CLEP Western Civilization 1
2026 Exam Questions and
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Which of the following rulers was female?
-Hammurabi
- Hatshepsut
- Nebuchadnezzar
- Amenhotep IV
- Sargon - ANSWER ✔✔Hatshepsut
,"The river was easy to navigate because of a peculiar trait: Its strong
winds blew in the opposite direction of its water's flow. The winds blew
down from the north, but the river flowed up from the south. This unusual
feature made it easy to transport goods back and forth from the
Mediterranean Sea, which lay to the north."
Which river is most likely being described in the above passage? -
ANSWER ✔✔The Nile River
According to tradition, who founded the Israelite people? - ANSWER
✔✔Abraham
A monotheistic religious practice was central to which of the following
cultures?
- Sumerians
- Hebrews
- Hittites
- Babylonians
- Egyptians - ANSWER ✔✔Hebrews
— Of the cultures listed, only the Hebrews worshiped one God. The rest
all practiced polytheistic religions that worshiped a host of deities.
,In what modern day country is the remains of Mesopotamian civilization
found? - ANSWER ✔✔Iraq
— Mesopotamian civilization developed in the Tigris and Euphrates
River Valley, an area now controlled by Iraq.
The earliest urban settlements typically arose in what type of areas? -
ANSWER ✔✔Fertile River Valleys
The outstanding achievement of King Hammurabi of Mesopotamia was
that he... - ANSWER ✔✔...issued a more comprehensive law code
than had any known predecessor.
Which ancient culture produced "The Epic of Gilgamesh?" -
ANSWER ✔✔Sumerian
Nomads - ANSWER ✔✔- People who move from place to place and
follow their food sources wherever they go.
Neolithic Age - ANSWER ✔✔- This is a time period where there is the
emergence of sedentary agriculture, where there are people who are
learning how to domesticate both plants and animals, and live
essentially in one spot, or in a very small area and grow their own food
resources.
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, The Fertile Crescent - ANSWER ✔✔- A geographical area of river
valleys in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the
Tigris-Euphrates valley (modern Iraq) northwest into Syria, then south
along the shore of the Mediterranean sea toward the Nile River Valley in
Egypt.
- The favorable conditions for agriculture afforded by these river valleys
encouraged population growth and enabled the people living in them to
devote some of their time to pursuits other than raising food.
The Old Stone Age - ANSWER ✔✔(Paleolithic Age)
The earliest phase of techonoligcal process where human beings lived
as nomads in small communities, hunting and gathering fruits for their
sustenance, and using fire and crude implements fashioned principally
from stone and wood to assist in the struggle for survival.
The New Stone Age - ANSWER ✔✔(Neolithic Age)
An age of cultural revolution brought about by the most recent retreat of
the glaciers that covered large portions of Europe and North America in
8,000 BCE where stone tools were refined, animals were domesticated,
and agriculture was developed.
2026 Exam Questions and
Answers | Already Graded A+
Which of the following rulers was female?
-Hammurabi
- Hatshepsut
- Nebuchadnezzar
- Amenhotep IV
- Sargon - ANSWER ✔✔Hatshepsut
,"The river was easy to navigate because of a peculiar trait: Its strong
winds blew in the opposite direction of its water's flow. The winds blew
down from the north, but the river flowed up from the south. This unusual
feature made it easy to transport goods back and forth from the
Mediterranean Sea, which lay to the north."
Which river is most likely being described in the above passage? -
ANSWER ✔✔The Nile River
According to tradition, who founded the Israelite people? - ANSWER
✔✔Abraham
A monotheistic religious practice was central to which of the following
cultures?
- Sumerians
- Hebrews
- Hittites
- Babylonians
- Egyptians - ANSWER ✔✔Hebrews
— Of the cultures listed, only the Hebrews worshiped one God. The rest
all practiced polytheistic religions that worshiped a host of deities.
,In what modern day country is the remains of Mesopotamian civilization
found? - ANSWER ✔✔Iraq
— Mesopotamian civilization developed in the Tigris and Euphrates
River Valley, an area now controlled by Iraq.
The earliest urban settlements typically arose in what type of areas? -
ANSWER ✔✔Fertile River Valleys
The outstanding achievement of King Hammurabi of Mesopotamia was
that he... - ANSWER ✔✔...issued a more comprehensive law code
than had any known predecessor.
Which ancient culture produced "The Epic of Gilgamesh?" -
ANSWER ✔✔Sumerian
Nomads - ANSWER ✔✔- People who move from place to place and
follow their food sources wherever they go.
Neolithic Age - ANSWER ✔✔- This is a time period where there is the
emergence of sedentary agriculture, where there are people who are
learning how to domesticate both plants and animals, and live
essentially in one spot, or in a very small area and grow their own food
resources.
3
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, The Fertile Crescent - ANSWER ✔✔- A geographical area of river
valleys in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the
Tigris-Euphrates valley (modern Iraq) northwest into Syria, then south
along the shore of the Mediterranean sea toward the Nile River Valley in
Egypt.
- The favorable conditions for agriculture afforded by these river valleys
encouraged population growth and enabled the people living in them to
devote some of their time to pursuits other than raising food.
The Old Stone Age - ANSWER ✔✔(Paleolithic Age)
The earliest phase of techonoligcal process where human beings lived
as nomads in small communities, hunting and gathering fruits for their
sustenance, and using fire and crude implements fashioned principally
from stone and wood to assist in the struggle for survival.
The New Stone Age - ANSWER ✔✔(Neolithic Age)
An age of cultural revolution brought about by the most recent retreat of
the glaciers that covered large portions of Europe and North America in
8,000 BCE where stone tools were refined, animals were domesticated,
and agriculture was developed.
