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EXAM 1: PREHISTORIC TO ANCIENT EGYPT
1. Egyptian myths give a singular interpretation of the creation. A) False B) True 2. The Egyptian life spirit or life force is called the ________. A) serdab B) ka C) ankh D) ra 3. The most complete version found of the Epic of Gilgamesh was written in ________. A) Mesopotamian B) Sumerian C) Babylonian D) Akkadian 4. The Great Sphinx is thought to be a portrait of ________. A) Menkaure B) Cheops C) Khufu D) Khafre 5. The Sumerians used iron for war chariots fittings, weapons, chisels, and hammers for artists. A) True B) False 6. The first ruler to call himself pharaoh was ________. A) Tutankhamun I B) Thutmose III C) Khafe IV D) Meketre II
7. The Predynastic period was a time of social and political transition following the unification of Egypt under a single ruler. A) True B) False 8. The homes at Skara Brae had built-in furniture. A) True B) False 9. Art work that has survived from the Predynastic period is primarily ceramic figurines, pottery, pieces of ivory, and reliefs carved on stone plaques. A) False B) True 10. The most impressive surviving archeological remains of the Sumerians is the ________. A) ziggurat B) palace C) pyramid D) grid 11. The lion hunting scene of Assurnasirpal II marks a shift in Mesopotamian art from a sense of timelessness toward the visual narrative. A) False B) True 12. Sumerian votive figures were dedicated to the ________. A) king B) people C) priests D) gods
D) ship
19. Mesopotamian sculpture tends to be conical and Egyptian work is block like. A) False B) True 20. There are many Egyptian mummies still being discovered in the Valley of the Kings A) True B) False 21. The city of Babylon straddled the ________ River; the two sections of the city were joined by a bridge. A) Euphrates B) Nile C) Tigris D) Danube 22. During the 3rd^ century BCE, the Egyptian priest and historian, ________ compiled a chronological list of Egypt's rulers. A) Herodotus B) Manetho C) Alexander D) Pythagoras 23. Stonehenge was actually created in ________ major phases between 2750 and 1500 BCE. A) three B) two C) five D) four 24. The people known as the ________ were the first to develop in the area of Southern Mesopotamia.
A) Persians B) Hittites C) Neo-Babylonians D) Sumerians
25. The most powerful of the Anatolian cultures was the ________ civilization. A) Hittite B) Babylonian C) Persian D) Sumerian 26. Religious beliefs saturate Egyptian art of all periods. A) True B) False 27. The development of agriculture made possible large sustainable communities, but NOT a means of defense from outsiders. A) False B) True 28. A ceramic work's excellence is determined through domestic utility, visual beauty, and fine execution. A) True B) False 29. Egyptian religious beliefs reflect an ordered cosmos. A) True B) False 30. The people of Ur built many ziggurats dedicated to people, but NEVER to celestial bodies such as the moon.
A) periods B) cantos C) dynasties D) eras
37. Modern humans spread from Africa directly to the Americas between 200,000 and 100, years ago. A) True B) False 38. Egypt's most famous pyramids are the ones at ________. A) Cairo B) Bahri C) Giza D) Khafre 39. Much of what we know about prehistoric people is based on their art that we have found in archeological sites. A) False B) True 40. The lamassus had five legs because it was designed to be viewed from both the front and back. A) True B) False 41. Many of the figures on the Narmer Palette DO NOT reflect real poses. A) False B) True
42. Paleolithic human built shelters out of stone, but SELDOM wood or bone. A) True B) False 43. The Great Hall at Karnak has ________ capitals on the columns. A) lotus bud B) Nile bloom C) flower bud D) rose bud 44. The group of nomadic people from northern Asia were called ________. A) Scythians B) Assyrians C) Hittites D) Neo-Sumerians 45. The Lascaux cave portrays single animals and never animals interacting. A) True B) False
