Question 1

An important benefit of the increasing flexibility of cuneiform as it developed was

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A)   it could be used to write languages other than Sumerian
B)   decreasing potential for confusion, with one sign for each word
C)   ease of use, allowing the common people to read are write widely
D)   the ability to correspond with other cultures with writing systems, such as China

Question 2

Archaeological research shows that

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A)   irrigation depends on a strong central authority to coordinate its construction, use, and maintenance
B)   centralized authority and irrigation farming developed together
C)   centralized authority developed only long after irrigation projects had begun
D)   centralized authority was essential to the initial spread of irrigation techniques

Question 3

Around 1600 BCE, warfare in Southwest Asia was fundamentally changed by the introduction of

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A)   the horse-drawn chariot
B)   diplomacy
C)   bronze
D)   writing

Question 4

In Mesopotamian society, writing and reading were

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A)   common across all social classes
B)   limited to a group of trained specialists
C)   restricted to royalty and the priesthood
D)   unknown

Question 5

The need to exchange goods with others, which was a major stimulus to the development of cities, was created by

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A)   irrigation farming
B)   social hierarchy
C)   specialization of labor
D)   centralized authority

Question 6

The term Egyptians used for their king, pharaoh, came from their word for

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A)   the Nile River
B)   palace
C)   god
D)   abundance

Question 7

Uruk's main goddess was

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A)   An
B)   Inanna
C)   Nanna
D)   Ashnan

Question 8

In the center of Uruk was

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A)   a gigantic temple complex
B)   a military training ground
C)   a trading forum
D)   the building that housed the legislature A

Question 9

The Egyptian king was considered the earthly embodiment of the god

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A)   Osiris
B)   Re
C)   Horus
D)   Geb

Question 10

The heads of the leading states were like members of a club and they referred to themselves as

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A)   "Great Kings"
B)   "Mighty Rulers"
C)   "Divine Rulers"
D)   "Supreme Kings"

Question 11

Sumerians developed writing to

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A)   record the law and make it known across the territory
B)   keep track of income and expenditures and review transactions that involved large quantities of goods
C)   preserve and spread religious texts
D)   honor the king

Question 12

A central part of the ideology of power in Hammurabi's Babylon was the idea that

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A)   kings should protect the weak
B)   this was a society of equals
C)   all people should support the king
D)   residents were their neighbors' keepers

Question 13

A crucial element in the definition of a city is that it

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A)   separated from the surrounding countryside by a wall or other clear boundary
B)   has a larger population than the surrounding countryside
C)   serves communities in the surrounding countryside and that these communities provide goods to people in the city
D)   is home to a civilization's elites, while the working classes reside in the surrounding countryside C

Question 14

Cities had the collective resources to coordinate the import of ingredients from two separate distant sources, allowing for the creation of

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A)   copper
B)   bronze
C)   tin
D)   steel

Question 15

Organization and cooperation were required to successfully implement

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A)   irrigation farming
B)   date cultivation
C)   vegetable gardening
D)   fishing A

Question 16

An early form of the Epic of Gilgamesh has been dated to the early second millennium B.C.E., marking the beginnings of Akkadian

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A)   mathematics
B)   religion
C)   astronomy
D)   literature

Question 17

The collapse of the international system around 1200 B.C.E. may have been caused primarily by

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A)   attacks by the "Sea Persons"
B)   the inequality that characterized it
C)   incessant warfare
D)   famine

Question 18

Scholars believe that warfare played a small role in Minoan society due to

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A)   the clearly ceremonial nature of their weaponry
B)   a lack of any reference to warfare in the culture's art or literature
C)   a lack of defensive structures around their palaces
D)   the poor quality of the weaponry and armor found in grave sites

Question 19

The center of political life and cultural development in Egypt was

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A)   the city
B)   the state
C)   the temple
D)   the king

Question 20

The basis of power in cities began to shift from religion to the military around 3000 BCE, when

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A)   art began to show the priest-kings in battle or inspecting bound prisoners
B)   kings began claiming that the gods had chosen them to lead their city
C)   multiple urban centers emerged alongside Uruk
D)   rulers began demanding attendants and soldiers accompany them in the afterlife

Exam 2: Temples and Palaces: Birth of the City 5000-1200 B.C.E.

An important benefit of the increasing flexibility of cuneiform as it developed was

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Archaeological research shows that

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Around 1600 BCE, warfare in Southwest Asia was fundamentally changed by the introduction of

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In Mesopotamian society, writing and reading were

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The need to exchange goods with others, which was a major stimulus to the development of cities, was created by

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Sumerians developed writing to

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