Chapter 1 The Ancient Near East The First

Question Paleolithic bands were made up of around a) thirty people. b) fifty people.

Answer Paleolithic bands were made up of around a) thirty people. (correct) b) fifty

Question The Neolithic Age began about a) 100, 000 years ago. b) 250, 000

Answer The Neolithic Age began about a) 100, 000 years ago. b) 250, 000

Question The traditional view is that cities arose around 3000 B. C. in a)

Answer The traditional view is that cities arose around 3000 B. C. in a)

Question Mesopotamian civilization began a) in the valley of the Nile River. b) in

Answer Mesopotamian civilization began a) in the valley of the Nile River. b) in

Question Sargon the Great was the leader of the a) Akkad people. b) Phoenician

Answer Sargon the Great was the leader of the a) Akkad people. (correct) b)

Question ______ was the finest work of Mesopotamian literature. a) The Chronicle of Sargon

Answer ______ was the finest work of Mesopotamian literature. a) The Chronicle of Sargon

Question The most important geographical feature of Egypt was the a) Nile River. b)

Answer The most important geographical feature of Egypt was the a) Nile River. (correct)

Question The Egyptians were a) monotheists. b) atheists. c) agnostics. d) polytheists. Copyright ©

Answer The Egyptians were a) monotheists. b) atheists. c) agnostics. d) polytheists. (correct) Hint:

Question The Hittite empire ruled a) Egypt and Palestine. b) Asia Minor and northern

Answer The Hittite empire ruled a) Egypt and Palestine. b) Asia Minor and northern

Question The Persians were an Indo-European people who had settled in a) southern Iran.

Answer The Persians were an Indo-European people who had settled in a) southern Iran.

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Chapter 1 The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

Answer Paleolithic bands were made up of around a) thirty people. (correct) b) fifty people. c) one hundred people. d) two hundred people. Hint: See page 5. Copyright © Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. 1|3

Answer The Neolithic Age began about a) 100, 000 years ago. b) 250, 000 years ago. c) three thousand years ago. d) ten thousand years ago. (correct) Hint: See page 7. Copyright © Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. 1|5

Question Mesopotamian civilization began a) in the valley of the Nile River. b) in the coastal regions of North Africa. c) in the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. d) on the shore of the Red Sea. Copyright © Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. 1|8

Answer Mesopotamian civilization began a) in the valley of the Nile River. b) in the coastal regions of North Africa. c) in the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. (correct) d) on the shore of the Red Sea. Hint: See page 9. Copyright © Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. 1|9

Answer Sargon the Great was the leader of the a) Akkad people. (correct) b) Phoenician people. c) Hittite people. d) Chaldean people. Hint: See page 10. Copyright © Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. 1 | 11

Question ______ was the finest work of Mesopotamian literature. a) The Chronicle of Sargon b) The Epic of Gilgamesh c) Akkad and Ashur d) King Gudea of Lagash Copyright © Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. 1 | 12

Answer ______ was the finest work of Mesopotamian literature. a) The Chronicle of Sargon b) The Epic of Gilgamesh (correct) c) Akkad and Ashur d) King Gudea of Lagash Hint: See page 13. Copyright © Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. 1 | 13

Answer The most important geographical feature of Egypt was the a) Nile River. (correct) b) Mediterranean Sea. c) Red Sea. d) Atlas Mountains. Hint: See page 15. Copyright © Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. 1 | 15

Question The Hittite empire ruled a) Egypt and Palestine. b) Asia Minor and northern Syria. c) Asia Minor and northern Egypt. d) all of Mesopotamia. Copyright © Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. 1 | 18

Answer The Hittite empire ruled a) Egypt and Palestine. b) Asia Minor and northern Syria. (correct) c) Asia Minor and northern Egypt. d) all of Mesopotamia. Hint: See page 21. Copyright © Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. 1 | 19

Question The Persians were an Indo-European people who had settled in a) southern Iran. b) northern Palestine. c) western Syria. d) Asia Minor. Copyright © Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. 1 | 20

Answer The Persians were an Indo-European people who had settled in a) southern Iran. (correct) b) northern Palestine. c) western Syria. d) Asia Minor. Hint: See page 24. Copyright © Cengage Learning. All rights reserved. 1 | 21