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Chapter 1
Beginnings
MULTIPLE CHOICE: (2 points each)
Directions: Do not print out the entire document. Just number your paper 1 -25 and type in the letter of the
answer to each question.
1. This term identifies an upright stone slab decorated with relief carvings, frequently used as a grave marker.
a.
b.
c.
d.
ziggurat
cuneiform
stele
hieroglyphics
2. This term is used to describe the Late Stone Age, when agricultural skills had been developed but stone was
still the principal material for tools and weapons.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Paleolithic
Mesopotamia
Neolithic
Labyrinth
3. This Sumerian king who ruled Uruk about 2700 B.C.E. is also the subject of an epic story that predates the
Iliad and the Odyssey.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Utnapishtim
Gilgamesh
Hammurabi
Akhenaton
4. This man conducted the long search in the Valley of the Kings that culminated in the discovery of the intact
sarcophagus and immense treasures of Tutankhamen.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Evans
Hammurabi
Carter
Schliemann
5. This is a system of writing, common to the ancient Near East, using characters made up of wedge shapes.
a.
b.
c.
d.
ziggurat
cuneiform
stele
hieroglyphics
6. This unorthodox Egyptian pharaoh elevated Aton to supremacy over all other deities.
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a.
b.
c.
d.
Utnapishtim
Gilgamesh
Hammurabi
Akhenaton
7. This businessman directed excavations intended to confirm the existence of the ancient city of Troy.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Evans
Hammurabi
Carter
Schliemann
8. This ancient city of Assyria fell to the Babylonians in 612 BCE.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Uruk
Knossos
Mesopotamia
Nineveh
9. This term is used to describe the Old Stone Age, when human beings appeared and manufactured tools were
used for the first time.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Paleolithic
Mesopotamia
Neolithic
Labyrinth
10. The site of the three colossal pyramids built for Pharaohs Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure is known by this
name.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Uruk
Knossos
Gizeh
Mesopotamia
11. This is the Egyptian architect who designed the earliest pyramid as a tomb for the Pharaoh Djoser.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Minotaur
Imhotep
Hammurabi
Akhenaton
12. Gilgamesh ruled this ancient Sumerian city ruled in about 2700 B.C.E.
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a.
b.
c.
d.
Uruk
Knossos
Mesopotamia
Ninevah
13. This term identifies large elevated platforms with superimposed terraces.
a.
b.
c.
d.
ziggurat
cuneiform
stele
hieroglyphics
14. This term identifies an intricate maze where the monstrous Minotaur, half man and half bull, was confined
by King Minos.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Paleolithic
Labyrinth
Ziggurat
Knossos
15. This is the site of the ancient Minoan civilization and home of the legendary King Minos, who confined the
Minotaur in the Labyrinth.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Uruk
Knossos
Mesopotamia
Nineveh
16. This the site of the great Sphinx that stands near the three colossal pyramids built for Pharaohs Khufu,
Khafre, and Menkaure.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Uruk
Knossos
Gizeh
Mesopotamia
17. This is the only person to whom the gods have given everlasting life; from him Gilgamesh seeks the secrets
of immortality.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Utnapishtim
Gilgamesh
Hammurabi
Akhenaton
18. A code of laws was developed by this Babylonian ruler.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Utnapishtim
Gilgamesh
Hammurabi
Akhenaton
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19. This is the English archeologist whose discoveries confirmed the existence of the ancient Minoan
civilization at Knossos on the island of Crete.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Evans
Hammurabi
Carter
Schliemann
20. The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers is known by this name.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Uruk
Knossos
Gaza
Mesopotamia
21. Which of the following is the Sumerian system of writing?
a.
b.
c.
d.
hieroglyphics
pictographs
cuneiform
script
22. The cave of Lascaux is located in which country?
a.
b.
c.
d.
France
Canada
Italy
Poland
23. The epic of Gilgamesh provides insights about which ancient culture?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Babylonian
Egyptian
Sumerian
Minoan
24. Which of these pharaohs has a pyramid at Gizeh?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Tutankhamen
Khafre
Akhenaton
Amenhotep
25. Which of the following is based on a series of wedge-shaped marks?
a.
b.
c.
d.
calligraphy
hieroglyphics
pictographs
cuneiform
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True / False Questions (1 point each)
Directions: Type out number 1-10 and type in T for True or F for false.
1. The Sumerian religion had no concept of an afterlife.
2. The Egyptian system of writing is called hieroglyphics.
3. Akhenaton was a famous ruler of the Sumerian culture.
4. Hammurabi developed the law code of Babylon.
5. Of the three great pyramids at Gizeh, Khafre’s is the largest.
6. The colossal Sphinx seems to guard the entrance to the area adjacent to the great pyramids at Gizeh.
7. Cuneiform is the Sumerian system of writing.
8. The area where the Nile River overflowed each year is known as the Fertile Crescent.
9. The epic of Gilgamesh is one of the earliest literary works, from which we gain insights into Mesopotamian
culture.
10. Cycladic idols were typically male and ornately decorated.
Fill in the blanks (1 point each)
Directions: Number your paper from 1-10 and type in the correct term.
1. ____________________ Sumerian religious structure.
2. ____________________ An upright stone slab decorated with relief carvings.
3. ____________________ Assyrian king of ancient Mesopotamia.
4. ____________________ Egyptian pharaoh who built the Great Sphinx.
5. ____________________ A river in ancient Mesopotamia.
6. ____________________ Center of the Minoan civilization.
7. ____________________ Vertical shafts running down through Minoan palaces.
8. ____________________ Egyptian god who was symbolic of death and rebirth.
9. ____________________ Tomb chamber in the shape of a beehive
10. ____________________ Family of languages including Arabic, Hebrew, and Aramaic.
Short Answer
Directions: Answer each question thoroughly with examples from the textbook when appropriate to
prove your point. (6 points each)
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1. What are the six characteristics of civilized societies and of civilization mentioned in the textbook?
2. How was national unity maintained in ancient Egypt despite the differences between the regions of the Upper and Lower
Nile?
3. What are three universal themes touched upon in the Epic of Gilgamesh?
4. How did the focus of Mycenaean art and architecture differ from that of the Minoans?
5. What is the Greek myth of the Minotaur and the Labyrinth?
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