CLEP Western Civilization 1 2024

In what land did the world's 1st civilization flourish? - Answer-Sumer How were Paleolithic societies supported? - Answer-by hunting and gathering During what era did people begin to shift from gathering to cultivating? - Answer- Neolithic Era On what did both the Sumerians and Egyptians base their writing systems? - Answer- pictographs Civilization truly dawned with the widespread use of which of the following metals in toolmaking? - Answer-bronze Memphis, Cairo, and Giza were all found in what ancient civilization? - Answer-Egypt Who was the 1st ruler to successfully unite Mesopotamia? - Answer-Sargon What culture build pyramids which served as tombs for their leaders? - Answer- Egyptians The main task of the Egyptian pharaoh was the prepare justice, otherwise known as? - Answer-ma'at One of the earliest works of literature was the epic story of what Sumerian king? - Answer-Gilgamesh In Western Civilization when understanding early civilizations, the "land between the rivers" refers to? - Answer-Mesopotamia Sumerian civilization was linked to what natural formation? - Answer-rivers The imposing towers built by the Mesopotamians that served as religious structures were called___. Layers within these served as offices for the priests. - Answer- ziggurats What was cuneiform? - Answer-the Sumerian writing system Egyptians found that fertility of what river valley which was beneficial to the development of agriculture and farming? - Answer-Nile The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers is known as? - Answer- Mesopotamia The 1st true city to arise in Mesopotamia, in the 4th millennium B.C.E, was? - Answer-Uruk The Epic of Gilgamesh is significant because it? - Answer-is the earliest literary narrative What was the most important innovation of Sumerian civilization? - Answer-writing What architectural elements did the Somerville Public Library incorporate from ancient Greek temples? - Answer-columns, pediment, laurel wreath What was one of the primary ideas of Greek civilization? - Answer-the concept of nothing Which of the following contributed to Sparta's development of a powerful army? - Answer-it's citizens were vastly outnumbered by the people they had captured and enslaved