HIEU 201 Quiz 1 The Ancient Near East solutions complete answers

HIEU 201 Quiz 1 The Ancient Near East solutions complete answers 

 

Compared to a rational or scientific view of the world, a mythopoeic view

          a. is more logically consistent than the rational view developed by the Greeks. 

          b. appeals primarily to the emotions rather than reason and tends to be more subjective than objective.          

          c. sees the world of nature as an entity, like a machine, rather than a living being.      

          d. shows little imagination or emotion in interpreting nature.   

 

The religious teachings of the prophet Zoroaster

          a. represent the earliest known examples of monotheistic faith. 

          b. reject the need for ethics in human life.       

          c. are a complex set of polytheistic beliefs based on magic and blood sacrifice. 

          d. are dualistic, asserting the existence of both a good god and an evil god.

 

Which of the following is NOT true of the Persian empire?

          a. It was bound together by a uniform language, Aramaic.      

          b. It was ruled by a council thought to represent the people.   

          c. It allowed local elites a large measure of self-rule.    

          d. It developed an effective administrative system of twenty provinces.

 

The central force in the first civilizations was

          a. iron technology.      

          b. popularly-selected governance.       

          c. religion.       

          d. science.

 

The ________ Age is also known as the Old Stone Age.

          a. Neolithic      

          b. Classical      

          c. Paleolithic    

          d. Archaic       

 

The kings in ancient Mesopotamia

          a. were believed to be living gods.      

          b. were viewed as being above the law and absolute in their power.    

          c. were rulers thought to have been selected by the gods to represent them on earth. 

          d. were replaced by democracies governed by elders and assemblies of citizens.        

 

In Hammurabi's code of law

          a. women enjoyed a legal status equal to that of men. 

          b. crimes against nobles were punished more severely than crimes against commoners.         

          c. the king was not bound by the law, but might legally do whatever he wished to do. 

          d. women and children had no legal protection.

 

Sargon the Great

          a. was the leader of an important Sumerian city-state.  

          b. contributed to the spread of Sumerian culture beyond the boundaries of Mesopotamia.      

          c. was known for his policy of pursuing peace at any cost.      

          d. conquered territories, plundered their resources, and then left to find new opportunities for conquest.

 

Paleolithic religious beliefs

          a. centered around the idea that human beings needed to appease the forces of nature.       

          b. made a clear distinction between nature and the supernatural.       

          c. centered around the idea that forces of nature had been created to serve human beings.    

          d. did not include belief in life after death.      

 

The Epic of Gligamesh depicts the Mesopotamians' mood of

          a. pessimism and despair.       

          b. sensuality and emotionality.  

          c. stoicism and tranquility.       

          d. optimism and hope.

 

Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Neolithic Age?

          a. Human beings discovered farming.   

          b. Human beings domesticated animals.         

          c. Human beings started using iron tools.       

          d. Human beings established villages

 

The Sumerians erected their religious temples atop huge multilevel mounds called

          a. stele. 

          b. ziggurats.    

          c. Nammu.      

          d. cuneiform.

 

 

The first civilizations

          a. did not yet possess specialization of labor.   

          b. lacked organized governments.       

          c. abandoned the monumental architecture of prehistoric cultures.      

          d. developed systems for administration, cooperation, and record-keeping.     

 

The Hittites

          a. achieved no substantial technological progression.   

          b. were absorbed into Babylonian civilization.   

          c. rejected all aspects of foreign culture.         

          d. ruled Asia Minor and northern Syria. 

 

Which of the following civilizations rose first?

          a. Phoenician   

          b. Sumerian     

          c. Hittite         

          d. Assyrian

 

The pharaohs

          a. were elected by a noble class.         

          b. had little impact on the lives of peasants and workers.       

          c. communicated the gods' will to the Egyptian people.          

          d. technically owned no earthly possessions.    

 

In Paleolithic societies, human beings

          a. were unable to communicate with one another by language. 

          b. lived in large permanent settlements of several thousand people.    

          c. had not yet acquired the ability to make tools.        

          d. obtained the necessities of life by gathering food and hunting.

 

The economy of Mesopotamian cities

          a. was conducted by a state bureaucracy.        

          b. was largely unregulated.      

          c. depended heavily on foreign and domestic trade.    

          d. was entirely self-sufficient.    

 

Which of the following describes the Egyptians' relationship with their environment?

          a. The lack of natural boundaries subjected Egyptians to constant invasion and change.         

          b. The challenges of nature were designed to punish human beings.   

          c. Nature served as a source of security.         

          d. The unpredictability of the Nile made Egyptian life precarious.

 

The Egyptian New Kingdom began with the war of liberation against the

          a. Nubians.      

          b. Babylonians. 

          c. Assyrians.     

          d. Hyksos.