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West In the World: HIST150- Exam One

Question 1 of 53

1

In prehistoric times, the people were known as 'survivalists' and relied on what practice to sustain them?

Select one of the following:

  • Cooperation and Language

  • Hunting and Gathering

  • Small Numbers

  • Community 'Job' Placement

Explanation

Question 2 of 53

1

The time period where domestication of animals and growing crops, also known as farming and agriculture, were important factors in their civilization was called:

Select one of the following:

  • Prehistory

  • Neolithic Revolution

  • Paleolithic Revolution

  • Specialization

Explanation

Question 3 of 53

1

What was a characteristic of the Neolithic Revolution?

Select one of the following:

  • Domestication of Animals

  • Staying in the Same Place

  • Population Increase

  • Specialization

  • All Answers are Correct

Explanation

Question 4 of 53

1

What was Mesopotamia?

Select one of the following:

  • Region made of City States

  • A River

  • A Single City

  • A War Town

Explanation

Question 5 of 53

1

What were two difficulties created by the Tigris/Euphrates?

Select one of the following:

  • Difficult to navigate and flooding

  • Two many water creatures trying to attack and kids died swimming in the river

  • Hard to wash your clothes and no fresh water

  • Too easy for enemies to attack and had to have a navy

Explanation

Question 6 of 53

1

Name three benefits that Mesopotamia had because of the River flowing through it:

Select one of the following:

  • Access to fresh water, method of travel, fishing

  • Fishing, boating, water sports

  • Navy base, method of protection from enemies, method of travel

  • Place to wash your clothes, could go for a swim, fishing

Explanation

Question 7 of 53

1

The Mesopotamian outlook on the "Afterlife" could be described as:

Select one of the following:

  • Optimistic

  • Pessimistic

  • There is no after life

  • Anything you want it to be

Explanation

Question 8 of 53

1

Which river in Egypt was easy to travel, flowed consistently, and flooded to the same point for 1,000's of years?

Select one of the following:

  • Nile

  • Euphrates

  • Tigris

  • Amazon

Explanation

Question 9 of 53

1

Because of the consistent flooding of the Nile River, the people living along it decided to build their houses up to the line of flooding and were never harmed by it.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 10 of 53

1

The soil along the Nile River was rocky and hard to use for farming.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 11 of 53

1

What was the process called where Egyptians would go to the river, gather mud, use a stylus to write on the mud, and let the mud dry and turn into stone tablets?

Select one of the following:

  • Written Language

  • Cunneiform

  • Bibliotecha

  • Sumerian Symbols

Explanation

Question 12 of 53

1

People who lived in the city of Sumer and developed a written language using symbols were known as Sumerians.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 13 of 53

1

The "Code of Hammurabi" was a system of written laws.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 14 of 53

1

With written law, the "little guy" is more likely to resort to violence because of unfair trials.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 15 of 53

1

To what does the phrase, "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth," refer to?

Select one of the following:

  • Cuneiform

  • Getting what you deserve

  • The Code of Hammurabi

  • Violence

Explanation

Question 16 of 53

1

What were the four main topics of the Code of Hammurabi?

Select one of the following:

  • Justice, Temperance, Fortitude, Prudence

  • Faith, Hope, Love, Charity

  • Severity, Class, Gender, Trade

Explanation

Question 17 of 53

1

In the Code of Hammurabi, everyone was treated equally and given the same punishments.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 18 of 53

1

In the Code of Hammurabi men and women were treated differently: If a woman cheated on her husband she was put to death. If a man cheated on his wife then he had to pay a fine.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 19 of 53

1

When a wealthy or important man dies, his widow inherits his rights.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 20 of 53

1

The Hebrew were ancient Jews enslaved by the French in Mesopotamia.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 21 of 53

1

Monotheistic means:

Select one of the following:

  • Many gods

  • Demigods

  • Single minded

  • One God

Explanation

Question 22 of 53

1

What was a characteristic of Yahweh?

Select one of the following:

  • Sovereign

  • Transcendent

  • Good

  • All of the Choices are Correct

Explanation

Question 23 of 53

1

A transcendent God is one that is above nature because he created all parts of it.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 24 of 53

1

To be sovereign means to share your power with all.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 25 of 53

1

Lying is an important part of Judeo-Christianity.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 26 of 53

1

Define rational humanism.

Select one of the following:

  • A human is able to think clearly when not under the influence.

  • Human beings cause their own problems, so they can solve their own problems.

  • If you believe in the gods, then they will fix all of your problems.

  • No human knows how to fix a problem on their own and they need help from those around them.

Explanation

Question 27 of 53

1

Who was Homer?

Select one of the following:

  • A poet of ancient Greece

  • A troublemaker of ancient Rome

  • A writer from Mesopotamia

  • The person who developed the rational humanism theory

Explanation

Question 28 of 53

1

The Iliad was an instruction manual and holy book for Ancient Greeks written by Homer.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 29 of 53

1

What did King Agamemnon do during the Battle of Troy?

Select one of the following:

  • Get some booty.

  • Watch over the preceedings but not participate.

  • Steal the other Kings woman.

  • Fight alongside his men.

Explanation

Question 30 of 53

1

Why was Achilles important?

Select one of the following:

  • He was a great soldier

  • He killed the King

  • His mother loved him

  • He killed his father

Explanation

Question 31 of 53

1

King Agamemnon gave his wife to Achilles as a reward.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 32 of 53

1

What significant thing happens to Achilles when he sits out of a battle?

Select one of the following:

  • His side loses

  • His side wins

  • His best friend dies

  • The King dies

Explanation

Question 33 of 53

1

When Achilles sits out during a battle and his friend dies, it is a result of the universal order.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 34 of 53

1

What is arete?

Select one of the following:

  • A fruit used for wine making in Ancient Greece

  • A type of sandal worn by wealthy land owners

  • The idea that every human being is supposed to embrace their mind and body in the pursuit of perfection

  • The idea that every human being should be as athletically fit as they can be

Explanation

Question 35 of 53

1

A polis is an independent city state government. Who were the most important examples of polis in Ancient Greece?

Select one of the following:

  • Troy and Athens

  • Athens and Sparta

  • Sparta and Persia

  • Greece and Gaul

Explanation

Question 36 of 53

1

What was a large downfall in the city of Sparta?

Select one of the following:

  • Rocky Soil

  • Not having enough slaves

  • Weak in times of battle

  • Not enough people

Explanation

Question 37 of 53

1

Sparta struggled to have enough food for their entire history.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 38 of 53

1

Who were the Helots?

Select one of the following:

  • Farmers

  • People who were captured from other cities and turned into slaves

  • Lawmakers in the city of Sparta

  • Spartan Soldiers

Explanation

Question 39 of 53

1

To avoid a possible slave rebellion, the Spartans gave them free food.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 40 of 53

1

The winner of the "Helot Olympics" received the price of their freedom and no longer had to be a slave to the Spartans.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 41 of 53

1

Athens represented the epitome of ancient Greece for what reasons?

Select one of the following:

  • Navy, Trade, Cosmopolitan, Crops

  • Great in Battle and Grew lots of Crops

  • Stole from other cities and took their people as their slaves

  • They made great wine and sold it to the surrounding cities

Explanation

Question 42 of 53

1

Solon was known as what?

Select one of the following:

  • The Town Fool

  • The Reformer

  • The Farmer

  • The Philosopher

Explanation

Question 43 of 53

1

What were the two cash crops of Ancient Greece?

Select one of the following:

  • Olives and Grapes

  • Corn and Beans

  • Rice and Potatoes

  • Grapes and Beans

Explanation

Question 44 of 53

1

Grapes and olives were important because they could be used as food sources.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 45 of 53

1

What concept did Thespis introduce to the theater?

Select one of the following:

  • Dance

  • Song

  • Dialogue

  • Costumes

Explanation

Question 46 of 53

1

What does important work Sophocles write?

Select one of the following:

  • Iliad

  • Odyssey

  • Oedipus Rex

  • Ophelia

Explanation

Question 47 of 53

1

In Oedipus Rex, the main character kills his uncle and marries his aunt.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 48 of 53

1

Who was Socrates?

Select one of the following:

  • The writer of the Apology

  • The main character in the Apology

  • Plato's brother

  • An important law maker

Explanation

Question 49 of 53

1

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Socrates says that he does not have the slightest skill as being a , unless they mean a speaker of truth.

Explanation

Question 50 of 53

1

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Socrates is years old at the trial.

Explanation

Question 51 of 53

1

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

The person indicting Socrates is .

Explanation

Question 52 of 53

1

Socrates charges nothing to teach people.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 53 of 53

1

The god at Delphi tells Caerephon that he has magical powers.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

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