Exam Study Guide: Key Themes in Ancient Civilizations

Remember that all questions are in different order for everyone so read the question carefully!!!! Also the highlighted words will be the answers, don't take the number or letters into consideration, only the worded answers. Not all questions only have 1 answer as well so keep an eye on that. Question 1 1 out of 1 points Which among the following contributed to the decline and ultimate collapse of the Sumerian and Harrapan civilizations? (More than one answer is correct.). Selected Answers: A. Soil salinization due to excessive irrigation C. The Black Death Options: A. Soil salinization due to excessive irrigation B. Climate change caused by deforestation C. The Black Death D. The invention of chariot warfare Question 2 1 out of 1 points What is the primary written source that led scholars to accept that the Great Pyramids were built using slave labor? Selected Answer: D. The records of Hammurabi Options: A. Firsthand accounts of the construction left by Egyptian scribes B. The evidence uncovered at the Workmen's Village C. The Book of Exodus D. The records of Hammurabi Question 3 1 out of 1 points What kind of document is "Be a Scribe?" How was it used in Middle Kingdom Egypt? (Multiple answers are correct.) Selected Answers: A. Students learned and practiced hieroglyphics by copying it. C. It was one of the key songs included in the Book of the Dead. D. It was a contract between the Pharaoh and his scribes. Options: A.Students learned and practiced hieroglyphics by copying it. B. It encouraged students to study by outlining the advantages of life as a scribe.

Remember that all questions are in different order for everyone so read the question carefully!!!! Also the highlighted words will be the answers, don't take the number or letters into consideration, only the worded answers. Not all questions only have 1 answer as well so keep an eye on that. C.It was one of the key songs included in the Book of the Dead. D.It was a contract between the Pharaoh and his scribes. Question 4 1 out of 1 points What is not among the punishments used by the Babylonians? Selected Answer: C. Incarceration Options: A.Monetary fines B.The death penalty C.Incarceration D.Physical mutiliation Question 5 1 out of 1 points If Egyptians reverently worshipped the sun, in ancient China the _____ was venerated as the source of life. Selected Answer: B. Loess soil Options: A.The sun B.Loess soil C.The Pacific Ocean D.The Yellow River Question 6 1 out of 1 points Patriarchy is evident in Hammurabi's concern to regulate which aspects of women's lives? (More than one answer is correct.). Selected Answers: A. Marriage and divorce E. Women's sexual activity

Remember that all questions are in different order for everyone so read the question carefully!!!! Also the highlighted words will be the answers, don't take the number or letters into consideration, only the worded answers. Not all questions only have 1 answer as well so keep an eye on that. Options: A.Marriage and divorce B.Women's religious beliefs C.Women's labor D.All of the above E.Women's sexual activity Question 7 1 out of 1 points What is the most notable feature of the ancient Harrapan city of Dholavira? Selected Answer: B. Its sophisticated water management systems Options: A.Its high defensive walls B.Its sophisticated water management systems C.The Temple of the Moon D.Its massive dungeon Question 8 1 out of 1 points Which is not among the social problems that Hammurabi sought to manage by issuing this code of laws? Selected Answer: B.Giving false testimony Options: A.Theft B.Giving false testimony C.Poverty and inequality D.Negligence E.Adultery Question 9 1 out of 1 points Which of the following is a primary theme of The Epic of Gilgamesh? Selected Answer: A.That death is inevitable

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Remember that all questions are in different order for everyone so read the question carefully!!!! Also the highlighted words will be the answers, don't take the number or letters into consideration, only the worded answers. Not all questions only have 1 answer as well so keep an eye on that. Options: A.That death is inevitable B.That the gods are just and love mankind C.That life is futile D.Though life is suffering, a happy afterlife awaits Question 10 1 out of 1 points What evidence led scholars to conclude that the cities of the Indus River Valley belonged to a common civilization? Selected Answer: B.The use of standardized weights, measures, and building materials. Options: A.Evidence that they practiced monotheism B.The use of standardized weights, measures, and building materials. C.Evidence that they were united early under the rule of a powerful emperor, Qin Shinguandi. D.The presence of trade goods from Mesopotamia Question 11 1 out of 1 points Which is not among the conditions under which a Babylonian woman was permitted to leave her husband? Selected Answer: A.To become a priestess Options: A.To become a priestess B.Abandonment C.Failure to consummate marriage D.Mistreatment Question 12 1 out of 1 points What were the most common reasons people became slaves in Babylon? (Multiple answers are correct.). Selected Answers: C.Because they made a false accusation against a man or woman Options:

Remember that all questions are in different order for everyone so read the question carefully!!!! Also the highlighted words will be the answers, don't take the number or letters into consideration, only the worded answers. Not all questions only have 1 answer as well so keep an eye on that. A.Because they could not pay their debts B.Because they committed adultery C.Because they made a false accusation against a man or woman D.Because they were taken prisoner in war Question 13 1 out of 1 points How were the poems in The Book of Songs composed and compiled? Selected Answer: A.They originated in oral traditions of common people and were compiled into written form by anonymous scholars during the Shang and Zhou dynasties. Options: A.They originated in oral traditions of common people and were compiled into written form by anonymous scholars during the Shang and Zhou dynasties. B.Confucius composed them as short meditations on his philosophical work The Analects. C.They were written by anonymous scholars during the Shang and Zhou dynasties. D.They originated in oral traditions of common people and were compiled into written collections by Buddhist monks. Question 14 1 out of 1 points The ___________________ found in the Shang tombs featured in the documentary were the most important markers of elite status in ancient China. Selected Answer: C.Bronze artifacts Options: A.Ivory artifacts

Remember that all questions are in different order for everyone so read the question carefully!!!! Also the highlighted words will be the answers, don't take the number or letters into consideration, only the worded answers. Not all questions only have 1 answer as well so keep an eye on that. B.Bolts of silk C.Bronze artifacts D.Lacquered ceramics Question 15 1 out of 1 points Confucius believed the age of the Shang and Zhou kings was a “Golden Age” in China, characterized by political stability and social harmony. The selections we read from The Book of Songs provide evidence that supports his view. Selected Answer: False Options: True False Question 16 1 out of 1 points What popular aspirations are expressed in “O Monster Rats?” Selected Answer: A.The peasantry’s dream of a world without landlords and tax collectors Options: A.The peasantry’s dream of a world without landlords and tax collectors B.A woman’s dream of freedom from patriarchy C.An official’s hatred of rats who ate his silk gown D.A slave's dream of freedom Question 17 1 out of 1 points What is the penalty for making a false accusation against a man? Selected Answer: D.Death Options: A.Monetary fines B.Mutilation C.Exile D.Death

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Remember that all questions are in different order for everyone so read the question carefully!!!! Also the highlighted words will be the answers, don't take the number or letters into consideration, only the worded answers. Not all questions only have 1 answer as well so keep an eye on that. Question 18 1 out of 1 points Which of the following biblical stories is evidence that the culture of the Hebrews was influenced by The Epic of Gilgamesh? Selected Answer: The story of the great flood Options: A.The story of the great flood B.The story of Sodom and Gomorrah C.The story of the Exodus D.The story of David and Goliath Question 19 1 out of 1 points The absence of _______________ distinguishes the cities of the Indus River Valley (or Harrapan) civilization from other First Wave Civilizations in Eurasia. Selected Answer: A. Defensive fortifications and signs of large-scale warfare Options: A.Defensive fortifications and signs of large-scale warfare B.sophisticated irrigation works, including indoor plumbing C.evidence of long-distance trade D.social inequalities Question 20 1 out of 1 points Which of the following statements is supported by “Be a Scribe?” Selected Answer: B.Most professions and trades pursued by commoners involved difficult and sometimes dangerous physical labor Options: A.Scribes did not enjoy elite status in Egyptian society B.Most professions and trades pursued by commoners involved difficult and sometimes dangerous physical labor C.Egyptians had a more optimistic outlook on life than the Mesopotamians

Remember that all questions are in different order for everyone so read the question carefully!!!! Also the highlighted words will be the answers, don't take the number or letters into consideration, only the worded answers. Not all questions only have 1 answer as well so keep an eye on that. D.Egyptian society was not highly stratified Question 21 1 out of 1 points The violent, unpredictable flooding of the _____________ rivers is often used to explain the pessimistic world view of the Mesopotamians. Selected Answer: B.Tigris and Euphrates Options: A.The Yellow and the Yangtze B.Tigris and Euphrates C.The Nile and the Congo D.The Indus and the Ghaggar hakra Question 22 1 out of 1 points Which of the following support the idea that the Great Pyramids of Egypt were built using free wage labor rather than the labor of slaves? Selected Answer: E.All of the above Options: A.None of the above B.Evidence that the residents of the Workman's Village lived with their wives and children. C.Evidence of surgical treatments provided to sick and injured laborers. D.Documents recording the days off given to sick laborers. E.All of the above

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