HIEU 201 CHAPTER 1QUIZ
1. Paleolithic religious beliefs
a. made a clear distinction between nature and the supernatural.
b. did not include belief in life after death.
c. centered around the idea that forces of nature had been created to serve
human beings.
d. centered around the idea that human beings needed to appease the forces
of nature.
2. Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Neolithic Age?
a. Human beings discovered farming.
b. Human beings started using iron tools.
c. Human beings established villages.
d. Human beings domesticated animals.
3. The first civilizations
a. abandoned the monumental architecture of prehistoric cultures.
b. developed systems for administration, cooperation, and record-keeping.
c. lacked organized governments.
d. did not yet possess specialization of labor.
4. Sargon the Great
a. was known for his policy of pursuing peace at any cost.
b. was the leader of an important Sumerian city-state.
c. conquered territories, plundered their resources, and then left to find new
opportunities for conquest.
d. contributed to the spread of Sumerian culture beyond the boundaries of
Mesopotamia.
5. The Sumerians erected their religious temples atop huge multilevel mounds
called
a. cuneiform.
b. Nammu.
c. stele.
d. ziggurats.
6. The kings in ancient Mesopotamia
a. were viewed as being above the law and absolute in their power.
b. were replaced by democracies governed by elders and assemblies of
, citizens.
c. were believed to be living gods.
d. were rulers thought to have been selected by the gods to represent them on
earth
7. The economy of Mesopotamian cities
a. was entirely self-sufficient.
b. depended heavily on foreign and domestic trade.
c. was largely unregulated.
d. was conducted by a state bureaucracy.
8. Which of the following describes the Egyptians' relationship with their
environment?
a. The unpredictability of the Nile made Egyptian life precarious.
b. Nature served as a source of security.
c. The lack of natural boundaries subjected Egyptians to constant invasion
and change.
d. The challenges of nature were designed to punish human beings.
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