Western civilization midterm

The Sumerian government

came to view kings as agents of their gods

The vast majority of the population in Sumerian city-states worked as

farmers

Growing appreciation of astronomy among European peoples after 4000 B.C. is best seen in

megalithic observatories

All of the following are consequences of the Neolithic revolution Except

the development of towns and villages dominated by women

Punishments for crimes under the Code of Hammurabi

were more severe for the lower classes

Hieroglyphs were stole form of writing in ancient Egypt

False

The first hominid to leave Africa and move into Europe and Asia was Homo sapiens

False

The word "Theocracy" means "rule by the strongest"

False

The term"civilization" refers to human societies which, amongst other features,

Have an urban focus and a distinct religious structure

Akhenaten is best known for his unsuccessful attempt to lessen the power of the

Priesthood

In the first century B.C.E., Egypt became a province of

Rome

Invasions in the twelfth century by which of the following people ended Egyptian power in Canaan?

Sea Peoples

Sumerian kings derived their authority from

The gods

The original Indo-Europeans possibly came from

The steppe region north of the Black Sea

The most prominent structure in Sumerian city was a temple called a ziggurat

True

The word "Paleolithic" means "old stone"

True

The hykos

Were a Semitic speaking people who infiltrated Egypt in the seventeenth century B.C.

The hitties

Were an Indo-European speaking people

Hominids existed as long as 3 to 4 million years ago in

Africa