Seçmeli Ara Sınav - Introduction to World Civilization

Soru 1:

Which one of the following refers to the temple of ancient Mesopotamia that takes the form of a stepped pyramid or tower?

A) Ziggurat B) Hammurabi C) Etemenanki D) Cuneiform E) Babylonian

Soru 2:

Which elements constitute the universe system?

A) Humans B) Humans- Nature C) Humans- Civilization D) Humans-Nature- Civilization E) Civilization-Nature

Soru 3:

I. Persians is the reason for the end of the Lydian Civilization. II. First coins minted by the Lydians. III. Spring pins and safety pins were technological inventions of the Lydians. IV.Thanks to Croesus's wealth many neighbours admired them. Which of the statements given above are correct for the Lydians?

A) I-IV B) II-III C) I-II-IV D) II-III-IV E) I-III-IV

Soru 4:

Which of the following categories is considered as a human entity?

A) Religion B) Language C) Art D) Society E) Literature

Soru 5:

7. Which of the following are true about Hammurabi and his laws? i. One of his chief concerns was that every wrong act should be punished. ii. He made 282 laws. iii. Laws about witchcraft , robbery, buying and selling were among the laws he made. iv. What is important about Hammurabi laws is that though they seem brutal they are the first of mankind’s attempts to codify law. v.According to him the man who suffered should not be paid.

A) a. İ-ii-iii-iv B) b. İ-ii-iii C) c. İi-iii-iv-v D) d. İ-ii-iii-iv -v E) e. İii-iv-v

Soru 6:

What body of water played a major role in the development of the Ancient Egyptian civilization?

A) Mediterranean Sea B) Red Sea C) Indian Ocean D) Nile River E) Victoria Lake

Soru 7:

Which of the following is true about life in ancient Egypt?

A) People have monotheist views B) There are episodes of famine C) There are no outside intruders D) There is an everlasting peaceful atmosphere E) Pharaohs build an egalitarian society

Soru 8:

A hegemonic power is ……….. Which of the following definition completes the above sentence?

A) is a state of large size exercising political dominion over others, with or without latter’s consent. B) is a state, which is militarily or economically strong. C) is a state, which dominates the world politically, militarily, economically, and scientifically D) is a state, which in its military arsenal has atomic bombs and is politically very influential. E) is a multi-ethnic entity which evolves from a nation.

Soru 9:

Who wrote The Origin of Civilized Societies (1959)?

A) Rushton Coulbourne B) David Wilkinson C) Carroll Quigley D) Lee D. Snyder E) Matthew Melko

Soru 10:

Who is the Great Pyramid of Giza built for?

A) PharaohKhufu B) PharaohDjoser C) PharaohKhaffa D) PharaohMenkaura E) Imhotep

Soru 11:

"About 10,000 BCE people became farmers, animal breeders, and pottery makers. When the Ice Age ended in 9,000 BCE, the warmer climate was friendlier for humans and their civilizing processes. In years between............. BCE, sheep, pigs, cattle and other livestock were domesticated and more people were settling in the uphrates and Tigris rivers valley, called Mesopotamia (contemporary Iraq). About 7,500 BCE, villages were growing in nearby Anatolia (contemporary Turkey)." Which should be the empty space?

A) 4,000–5,000 B) 8,000–6,000 C) 2,000–6,000 D) 9,000–2,000 E) 10,000–8,000

Soru 12:

Independent trade colonies in the Assyrian Civilization are called ............

A) tumulus B) mater C) virgo D) teisheba E) karum

Soru 13:

What is the oldest habitation in Anatolia?

A) Karain cave (Antalya) B) Öküzini cave (Antalya) C) Yarımburgaz cave (Istanbul) D) Beldibi cave (Antalya) E) Palanlı (Adıyaman)

Soru 14:

When was tools such as needles were made? i.Mesolithic period ii.upper Paleolithic Age iii.lower Paleolithic age iv. Middle Paleolithic age

A) İi B) İ C) İii D) İv E) İii-iv

Soru 15:

In which period village life started in Anatolia?

A) Paleolithic period B) Mesolithic period C) Chalcolithic period D) Neolithic period E) Bronze age

Soru 16:

Which of the following is not an innovation of the Mesopotamian Civilization?

A) Planting of the first cereal crops B) The development of cuneiform script C) Mathematics D) Astronomy E) Agriculture

Soru 17:

In broader perspectives, there are main aspects ofEgyptian civilization that clearly identify its historicalcharacteristics. Which one is NOT among these characteristics?• Its genesis and uniqueness,• Its roots in the Nile and the Rift Valley ofAfrica,• Its longevity.

A) Its genesis B) Its uniqueness C) Its roots in the Nile and the Rift Valley of Africa D) Environmental determinism E) Its longevity

Soru 18:

It is often found on the tombs; “I was one beloved of his father,praised of his mother, whom his brothers andsisters loved.” Which period does this statement belong to? Which feature of the people can it show?

A) the Paleolithic period-immortality B) the pre-dynastic Egyptian civilization-mortality C) the dynastic Egyptian civilization-consciousness D) the early dynastic Egyptian civilization-ability to select E) the Old Kingdom-ability to invent

Soru 19:

The initial makings of the Egyptian Civilization are attributed to the prehistoric eras around 5,000 BCE. The entire region now known as the Sahara. Around that time, that region, the Sahara, was characterized by similarities of race, language, and material culture. What items can that material culture NOT include?

A) Pottery B) Fishing lines C) Baskets D) War implements E) Dugouts

Soru 20:

“Man’s geographical environment is a strong stimulus to the human abilities to craft means of survival” is _________.

A) Traditional society B) Political structures C) Survival mode D) Environmental determinism E) Ethnocentrism