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Question 1
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The Great Serpent Mound differs from most Hopewell mounds in its
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Selected Answer: absence of burial sites.
Correct Answer: absence of burial sites.

Question 2
4 out of 4 points

Why are the Chauvet animal paintings probably NOT associated with the hunt?
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Selected Answer: Less than half of the animals painted on the walls are believed to have been hunted.
Correct Answer: Less than half of the animals painted on the walls are believed to have been hunted.

Question 3
4 out of 4 points

Japanese emperors claimed divinity as
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Selected Answer: direct descendants of the sun goddess.
Correct Answer: direct descendants of the sun goddess.

Question 4
0 out of 4 points

The Olmec’s giant mounds where the priests dwelled are thought to have possibly represented
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Selected Answer: mountains.
Correct Answer: volcanoes.

Question 5
4 out of 4 points

Venus of Willendorf’s original red color is suggestive of
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Selected Answer: menses.
Correct Answer: menses.

Question 6
4 out of 4 points

Why is the legend of Sargon I considered a "rags to riches" story?
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Selected Answer: Child abandoned at birth grows up to be king
Correct Answer: Child abandoned at birth grows up to be king

Question 7
4 out of 4 points

What was the role of the Hebrew prophets in the era following Solomon's death?
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Selected Answer: To provide moral instruction according to the laws of the Torah
Correct Answer: To provide moral instruction according to the laws of the Torah

Question 8
4 out of 4 points

What new technology followed agriculture in defining Mesopotamia?
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Selected Answer: Metallurgy
Correct Answer: Metallurgy

Question 9
4 out of 4 points

What classic struggle do Gilgamesh and Enkidu represent?
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Selected Answer: Nature versus civilization
Correct Answer: Nature versus civilization

Question 10
4 out of 4 points

Why did visitors to the ziggurats often leave a statue representing themselves?
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Selected Answer: To serve as prayer offerings to the gods
Correct Answer: To serve as prayer offerings to the gods

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