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1. All early civilizations had the following characteristics EXCEPT
____1.All early civilizations had the following characteristics EXCEPTA) Writing B) Cities C)
Cave paintingsD) Laws/Government____2.The land between the rivers refers toA)
Mesopotamia B) Egypt C) the Hittites D) Persia____3. Which ruler united Upper Egypt with
Lower Egypt after the Hittites?A) Tutankhamen B) Ahmose I C) Ramses IID) Amenhotep
IV____4. Compared to the Assyrians, Persian rule wasA) Larger in area B) KinderC) More
lenient of different religions D) All of these____5) Which Egyptian ruler threw out the
Hebrews?A) Ramses II B) Akhenaton C) Amenhotep IVD) Tutankhamen____6) Today the
base for Western thought is thought to beA) Celtic/Germanic B) Mesopotamia/PersianC)
Rome/Parthia D) Greek/Hebrew____7) The Israelite tribes were held together byA) Mosesí
leadership B) powerful judges C) strong kingsD) a commitment to Yahweh____8) Moses led
his people out of EgyptA) and into a period of wandering in the Sinai DesertB) after
Assyrian captivityC) upon the death of Ramses ID) to flee the Hittites____9) The Ark of the
CovenantA) held the Ten CommandmentsB) was taken by the AssyriansC) was held in the
Temple of SolomonD) all of these___10) A Greek contribution to Western civilization isA)
the use of reason to understand life around themB) an union of religion and politicsC)
women’s rightsD) foreign policy___11) Helots wereA) Athenian light infantry B) Spartan
warriorsB) Oarsmen of the Athenian fleet D) Spartan slaves___12) The Spartan concept of
excellence isA) participation in civil affairs B) dying in battleB) loyalty to the Gods D) mental
attributes___13) The 1st Persian invasion of Greece was brought on byA) Athen’s support of
Greek rebellions in Asia MinorB) Persian hatred of Greek cultureC) an invitation of Sparta to
humble AthensD) Spartan raids on Persia___14) Athenians during their empire periodA)
debated the ethics of empireB) saw no conflict between imperialism and democracyC) grew
softD) rejected internal democracy___15) Salamis wasA) a great Greek naval victoryB)
Sparta’s capitalC) home to the Greek GodsD) a Greek God___16) During the era of the Delian
LeagueA) Sparta dominated GreeceB) Athens dominated GreeceC) admiration for Greece
grewD) wealth among members was shared___17) The Peloponnesian War wasA) a civil
war between the followers of Athens and SpartaB) the 2nd Persian WarC) the Macedonian
invasion of GreeceD) a war between Thebes and Sparta___18) Alexander’s tutor wasA) Plato
B) Socrates C) Aristotle D) Parmenides___19) Alexander abandoned his campaign in India
becauseA) disease among his troopsB) his troops demanded itC) the cost of war didn’t equal
the gainsD) Alexander wanted time to teach his son to rule___20) After Alexander’s death,A)

2. his father took over powerB) the empire collapsedC) Alexander’s son took overD) his
empire was split into 3 partsPick 10 of following 15 people, places and ideas. Answer as
completely as possible in 2 or 3 sentences (3 points)1) symposiums2) Code of
Hammurabi3) Hatshepsut4) Cro-Magnon man5) Assyrians6) Minoans7) Yahweh8)
Alexandria, Egypt9) Hittites10)Oligarchy11) hoplites12) King Philip II13) Delian League14)
Battle of Marathon15) Mt OlympusPick 1 of the following 4 questions. Answer as
completely as possible.(15 points)1) What were the chief characteristics of Hellenistic
society?2) Chose either Egypt or Mesopotamia and describe using examples how the steps
taken by the people as they moved towards civilization.3) How was Athens able to
dominate Greek civilization?4) Describe Athenian Democracy.