WH Midterm Review

Question 1

Egyptian history is divided into three major periods, known as the Early, Middle, and Last Kingdoms.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

Greek sculptors sought to achieve realism.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

Which of the following was NOT a major impact of the Neolithic revolution?

Accepted Answer

people learned how to use fire to make food

Question 4

Two major groups that settled within Greece itself were the

Accepted Answer

Aeolians and Dorians.

Question 5

Greeks used rituals to

Accepted Answer

encourage the gods to be generous.

Question 6

Hammurabi established his imperial capital in Babylon.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

An archaeologist might analyze animal remains on stone weapons to learn about prehistoric hunting.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Hammurabi is remembered for

Accepted Answer

establishing a collection of laws for Mesopotamian society.

Question 9

What military strategy did Hammurabi use to conquer lands and create his new Mesopotamian kingdom?

Accepted Answer

He trained his soldiers well, then used his armies to divide his opponents

Question 10

Mesopotamia was the land between the Tigris and Nile rivers.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

The tyrants of ancient Greece were

Accepted Answer

rulers who seized power by force.

Question 12

Thucydides wrote History of the Persian Wars, the first real history in Western civilization.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

In China, the belief in the Mandate of Heaven included the idea that

Accepted Answer

the king must rule wisely or be overthrown.

Question 14

Hammurabi’s Code was against false accusations. An accuser must prove a crime or be punished.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

In the Zoroastrian religion, which god represented the forces of good?

Accepted Answer

Ahuramazda

Question 16

The government of Sparta was an oligarchy, which means that it was

Accepted Answer

ruled by a small number of people.

Question 17

The basic economic and social unit in ancient China was the

Accepted Answer

family

Question 18

Egyptian pharaohs had absolute power over their kingdom.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

The first Mesoamerican civilization was the

Accepted Answer

Olmec.

Question 20

The religion of Judaism differed from the other religions of the time in that it

Accepted Answer

was monotheistic when most religions were polytheistic

Question 21

The teachings of Homer promoted

Accepted Answer

the values of courage, honor, and excellence.

Question 22

In the patriarchal Mesopotamian society,

Accepted Answer

a husband could divorce his wife if she failed in any of her duties.

Question 23

How did people in the Fertile Crescent adapt to their environment?

Accepted Answer

by using irrigation and drainage

Question 24

According to Plato, a good life can only be achieved if a person

Accepted Answer

lives in a just and rational state.

Question 25

Paleolithic peoples probably lived in small, nuclear family units.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 26

The Iliad and the Odyssey are examples of

Accepted Answer

epic poems

Question 27

The greatest new development made by Sumerians was

Accepted Answer

cuneiform

Question 28

Which Greek playwright wrote Oedipus Rex?

Accepted Answer

Sophocles

Question 29

Unlike other religious leaders of the time, Jewish religious leaders

Accepted Answer

claimed that everyone had direct access to God's word.

Question 30

By 750 B.C., the ____, or city-state, became the central focus of Greek life.

Accepted Answer

polis

WH Midterm Review

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WH Midterm Review

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