The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

Chapter 1

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Question

Paleolithic bands were made up of around

a) thirty people.

b) fifty people.

c) one hundred people.

d) two hundred people.

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Answer

Paleolithic bands were made up of around

a) thirty people. (correct)

b) fifty people.

c) one hundred people.

d) two hundred people.

Hint: See page 5.

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Question

The Neolithic Age began about

a) 100,000 years ago.

b) 250,000 years ago.

c) three thousand years ago.

d) ten thousand years ago.

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Answer

The Neolithic Age began about

a) 100,000 years ago.

b) 250,000 years ago.

c) three thousand years ago.

d) ten thousand years ago. (correct)

Hint: See page 7.

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Question

The traditional view is that cities arose around 3000 B.C. in

a) Sumer.

b) Egypt.

c) East Africa.

d) China.

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Answer

The traditional view is that cities arose around 3000 B.C. in

a) Sumer. (correct)

b) Egypt.

c) East Africa.

d) China.

Hint: See page 7.

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Mesopotamian civilization began

a) in the valley of the Nile River.

b) in the coastal regions of North Africa.

c) in the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

d) on the shore of the Red Sea.

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Answer

Mesopotamian civilization began

a) in the valley of the Nile River.

b) in the coastal regions of North Africa.

c) in the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. (correct)

d) on the shore of the Red Sea.

Hint: See page 9.

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Sargon the Great was the leader of the

a) Akkad people.

b) Phoenician people.

c) Hittite people.

d) Chaldean people.

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Answer

Sargon the Great was the leader of the

a) Akkad people. (correct)

b) Phoenician people.

c) Hittite people.

d) Chaldean people.

Hint: See page 10.

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___________ was the finest work of Mesopotamian literature.

a) The Chronicle of Sargon

b) The Epic of Gilgamesh

c) Akkad and Ashur

d) King Gudea of Lagash

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Answer

___________ was the finest work of Mesopotamian literature.

a) The Chronicle of Sargon

b) The Epic of Gilgamesh (correct)

c) Akkad and Ashur

d) King Gudea of Lagash

Hint: See page 13.

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The most important geographical feature of Egypt was the

a) Nile River.

b) Mediterranean Sea.

c) Red Sea.

d) Atlas Mountains.

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The most important geographical feature of Egypt was the

a) Nile River. (correct)

b) Mediterranean Sea.

c) Red Sea.

d) Atlas Mountains.

Hint: See page 15.

Answer

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The Egyptians were

a) monotheists.

b) atheists.

c) agnostics.

d) polytheists.

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Answer

The Egyptians were

a) monotheists.

b) atheists.

c) agnostics.

d) polytheists. (correct)

Hint: See page 19.

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The Hittite empire ruled

a) Egypt and Palestine.

b) Asia Minor and northern Syria.

c) Asia Minor and northern Egypt.

d) all of Mesopotamia.

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Answer

The Hittite empire ruled

a) Egypt and Palestine.

b) Asia Minor and northern Syria. (correct)

c) Asia Minor and northern Egypt.

d) all of Mesopotamia.

Hint: See page 21.

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The Persians were an Indo-European people who had settled in

a) southern Iran.

b) northern Palestine.

c) western Syria.

d) Asia Minor.

Question

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Answer

The Persians were an Indo-European people who had settled in

a) southern Iran. (correct)

b) northern Palestine.

c) western Syria.

d) Asia Minor.

Hint: See page 24.