Chapter 1 Practice Quiz

A  it is the oldest surviving example of ancient Hebrew

B  it would later be accepted as the first three books of the Christian New Testament

C  it gives us an amazingly detailed and accurate history of the foundation of the city-state of Babylon

D  grapples with enduring human questions about life, death, immortality, and the nature of the gods

A  a decline in the power of the pharaohs, and the rise of a democratically elected government

B  Egypt’s conquest of the entire Mediterranean, including Italy, Spain, and all of Africa’s north coast

C  enormous wealth, and the expansion of Egyptian power beyond the Nile Valley to create the first Egyptian empire

D  the conquest of Egypt by Mesopotamian kings

A  had no legal rights of any kind, and were treated as slaves by their husbands

B  were fully equal with Egyptian men, both legally and socially

C  had greater legal rights than Egyptian men, and held most positions of authority

D  were expected to obey their fathers, husbands, and other men, but also possessed considerable economic and legal rights

A  was centered around the sacred texts written by the pharaoh Menes, and did not change over time

B  was polytheistic, and included developed ideas about an afterlife, as evidenced in the Book of the Dead

C  was strictly monotheistic, and closely related to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

D  did not play an important role in Egyptian society and is rarely mentioned in Egyptian sources

A  keep records of the property of temple officials, kings, and nobles, as a way to enhance the growing power of elites

B  make multiple copies of daily news stories, so the citizens of Sumerian city-states could stay informed about important local events

C  translate Egyptian religious texts, and keep track of which Sumerian citizens were making appropriate sacrifices to the gods

D  record popular stories that were told by common people, as a way to keep the Sumerian population entertained