Human Legacy Course/Quiz 5

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1

Please tell if this statement is true or false. If it is false, explain why: The Hittites were a warlike Indo-European tribe that settled in the region known as Asia Minor around 2000 BC.

False; The Hittites settled in Europe.
True
False; The Assyrians were a warlike Indo-European tribe that settled in the region known as Asia Minor around 2000 BC.
False; The Hittites settled in Asia Major.

2

Please tell if this statement is true or false. If it is false, explain why: The Hittites refused to learn from others or to blend elements of different cultures into their own.

True
False; They used the Phoenician alphabet and developed cities.
False; They used Sumerian cuneiform and developed a code of law similar to the Code of Hammurabi.
None of the Above.

3

Please tell if this statement is true or false. If it is false, explain why: The Assyrians’ power rested in their ability to negotiate peace with neighboring countries.

False; Assyrian power relied on military strength.
False; Assyrian power relied on service from their slaves.
True
None of the Above.

4

Please tell if this statement is true or false. If it is false, explain why: Under the Assyrian system of government, kings ruled through local leaders, each of whom governed a small area of the empire.

False; Kings ruled through state leaders.
False; Local leaders governed large portions of the empire.
False; This was under the Phoenician system of government.
True

5

Please tell if this statement is true or false. If it is false, explain why: Because farming was difficult and resources were limited, the Phoenicians relied on trade and the sea for their livelihood.

False; The Phoenicians relied on their knowledge and the alphabet for their livelihood.
False; Because trade was difficult and resources were limited, the Phoenicians relied on farming and the sea for their livelihood.
True
None of the Above.

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