WORLD HISTORY exam #2 -- Part 1 (closed book/notebook)
NAME: _____________________________ section color ______
DIRECTIONS: For MULTIPLE CHOICE questions, select the BEST answer and mark it on the Scantron CARD --
___ 1. To King Tut and other Egyptians, death was a trip across the
(A) skies.
(B) universe.
(C) Sahara Desert.
(D) Nile River.
(E) street.
___ 2. For which of the following reasons was the Nile River important to the Egyptians?
(A) it was the major source of transportation.
(B) It was the major source of irrigation of crops.
(C) It was the major source of fertilization for crops.
(D) It was very important for all of the reasons stated above.
(E). It was not important.
___ 3. Egyptians, like most ancient civilizations, were polytheistic. But for a short while, perhaps under the influence of the Israelites, a Pharaoh attempted to adopt monotheism for Egypt. Monotheism means
(A) one wife.
(B) belief in one god.
(C) one-man power.
(D) many wives.
(E) many gods.
___ 4. Which of the following identifies the TWO things Egyptians believed had to be done to ensure life after death?
(A) preserve the body by mummification and ensure the person's name would not be forgotten
(B) preserve the body by mummification and leave a statue of the deceased in the tomb
(C) preserve the female body for mummification and the male body for daddification
(D) preserve the body for mummification and build a pryamid
(E) preserve the body for mummification and bury a mummified cat.
___ 5. Which of the following found in the tomb of King Tut was considered by archaeologists and historians as the most valuable find?
(A) the body itself
(B) the extensive gold and silver
(C) the paintings, sculpture and heiroglyphics
(D) the tiny steel dagger
(E) a recording of comedian Steve Martin performing his song "King Tut"
___ 6). What only survives from the great treasures of Pharaoh Ramesses?
A. his mummified body
B. his throne
C. papyrus scrolls detailing his life
D. his weapons
E. his coffin
___ 7). Egypt was conquered and ruled by outsiders rarely, but the first time it was invaders from the Mideast known as the Hyksos. How did the Hyksos manage to conquer the Egyptians?
A. They had an advanced technology that including superior chariots and weapons.
B. They had greater wealth.
C. They had superior military leadership.
D. They had a superior navy.
E. All of the above
___ 8. Which of the following groups of people were NOT part of the middle class in Egyptian society, but rather were a part of the upper class?
(A) merchants
(B) doctors
(C) lawyers
(D) priests
(E) farmers
___ 9. Why was the Rosetta Stone important?
(A) It recorded the history of Egypt's pharaohs.
(B) It was the key to understanding hieroglyphs.
(C) It guarded the tomb of Pharaoh Ramesses.
(D) It contained the creation story of Egypt's gods.
(E) It set forth Egypt's laws in a written form.
___ 10. How did Egyptian heiroglyphics differ from modern languages?
(A) It contained 32 letters in its alphabet.
(B) It was easier to learn than modern languages.
(C) It was a character-based language, rather than alphabet-based.
(D) It was taught only to royalty.
(E) none of the above
___ 11. What did the Egyptians view as the Pharaoh's connection to their gods?
(A) He had the same relationship as all Egyptians, who were believed to have descended from the gods.
(B) He had no special connection to the gods, serving only as the political leader of Egypt.
(C) He alone spoke for the gods.
(D) He had as a chief role protecting religious freedom for all Egyptians.
(E) He was the chief priest to the gods and was alone descended from the gods.
___ 12. The art and architecture of Egypt was concerned primarily (though not exclusively) with what?
(A) religion, especially the path to a life after death
(B) politics
(C) warfare
(D) the lives of the common people
(E) promoting new ideas for Egyptian society
___ 13. Egypt's government was a theocracy, meaning that
(A) competing religions were encouraged.
(B) government leadership was combined with religious leadership.
(C) the government set forth the idea that the only gods were the pharaohs themselves
(D) priests ruled Egypt.
(E) only one God existed.
___ 14. Why was there a crisis for Egypt after the death of the teenage King Tut?
(A) The country was conquered by invading Hittites from the Middle East.
(B) Egyptians believed Tut had been murdered and rose up in revolution.
(C) The priests seized power.
(D) The Hebrews, under Moses, overthrew the Egyptian government.
(E) Tut left no heirs, leading to a vacuum in leadership that would be filled by the military.
___ 15. Pharoah Ramesses the Great was unable to defeat the Hittites in his battle at Kadesh primarily due to his
(A) smaller army.
(B) inferior weapons.
(C) mistakes, due to his lack of battle experience.
(D) unwillingness to personally lead his troops into battle.
(E) small stature.
___ 16. How did Pharaoh Ramesses the Great use propaganda after his battle with the Hittites?
(A) He blamed Egypt's defeat on Egyptian generals.
(B) He re-wrote the history of the battle, claiming he alone brought victory to Egypt.
(C) He promoted hatred of all Hittites and vowed to lead another army against the Hittites.
(D) He explained how the Hittites iron weapons had made victory impossible for Egypt.
(E) He never mentioned the battle, instead focusing on promoting polytheism throughout Egypt.
___ 17. The 15-year-old Ramesses became Pharaoh after the death of King Tut most likely because
(A) he was Tut's son.
(B) he was Tut's oldest surviving brother.
(C) He was young enough to be controlled by Egypt's priests.
(D) He came from a prominent family of military generals.
(E) He was the ancient world's equivalent of Justin Bieber in Egyptian society, and won overwhelming support for becoming Pharaoh from young Egyptians.
___ 18. The Egyptians built the pyramids as places to
(A) honor and bury their god-kings.
(B) store and distribute grain.
(C) issue ritual commands.
(D) serve as local government headquarters.
(E) party.
___ 19. Egyptian women
(A) enjoyed an equal legal and social status with men.
(B) were denied the right to own or manage property.
(C) could not become pharaoh.
(D) could inherit property, hold jobs, and divorce men.
(E) had no rights at all.
___ 20. Which of the following was true of Egyptian boys?
(A) They were viewed as unimportant by their parents and by Egyptian society.
(B) They were less likely to be educated than were girls.
(C) Parents preferred to have girls rather than boys.
(D) They were often viewed as wayward and were subjected to spanking as a result.
(E) All of the above are true.
___ 21. Which of the following was true about ancient Egyptian fashions?
(A) All men dressed alike, regardless of social class.
(B) Jewelry was worn in all classes of society, but only by women.
(C) Although men in different social classes dressed differently, women in all social classes dressed the same.
(D) Except in winter, children of all ages usually wore no clothing.
(E) Jewelry was worn by both men and women, primarily as a way to ward off evil spirits.
__ 22. Which of the following statements about Egyptian art is NOT true?
(A) All levels of society in Egypt considered art to be important.
(B) Art, especially painting, was very realistic.
(C) Colors had symbolic importance in Egyptian art.
(D) Art changed little during most of Egyptian history, with the exception of one short period of time.
(E) Art had religious significance in ancient Egypt.
___ 23. The Pharaoh Akhenaton (also know as Amenhotep IV) is most remembered for
(A) his genius at warfare.
(B) his political skill.
(C) the size of the pyramid he had built to house his remains.
(D) his tremendous wealth.
(E) his promotion of a belief in one god.
___ 24. Egypt's last Pharaoh was
(A) Ramesses II.
(B) Tut.
(C) Akhenaton.
(D) Cleopatra.
(E) Seti.
___ 25. Nomads, such as the early Hebrews, are
(A) distant cousins to yesmads, the inhabitants of India.
(B) migratory peoples, who follow their herds to fresh grazing lands.
(C) inhabitants of Canaan.
(D) Egyptian slaves.
(E) unmarried women.
___ 26. Who were the "Sea Peoples"?
(A) Nations situated next to the Mediterranean Sea
(B) inhabitants of islands in the Mediterranean Sea
(C) fishermen
(D) traders
(E) invaders from the sea who ended the Hittite Empire and threatened Egypt
___ 27. The inventors of the alphabet system of writing, from which developed Greek, Latin, and English and other forms of modern writing, were the
(A) Egyptians.
(B) Hittite.
(C) Israelites.
(D) Phoenicians.
(E) Assyrians.
___ 28. Who was Moses?
(A) The high priest of the Israelites
(B) the king of the Israelites
(C) the leader of the Israelites
(D) successor as Pharaoh to Ramesses the Great
(E) the father of Ramesses the Great
___ 29. Priests were less important to Israelites than to Egyptians because Israelites
(A) were atheists.
(B) were slaves.
(C) were nomads.
(D) believed everyone, not just priests, could communicate with God.
(E) were illiterate.
___ 30. Judaism (the religion of the Hebrews/Israelites) created feelings of hostility amongst other peoples in the ancient Middle East because
(A) The Hebrew nations of Israel and Judah were so militarily powerful.
(B) their God was perceived as so powerful.
(C) they were the wealthiest nation in the Middle East.
(D) they were the first empire in the Middle East.
(E) they were so different from the other peoples, in their religion, laws, government, etc.