LU HIEU 201 HISTORY OF
WESTERN CIVILISATION
Chapter 1 Quiz Liberty University
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Chapter 1 quiz Western Civilization
1. Paleolithic religious beliefs
a. did not include belief in life after death.
b. made a clear distinction between nature and the supernatural.
c. centered around the idea that human beings needed to appease the forces of nature.
d. centered around the idea that forces of nature had been created to serve human beings.
2. Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Neolithic Age?
a. Human beings domesticated animals.
b. Human beings established villages.
c. Human beings discovered farming.
d. Human beings started using iron tools.
3. The first civilizations
a. abandoned the monumental architecture of prehistoric cultures.
b. did not yet possess specialization of labor.
c. developed systems for administration, cooperation, and record-keeping.
d. lacked organized governments.
4. Sargon the Great
a. conquered territories, plundered their resources, and then left to find new opportunities
for conquest.
b. contributed to the spread of Sumerian culture beyond the boundaries of Mesopotamia.
c. was known for his policy of pursuing peace at any cost.
d. was the leader of an important Sumerian city-state.
5. The Sumerians erected their religious temples atop huge multilevel mounds called
a. cuneiform.
b. ziggurats.
c. Nammu.
d. stele.