Western Civilization: The greatest Contribution to Civilization from Phoenicians – Flashcards
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One of the new approaches to the study of how humans lived before the development of cities and writing is:
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evolutionary biology.
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To the peoples of the ancient world, the characteristic manifestations of civilization—government, literature, science, and art—were necessarily products of:
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city life.
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Cave paintings, such as those found in Lascaux, France, are evidence of:
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development of language as well as religious and artistic ideas.
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The switch from subsistence by food gathering to food production:
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was a momentous revolution that made stable settlements possible.
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One of the contributors to the Neolithic revolution was:
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climate change.
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One of the notable characteristics of civilization was the development of:
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occupational specialization.
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The earliest cities in Mesopotamia were founded by the:
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Ubaid peoples.
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One of the significant technological achievements of the Sumerians was:
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the invention of the potter's wheel.
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Although early writing was produced using pointed sticks, Sumerian scribes c. 3100 B.C.E. advanced writing with durable reeds that:
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produced wedgelike script called cuneiform.
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An individual who successfully led the city-state's army in battles was:
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able to acquire prestige and power as a lugal ("big man").
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Sargon of Akkad (c. 2350 B.C.E.) is significant because he:
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subdued Sumer and exerted influence from Ethiopia to the Indus Valley.
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Jericho, one of the world's oldest villages, began an impressive building program of structures to protect their grain surplus around:
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6800 B.C.E.
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The Law Code of Hammurabi:
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had most of its laws aimed at free commoners.
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Hammurabi might have been the first ruler in history to:
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have most of his laws aimed at free commoner.
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By becoming a "lawgiver" Hammurabi:
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set a new standard of kingship.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh, the dramatic confrontation between Gilgamesh and Enkidu and its aftermath, illustrates:
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that the forces of nature cannot be overcome by civilization and death is inevitable.
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The civilization that emerged in ancient Egypt arose:
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at the same time as that of ancient Sumer.
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Historians typically divide ancient Egyptian history into _________ to facilitate the discussion of Egyptian politics and culture.
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kingdoms and periods.
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The Egyptian system of hieroglyphics was:
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deciphered by Champollion using the Rosetta Stone.
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The Egyptians made notable advances in:
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measuring time.
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The Egyptians developed elaborate tombs and burial techniques:
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to provide the dead with all they would need in the afterlife.
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The Akkadian rulers of Sargon and Naram-Sin:
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ruled from cities and kept their empires through conquest and commerce.
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Ur-Nammu built the great ziggurat at:
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Ur.
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The Egyptian book, _________, is an example of "wisdom literature" offering advice to those in public life.
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The Instruction of Ptah-Hotep.
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Which comparison between Egypt and Mesopotamian civilizations is false?
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Both enjoyed significant political and cultural interactions.
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A mysterious wave of invasions entered the Mediterranean world and destroyed almost all of the preexisting civilizations:
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in the second millennium B.C.E.
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"Indo-European," as used in historical or anthropological texts, refers to:
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linguistic and cultural patterns found widely distributed from Ireland to India.
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The culture of the Hittites was:
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strongly militaristic, prone to attacks on other peoples.
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The Mitannians introduced lighter chariots to carry archers, but:
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their opponents soon copied them and used protective armor.
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The New Kingdom, particularly the Eighteenth Dynasty, was marked by:
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the rise of a wealthy aristocracy.
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The Eighteenth Dynasty in Egypt produced many strong pharaohs, among them:
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Hatshepsut.
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The division of property and wealth in New Kingdom Egypt:
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favored the pharaoh, the officer class, and the temples of the gods.
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Akhenaten represents one of the earliest moves, in Western history, toward:
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monotheism in religious practices.
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The Late Bronze Age:
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was an age of superpowers.
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By the fourteenth century B.C.E., international relations were marked by:
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diplomatic standards, polite forms of address, gifts, and alliances.
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The system of writing developed by the citizens of Ugarit:
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used an alphabet of about thirty symbols for the consonants.
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The Minoans:
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wrote tablets in Linear A to record their economic transactions.
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By 1500 B.C.E.:
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huge Mycenaean citadels were scattered across some of Greece.
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In the 1100s B.C.E. a wave of destruction swept across the Near East and the Mediterranean world as a result of the invasions of the:
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Sea Peoples.
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In Phoenicia's overseas colonies:
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power was wielded by a small number of elite families.
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The Phoenicians's greatest contribution to civilization was:
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their alphabet.
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Philistine power was based in:
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the Pentapolis.
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In the Book of Judges, the Hebrew people:
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begin to settle and organize themselves into twelve tribes.
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The division of the ancient kingdom of Israel was:
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provoked by Solomon's oppressive regime.
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The accomplishments of King Darius of Persia included:
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building roads for transport and postal service.
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One belief that other Western religions took from Zoroastrianism is the idea:
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of a Last Day or a Day of Judgment.
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The Hebrew cult of Yahweh:
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was significantly advanced by the Levites.
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Two of the foremost Hebrew prophets who emphasized the ethical demands God makes on humans were:
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Amos and Hosea.
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The Babylonian Captivity of the Hebrews affected Judaism by:
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enabling the Hebrews to sustain an identity outside of a Hebrew kingdom.
