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Quiz: The Ancient Near East HIEU 201 Week/Module The ________ Age is also known as the Old Stone Age. a. Neolithic b. Classical c. Archaic d. Paleolithic Hide Feedback Correct In Paleolithic societies, human beings a. lived in large permanent settlements of several thousand people. b. obtained the necessities of life by gathering food and hunting. c. were unable to communicate with one another by language. d. had not yet acquired the ability to make tools. Hide Feedback Correct The Epic of Gligamesh depicts the Mesopotamians' mood of a. sensuality and emotionality. b. optimism and hope. c. stoicism and tranquility. d. pessimism and despair. Hide Feedback Correct Compared to a rational or scientific view of the world, a mythopoeic view a. is more logically consistent than the rational view developed by the Greeks. b. sees the world of nature as an entity, like a machine, rather than a living being. c. appeals primarily to the emotions rather than reason and tends to be more subjective than objective.
d. shows little imagination or emotion in interpreting nature. Hide Feedback Correct Which of the following is NOT true of the Persian empire? a. It was bound together by a uniform language, Aramaic. b. It allowed local elites a large measure of self-rule. c. It developed an effective administrative system of twenty provinces. d. It was ruled by a council thought to represent the people. Hide Feedback Incorrect ( The correct answer is b. It developed an effective administrative system of twenty provinces .) Which of the following civilizations rose first? a. Sumerian b. Hittite c. Assyrian d. Phoenician Hide Feedback Correct In Hammurabi's code of law a. crimes against nobles were punished more severely than crimes against commoners. b. the king was not bound by the law, but might legally do whatever he wished to do. c. women enjoyed a legal status equal to that of men. d. women and children had no legal protection. Hide Feedback Correct
Sargon the Great a. contributed to the spread of Sumerian culture beyond the boundaries of Mesopotamia. b. was the leader of an important Sumerian city-state. c. conquered territories, plundered their resources, and then left to find new opportunities for conquest. d. was known for his policy of pursuing peace at any cost. Hide Feedback Correct Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Neolithic Age? a. Human beings discovered farming. b. Human beings started using iron tools. c. Human beings domesticated animals. d. Human beings established villages. Hide Feedback Correct The religious teachings of the prophet Zoroaster a. are dualistic, asserting the existence of both a good god and an evil god. b. reject the need for ethics in human life. c. represent the earliest known examples of monotheistic faith. d. are a complex set of polytheistic beliefs based on magic and blood sacrifice. Hide Feedback Incorrect (The correct answer is b. reject the need for ethics in human life. )
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