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Hominids split off from the great apes around six million years ago in

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Africa

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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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The cave in southern France, discovered in 1994 and that contains three hundred paintings of animals, is known as the ________ cave.

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Chauvet

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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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In ancient civilizations, bronze would replace copper because

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bronze was harder and more durable

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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 term "civilization" refers to human societies which, among other features,

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have an urban focus and a distinct religious structure

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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 ancient city of Catal Huyuk was

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a Neolithic walled community sustained by food surpluses

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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 Sumerians

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were plagued by incessant warfare between their many city-states

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The Sumerian government

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came to view kings as agents of their gods.

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Sumerian kings derived their authority from

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the gods

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Mesopotamia is located in the valley of the

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Tigris and Euphrates rivers

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The basic unit of easy Mesopotamian civilization was the

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city-state

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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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Mesopotamian religion was

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one in which no one god reigned supreme and deities were closely related to the cities.

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The written script of Sumer is known as

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cuneiform

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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 ruler of Akkad, who established the first empire in Sumer ca. 2340 B.C was

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Sargon

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Gilgamesh was

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the hero of a Sumerian poem

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Punishments for crimes under the Code of Hammurabi

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Were more severe for the lower classes

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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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Unlike the rivers in Mesopotamia, the Nile River

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floods predictably at the same time every year,

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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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In comparison to Mesopotamian society, Egyptian society was

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more rural

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Ancient Egyptian history is dived into _______ major periods.

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three

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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 term Ma'at expresses the Egyptian belief in

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truth, justice, and order in the universe

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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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For administrative purposes in the Old Kingdom, Egypt was

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Divided into provinces called nomes and governed by nomarchy.

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The Hyksos

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were a Semetic-speaking people who infiltrated Egypt in the 17th century B.C.

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The economy of ancient Egypt relied most heavily on

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agriculture

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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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Originally the Osiris cult was reserved for

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the wealthy who could afford preservation of the body.

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The Egyptian pyramids were

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conceived and built as tombs for a city of the dead

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Which of the following is not true about Egyptian art

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It was largely individually expressive, illustrated by many identifiable artists.

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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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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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In general, during the imperialistic New Kingdom, Egyptian government changed by

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A gradual lessening in the power of pharaohs over their neighbors

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In the 13th century the Egyptians were driven out of Palestine and back to their original frontiers by the

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"Sea Peoples"

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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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One of the few female pharaohs was

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Hatshepsut

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In the first century B.C., Egypt became a colony of

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Rome

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The Hittites were

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Indo-European speaking peoples

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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 Mycenaean Greeks

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Growing appreciation of astronomy among European peoples after 4000 B.C. is best seen in

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megalithic observatories

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The most famous of the megalithic constructions of Europe is

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stonehenge

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The original Indo-Europeans possibly came from

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the steepe region north of the Black Sea

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Which of the following is not an Indo-European language?

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Babylonian

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The tradition of the hebrews states that they were descendants of the patriarch ________ who had migrated from Mesopotamia to the land of Palestine.

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Abraham

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The way(s) in which the Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans viewed the Phoenicians and Carthaginians

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Illustrates how historical records can be slanted or biased

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Moses united the Israelites after the Egyptian bondage by putting them under the protection of a new national god named

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Yahweh

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The founder of the Kingdom of Israel (1000-970 B.C.) was the military hero

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David

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Solomon's most revered contribution to the Hebrew society was to

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construct the Temple, the symbolic center of the Hebrew religion and society.

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After the death of Solomon, tensions between the northern and southern tried led to the establishment of two kingdoms, the kingdom of _____ and the kingdom of _______.

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Israel and Judah

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The destruction of jerusalem in 586 B.C. and the Babylonian captivity of the Hebrews occurred at the hands of the

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Chaldeans

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All the following are true of the hebrew conception of God except

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there was no room for personal relationships with him, as his word was law.

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The Hebrew religion

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was an ethical religion centered around the law of god.

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The Hebrew prophets

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were considered by the Hebrews to be the voice of Yahweh

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The Hebrew bible

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focuses on the basic theme of the necessity of the Hebrews to obey their god

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The words of the Hebrew prophets

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all of the above

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The decline of the Hittites and Egyptians around 1200 B.C.

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created a power vacuum which allowed several small states to emerge and temporarily flourish

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Which of the following was not a part of the Hebrew religious tradition?

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the revelation

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The greatest international sea traders of the ancient Near East were the

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Phoenicians

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The Phoenicians' contributions to the ancient Near East included all but

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their defeat and destruction of the Hebrew's 12 tribes

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All of the following are correct about Byblos except

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It was an Egyptian commercial center

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The assyrians are more important in history for their inovations in

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empire building

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All of the following were Assaryian Kings EXCEPT for

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Ashur

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Which of the following statements BEST describes Assyrian government

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the kings' power was absolute; they were vicars of the Assyrian god Ashur

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All of the following helped make Assyria an efficient military machine except for

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humane treatment of prisoners

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Assyrian kings organized their empire more effectively by

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reducing the number of royal officials

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The Assyrian army was able to conquer and maintain an empire due to its

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ability to use diversified military tactics

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The Assyrians use of terror tactics and atrocities

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especially targeted inhabitants of the empire who rebelled against Assyrian rule

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Assyrian society was well known for its

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assimilation of other cultures and development of polyglot society

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The relationship between the assyrian king and his officials was based on

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loyalty

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the principle economic basis of Assyrian society was

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agriculture based on farming villages

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Assyrian art was primarily concerned with

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glorifying the king, hunting, and war

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Nebuchadnezzar II accomplished all of the following EXCEPT

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the revision of the Persian law code

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Which of the following statements are NOT true about the Chaldean Empire?

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it was the longest-lasting of the great Near Eastern empires

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The Ishtar gate sat outside the city of

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babylon

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According to the video "Quest for the Phoenicians" the, "Ship of reconciliation",:

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represents an attempt to use ancient history as a way to address contemporary political and social tensions

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King taunt best exemplifies the:

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The "Chameleon-like nature" of the Phoenicians

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