Literature, Art, and Architecture from Prehistory to 600 BCE

Practice Questions

AP World History › Literature, Art, and Architecture from Prehistory to 600 BCE

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What is a ziggurat?

2

Which Babylonian ruler is most notable for his code of laws?

3

Which Pharaoh is responsible for (as well as was buried in) the Great Pyramid of Giza?

4

The Phoenicians are primarily remembered for _____________.

5

The Epic of Gilgamesh _______________.

6

What is often considered to be the oldest surviving work of literature?

7

The Epic of Gilgamesh is a Mesopotamian poem originally written in __________.

8

Writing is believed to have originated first in which of these ancient civilizations?

9

Which of these statements about the Babylonian ruler Nebuchadnezzar is inaccurate?

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It is widely believed that writing emerged independently in at least three separate locations; ________________.

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