HIS101 Chapter 1 Analysis – Flashcards
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For administrative purposes in the Old Kingdom, Egypt was
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divided into provinces called nomes and governed by nomarchs.
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Originally the Osiris cult was reserved for
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the wealthy who could afford preservation of the body.
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In comparison to Mesopotamian society, Egyptian society was
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more rural.
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Akhenaten is best known for his unsuccessful attempt to reform Egypt's
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religion
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Which is not true of Egyptian art
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it was individually expressive, illustrated by many identifiable artists.
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According to Egyptian theology, the pharaoh derived his authority from
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the fact that he was perceived as a divine instrument of order and harmony
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The word "Paleolithic" means "old stone"
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True
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In ancient civilizations, bronze would replace copper because
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bronze was harder and more durable.
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All of the following are believed to be developments of the Paleolithic Age except
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The regular production of food through agriculture
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The term "civilization" refers to human societies which, amongst other features,
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have an urban focus and distinct religious structure.
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The ruler Akkad, who established the first empire in Sumer ca. 2340 B.C. was
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Sargon
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The focal points and sources of life for the ancient Egyptians were the
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Nile River and the pharaohs
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The early Neolithic era saw
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a slow transition from hunting and gathering to an agricultural society.
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The word "theocracy" means "rule by the strongest"
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False
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The basic unit of early Mesopotamian civilization was the
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city-state
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Which of the following is not an Indo-European language?
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Babylonian
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Which of the following Egyptian gods was most closely associated with the mummification of the dead?
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Osiris
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In the thirteenth century the Egyptians were driven out od Palestine and back to their original frontiers by the
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Sea Peoples
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The great literary epic of the ancient Sumerians was known as the Book of the Dead
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false
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The Epic of Gilgamesh teaches that
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human life is difficult and immortality is only for the gods.
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The first modern Homo sapiens
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first appeared in Africa between 200,000 and 150,000 years ago
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Which of the following is not true of Egyptian social life?
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Marriages were based on love and personal attraction.
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Which of the following statements best applies to the status of women in Mesopotamian society?
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The woman's role was to be in the home and subservient to her husband.
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The Hyksos
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were a Semitic-speaking people who infiltrated Egypt in the seventeenth century B.C.
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Heiroglyphics means "mystery"
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False
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The physical environment of the Mesopotamians generally led to
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a pessimistic outlook with an emphasis on satisfying their angry gods.
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One of the oldest known agricultural villages, located in Palestine, was
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Jericho
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The Hittites played an important role in the history of the Middle East because they
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transmitted Mesopotamian culture to the west, especially to the Mycenaen Greeks
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The earliest of the Mesopotamian empires was founded by Gilgamesh.
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False
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Ancient Egyptian history is divided into ____ major periods
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3
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Amenhotep IV is best known for
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the temporary installation of the god of the sun disk in Egyptian culture
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The economy of ancient Egypt relied most heavily on
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agriculture.
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Sumerian kings derived their authority from
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the gods
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In agrarian societies, an economic surplus is food which is
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used to support a non-laboring elite
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The first hominid to leave Africa and move into Europe and Asia was Home Sapiens
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False
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Egypt's Old Kingdom ended for all of the following except
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foreign invasion
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The original Indo-Europeans possibly came from
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the steppe region north of the black sea
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Like the peoples of Mesopotamia, the Egyptians had a very negative attitude toward daily life
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False
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The most famous of the megalithic constructions of Europe is
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Stonehenge
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Evidence indicates that the Sumerians were not the first peoples in ancient Mesopotamia inasmuch as a number of Sumerian agricultural and craft terms are not Sumerian in orgin.
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True
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The Hittites were
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a and d
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One of the few female pharaohs was
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Hatshepsut
