Directions: This practice session is designed to sharpen your skills as you go into the test on the Ancients. Some of the items below may actually be on the test. Others may be next to an item that would be on the test. You will want to refer to Parts 1 and 2 of the Densonary and appropriate sections of your textbook.
1. What lay around the decay of that colossal wreck?
2. What did Karora have coming out of his navel?
3. Who came forth hard, heavy, and very red?
4. Who had the narratives?
5. We have different types of universes. Philosophically, if you argue there is no God, no Higher Power, no Creative Force, can you then convincingly argue there is a basis for morals?
6. If you say "there is no God," etc., but still want moral restraints, what category does that put you in?
7. "An act of ____________ is beyond Good and Evil."
8. The above was said by (a) Saint Paul, (b) Hammarabi, (c) Moses, (d) Nietzsche, (e) Heiddegger.
Which divinities in Slavic culture do you find near the following?
9. Bathhouse.
10.The house.
11. The fields.
12. The forests.
What objects/etc. are the following divinities of, according to the Romans?
13. Orchards.
14. Crops.
15. Manure heaps.
According to the Norse, who is the god/goddess associated with?
16. Thunder.
17. Half of slain warriors.
18. Other half of slain warriors.
19. Trickery.
20. Fates of all creatures.
21. According to Hammarabi's laws, what happens to someone who commits a robbery and is caught?
22. And if a son strikes his poppa, what happens?
23. Stonehenge was built by the Druids in (a) 4,000 BC, (b) 3,000 BC, (c) 2000 BC, (d) 1,000 BC, or (e) never.
24. A megalithic yard was (a) 3.5 feet, (b) 3 feet, (c) 2.5 feet, (d) 2.72 feet, (e) none of these.
25. (True or False) Megalithic monuments were ONLY built at Stonehenge.
26. (T or F) Concerning Ancient Egypt, Upper Egypt is to the north and Lower Egypt is to the south.
27. What does Maat represent?
28. What is Maat's symbol?
Match the following to their accomplishment or distinction:
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29. Broke the code on the Rosetta Stone and figured out what hieroglyphics meant.
30. Built the Great Pyramid.
31. Great architect, astronomer, writer, physician, quiz show host (*ignore one)
32. Discovered tomb of King Tutankhamen
33. Conquered the Egyptians
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34. Who was Khafre?
35. Early Egyptian writing did not have (a) novels, (b) poetry, (c)
vowels, (d) consonants, (e) illustrations.