Book 1, Chapter 2, Set 2

Question 1

When was the start of the Greek dark ages and what precipitated it? (page 51)

Answer 1

The collapse of Mycenaean Greece c. 1150 BCE.

Question 2

When did the Egyptian New Kingdom fragment into smaller kingdoms? (page 51)

Answer 2

1069 BCE.

Question 3

When did the Western Zhou dynasty supplant the Shang dynasty in China? (page 51)

Answer 3

1027 BCE.

Question 4

When was the Israelite kingdom united under King David? (page 51)

Answer 4

1006 BCE.

Question 5

About what time was Solomon king of Israel? (page 51)

Answer 5

c. 965 BCE.

Question 6

When was there a civil war in fragmented Egypt? (page 51)

Answer 6

945 BCE.

Question 7

About when did Solomon die and about when did Israel split into two kingdoms, Israel and Judah? (page 51)

Answer 7

c. 926 BCE.

Question 8

When did the Western Zhou record the geography of China? (page 51)

Answer 8

c. 1000 BCE.

Question 9

What is the traditional date for the founding of Carthage? (page 51)

Answer 9

814 BCE.

Question 10

During what period did Shalmeneser V of Assyria make Israel an Assyrian province and deport the “lost tribes” of Israel? (page 51)

Answer 10

727 to 722 BCE.

Question 11

When did king Sargon II start to rule over Assyria and when did he move the capital to Khorasabad? (page 51)

Answer 11

722 BCE.

Question 12

When did Assyria besiege Jerusalem? (page 51)

Answer 12

701 BCE.

Question 13

When did Western Zhou control collapse in China, when did the Eastern Zhou establish a new capital at Louyang, and when did the “Spring and Autumn” period of China begin? (page 51)

Answer 13

771 BCE.

Question 14

What was the traditional date for Romulus founding Rome? (page 51)

Answer 14

753 BCE.

Question 15

When did Amos, the first great prophet of Israel, begin to prophesy, when were the works of Homer and Hesiod first written down, and when did Kush conquer Egypt to its North? (page 51)

Answer 15

c. 750 BCE.

Question 16

When and where did settled farming first begin? (page 52)

Answer 16

The Fertile Crescent around 10,000 BCE.

Question 17

When did Europe and Asia begin their Bronze Ages? (page 52)

Answer 17

c. 1,000 BCE.

Question 18

Who was Sargon of Akkad and when did he rule? (page 54)

Answer 18

Sargon was the founder of the Akkadian dynasty in Mesopotamia and with it the first real empire in Mesopotamia. Known most for his military conquests, he ruled from 2340 to 2284 BCE.

Question 19

What period of time is known as Mesopotamia’s Early Dynastic period? (page 54)

Answer 19

c. 3000 BCE to c. 2300 BCE.

Question 20

What was Sumer? (page 54)

Answer 20

Sumer was an area of Mesopotamian city-states named after its Sumerian language that was the main focus of early Mesopotamian civilization.

Question 21

What were some of the great city-states of the 3rd millennium in Mesopotamia? (page 54)

Answer 21

Ur, Lagash, Kish, Eridu, Uruk, Ebla, and Mari.

Question 22

Who was Lugalzagezi of Umma and what is he famous for? (page 55)

Answer 22

He was the king of a unification of many of the southern lands of Mesopotamia by the 24th century BCE.

Question 23

What period of time did Pre-Dynastic Egypt cover? (page 56)

Answer 23

From the Neolithic settlement of Egypt up to 3100 BCE.

Question 24

Who was Imhotep and what was his main achievement? (page 56)

Answer 24

Imhotep was the main architect behind Djoser’s step-pyramid. Djoser was the second pharaoh of the 3rd dynasty, (2686 to 2613 BCE) and Imhotep was his chief adviser and physician. Imhotep was also the leading genius of his day. Imhotep was so skillful as a physician that he was worshipped as a God in later ancient Egypt and Greece.

Question 25

What time period did Egypt’s Old Kingdom cover? (page 56)

Answer 25

c. 2686 to c. 2181 BCE.

Question 26

What city was the capital of Old Kingdom Egypt? (page 56)

Answer 26

Memphis.

Question 27

What were some possible reasons why the Egyptian Old Kingdom declined? (page 57)

Answer 27

One possible factor was later pharaohs granting more and more powers to nobles and governors of smaller regions (“nomes”). This may have undermined the pharaoh’s authority. Additionally, drought or flooding may have further weakened the Egyptian state. Finally, threats to Egypt’s borders may have also played a part.

Question 28

What period followed the decline of the Egyptian Old Kingdom? (page 57)

Answer 28

The “First Intermediate Period”.

Question 29

When was the “Early Harappan” phase of Indus Valley culture and what were some of its most notable achievements? (page 58)

Answer 29

c. 3300 to 2800 BCE. This period marked by the first use of the Indus script, more sophisticated agriculture, and growing trade links.

Question 30

During its peak, what areas did the Indus Valley civilization cover? (page 58)

Answer 30

It covered areas of northwest India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan along the fertile Indus and Ghaggar-Hakra rivers.