CIV 101 Exam 1
Continent where the oldest hominid remains have been found. - ANS-Africa
Latin for "The Man Who Knows", the term given to the genetic ancestor of all humans living
today - ANS-Homo Sapiens
Neolithic site in Palestine famous for its walled settlement and tower - ANS-Jericho
Neolithic site in Turkey with dwellings that were accessible only from the roof and decorated with
sculptures and wall paintings that symbolized fertility and death - ANS-Catal Huyuk
Culture in northern Mesopotamia famous for its high-quality pots that appear to have been
produced by craft specialists under the supervision of powerful elites. - ANS-Halaf
First culture to occupy southern Mesopotamia. Sites associated with this culture like Eridu had
continuous occupation into historical periods, suggesting that these people were Sumerians.
This culture eventually extended trade networks into northern Mesopotamia - ANS-Ubaid
Prehistoric period in Mesopotamia when the urban revolution occurred and cities with 60,000
population or more first appeared. - ANS-Uruk
Founder of the first historical empire in Mesopotamia. His name is Akkadian for "True King" -
ANS-Sargon
Most important king of the Ur III Empire, he reorganized the empire and created a bureaucratic
system for controlling major resources like agricultural produce - ANS-Shulgi
Founded an empire with its capital at Babylon. Most famous today for his law code. -
ANS-Hammurabi
City where Gilgamesh was king - ANS-Uruk
How did the people of Uruk respond to Gilgamesh's unjust behavior? - ANS-They prayed to the
gods
The temple singer or harlot who "civilized" Enkidu - ANS-Shamhat
Creature that Enkidu and Gilgamesh defeated in the Cedar Forest - ANS-Humbaba
What did Ishtar send against Uruk in her rage? - ANS-Bull of Heaven
, What do the dead eat in the Mesopotamian underworld? - ANS-Dust
Who does Gilgamesh search for after Enkidu's death? - ANS-Uta-napishtim
Who is the tavern keeper who points Gilgamesh in the right direction? - ANS-Siduri
Who told Uta-napishtim about the gods' plans to kill humanity? - ANS-Ea
What ate the plant that would restore Gilgamesh's youth? - ANS-Snake
Israelite King who established Jerusalem as his capital and from whom the kings of Judah
claimed descent - ANS-David
Persian religion that influenced the religion of the Israelites exiled in Babylon -
ANS-Zoroastrianism
Early Dynastic Pharaoh whose stele is thought to portray the unification of upper and lower
Egypt - ANS-Narmer
Egyptian god who sat in judgement as a king of the underworld - ANS-Osiris
Egyptian god who was the son of Osiris and associated with kingship - ANS-Horus
Dynasty III Pharaoh who built the step pyramid at Saqqara (not his vizier) - ANS-Djoser
Egyptian word that meant balance, stability, and truth - ANS-ma'at
Egyptian composition that appeared during the first intermediate period which posited that a
good afterlife was reliant on righteous behavior in life - ANS-The Book of the Dead
New Kingdom Pharaoh (Dynasty XVIII) who abolished the worship of other gods in favor of Aton
and built a new capital at the site of Tell el-Amarna - ANS-Akhenaton
New Kingdom Pharaoh (Dynasty XVIII) who ruled Egypt at a time when the country was in
decline but whose tomb was discovered intact. The contents hint at how wealthy the great
Pharaohs of Dynasty XVIII were - ANS-Tut
Dynasty XIX pharaoh who fought the Hittites at Kadesh - ANS-Ramses II
Name given to the Late Bronze Age culture that existed on the island of Crete - ANS-Minoan
Name given to the Late Bronze Age culture that spoke Greek and existed on the Greek
mainland - ANS-Mycenaean
Continent where the oldest hominid remains have been found. - ANS-Africa
Latin for "The Man Who Knows", the term given to the genetic ancestor of all humans living
today - ANS-Homo Sapiens
Neolithic site in Palestine famous for its walled settlement and tower - ANS-Jericho
Neolithic site in Turkey with dwellings that were accessible only from the roof and decorated with
sculptures and wall paintings that symbolized fertility and death - ANS-Catal Huyuk
Culture in northern Mesopotamia famous for its high-quality pots that appear to have been
produced by craft specialists under the supervision of powerful elites. - ANS-Halaf
First culture to occupy southern Mesopotamia. Sites associated with this culture like Eridu had
continuous occupation into historical periods, suggesting that these people were Sumerians.
This culture eventually extended trade networks into northern Mesopotamia - ANS-Ubaid
Prehistoric period in Mesopotamia when the urban revolution occurred and cities with 60,000
population or more first appeared. - ANS-Uruk
Founder of the first historical empire in Mesopotamia. His name is Akkadian for "True King" -
ANS-Sargon
Most important king of the Ur III Empire, he reorganized the empire and created a bureaucratic
system for controlling major resources like agricultural produce - ANS-Shulgi
Founded an empire with its capital at Babylon. Most famous today for his law code. -
ANS-Hammurabi
City where Gilgamesh was king - ANS-Uruk
How did the people of Uruk respond to Gilgamesh's unjust behavior? - ANS-They prayed to the
gods
The temple singer or harlot who "civilized" Enkidu - ANS-Shamhat
Creature that Enkidu and Gilgamesh defeated in the Cedar Forest - ANS-Humbaba
What did Ishtar send against Uruk in her rage? - ANS-Bull of Heaven
, What do the dead eat in the Mesopotamian underworld? - ANS-Dust
Who does Gilgamesh search for after Enkidu's death? - ANS-Uta-napishtim
Who is the tavern keeper who points Gilgamesh in the right direction? - ANS-Siduri
Who told Uta-napishtim about the gods' plans to kill humanity? - ANS-Ea
What ate the plant that would restore Gilgamesh's youth? - ANS-Snake
Israelite King who established Jerusalem as his capital and from whom the kings of Judah
claimed descent - ANS-David
Persian religion that influenced the religion of the Israelites exiled in Babylon -
ANS-Zoroastrianism
Early Dynastic Pharaoh whose stele is thought to portray the unification of upper and lower
Egypt - ANS-Narmer
Egyptian god who sat in judgement as a king of the underworld - ANS-Osiris
Egyptian god who was the son of Osiris and associated with kingship - ANS-Horus
Dynasty III Pharaoh who built the step pyramid at Saqqara (not his vizier) - ANS-Djoser
Egyptian word that meant balance, stability, and truth - ANS-ma'at
Egyptian composition that appeared during the first intermediate period which posited that a
good afterlife was reliant on righteous behavior in life - ANS-The Book of the Dead
New Kingdom Pharaoh (Dynasty XVIII) who abolished the worship of other gods in favor of Aton
and built a new capital at the site of Tell el-Amarna - ANS-Akhenaton
New Kingdom Pharaoh (Dynasty XVIII) who ruled Egypt at a time when the country was in
decline but whose tomb was discovered intact. The contents hint at how wealthy the great
Pharaohs of Dynasty XVIII were - ANS-Tut
Dynasty XIX pharaoh who fought the Hittites at Kadesh - ANS-Ramses II
Name given to the Late Bronze Age culture that existed on the island of Crete - ANS-Minoan
Name given to the Late Bronze Age culture that spoke Greek and existed on the Greek
mainland - ANS-Mycenaean
