CSTU 101 Quiz 1 Liberty University

1. Egypt was a __________ throughout its long history.
2. What could justly be described as the study of how people process and document their human experience?
3. The most significant Sumerian literary work was
4. Who said “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose”
5. The basic way an individual looks at life, his basic worldview, the grid through which he see the world.
6. What term describes the multiple perspectives we see in Egyptian art, especially in portraying the human body?
7. The National Archives was designed to symbolize the importance of
8. “The Heritage of the Past is the Seed that Brings Forth the Harvest of the Future.” Is located on which building in Washington?
9. The first written language was called
10. The Egyptian religion had a certain ethical component called
11. This word is defined as the sum total of the collective beliefs, behaviors, and values that connect a group within a society.
12. Which system says “the sun is at the center of the universe”?
13. The flux of change that we see in a culture is called
14. Which artifact depicts the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt?
15. This was perhaps the best known sculpture of Egyptian art.
16. What two concepts are the main focuses of our studies in CSTU 101?
17. The Egyptian temples were the first structures in the ancient world to be built entirely of
18. Known as the land between the Rivers.
19. Legal standards had been developed in the past but none so practical as the Code of Laws that established the rule of law from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. Who was the Code of Laws named after?
20. A temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamians.
21. Early Christian art showed a shepherd carrying a sheep? This symbolized their admiration for this occupation?
22. The Iwo Jima Memorial is located in Japan, and is a tribute to their soldiers.
23. Nebuchadnezzar has been discovered to be just a fictional king.
24. Egyptian culture’s life and religion being inseparable.
25. The “Men of Issachar” were located in a small town in Egypt, and directed the construction of the first pyramid.
26. The Assyrian Empire lasted well into 400BC.
27. The Egyptians did not have the technology of the wheel when they built the pyramids.
28. Sumerian sculptures mainly used granite for their statue.
29. We can think of a paradigm shift as a change in the way that we do mathematics.
30. The Egyptian and Mesopotamian culture were very similar.

Set 2

1. Who wrote these words for us to live by? “See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy…”
2. Who said “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose”
3. This word is defined as the sum total of the collective beliefs, behaviors, and values that connect a group within a society.
4. Which one of the following was not discussed as a technology of early civilization?
5. Uncommon valor was a common virtue is located on which monument?
6. “The Heritage of the Past is the Seed that Brings Forth the Harvest of the Future.” Is located on which building in Washington?
7. The Egyptian temples were the first structures in the ancient world to be built entirely of
8. Ancient Egyptian values expressed their belief in the eternal structure of the universe
9. What could justly be described as the study of how people process and document their human experience?
10. The establishment of permanent agricultural communities marked the beginning of what?
11. Which artifact depicts the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt?
12. What were the two main rivers in Mesopotamia?
13. The belief in and worship of many gods.
14. Legal standards had been developed in the past but none so practical as the Code of Laws that established the rule of law from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. Who was the Code of Laws named after?
15. Known as the land between the Rivers.
16. Who is credited with inventing the first written language, a system called cuneiform?
17. Sumerians were from which area.
18. A temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamians.
19. The flux of change that we see in a culture is called
20. What is the system states that the Sun is at the center of the Universe?
21. Egypt art depicts objects according to their most characteristic angle.
22. The Iwo Jima Memorial is located in Japan, and is a tribute to their soldiers.
23. The Egyptians did not have the technology of the wheel when they built the pyramids.
24. Sumerian civilization was ancient, but not very advanced.
25. The Egyptian Culture was short lived and lasted only a few centuries.
26. The Egyptian Culture was very concerned about the color of skin pigmentation and made a point to segregate those who were different.
27. We can think of a paradigm shift as a change in the way that we do mathematics.
28. Early Christian art showed a shepherd carrying a sheep? This symbolized their admiration for this occupation?
29. The “Men of Issachar” were located in a small town in Egypt, and directed the construction of the first pyramid.
30. Egypt was a democracy throughout its long history.

Set 3

1. The Egyptians did not have the technology of the wheel when they built the earliest pyramids
2. What term describes the multiple perspectives we see in Egyptian art, especially in portraying the human body?
3. Which of the following terms is associated with Mesopotamian culture?
4. Most of the cuneiform tablets uncovered by archaeologists are records of contracts, business transactions, and inventories.
5. Which artifact provided the key that allowed scholars to decode Egyptian hieroglyphics?
6. The term “historical horizon” corresponds most closely with what concept?
7. Ancient Egyptian values expressed their belief in the eternal structure of the universe.
8. Which of the following is an example of the reflective arts?
9. Ancient societies were transformed most by the invention of the wheel.
10. Egyptian art depicts objects according to their most characteristic angle.
11. Which one of the following was not discussed as a technology of early civilization?
12. Egyptian artists would probably have depicted the human form more realistically if their culture had been more advanced.
13. Which of the following was not discussed as a technology of the 4^thmillennium?
14. Which sculpture “sumps up” what the reflective and expressive arts are all about?
15. The great pyramids of Egypt are perhaps the most obvious example of the Egyptian fixation on permanence.
16. The term “culture” and “civilization” are roughly interchangeable.
17. Sumerian civilization was ancient, but not very advanced.
18. One of the functions of art in ancient Egypt was to preserve one’s identity for the afterlife.
19. Ancient Sumerian literature contains remarkable parallels with the book of Genesis.
20. What is the second “wave” that Alvin Toffler described?
21. “The Heritage of the Past is the Seed that Brings Forth the Harvest of the Future.” Is located on which building in Washington?
22. Known as the land between the Rivers.
23. Sumerians were from which area.
24. What two concepts are the main focuses of our studies in CSTU 101?
25. Who is credited with inventing the first written language, a system called cuneiform?
26. Uncommon valor was a common virtue is located on which monument?
27. Who wrote these words for us to live by? “See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy…”
28. The flux of change that we see in a culture is called
29. belief in and worship of many gods.
30. A temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamians.
31. What were the two main rivers in Mesopotamia?
32. This study explores different ideas about what it means to be human.
33. The Iwo Jima Memorial is located in Japan, and is a tribute to their soldiers.
34. The Urban and Agricultural Revolutions were separate, and largely unrelated, developments in early human history.
35. Technology involves the manipulation of raw materials to produce some benefit.
36. Early Christian art showed a shepherd carrying a sheep? This symbolized their admiration for this occupation?
37. We can think of a paradigm shift as a change in the way that we do mathematics.
38. Egypt art depicts objects according to their most characteristic angle.
39. One of the functions of art in ancient Egypt was to preserve one’s identity for the afterlife.
40. Sumerian civilization was ancient, but not very advanced.
41. The Mesopotamians built their ziggurats and temple from the available stone, while the Egyptians built their tomb, temples using sun‐dried bricks.