Question

Before entering an enjoyable afterlife, the deceased Egyptian supposedly

Select one:

a. would be judged by Osiris and other divine judges

b. confessed all sins

c. had to buy access to heaven with offerings to the gods

d. had to build a pyramid, large or small, according to social status

The rise of the priestly class in ancient civilizations shows that

Select one:

a. there was universal faith in a divine being who controls the world

b. some individuals were chosen to communicate with the gods

c. followers of local gods failed to establish independent cults

d. there was "seperation of church and state"

The great Pyramids of Giza, built in the Fourth Dynasty, were

Select one:

a. used for athletic events, concerts, and political rallies

b. lost in the desert sands and unknown to the Greeks

c. a good supply of building stone for Rome and Carthage

d. constructed by thousands of peasant workers who were not slaves

The technical accomplishments of the Sumerians included

Select one:

a. inventing the wheel for use on chariots and carts

b. writing, mathematics, calenders, and the division of time

c. building complex irrigation systems of canals, dikes, and reservoirs

d. all of the above

"Indo-European" as used in historical or anthropological texts refers to

Select one:

1. someone whose parents belong to different races from India and Europe.

2. linguistic and cultural patterns found in India, Near East, and Europe.

3. inhabitants of the strip of land connecting Europe and Asia.

4. view that Hindus and ancient Goths had much in common.

The Akkadian rulers Sargon and Naram-Sin

Select one:

a. presided over the "Dark Age", when foreigners dominated Akkad

b. were glorified bandits who had little interst in culture

c. wiped out the Sumerian religion and replaced it with their own

d. ruled from cities and kept their empires throught conquest and commerce

Pharaoah Rameses II is well-known for all the following except:

Select one:

a. Fought the Hittites at Kadesh, and later made treaty with them

b. Some scholars consider him to be the pharoah of the Hebrew "Exodus".

c. Great builder of temples such as Abu-Simbel; diplomacy and territorial expansion is typical of New Kingdom Period.

d. Defeated coalition of Syria-Palestianian states at the battle of Megiddo (Armageddon)

Which of the following best characterizes Sargon the Great?

Select one:

a. Sumerian priest

b. Giver of famous law-code

c. Ruler of Akkadian Empire

d. Founder of city of Babylon

Answer 1

71. Before enjoying afterlife, the deceased Egyptians were believed to be judged by Osiris and other divine judges(option a)

2. The rise of the priestly class shows that there were some individuals who were chosen to communicate with the gods(option b).

3.The great pyramids of Giza were lost in the desert sands and unknown to the Greeks(option b).

4. The term ‘Indo-Euroepean’ is used by historians and anthropologists to describe the linguistic and cultural patterns in India, the Near East and Europe.

5. The Akkadian rulers ruled from cities and kept their empire through conquest and commerce( option d)

6.Pharoah Ramesis-II is known for all except option d: defeated coalition of Syria Palestinian states at the attle of Megiddo (option d)

7. Sargon the Great can be best defined as the Ruler of the Akkadian empire (option c)