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According to the authors one of the first and finest work of literature was-

• Illiad

• Hamlet

• Pentatuch

• The Epic of Gilgamesh

Cuneiform refers to

• astronomical calculations

• the earliest system of writing- symbol writing on clay tablets

• the first stage of planning for a ziggurat

• the instrument used for writing

Each of the following is true about civilization Except

• civilization first arose with the creation of humankind five thousand years ago

• civilization is tied to urban life

• a system of writing is characteristic of a civilization

• the first civilizations appeared along Near Eastern river valleys

The "land between the rivers" refers to

• Persia

• Lower and Upper Egypt

• ancient irrigation systems

• Mesopotamia

The Neolithic Revolution -

• All of these

• included the invention of agriculture, which resulted in a more reliable food supply

• resulted in more organized and complex societies

• included the domestication of animals and development of polished stone tools

The first great conqueror and founder of an empire in the history of Mesopotamia was

• Cyrus

• Thutmose I

• Alexander the Great

• Sargon of Akkad

What made the Near East a hotbed of historical development?

• The writing systems its peoples created

• The invention of iron and the war chariot.

• The contact and competition among peoples

• Its rich agricultural surplus

Which of the following was contained in the Code of Hammurabi?

• All of these

• If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other

• Punishment depended on the status of both the victim and perpetrator

• Government officials are exempt from punishment

Prehistory is normally thought of as that period before the invention of

• war

• writing

• government

• medicine

Why was Mesopotamia always susceptible to invasion?

• It lacked natural barriers to keep outsiders out

• Mesopotamian society was sharply divided between nobles and commoners

• The Mesopotamians had not yet developed sophisticated bronze weapons.

• It was politically weak and fragmented.