{"id":108070,"date":"2022-12-03T16:57:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T16:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/hum111-week-2-quiz-history-homework-help\/"},"modified":"2022-12-03T16:57:49","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T16:57:49","slug":"hum111-week-2-quiz-history-homework-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/hum111-week-2-quiz-history-homework-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Hum111 week 2 quiz | History homework help"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Why is the Epic of Gilgamesh a first in known literary works?<\/span><\/p>\n

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It is the first to confront the idea of death<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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It is the first to show humans challenging gods<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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It is the first to celebrate human friendship<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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It is the first to present gods as anthropomorphic<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Which statement best describes an epic as a literary form?<\/span><\/p>\n

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It is always entirely fiction and a very long prose narrative.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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It is a long narrative poem following exalted characters through adventures.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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It is rich in symbols and images of nature.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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It involves a protagonist and an antagonist involved in a series of dramatic chase scenes.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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What was the Mesopotamian ruler’s role in religion?<\/span><\/p>\n

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To act as intermediary between the gods and humans<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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To preside at sacrifices that took place atop the ziggurats<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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To mate with a priestess in a yearly ceremony<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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To select a particular divinity to be chief in his city-state<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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What does Hammurabi’s code tell about the position of Mesopotamian women?<\/span><\/p>\n

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They were given the same legal rights as men<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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They were considered sacred daughters of the goddess Ishtar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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They were inferior to men, on the same level as slaves in some ways<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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They were immune from punishments imposed on men<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

As noted in the chapter’s “Continuity and Change’ section, what most distinguishes Mesopotamia from Egypt?<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Mesopotamians were more dependent on their river systems<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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The Egyptians had a more limited form of writing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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The Mesopotamians did not build massive architectural structures<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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The Egyptians were united by a more stable succession of rulers<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Why would Akhenaten’s change in the religion create change in the visual arts?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Akhenaten declared artists to be dissidents, so they sought revenge through art<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Artists strove to produce works of Aten only so as to please Akhenaten<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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The gods were no longer seen as perfect, so art’s subjects also could be imperfect<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Akhenaten declared art to be created only by priests<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Why were Egyptians buried with Books of Going Forth by Day (Books of the Dead)?<\/span><\/p>\n

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To enable their ka to recognize their ba<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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To help them survive the ritual of judgment<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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To provide instructions for resurrection<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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To show Osiris proof of their goodness<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Why was Howard Carter’s discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb so “wonderful?”<\/span><\/p>\n

Answer<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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This was the first time anyone had been able to thwart a tomb’s curse<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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This was the first tomb discovered that contained an intact mummy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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This still contained gold and other artifacts because it was the only royal tomb in Egypt not to have been looted<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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This was the first time a tomb’s resident was known by name<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Why during the 8th century BCE were the Kushites able to control Egypt?<\/span><\/p>\n

Answer<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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The Egyptians needed stronger leadership to thwart an Assyrian invasion<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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The Egyptian pharaohs had become weakened due to inbreeding<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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The Kushites invaded Egypt, killed the pharaoh, and seized control<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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The Kushites controlled most of Egypt’s debt from building programs<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Why did the Egyptians go to such lengths to preserve the dead?<\/span><\/p>\n

Answer<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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They believed that the deceased eventually would be resurrected<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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They believed that only intact bodies could enter the underworld<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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They believed the deceased should imitate Osiris, the prototype mummy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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The believed the deceased’s ka and ba would not recognize a decomposed body<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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