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This activity contains 40 questions.

The Paleolithic Age is characterized by

the domestication of animals.the beginning of agriculture.a hunting and gathering existence.large-scale religious organizations.

	The agricultural revolution produced long-term population increases.

	True False

In addition to agriculture, Neolithic Age innovations included

animal husbandry, pottery, and cloth.metallurgy, crop irrigation, and writing.cave art, primitive religion, and weapons.language acquisition, stone tools, and the use of fire.

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. The Greeks and Romans called the region in the plains along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers .

Bronze is an alloy of

tin and silver.copper and gold.tin and copper.silver and gold.

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. The are generally credited with having the first empire in history.

	Mesopotamian wives could not seek a divorce.
	Mesopotamian wives could not seek a divorce.
	True False

	Mesopotamian slaves were mainly people who owed money and could not pay.

	True False

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. was the ancient Egyptian ideal of order, justice, and truth.

Which of the following statements about the Old Kingdom pharaohs of Egypt is NOT correct?

The pharaoh had enormous material and labor resources available for his personal use.Pharaohs and nobles often had their bodies preserved in order to achieve eternal life.People obeyed the pharaoh primarily because of his overwhelming military force.No law codes were necessary in Egypt because the pharaoh was the direct source of justice.

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. Old Kingdom Egypt was divided into districts called .

Unlike in Egypt, managing water resources was difficult in Mesopotamia because

the rulers of neighboring empires controlled all the major waterways.annual patterns of rainfall and flooding did not match the needs of farmers.the land was on a high plain with no major water sources.Mesopotamians did not develop the necessary technologies until much later than the Egyptians.

Egyptians believed the afterlife was full of danger, which could be warded off by learning magical spells from

The Royal Standard of Ur.The Dead Sea Scrolls.The Book of the Dead.The Code of Hammurabi.

The Kassites were minority, warrior people who ruled over the Babylonians; the

minority Hittites and minority Mitannians similarly ruled as warriors over other peoples in northern Syria and Mesopotamia, respectively.Hittites had their own kingdom in Asia Minor, and the Mitannians had their own kingdom in northern Syria and Mesopotamia.minority Mitannians similarly ruled as warriors over other peoples in northern Syria and Mesopotamia, while the Hittites established their own kingdom in Asia Minor.minority Hittites similarly ruled as warriors in northern Syria, while the Mitannians established their own kingdom in Asia Minor.

	The Hittites were a serious challenge to New Kingdom Egypt for two centuries.

	True False

The success of the second Assyrian Empire was based on

successful trade networks.support from Israel.democratic institutions.a large well-disciplined army, a society that valued military skills, and kings that other people feared.

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. Under the leadership of , the Babylonians and Medes attacked and eventually conquered the Assyrian Empire.

The Persian Empire was divided into 29 provinces, which were called

satrapies.cantons.viceroyalties.nomes.

In the Persians' vast, multilingual empire, the language of official discourse was

Aramaic.Arabic.Persian.Akkadian.

Zoroastrianism was different from the forms of worship that preceded it in all of the following ways EXCEPT

it prohibited animal sacrifice.it portrayed life as an unending struggle between good and evil.it believed in a deity that came to Earth in human form.it worshipped one god instead of many.

"Zoroaster" is the Greek name for

Zeus.Zorro.Zarathushtra.Zacharias.

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. Before the Israelites' arrival, the land of Palestine was inhabited by the .

	The Phoenicians helped transmit culture from east to west through trade.

	True False

	The "ten lost tribes" were the people of the kingdom of Judah, with its capital at Jerusalem, who scattered when they were defeated by Nebuchadnezzar II.

	True False

	Most ancient Mideastern peoples believed that the gods would almost always do what people wanted, as long as the people prayed and made good sacrifices.

	True False

In many ancient Mideastern societies, it was important to obey the ruler's laws because

people who broke even trivial laws became slaves.the laws had been passed by democratically elected legislatures.most violations of the law were punishable by death.the ruler was believed to be guided by the gods, and was therefore righteous.

The civilizations of the ancient Mideast generally shared all the following attributes EXCEPT

some form of military service was mandatory for everyone.individual freedom had no importance.religious teachings were more important than reason.the standard form of government was monarchy.

	The early Greek philosopher Thales retold the Babylonian legend of the Earth's formation with the god Marduk intervening only to separate land from water, rather than participating continuously in the process.

	True False

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. Thucydides revolutionized the field of by analyzing human nature and chance, and by omitting any role for the gods or supernatural forces.

For the Greeks, laws

came directly from Mount Olympus.were made by men, not gods.were important only for regulating the poor.were obeyed out of fear of powerful leaders.