Final Exam

Question 1

1. Which of the following was a cave in Southern France, discovered in 1994, that contains 300 paintings of animals?

Answer 1

Chavet

Question 2

2. The Akkadian ruler who claimed to divine and who had a temple built for him was

Answer 2

Narm-sin

Question 3

The Babylonian creation epic was

Answer 3

Enuma elish

Question 4

4. According to Egyptian theology, the pharaoh derived his authority from the fact that he was perceived as a divine instrument of order and

Answer 4

harmony

Question 5

The economy of Egypt relied mostly on

Answer 5

Agriculture

Question 6

In ancient Egypt, originally the cult of Osiris was reserved for

Answer 6

the wealthy who could afford preservation of the body.

Question 7

In the 13th century, the Egyptians were driven out of Palestine and back to their original frontiers by

Answer 7

“the sea peoples.”

Question 8

The _____ played an important role in the history of the Middle East because they transmitted Mesopotamian culture to the west, especially to the Mycenaean Greeks.

Answer 8

Hittites

Question 9

Which of the following is not an Indo-European language?

Answer 9

Japanese

Question 10

Assyrian society was well known for its assimilation of other cultures and development of a ____ society,

Answer 10

polyglot

Question 11

The Persian Empire reached its largest territorial boundaries under

Answer 11

Darius

Question 12

The weakening of the Phoenician empire was largely attributed to the kings’ hoarding of wealth and over-taxation of their subjects.

Answer 12

FALSE

Question 13

Which of the following was the most tolerant and efficient of the Ancient Near Eastern Empires?

Answer 13

Persia

Question 14

Which is the following is true of Greece from the 8th century?

Answer 14

The polis evolved into the central institution of Greek life

Question 15

To balance the power of kings and the Council of Elders, Spartan political reformers created the

Answer 15

ephors

Question 16

For the ancient Greeks, _____ described the striving for excellence.

Answer 16

arete

Question 17

The immediate cause of the Persian Wars was

Answer 17

a revolt of the Ionian Greek colonies in Asia Minor.

Question 18

During the Age of _____, Athenians became deeply attached to their democratic system.

Answer 18

Pericles

Question 19

One of the chief causes of the Peloponnesian War was

Answer 19

Sparta’s fear of the power of Athens and its maritime empire.

Question 20

The Greek dramatist who was a realist and known for his portrayal of realistic characters in real life situations was

Answer 20

Euripides.

Question 21

Early Greek philosophers attempted to explain the ________ on the basis of unifying principles.

Answer 21

universe

Question 22

“The unexamined life is not worth living” is a cornerstone of the philosophy of

Answer 22

Socrates

Question 23

Alexander the Great invaded the ______ Empire with an army of 37,000 including 5,000 cavalry.

Answer 23

Persian

Question 24

At the Battle of ________, the Greeks under Alexander were able to break the center of the Persian line and turn the battle.

Answer 24

Gaugamela

Question 25

Alexander the Great’s troops rebelled when he made the decision to invade and capture

Answer 25

India

Question 26

The Hellenistic dynasty that lasted the longest was

Answer 26

Ptolemaic

Question 27

Improvements in trade and commerce in the Hellenistic world were greatly aided by all of the following except

Answer 27

revolutionary innovations in agriculture

Question 28

Which of the following were not major sources of slaves in the Hellenistic world?

Answer 28

Citizens who could not pay their debts

Question 29

The surviving works of the Greek historian _______ demonstrate his following of Thucydides in seeking rational motives for historical events.

Answer 29

Polybius

Question 30

The philosophical school that stressed happiness through the freeing oneself from a political life was

Answer 30

Epicureanism

Question 31

Which of the following is true about Hellenistic civilization?

Answer 31

Signs of decline were apparent by the late 3rd century BCE

Question 32

Rome was established in the first millenium BCE on the

Answer 32

Plain of Latium

Question 33

The Struggle of the ______was a peaceful struggle which resulted in political compromise.

Answer 33

Orders

Question 34

The Roman senator who led the movement for the complete destruction of Carthage was

Answer 34

Cato

Question 35

The head of Roman religious observances was

Answer 35

pontifex maximus

Question 36

In Roman religion, a right relationship with the gods was achieved by

Answer 36

accurate performance of rituals and festivals

Question 37

The Roman’s most noticable innovations in art and culture were found in

Answer 37

architecture and painting

Question 38

The _____ were a wealthy and ambitious class of Romans who appeared in the late republic.

Answer 38

Equites

Question 39

Cicero

Answer 39

ALL OF THE ABOVE

Question 40

By crossing the _____ river, Caesar showed that he was willing to disobey the direct orders of the Senate.

Answer 40

Rubicon

Question 41

Which Roman writer is most closely associated with the development of a new poetry at the end of the Roman Republic.

Answer 41

Catallus

Question 42

Under the rule of Augustus, the Roman Empire turned towards absolute monarchy, with the Senate overshadowing the princeps.

Answer 42

FALSE

Question 43

Among Augustus’ most important action in the area of Roman religion was his

Answer 43

creation of an imperial cult.

Question 44

The first of the Flavian emperors was

Answer 44

Vespasian

Question 45

Trade and commerce in the early Roman Empire

Answer 45

ALL OF THE ABOVE

Question 46

The two Roman cities that were destroyed by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79 CE were Pompeii and

Answer 46

Herculaneum

Question 47

The late 3rd century Roman Emperor who re-conquered and re-established order in the eat along the Danube and who was known as the “restorer of the world” was

Answer 47

Aurelian

Question 48

Guilt under German customary law was determined by

Answer 48

compurgation and ordeal

Question 49

The Pope who supposedly caused Attila the Hun to turn away from Rome was

Answer 49

Leo I

Question 50

Augustine did all of the following except

Answer 50

translate scripture in to Latin Vulgate