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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Goddess is said to be the Goddess of the Southern part of Egypt before 3000 BCE?

2. The illiterate Northerners adopt two alphabets for their Sanskrit language in which they produce the _____________.

3. Brother-sister marriage is seen in Egypt in order to give _______ access to royal privilege as international marriages were prohibited.

4. Hittite armies often clash with ___________ in their attempts to try to control Canaan, according to Stone.

5. What is NOT a city-state which is matrilineal, according to Stone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does brother-sister marriage develop in Egyptian times, according to scholar Dr. Margaret Murray?

2. How does Merlin Stone say that society portrays the modern women and her inherent qualities?

3. What are the three types of evidence which seem to point out the existence of the Goddess in Upper Paleolithic times?

4. During the 18th dynasty in Egypt, women's roles are severely changed - what did they change to and from?

5. What is Eridu said to be the place of when it steps away from the Goddess religions?

6. What is similar in the Paleolithic and Neolithic figurines of the Goddess?

7. What does V. Klein have to say about the effect of female power on the society of the ancient times?

8. What is the female deity of the time represented as when seem in pictures and in other works of art?

9. Where does the word, "Hurrian," come from? What is its meaning and its roots?

10. Why are Hebrew women supposed to be inferior to their neighbors, according to the Priest/archaeologist Roland de Vaux?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In earlier times, the passing of a royal lineage was not necessarily through marriage - it was through blood lines, with women marrying brothers to continue the family.

Part 1: Why do you think marrying one's brother was not seen as odd in the earlier times?

Part 2: What were some of the benefits for marrying one's brother as opposed to marrying outside of the family?

Part 3: Why wasn't this practice continued as the royal families continued?

Essay Topic 2

The idea of the promised land as a sort of reward for practitioners of religion helps to secure control of the people.

Part 1: Why do you think the followers of the religion believed in the promised land?

Part 2: What do you think the followers believed would be in the promised land?

Part 3: Do you believe there is such a thing as a promised land? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

While the idea of God being a woman is a compelling one, it seems there may not be enough evidence to back this claim up.

Part 1: Why do you think God being a woman is a plausible idea? What evidence is available?

Part 2: Why do you think God being a woman is not a reasonable argument?

Part 3: Do you think clear evidence is necessary in order for the author of the book to convince the reader? Why or why not?

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