World Civilizations Online Chapter 2 -- Multiple Choice Quiz

Multiple Choice Quiz

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1		What date did the first full civilizations emerge in the Middle East? Need a hint?

2		Which of the following was not a social change induced by the transition to sedentary agriculture? Need a hint?

3		Mesopotamia is the region between what two rivers? Need a hint?

4		The Sumerian form of writing, cuneiform, Need a hint?

5		Tightly controlled city-states were typical of the political organization of what region? Need a hint?

6		City-state political organization tended to be Need a hint?

7		The massive towers associated with Sumerian religious shrines were called Need a hint?

8		Sumerian religion Need a hint?

9		Beyond the basic elements of civilization, what did the Sumerians add? Need a hint?

10		Mesopotamian cities encouraged all of the following except Need a hint?

11		Despite its many positive contributions, civilization also Need a hint?

12		Sargon I, who created the first empire in Mesopotamia, was from the Semitic city-state of Need a hint?

13		In 1800 B.C.E. the Babylonians achieved the first Need a hint?

14		One of the most important codifications of Mesopotamian law was accomplished during the reign of Need a hint?

15		In terms of the early stages of civilization, what was one of the major differences between Egypt and Mesopotamia? Need a hint?

16		The authority of the pharaohs of Egypt was Need a hint?

17		Which of the following statements is most accurate concerning the Egyptian system of writing? Need a hint?

18		The comparative stability of Egyptian civilization was in part due to Need a hint?

19		Most agricultural societies tended to be Need a hint?

20		Both Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilization placed cultural emphasis on Need a hint?

21		The kingdom of Kush was located in Need a hint?

22		The most significant contribution of the early Jewish state to western civilization was Need a hint?

23		Which of the following was not a heritage of the ancient Middle Eastern civilizations? Need a hint?

Note: answer choices in this exercise are randomized.