Chapter 1

Question 1

Many scholars believe that Paleolithic foraging societies

Answer 1

were relatively egalitarian both in terms of class and gender

Question 2

Early humans originated in

Answer 2

East Africa.

Question 3

During the Neolithic era, humans began to

Answer 3

practice sedentary agriculture and to domesticate animals.

Question 4

During the Neolithic era, agriculture began in all of the following areas except

Answer 4

Norway.

Question 5

Gilgamesh was

Answer 5

a king of the city-state of Uruk.
a hero in a popular Mesopotamian epic.
a warrior in conflict with the city of Kish.a legendary loyal friend of Enkidu.

Question 6

Which of the following is not true of the land called Mesopotamia?

Answer 6

It is a land of abundant rainfall and fertile plains.

Question 7

Which of the following did Sumerian cities and their governments do?

Answer 7

organize work on building projects,
rule over the area surrounding the city,
oversee the construction and maintenance of irrigation systems,
organize the defense of the city against attacks

Question 8

Sargon of Akkad

Answer 8

was a gifted administrator and warrior.

Question 9

In Hammurabi’s code you would be unlikely to find

Answer 9

laws that indicate a suspect is innocent until proven guilty.

Question 10

Which of the following peoples did not rule a Mesopotamian empire?

Answer 10

the Jews

Question 11

Homo sapiens took advantage of land bridges to spread to Australia, New Guinea, and the Americas.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

As a result of agriculture, the human population had risen to about ten million by 500 B.C.E.

Answer 12

False

Question 13

Sumeria’s wealth attracted migrants from nearby regions

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Sargon financed his empire by discovering new, untapped sources of gold.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

Sumerian city-states defended themselves from attack by moving their cities to islands in the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

Answer 15

False

Question 16

All of the following social changes were brought about by agriculture in the Neolithic age except

Answer 16

Writing

Question 17

Çatal Hüyük is an archaeological site in Anatolia from Neolithic times in which one can readily see evidence of

Answer 17

specialization of labor.

Question 18

Cities first emerged from agricultural villages and towns in

Answer 18

the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

Question 19

Which of the following was the latest invention?

Answer 19

iron metallurgy

Question 20

Cuneiform writing

Answer 20

involved wedge-shaped symbols pressed onto clay with a reed.

Question 21

The religious beliefs of the Israelites after Moses included

Answer 21

monotheism.

Question 22

The Phoenicians

Answer 22

were prosperous based on their sea trade and commercial networks.

Question 23

Which of the following is not associated with the Phoenicians?

Answer 23

alphabetic script.

Question 24

The key element in the expansion of the Indo-Europeans from their homeland was

Answer 24

horses

Question 25

The Assyrian army’s power derived from the fact that Assyria was the only state in the region that knew how to make iron weapons.

Answer 25

False; Iron was commonplace by this time

Question 26

Mesopotamian women gained new sexual and social freedom during the second millennium B.C.E.

Answer 26

False

Question 27

Knowledge of astronomy helped Mesopotamians to devise better calendars that had important practical applications for this agricultural society.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

Phoenician ships traveled throughout the Mediterranean and Europe’s Atlantic coast, and even sailed as far as the Azores Islands.

Answer 28

True

Question 29

Phoenician ships traveled throughout the Mediterranean and Europe’s Atlantic coast, and even sailed as far as the Azores Islands.

Answer 29

False, they didn’t move into Australia or southeast asia