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Quiz for Sources of The Making of the West, Chapter 1

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Quiz for Chapter 1: Early Western Civilization, 400,000–1000 B.C.E.

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1. According to the Epic of Gilgamesh (Document 1-1), the Mesopotamians saw the gods’ role in human affairs as

distant and indifferent.

powerful and controlling.

weak and ineffective.

fearful and submissive.

2. The Code of Hammurabi (Document 1-2) provides evidence that ancient Mesopotamians believed in

social and legal stratification.

universal human rights.

gender equality.

noncorporeal forms of punishment.

3. Based on the Hymn to the Aten (Document 1-3), why did pharaoh Akhenatan believe that Aten, the sun god, was worthy of special devotion?

He was the helpmate of other gods.

He was the Egyptian people’s favorite god.

He was divinity in human form.

He was the creator of all things.

4. What shared feature of civilization appears in The Code of Hammurabi (Document 1-2) and Egyptian Scribal Exercise Book (Document 1-4)?

strong social hierarchies

monotheistic beliefs and rituals

general equality in status between men and women

nomadic way of life

5. Why did the Hittite king and Egyptian pharaoh agree to the terms of the Eternal Treaty (Document 1-5)?

To provide a place of refuge for people from each kingdom

To promote a broad vision of world peace and harmony

To maintain the security of their respective kingdoms

To prepare for the Hittite king’s succession to the Egyptian throne