazonian warriors |
| | D) | had highly developed governments |
| | E) | none of the above |
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Early humans originated in |
| | A) | Western Europe. |
| | B) | South America. |
| | C) | East Africa. |
| | D) | coastal China. |
| | E) | New Zealand. |
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During the Neolithic era, humans began to |
| | A) | develop large cities. |
| | B) | practice sedentary agriculture and to domesticate animals. |
| | C) | create vast empires. |
| | D) | move out of Africa to new regions such as Europe and Australia. |
| | E) | none of the above |
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During the Neolithic era, agriculture began in all of the following areas except |
| | A) | Norway. |
| | B) | Southwest Asia. |
| | C) | Sub-Saharan West Africa. |
| | D) | Southeast Asia. |
| | E) | Peru. |
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Gilgamesh was |
| | A) | a king of the city-state of Uruk. |
| | B) | a hero in a popular Mesopotamian epic. |
| | C) | a warrior in conflict with the city of Kish. |
| | D) | a legendary loyal friend of Enkidu. |
| | E) | all of the above |
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Which of the following is not true of the land called Mesopotamia? |
| | A) | It lies between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. |
| | B) | It is a land of abundant rainfall and fertile plains. |
| | C) | It is located in modern-day Iraq. |
| | D) | It was the home of the Sumerians. |
| | E) | It attracted many Semitic-speaking migrants. |
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Which of the following did Sumerian cities and their governments do? |
| | A) | organize work on building projects |
| | B) | rule over the area surrounding the city |
| | C) | oversee the construction and maintenance of irrigation systems |
| | D) | organize the defense of the city against attacks |
| | E) | all of the above |
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Sargon of Akkad |
| | A) | was an Assyrian ruler. |
| | B) | built the capital city of Babylon. |
| | C) | inherited the kingship from his father. |
| | D) | was a gifted administrator and warrior. |
| | E) | all of the above |
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In Hammurabi's code you would be unlikely to find |
| | A) | laws with punishments that differ according to social class. |
| | B) | laws that prescribe the death penalty. |
| | C) | laws that indicate a suspect is innocent until proven guilty. |
| | D) | laws regulating commercial transactions, wages, and prices. |
| | E) | laws regulating social relations such as marriage. |
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Which of the following peoples did not rule a Mesopotamian empire? |
| | A) | the Assyrians |
| | B) | the Hittites |
| | C) | the Jews |
| | D) | the Chaldeans |
| | E) | the Akkadians |
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Homo sapiens took advantage of land bridges to spread to Australia, New Guinea, and the Americas. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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As a result of agriculture, the human population had risen to about ten million by 500 B.C.E. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Sumeria's wealth attracted migrants from nearby regions. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Sumerian city-states defended themselves from attack by moving their cities to islands in the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Sargon financed his empire by discovering new, untapped sources of gold. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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All of the following social changes were brought about by agriculture in the Neolithic age except |
| | A) | population growth. |
| | B) | the emergence of villages and towns. |
| | C) | the invention of writing. |
| | D) | the specialization of labor. |
| | E) | the emergence of social classes. |
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Çatal Hüyük is an archaeological site in Anatolia from Neolithic times in which one can readily see evidence of |
| | A) | specialization of labor. |
| | B) | iron production. |
| | C) | a monotheistic religion. |
| | D) | writing. |
| | E) | all of the above |
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Cities first emerged from agricultural villages and towns in |
| | A) | the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. |
| | B) | Egypt. |
| | C) | China. |
| | D) | India. |
| | E) | South America. |
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Which of the following was the latest invention? |
| | A) | bronze metallurgy |
| | B) | the wheel |
| | C) | ships |
| | D) | iron metallurgy |
| | E) | the chariot |
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Cuneiform writing |
| | A) | evolved from Egyptian hieroglyphics. |
| | B) | was usually written on papyrus. |
| | C) | did not last for the duration of the Sumerian culture. |
| | D) | involved wedge-shaped symbols pressed onto clay with a reed. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The religious beliefs of the Israelites after Moses included |
| | A) | the worship of Mesopotamian gods. |
| | B) | monotheism. |
| | C) | the worship of El. |
| | D) | the building of ziggurats. |
| | E) | none of the above. |
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After the tenth century B.C.E., the Israelites experienced |
| | A) | the division of the kingdom of Israel. |
| | B) | conquest by the Assyrians. |
| | C) | the destruction of Jerusalem by the New Babylonian empire. |
| | D) | the return of deportees to Judea where they became known as Jews. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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The Phoenicians |
| | A) | were prosperous based on their sea trade and commercial networks. |
| | B) | built a vast empire through conquest. |
| | C) | were an Indo-European people. |
| | D) | first settled in the Mediterranean in the tenth century. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Which of the following is not associated with the Phoenicians? |
| | A) | agriculture. |
| | B) | alphabetic script. |
| | C) | industry and trade. |
| | D) | city-states. |
| | E) | shipbuilding. |
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The key element in the expansion of the Indo-Europeans from their homeland was |
| | A) | iron weapons. |
| | B) | monotheism. |
| | C) | trade. |
| | D) | horses. |
| | E) | writing. |
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The Assyrian army's power derived from the fact that Assyria was the only state in the region that knew how to make iron weapons. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Mesopotamian women gained new sexual and social freedom during the second millennium B.C.E. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Knowledge of astronomy helped Mesopotamians to devise better calendars that had important practical applications for this agricultural society. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Phoenician ships traveled throughout the Mediterranean and Europe's Atlantic coast, and even sailed as far as the Azores Islands. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Between 3,000 B.C.E. and 1,000 B.C.E., Indo-European people migrated into Iran, India, Southeast Asia, and Australia. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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