huma exam 1 questions
with complete solutions
What fundamental change in the development of human society defines the neolithic era?
Where did this happen geographically? - ANSWERSThe rise of agriculture that started after ice
started to recede and allowed for a more sedentary lifestyle in the Fertile Crescent which is
from southwest Iran across southeastern Turkey to the Nile River Basin in Egypt
What is projection and how does this tool help us better understand the behavior of homo
sapiens in the prehistoric paleolithic era? - ANSWERSProjection= relying on our own
experiences to explain the prehistoric past
It allows us to contextualize prehistoric events within the framework of our own common
humanity that we share with them
Why do archaeologists suggest that the statue of Venus of Willendorf represents fertility? -
ANSWERSHer exaggerated breast, belly, and genitals support a connection to fertility and
childbearing
What is anthromorphism? Use the Behavior of sun in Zuni story. - ANSWERSanthromorphism=
nature's behavior can be compared to human behavior like plants, animals, and natural
phenomena; religious application of personification
the sun lacked companionship and felt lonely
Explain how social perspective or hierarchy of scale is reflected in the Royal Standard of Ur. -
ANSWERSit shows the king as the largest physical person there; the most important figures are
represented larger than others
,What does the law code of Hammurabi tell us about social class divisions in Babylonian society?
- ANSWERSViolence by upper class ppl against lower class ppl was penalized much less as
women were legally inferior and slaves were personal property and tells us the daily lives of
those in Babylon
if a man steals something and does not have anything to give, he must be killed
Tell me something that is the same between the story of the flood in the Epic of Gilgamesh and
in the Noah story and something that is different. - ANSWERSsame- single man and wife survive
a flood brought about the gods
different- god of israel regrets what hes done and vows to never eradicate humanity agian, the
gods in the epic are angry that he has survived the flood and Utnapishtim gives Gilgamesh key
to immortality which is a plant for perpetual youth but while napping in a garden a serpent
steals the plant and takes his paradise away
What does diaspora mean with a reference to a culture that we have studied? -
ANSWERSdiaspora= scattering of ppl, language, and culture outside of their origin
diaspora of black ppl leaving the south (the great migration) which has influenced of our culture
Tell me how the story of Samuel and Saul exemplifies how men that are prophetic for serving as
mouthpieces for God's intention and not of the future. - ANSWERSProphecies in the Hebrew
Bible are stories of the past as if they were yet to happen in the future so later generations
would not make the same mistakes
Hubris ends Saul's line of succession; Saul gets in trouble with prophet Samuel -> King Dad and
Samuel interprets God's will that God wants to obliterate the Amalekites and Saul disobeys God
by helping the ppl and sparing the king which results in God rejecting him and him killing
himself so Samuel interprets that David will replace Saul as the king of Israel
, Why is Cyrus great compared to other Persian leaders? - ANSWERSCyrus did right by the Jews
and was chosen by God to deliver the Jews from bondage compared to other Persians who did
wrong by the Jews; Cyrus' role is codified in Hebrew scripture which has resulted in a cultural
bias
What about Hammurabi's life led him to create law (unequal) compared to the Hebrews (equal).
- ANSWERSHammurabi only knew how to be a powerful God man among his subjects so his
laws enshrines that law above everyone else but the Hebrews had been enslaved so when they
set their own laws they try to spread equality amongst all economic classes
When an Egyptian died when did they meet Amit and what 3 creatures make it up. -
ANSWERSWhen an Egyptian died, their heart is weighed against an ostrich feather the symbol
of Maat who is the goddess of truth, justice, and order bc the heart represents emotions,
intellect, and character
if the heart didn't balance w the feather the dead person is condemned to nonexistence and is
eaten by Ammit
Ammit is crocodile, lion, and hippo
What religious reform did Akhenaten do and what were the political implications on theocracy. -
ANSWERSHenotheism= existence of many gods but the sun god had all relevant power
and stripped the influence of other traditional gods
his reform was a power grab bc in a theocracy bc the gov is ruled by a god king representative
with priests who represent local gods and resulted in priests of the excluded gods to become
dissident which weakened central authority
Why is it misleading to say that King Tut's grave was never looted? - ANSWERShis tomb survived
looting until 2 british archaeologists looted it when they found it to give to the british empire
with complete solutions
What fundamental change in the development of human society defines the neolithic era?
Where did this happen geographically? - ANSWERSThe rise of agriculture that started after ice
started to recede and allowed for a more sedentary lifestyle in the Fertile Crescent which is
from southwest Iran across southeastern Turkey to the Nile River Basin in Egypt
What is projection and how does this tool help us better understand the behavior of homo
sapiens in the prehistoric paleolithic era? - ANSWERSProjection= relying on our own
experiences to explain the prehistoric past
It allows us to contextualize prehistoric events within the framework of our own common
humanity that we share with them
Why do archaeologists suggest that the statue of Venus of Willendorf represents fertility? -
ANSWERSHer exaggerated breast, belly, and genitals support a connection to fertility and
childbearing
What is anthromorphism? Use the Behavior of sun in Zuni story. - ANSWERSanthromorphism=
nature's behavior can be compared to human behavior like plants, animals, and natural
phenomena; religious application of personification
the sun lacked companionship and felt lonely
Explain how social perspective or hierarchy of scale is reflected in the Royal Standard of Ur. -
ANSWERSit shows the king as the largest physical person there; the most important figures are
represented larger than others
,What does the law code of Hammurabi tell us about social class divisions in Babylonian society?
- ANSWERSViolence by upper class ppl against lower class ppl was penalized much less as
women were legally inferior and slaves were personal property and tells us the daily lives of
those in Babylon
if a man steals something and does not have anything to give, he must be killed
Tell me something that is the same between the story of the flood in the Epic of Gilgamesh and
in the Noah story and something that is different. - ANSWERSsame- single man and wife survive
a flood brought about the gods
different- god of israel regrets what hes done and vows to never eradicate humanity agian, the
gods in the epic are angry that he has survived the flood and Utnapishtim gives Gilgamesh key
to immortality which is a plant for perpetual youth but while napping in a garden a serpent
steals the plant and takes his paradise away
What does diaspora mean with a reference to a culture that we have studied? -
ANSWERSdiaspora= scattering of ppl, language, and culture outside of their origin
diaspora of black ppl leaving the south (the great migration) which has influenced of our culture
Tell me how the story of Samuel and Saul exemplifies how men that are prophetic for serving as
mouthpieces for God's intention and not of the future. - ANSWERSProphecies in the Hebrew
Bible are stories of the past as if they were yet to happen in the future so later generations
would not make the same mistakes
Hubris ends Saul's line of succession; Saul gets in trouble with prophet Samuel -> King Dad and
Samuel interprets God's will that God wants to obliterate the Amalekites and Saul disobeys God
by helping the ppl and sparing the king which results in God rejecting him and him killing
himself so Samuel interprets that David will replace Saul as the king of Israel
, Why is Cyrus great compared to other Persian leaders? - ANSWERSCyrus did right by the Jews
and was chosen by God to deliver the Jews from bondage compared to other Persians who did
wrong by the Jews; Cyrus' role is codified in Hebrew scripture which has resulted in a cultural
bias
What about Hammurabi's life led him to create law (unequal) compared to the Hebrews (equal).
- ANSWERSHammurabi only knew how to be a powerful God man among his subjects so his
laws enshrines that law above everyone else but the Hebrews had been enslaved so when they
set their own laws they try to spread equality amongst all economic classes
When an Egyptian died when did they meet Amit and what 3 creatures make it up. -
ANSWERSWhen an Egyptian died, their heart is weighed against an ostrich feather the symbol
of Maat who is the goddess of truth, justice, and order bc the heart represents emotions,
intellect, and character
if the heart didn't balance w the feather the dead person is condemned to nonexistence and is
eaten by Ammit
Ammit is crocodile, lion, and hippo
What religious reform did Akhenaten do and what were the political implications on theocracy. -
ANSWERSHenotheism= existence of many gods but the sun god had all relevant power
and stripped the influence of other traditional gods
his reform was a power grab bc in a theocracy bc the gov is ruled by a god king representative
with priests who represent local gods and resulted in priests of the excluded gods to become
dissident which weakened central authority
Why is it misleading to say that King Tut's grave was never looted? - ANSWERShis tomb survived
looting until 2 british archaeologists looted it when they found it to give to the british empire
