HIEU 201 Topic 1 Quiz
Paleolithic religious beliefs
a. did not include belief in life after death.
b. centered around the idea that human beings needed to appease the forces of nature.
c. centered around the idea that forces of nature had been created to serve human beings.
d. made a clear distinction between nature and the supernatural.
Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Neolithic Age?
a. Human beings established villages.
b. Human beings discovered farming.
c. Human beings started using iron tools.
d. Human beings domesticated animals.
The first civilizations
a. did not yet possess specialization of labor.
b. lacked organized governments.
c. developed systems for administration, cooperation, and record-keeping.
d. abandoned the monumental architecture of prehistoric cultures.
Sargon the Great
a. conquered territories, plundered their resources, and then left to find new opportunities
for conquest.
b. was the leader of an important Sumerian city-state.
c. contributed to the spread of Sumerian culture beyond the boundaries of Mesopotamia.
d. was known for his policy of pursuing peace at any cost.
The Sumerians erected their religious temples atop huge multilevel mounds called
a. cuneiform.
b. Nammu.
c. ziggurats.
d. stele.
The kings in ancient Mesopotamia
a. were replaced by democracies governed by elders and assemblies of citizens.
b. were rulers thought to have been selected by the gods to represent them on earth.
c. were believed to be living gods.
Paleolithic religious beliefs
a. did not include belief in life after death.
b. centered around the idea that human beings needed to appease the forces of nature.
c. centered around the idea that forces of nature had been created to serve human beings.
d. made a clear distinction between nature and the supernatural.
Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Neolithic Age?
a. Human beings established villages.
b. Human beings discovered farming.
c. Human beings started using iron tools.
d. Human beings domesticated animals.
The first civilizations
a. did not yet possess specialization of labor.
b. lacked organized governments.
c. developed systems for administration, cooperation, and record-keeping.
d. abandoned the monumental architecture of prehistoric cultures.
Sargon the Great
a. conquered territories, plundered their resources, and then left to find new opportunities
for conquest.
b. was the leader of an important Sumerian city-state.
c. contributed to the spread of Sumerian culture beyond the boundaries of Mesopotamia.
d. was known for his policy of pursuing peace at any cost.
The Sumerians erected their religious temples atop huge multilevel mounds called
a. cuneiform.
b. Nammu.
c. ziggurats.
d. stele.
The kings in ancient Mesopotamia
a. were replaced by democracies governed by elders and assemblies of citizens.
b. were rulers thought to have been selected by the gods to represent them on earth.
c. were believed to be living gods.
