1. The document is a 30 question multiple choice examination for a course on civilization. It covers topics ranging from ancient creation myths to early human ancestors to the rise of urbanization. 2. The exam questions test knowledge of topics like the Enuma Elish creation myth, Genesis, Charles Darwin's work, early human fossils found in Africa, the development of Homo sapiens, and the first domesticated animals in the Fertile Crescent. 3. It concludes with assignments asking students to answer a written question, with options focusing on how science progresses according to Thomas Kuhn, comparing tools of hunter-gatherers and farmers, and comparing women's rights in villages versus Sumerian cities.

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Multiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the enclosed
answer sheet)
1) Which of the following statements about the Enuma Elish is
NOT true?
A) A rebelling god and goddess were destroyed by Marduk.
B) Humans were created by the gods out of earth and water.
C) It is the creation myth of the people of Akkad.
D) It probably dates to about 2000 B.C.E.
2) The book of Genesis holds that:
A) there are many gods worthy of worship.
B) God created man “in his own image”.
C) humans are on an equal footing with animals.
D) God created the world in seven days.
3) In the mid-1700s, the more astute natural scientists:
A) had questioned the idea that all plant and animal species
had been separately created.
B) had provided a substantial body of evidence that the Earth
was many millions of years
old.
C) had developed the genetic theory of mutation transmission.

2. D) had proved the biblical account of creation.
4) Charles Darwin:
A) refused to acknowledge that Alfred Russel Wallace had any
useful ideas on evolution.
B) based his ideas on evolution on data he gathered while
traveling in southeast Asia.
C) argued that teleology was an integral part of all life.
D) acknowledged that there was a “Creator”.
5) Fossil remains of the earliest direct human ancestors,
Australopithecus and Homo habilis,
have been found only in:
A) Australia.
B) Western Europe.
C) Africa.
D) Asia.
6) The remains of Homo sapiens have been found throughout:
A) Australia.
B) Africa.
C) Java.
D) Eurasia.
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7) Louis and Mary Leakey selected the name Homo habilis

3. because this hominid:
A) had an unusually large jaw bone.
B) possessed large, apelike teeth.
C) had a very small skull.
D) utilized stone tools.
8) Regarding the hominid genetic record, it is NOT true that:
A) the significant study of the record began in the early 1950s.
B) study of mitochondrial DNA has led to controversial
results.
C) its study requires looking at the amount of similarity in the
DNA of different hominids.
D) DNA studies have led some scientists to postulate that
Homo sapiens emerged solely
from Africa.
9) Homo sapiens:
A) has not changed anatomically for at least 100,000 years.
B) did not create culture until near the end of the last ice age.
C) did not coexist with Neanderthal man.
D) first appeared in the archaeological record about 400,000
years ago.
10) The “Venus” figurine pictured in the text:
A) is probably a fertility charm.
B) was made between 5,000 and 7,000 years ago.
C) indicates that the people of that era were on a near-
starvation diet.
D) was found in southern Africa.
11) Which of the following stages of human development
happened first?

4. A) domestication of animals
B) rapid brain growth
C) human migrations to America
D) development of speech
12) The first animals to be domesticated in the “Fertile
Crescent” were:
A) llamas and turkeys.
B) dogs.
C) goats and sheep.
D) pigs and cattle.
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13) The use of ceramics is usually an indicator that the owners
were:
A) village dwellers.
B) nomadic.
C) traders.
D) relatively unskilled.
14) The earliest staple crops in central India included:
A) rice.
B) legumes.
C) yams.
D) gourds.

5. 15) Of the following, which is located farthest from the Fertile
Crescent?
A) western Iranian plateau
B) Red Sea
C) Mediterranean Sea
D) Tigris River
16) Urbanization began latest:
A) along the Indus River.
B) along the Niger River.
C) along the Nile River.
D) in Mesopotamia.
17) The Sumerians:
A) were eventually displaced by the Ubaid peoples.
B) dominated Mesopotamia for nearly a millennium.
C) originally came from Northern Africa.
D) were eventually conquered by Alexander the Great.
18) The city-states of Mesopotamia were especially vulnerable
due to:
A) inability to grow enough food to adequately feed their
populations.
B) inter-urban warfare.
C) their lack of organized armies.
D) powerful external enemies.
19) In Sumer after about 2800 B.C.E., members of this group
ruled in conjunction with kings:
A) rich artisans.

6. B) temple priests.
C) large landowners.
D) peasants’ representatives.
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20) The economies of the villages that developed along the Nile
River were based on:
A) cereal agriculture.
B) commercial trade.
C) warfare.
D) fishing.
21) In ancient Egypt:
A) the Red Sea was to the north.
B) Nubia was to the south.
C) most pyramids were located near the fifth cataract.
D) Upper Egypt was to the north.
22) The Rosetta Stone:
A) did not have its significance recognized until the mid-
twentieth century.
B) contains three types of writing.
C) was found in the Valley of the Kings in southern Egypt.
D) was discovered by an expedition led by Richelieu.
23) Horus:

7. A) became the main god of the pharaohs.
B) represented the southern portion of Egypt.
C) ruled the underworld.
D) was the father of Osiris.
24) The early twentieth century excavations of the Harappan
civilization in the Indus valley
reveal that it likely:
A) had many small towns, but no cities.
B) began around 4500 B.C.E.
C) was originated by Aryan immigrants from Persia.
D) developed independently from civilizations in
Mesopotamia.
25) Which of the following is NOT one of the four legacies of
Harappa described in the text?
A) Aryan invaders adopted some of the Indus valley
agricultural techniques.
B) Aryan invaders may have adopted some religious ideas of
the Indus valley civilization.
C) Aryan invaders adopted some of the settlement
characteristics of the Indus valley
civilization.
D) Aryan invaders nearly completely destroyed the Indus
valley civilization.
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8. Written Assignment for Unit One
• Include your name, student number, course number, course
title and unit number on each page
of your written assignment (this is for your protection in case
your materials become separated).
• Begin each written assignment by identifying the question
number you are answering followed by
the actual question itself (in bold type).
• Use a standard essay format for responses to all questions (i.e.
an introduction, middle
paragraphs and conclusion).
• Responses must be submitted as a MS Word Document only,
typed double-spaced, using a
standard font (i.e. Times New Roman) and 12 point type size.
Word count is NOT one of the criteria that is used in assigning
points to written assignments. However,
students who are successful in earning the maximum number of
points tend to submit written assignments
that fall in the following ranges:
Undergraduate courses: 350 - 500 words or 1 - 2 pages.
Graduate courses: 500 - 750 words or 2 - 3 pages.
Doctoral courses: 750 - 1000 words or 4 - 5 pages.
Plagiarism
All work must be free of any form of plagiarism. Put written
answers into your own words. Do not simply cut
and paste your answers from the Internet and do not copy your
answers from the textbook. Be sure to refer to

9. the course Syllabus for more details on plagiarism and proper
citation styles.
Please answer ONE of the following:
1) According to Thomas Kuhn, how does science normally
progress?
2) Compare and contrast the toolkit used by hunter-gatherers
with that used by farmers.
3) Compare the probable rights and powers of women in the
typical pre-urban village with those
of women living in the typical urban Sumerian city. Did the
establishment of cities help women
overall, or did it hurt them? Explain