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Chapter 1, East and West

1. Which city was responsible for a new civilization?
(a) Rome
(b) Athens
(c) Sparta
(d) Crete

2. Which of the following is not a name associated with the Athens civilization of this time?
(a) Plato
(b) Jupiter
(c) Thucydides
(d) Homer

3. The Ancient Greeks of the time exhibited a ________________________.
(a) new power of the mind
(b) a desire for imperialism
(c) the same interests as other civilizations
(d) lack of interest in cultural and intellectual pursuits

4. In the ancient world, before the rise of Athens and the Greeks, the greatest civilization was ________________.
(a) Sparta
(b) Egypt
(c) Crete
(d) Rome

5. The primary interest of the ancient Egyptians was a preoccupation with _______________.
(a) the dead
(b) intellectual activities
(c) the living
(d) inventions

6. Reality to the ancient Egyptian, was directed toward _____________________.
(a) on life and death
(b) on art and culture
(c) on life itself
(d) where he would go after life

7. What is the reason for the Egyptian preoccupation with death?
(a) the misery of everyday life
(b) good living conditions
(c) belief in God
(d) the fairness of the ruler

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