1、西方文明史01试题解析Chapter 1 The First Civilizations1)Otzi?s life was a good example of the human experience inA)the Stone Age.B)central Greece.C)what is now modern Turkey.D)Italy.E)the Iron Age.2)The first humanlike creatures, such as Lucy, may haveA)survived for less than one million years.B)engaged in ag
2、riculture.C)displayed the brain capacity of modern humans.D)utilized simple tools.E)had large, developed brains.3)The Neanderthal had all of the following characteristics EXCEPTA)the ability to use tools.B)burial customs.C)a range of distribution covering Africa,Europe, and Asia.D)a smaller brain th
3、an other Homo sapiens.E)success surviving in the last great ice age.4)The practice of staying put and exploiting various sources of food instead of constantly traveling is calledA)oriental despotism.B)slash - and - burn aquaculture.C)pastoral nomadism.D)broad - spectrum gathering.E)pastoralism.5)Sed
4、entary communities led to all of the following EXCEPT which one?A)Decrease in infant mortalityB)Development of political leadershipC)Reduction in populationD)Expansion of agricultureE)Longer life spans6)Which of the following was an earlyagricultural settlement in the Middle East?A)NinevehB)RomeC)Je
5、richoD)BabylonE)Constantinople7)The statement that the Agricultural Revolution was portable means thatA)nomadic societies were eliminated in all parts of the globe.B)Neolithic society became less sedentary.C)the knowledge and technology of agriculture could be easily transported from one place to an
6、other.D)agricultural sites had to be located near rivers.E)sedentary societies had to continue to move for survival.8)Which of the following is NOT true of the ecology of Mesopotamia?A)The south has both adequate rain andgood soil.B)The north has adequate rain but poor soil.C)Agriculture is impossib
7、le without irrigation.D)Improper irrigation results in the deposit of alkaloids in the soil.E)Uruk and other early cities were linked with irrigation.9)Which of the following do the authors suggest was the primary cause of urbanization in the south of Mesopotamia?A)The need to concentrate the popula
8、tion in order to carry out the extensive irrigation of the regionB)The concentration of animal husbandry in the regionC)Egyptian influenceD)The availability of imported food suppliesE)The possibility of year - roundreproduction and mating10)Around 3500 B.C.E., the first civilization was established
9、in the region of Mesopotamia calledA)Assyria.B)Phoenicia.C)Angkor -Wat.D)Sumer.E)Egypt.11)Which of the following was NOT one of the major Sumerian cities around the time of 3000B.C.E.?A)Lagash (苏美尔城邦。位于今天伊拉克 境内铁罗 (Telloh) ，在幼发拉底河与底格里 斯河相汇处的西北，在乌鲁克城以东)B)Ur 乌尔(古代美索不达亚南部苏美尔的 重要城市)C)UmmaD)NinevehE)Jeric
10、ho12)Mesopotamia n society became highly stratified, and not every one shared equally in its ben efits. The bottom social levels in this civilizatio n were theA)Ian dow ners and mercha nts.B)slaves and peasa nts.C)artisa ns and soldiers.D)n omads and domesticated ani mals.13)The writte n script of M
11、esopotamia n civilizati ons wasA)Aramaic.B)hieroglyphics.C)cun eiform.D)Cyrillic.14)The gods of Mesopotamia n society wereA)un related to city life and activit y.B)structured on a democratic basis.C)an thropomorphic that is, they hadhuma n form.D)regarded as perfect in form and deed.E)unique to each
12、 city.15)Which of the following was NOT one of the Mesopotamian gods of the sky, air, and rivers?A)Enki B) Ishtar C) Ares D) Enlil E) Anu16)Which of the following statements concerning the practice of Mesopotamian religion is NOT accurate?A)Mesopotamians constantly sought intimate contact with the g
13、ods.B)Mesopotamians believed that the role of mortals was to serve the gods and feed them through sacrifice.C)The gods were believed to live in a structured and rational world.D)Temples controlled a vast portion of the cities? economic resources.E)Mesopotamian gods were integral parts of stories suc
14、h as The Epic of Gilgamesh.17)The first great heroic poem of Western civilization was theA)Iliad .B)Aeneid.C)Epic of Gilgamesh .D)Exodus.18)The founder of the first unifiedAkkadian state wasA)Hammurabi.B)Shulgi. (舒尔吉)C)Menes (美尼斯，埃及国王) .D)Sargon.E)Enkidu (恩奇都，吉尔伽美什的伙伴和 仆从).19)Which of the following
15、statements concerning the Akkadian nation - state isMOST accurate?A)Sargon created a unified empire that survived his death.B)Like most states of Mesopotamia, the Akkadian state crumbled under the pressure of dynastic disputes and regional assertions of autonomy.C)The Akkadian state became the basis
16、for Hittite dominance in Mesopotamia.D)Although politically powerful, the Akkadian state abandoned literacy and depended on military dominance.E)Though Sargon lived only a short time, his empire continues today.20)What state expanded in Mesopotamia after the fall of the Akkadians?A)Ur under ShulgiB)
17、Judah under DavidC)Assyria under Tiglath - pileserD)Babylonia under Hammurabi21)Who was the famous king and law - codifier who ruled during the Old Babylonian Empire?A)DavidB)HammurabiC)NebuchadnezzarD)LagashE)Ramses II22)Much of Hammurabi?s code wasconcerned withA)dealing out lenient penalties for
18、most crimes.B)promoting justice, protecting the weak, and destroying the wicked.C)providing equal treatment for all social classes.D)creating a new social and economic order.E)persecuting the weak and thus strengthen society.23)In addition to Hammurabi?s code, the Old Babylonian Empire is also recog
19、nized for its contribution in the area ofA)writing.B)mathematics.C)architecture.D)medicine.E)eliminating capital punishment.24)The Hittite peopleA)based their livelihood solely on farming.B)established their capitals at Merimda and Memphis.C)perfected the light, horse - drawn war chariot and metal t
20、rade.D)never fought the Egyptians, as both were Indo - European speakers.E)had no relationship to later Persians and Greeks.25)Old Kingdom Egypt ?s stability and self - sufficiency was due to all of the following factors EXCEPT which one?A)Systematic flooding by the Nile RiverB)A large, permanent, a
21、nd professionally trained armyC)Geographical isolation created by the desertD)A predictable and favorable climateE)The rich Nile delta26)Around 3150 B.C.E., King Narmer united Upper and Lower Egypt andfounded a new capital atA)Alexandria.B)Antioch.C)Memphis.D)Wadis.E)Hattushash.27)Osiris was theA)Pe
22、rsian god of the sky.B)Hittite god of war.C)Sumerian goddess of love.D)Egyptian god of the dead.E)Akkadian goddess of peasants.28)Maat is an Egyptian term meaningA)war and conflict.B)temple worship.C)divine incarnation.D)harmony and justice.E)provinces.29)The Egyptian king who built the first known
23、pyramid wasA)Thutmose III.B)Hatshepsut.C)Horus DenD)Zoser.E)Narmer.30)The building of the great pyramids at Sakkara and outside Memphis took place during the time of theA)Intermediate Periods.B)New Kingdom.C)Middle Kingdom.D)Old Kingdom.E)Hyksos invasions.31)Which of the following did NOT occur in t
24、he transition from the Old to the Middle Kingdom?A)Women gained constitutional rights by becoming scribes.B)Temples continued to be constructed.C)The bureaucracy was opened to all men.D)The afterlife became available to more people.E)Egyptian royal authority collapsed.32)The new ethical perspective
25、conveyed by the literature of the Middle Kingdom is best represented by the story ofA)Benjamin.B)al - Farabi. 法拉比C)Sinuhe. 辛努亥D)Amenhotep. 阿蒙霍特普E)Piratical Peasant. 海盗的农民33)The main contribution of the foreigners known as the Hyksos who invaded Egypt during the Middle Kingdom was toA)transform the t
26、raditions of Egyptian kingship.B)adopt a monotheistic form of religious worship.C)introduce military technology and organization.D)found a new capital city at Alexandria.E)become the military for Ahmose the pharaoh.34)Which pharaoh attempted to revolutionize Egyptian religious life?A)TutankhamenB)Ah
27、moseC)Thutmose ID)Akhenaten35)Amenhotep IV did all of the following EXCEPTA)move his religious capital to the city of Thebes.B)promote the worship of the sun -disk god Aten.C)change his name to Akhenaten (?It pleases Aten?).D)abolish the cult of Amen -Ra (?the great god?).E)establish his capital cit
28、y at Tell -el Amarna.36)Akhenaten?s monotheism wasA)welcomed by the Egyptian people.B)actually a form of divinity shared by the pharaoh and the sun - disk.C)borrowed from the Hebrew religion.D)carried on by his successors.E)to have a lasting impact on Egypt. 6) Akhenaten ?s 一神论是A)由埃及人民欢迎。B)实际上形式的对神的
29、法老和太阳磁盘共享。C)借用了希伯来人的宗教。D ) 由他的继任者。E) 对埃及产生持久的影响。37)Upon the death of Akhenaten, his son - in - law TutankhamenA)restored ancient religious traditions.B)retained the new capital at Tel al - Amarna.C)defeated the Hittites at the battle of Kadesh.D)revamped the entire bureaucratic system.E)created a pe
30、aceful pact with the Hittites.38)In the century after the battle of Kadesh in which the Hittites and Egyptians fought to a draw, what happened to the old Bronze Age civilizations of the Mediterranean?A)Sea Peoples took over their civilizations except in the Hittite world.B)Ramses II (the Great) beca
31、me a god after a short reign of pyramid building.C)Hebrews took over most religious systems with age -old monotheism.D)Bronze Age empires like the Hittites and Egyptians collapsed.E)A major epidemic wiped out all Bronze - Age people.39)After their exodus from Egypt, the ancient Hebrews forged a new identity and faith that included all of the following EXCEPT theA)adoption of Yahweh as their exclusive god.B)rejection of the principle of monotheism.C)adoption of the law code given to Moses.D)acceptance of the tradi
