1、B） slash-and-burn aquaculture.C） pastoral nomadism.D） broad-spectrum gathering.E） pastoralism.5） Sedentary 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
2、 spans6） Which of the following was an early agricultural settlement in the Middle East?A） NinevehB） RomeC） JerichoD） 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 b
3、ecame less sedentary.C） the knowledge and technology of agriculture could be easily transported from one place to another.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 Mesopotami
4、a?A） The south has both adequate rain and good soil.B） The north has adequate rain but poor soil.C） Agriculture is impossible 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
5、 do the authors suggest was the primary cause of urbanization in the south of Mesopotamia?A） The need to concentrate the population 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 f
6、ood suppliesE） The possibility of year-round reproduction and mating10） Around 3500 B.C.E., the first civilization was established 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
7、 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） Umma D） Nineveh E） Jericho12） Mesopotamian society became highly stratified, and not everyone shared equally in its benefits. The bottom social levels in this civilization were theA） lando
8、wners and merchants.B） slaves and peasants.C） artisans and soldiers.D） nomads and domesticated animals.13） The written script of Mesopotamian civilizations wasA） Aramaic.B） hieroglyphics.C） cuneiform.D） Cyrillic.14） The gods of Mesopotamian society wereA） unrelated to city life and activity.B） struc
9、tured on a democratic basis.C） anthropomorphic that is, they had human form.D） regarded as perfect in form and deed.E） unique to each 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 s
10、tatements concerning the practice of Mesopotamian religion is NOT accurate?A） Mesopotamians constantly sought intimate contact with the gods.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
11、rational world.D） Temples controlled a vast portion of the cities economic resources.E） Mesopotamian gods were integral parts of stories such 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 t
12、he first unified Akkadian 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 statements concerning the Akkadian nation-state is MOST accurate?A） Sargon created a unified empire that survived his death.B） Like most states of Mesopot
13、amia, the Akkadian state crumbled under the pressure of dynastic disputes and regional assertions of autonomy.C） The Akkadian state became the basis for Hittite dominance in Mesopotamia.D） Although politically powerful, the Akkadian state abandoned literacy and depended on military dominance.E） Thou
14、gh 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） Judah under DavidC） Assyria under Tiglath-pileserD） Babylonia under Hammurabi21） Who was the famous king and law-codifier who ruled during the Old
15、 Babylonian Empire?A） DavidB） HammurabiC） NebuchadnezzarD） LagashE） Ramses II22） Much of Hammurabis code was concerned withA） dealing out lenient penalties for most crimes.B） promoting justice, protecting the weak, and destroying the wicked.C） providing equal treatment for all social classes.D） crea
16、ting a new social and economic order.E） persecuting the weak and thus strengthen society.23） In addition to Hammurabis code, the Old Babylonian Empire is also recognized for its contribution in the area ofA） writing.B） mathematics.C） architecture.D） medicine.E） eliminating capital punishment.24） The
17、 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 trade.D） never fought the Egyptians, as both were Indo-European speakers.E） had no relationship to later Persians and Greeks.25） O
18、ld Kingdom Egypts 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, and professionally trained armyC） Geographical isolation created by the desertD） A predictable and favorable climateE） The rich Nil
19、e delta26） Around 3150 B.C.E., King Narmer united Upper and Lower Egypt and founded a new capital atA） Alexandria.B） Antioch.C） Memphis.D） Wadis.E） Hattushash.27） Osiris was theA） Persian god of the sky.B） Hittite god of war.C） Sumerian goddess of love.D） Egyptian god of the dead.E） Akkadian goddess
20、 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 pyramid wasA） Thutmose III.B） Hatshepsut.C） Horus DenD） Zoser.E） Narmer.30） The building of the great pyram
21、ids 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 the transition from the Old to the Middle Kingdom?A） Women gained constitutional rights by becom
22、ing 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 conveyed by the literature of the Middle Kingdom is best represented by the story ofA） Be
23、njamin.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 traditions of Egyptian kingship.B） adopt a monotheistic form of religious worship.C
24、） 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） AhmoseC） Thutmose ID） Akhenaten35） Amenhotep IV did all of the following EXCE
25、PTA） 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 city at Tell-el Amarna.36） Akhenatens monotheism wasA） welcomed by the Egypt
26、ian 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） Akhenatens 一神论是A） 由埃及人民欢迎。B） 实际上形式的对神的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 A
27、khenaten, 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 peaceful pact with the Hittites.38） In the century after the battle of Ka
28、desh 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） became a god after a short reign of pyramid building.C） Hebrews took ove
29、r 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 Yahw
