Traditions & Encounters: A Brief Global History 4th Edition by Jerry Bentley Test bank
A Mesopotamian stepped pyramid is known as a
A. coptic.
B. eridu.
C. lugal.
D. lex talionis.
E. ziggurat.
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Topic: The Early Quest for Order
13. (p. 10) After 3000 B.C.E., most Sumerian city-states were led by
A. kings.
B. councils of elders.
C. dictators.
D. assemblies of citizens.
E. military governors.
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Topic: The Early Quest for Order
14. (p. 10) The creator of the first empire in Mesopotamia was
A. Hammurabi.
B. Moses.
C. Sargon of Akkad.
D. Gilgamesh.
E. Nebuchadnezzar.
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Topic: The Early Quest for Order
15. (p. 11) What individual believed that the gods had chosen him to "promote the welfare of the people . . . [and] to cause justice to prevail in the land"?
A. Moses
B. Nebuchadnezzar
C. Hammurabi
D. Sargon of Akkad
E. Gilgamesh
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Topic: The Early Quest for Order
16. (p. 11) While Hammurabi's code was based on the principle that offenders should suffer punishment resembling their violation, it was also shaped by
A. social standing.
B. the will of the Mesopotamian gods as expressed by the priestly class.
C. the language spoken by the accused perpetrator.
D. the age of the accused perpetrator.
E. the religion of the victim.
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Topic: The Early Quest for Order
17. (p. 11) The Babylonians eventually fell in 1595 B.C.E. to the
A. Egyptians.
B. Hittites.
C. Sumerians.
D. Hebrews.
E. Akkadians.
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Topic: The Early Quest for Order
18. (p. 12) The later Mesopotamian people who built a large empire based on a powerful army led by professional officers chosen on the basis of merit and skill were the
A. Hittites.
B. Hyksos.
C. Assyrians.
D. Babylonians.
E. Hebrews.
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Topic: The Early Quest for Order
19. (p. 12) A Babylonian resurgence of power was led in the sixth century B.C.E. by
A. Nebuchadnezzar.
B. Ashurbanipal.
C. Solomon.
D. Sargon.
E. Hammurabi.
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Topic: The Early Quest for Order
20. (p. 12) Mesopotamian metalworkers discovered that if they alloyed copper and tin they could produce
A. obsidian.
B. steel.
C. iron.
D. silver.
E. bronze.
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Topic: Forming Societies and Cultural Traditions in Southwest Asia
21. (p. 12-13) Iron metallurgy came to Mesopotamia from the
A. Hebrews.
B. Hittites.
C. Phoenicians.
D. Egyptians.
E. Assyrians.
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Topic: Forming Societies and Cultural Traditions in Southwest Asia
22. (p. 13) The first people in the world to use wheeled vehicles were the
A. Sumerians.
B. Assyrians.
C. Egyptians.
D. Phoenicians.
E. Hebrews.
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Topic: Forming Societies and Cultural Traditions in Southwest Asia
23. (p. 13) Evidence suggests that the Mesopotamians
A. traded extensively with peoples as far away as Anatolia, Egypt, and India.
B. lived an isolated existence and did not trade.
C. traded exclusively with the Egyptians.
D. traded extensively until the time of the Assyrians, when trade dropped to nothing.
E. traded exclusively with the Phoenicians.
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Topic: Forming Societies and Cultural Traditions in Southwest Asia
A. coptic.
B. eridu.
C. lugal.
D. lex talionis.
E. ziggurat.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: The Early Quest for Order
13. (p. 10) After 3000 B.C.E., most Sumerian city-states were led by
A. kings.
B. councils of elders.
C. dictators.
D. assemblies of citizens.
E. military governors.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: The Early Quest for Order
14. (p. 10) The creator of the first empire in Mesopotamia was
A. Hammurabi.
B. Moses.
C. Sargon of Akkad.
D. Gilgamesh.
E. Nebuchadnezzar.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: The Early Quest for Order
15. (p. 11) What individual believed that the gods had chosen him to "promote the welfare of the people . . . [and] to cause justice to prevail in the land"?
A. Moses
B. Nebuchadnezzar
C. Hammurabi
D. Sargon of Akkad
E. Gilgamesh
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: The Early Quest for Order
16. (p. 11) While Hammurabi's code was based on the principle that offenders should suffer punishment resembling their violation, it was also shaped by
A. social standing.
B. the will of the Mesopotamian gods as expressed by the priestly class.
C. the language spoken by the accused perpetrator.
D. the age of the accused perpetrator.
E. the religion of the victim.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: The Early Quest for Order
17. (p. 11) The Babylonians eventually fell in 1595 B.C.E. to the
A. Egyptians.
B. Hittites.
C. Sumerians.
D. Hebrews.
E. Akkadians.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: The Early Quest for Order
18. (p. 12) The later Mesopotamian people who built a large empire based on a powerful army led by professional officers chosen on the basis of merit and skill were the
A. Hittites.
B. Hyksos.
C. Assyrians.
D. Babylonians.
E. Hebrews.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: The Early Quest for Order
19. (p. 12) A Babylonian resurgence of power was led in the sixth century B.C.E. by
A. Nebuchadnezzar.
B. Ashurbanipal.
C. Solomon.
D. Sargon.
E. Hammurabi.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: The Early Quest for Order
20. (p. 12) Mesopotamian metalworkers discovered that if they alloyed copper and tin they could produce
A. obsidian.
B. steel.
C. iron.
D. silver.
E. bronze.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: Forming Societies and Cultural Traditions in Southwest Asia
21. (p. 12-13) Iron metallurgy came to Mesopotamia from the
A. Hebrews.
B. Hittites.
C. Phoenicians.
D. Egyptians.
E. Assyrians.
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Topic: Forming Societies and Cultural Traditions in Southwest Asia
22. (p. 13) The first people in the world to use wheeled vehicles were the
A. Sumerians.
B. Assyrians.
C. Egyptians.
D. Phoenicians.
E. Hebrews.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: Forming Societies and Cultural Traditions in Southwest Asia
23. (p. 13) Evidence suggests that the Mesopotamians
A. traded extensively with peoples as far away as Anatolia, Egypt, and India.
B. lived an isolated existence and did not trade.
C. traded exclusively with the Egyptians.
D. traded extensively until the time of the Assyrians, when trade dropped to nothing.
E. traded exclusively with the Phoenicians.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: Forming Societies and Cultural Traditions in Southwest Asia