Western Civilization Final exam Questions and Correct Answers
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Western Civilization
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Western Civilization
Mythological beasts such as the Griffin and the Unicorn were used a s examples of:
a) symbolic stories about kings
b) symbolic stories about Christ and the Bible
c) warring nations in the early European world
d) different styles of government
~~ b) symbolic stories about Christ and the Bible
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Western Civilization Final exam
Questions and Correct Answers
Sumer is known as:
a) The first recognized civilization
b) a type of language
c) a group of people who ate crickets
d) a city in modern Iraq
✓✓~~ a) The first recognized civilization
a Ziggurat is a:
a) strange animal in Australia
b) a type of language
c) a building that was used for religious purposes in Ur, Nineveh, and Babylon
d) pyramid
✓✓~~ c) a building that was used for religious purpose in Ur, Nineveh, and Babylon
The city of Catal Huyuk was located in Anatolia and is known for:
a) being the first early city
b) having the first set of rules
,c) having roads
d) having a complex set of laws for women
✓✓~~ a) being the first early city
The purple (murex) dye was produced by which people:
a) The Akkadians
b) The Phoenicians
c) The Hebrews
d) The Egyptians
✓✓~~ b) The Pheonicians
The two dominant rivers in the Ancient Near East were:
a)The Nile and the Euphrates
b)The Tigris and the Euphrates
c) The Hebrews
d) The Egyptians
✓✓~~ b) The Tigris and the Euphrates
An example of a polytheistic Civilization is:
a) Egyptians
b) The Italians in the Renaissance
, c) The Hebrews
d) The Anglican Church
✓✓~~ a) Egyptians
"Cuneiform" is :
a) the process by which copper and tin are combined to create bronze, a more
valuable metal.
b) a Sumerian script using wedge shaped marks impressed into clay tablets
c) a mathematical algebraic innovation that enable people to solve complex problem.
d) the channels through which water was diverted in order to irrigate the fields of
early city states
✓✓~~ b) a sumerian script using wedge-shaped marks impressed into clay tablets.
A method of collecting taxes, included the following:
a) collecting all of the pirates
b)collecting tribute
c) collecting all of the shells
d) writing down all of the records
✓✓~~ b) collecting tribute
The Standard of Ur is an example of:
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