Western Civilization 1 Midterm Exam Questions with Complete Solutions
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Western Civilization 1 Midterm Exam
Questions with Complete Solutions
In what land did the world's 1st civilization flourish? - Sumer
How were Paleolithic societies supported? - by hunting and gathering
During what era did people begin to shift from gathering to cultivating? -
Neolithic Era
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In what land did the world's 1st civilization flourish? - ✔✔Sumer
How were Paleolithic societies supported? - ✔✔by hunting and gathering
During what era did people begin to shift from gathering to cultivating? -
✔✔Neolithic Era
On what did both the Sumerians and Egyptians base their writing systems?
- ✔✔pictographs
Civilization truly dawned with the widespread use of which of the following
metals in toolmaking? - ✔✔bronze
Memphis, Cairo, and Giza were all found in what ancient civilization? -
✔✔Egypt
Who was the 1st ruler to successfully unite Mesopotamia? - ✔✔Sargon
What culture build pyramids which served as tombs for their leaders? -
✔✔Egyptians
, The main task of the Egyptian pharaoh was the prepare justice, otherwise
known as? - ✔✔ma'at
One of the earliest works of literature was the epic story of what Sumerian
king? - ✔✔Gilgamesh
In Western Civilization when understanding early civilizations, the "land
between the rivers" refers to? - ✔✔Mesopotamia
Sumerian civilization was linked to what natural formation? - ✔✔rivers
The imposing towers built by the Mesopotamians that served as religious
structures were called___. Layers within these served as offices for the
priests. - ✔✔ziggurats
What was cuneiform? - ✔✔the Sumerian writing system
Egyptians found that fertility of what river valley which was beneficial to the
development of agriculture and farming? - ✔✔Nile
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers is known as? -
✔✔Mesopotamia
The 1st true city to arise in Mesopotamia, in the 4th millennium B.C.E,
was? - ✔✔Uruk
The Epic of Gilgamesh is significant because it? - ✔✔is the earliest literary
narrative
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