Question 1

​Life in Mesopotamia could be dangerous because of all of the following reasons except​

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A)   ​river dikes could break
B)   ​water shortage could cause crops to fail
C)   ​lack of natural barriers to prevent invasions
D)   ​disease
E)   ​lack of record keepingF) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Akkad

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Akkad was an ancient city located in Mes...

Question 3

Humankind during the Paleolithic Age illustrated each of the following developments except

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A)   improvements through natural selection.
B)   ability to form abstractions.
C)   evidence that they could analyze and problem solve difficulties relating to hunting.
D)   concern for providing for the weak members of the community.
E)   groups of families formed bands and learned to plan, organize, cooperate, trust, and share.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Ma'at

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Ma'at is a key concept in ancient Egypti...

Question 5

The reputation of Nefertiti rests on

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A)   her inscriptions made while a court poet.
B)   her rank as a temple priestess under Tutankhamen.
C)   the prominence of her role at the court of Akhenaten.
D)   the belief that as a goddess she helped to guard the underworld.
E)   her role as guardian of the temple.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 6

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Nile

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The Nile is a major north-flowing river ...

Question 7

Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s).
 
-Contrast the religious attitudes of the Egyptians and the Mesopotamians. Explain why the differences between the two civilizations developed.

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The religious attitudes of the Egyptians...

Question 8

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Hammurabi

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Who?
Hammurabi was the sixth king of the...

Question 9

Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s).
 
-What factors contributed to the development of Egyptian civilization? What was their impact on the nature of the Egyptian monarchy?

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The development of Egyptian civilization...

Question 10

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Aramaeans

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The Aramaeans were a Semitic people who ...

Question 11

Mesopotamian mathematicians made advancements in math except​

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A)   ​creation of multiplication tables
B)   ​inventing cubes and cube roots
C)   ​determining the area of a triangle
D)   ​development of mathematical proofs
E)   ​division of a circle into 360 degreesF) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

The result of changing from a hunter way of life to a village and farming sedentary life impacted on the population in all of the following ways EXCEPT

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A)   the creation of artisans.
B)   the emergence of classes.
C)   the development of personal independence.
D)   the evolution of minted coins.
E)   a life that was more routine-oriented.F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 13

Discuss what can be learned about Mesopotamian society from the code of Hammurabi.

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The Code of Hammurabi provides valuable ...

Question 14

​How did development of villages change patterns of life?

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The development of villages marked a sig...

Question 15

Egyptian physicians understood all of the following except

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A)   the anatomy of a person.
B)   trepanning.
C)   the importance of cleanliness in avoiding contagious diseases.
D)   how to drain an abscessed tooth.
E)   circumcision.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

Which religion became the counterpart to Persian political and cultural universalism?

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A)   Worship of the god Marduk
B)   Zoroastrianism
C)   Judaism
D)   The monotheism of Akhenaten
E)   JanismF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

All the following were achievements of the Egyptians except

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A)   pyramid building.
B)   superb engineering skills.
C)   the invention of the solar calendar.
D)   advancement in medicine.
E)   the invention of the lunar calendar.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 18

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Hyksos

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The Hyksos were a group of people who in...

Question 19

​Historians have debated whether Akhenaten's religious reforms may have influenced

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A)   ​Moses
B)   ​Aristotle
C)   ​Hammurabi
D)   ​Gilgamesh
E)   ​NeroF) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 20

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-mythopoeic

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The term "mythopoeic" refers to the crea...

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Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Akkad

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Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -What factors contributed to the development of Egyptian civilization? What was their impact on the nature of the Egyptian monarchy?

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Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Ma'at

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Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Hyksos

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​How did development of villages change patterns of life?

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Humankind during the Paleolithic Age illustrated each of the following developments except

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Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Aramaeans

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Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -mythopoeic

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The result of changing from a hunter way of life to a village and farming sedentary life impacted on the population in all of the following ways EXCEPT

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Mesopotamian mathematicians made advancements in math except​

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Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Nile

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Discuss what can be learned about Mesopotamian society from the code of Hammurabi.

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