What were the achievements of Mesopotamian civilization that were of world historical significance?
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The ideal answer should include:
a. Sumer was one of the first civilizations. What emerged in Sumer became the standard features of later civilizations, such as a redistributive economy, the connection between political and religious authority, monumental architecture, writing.
b. Sargon of Akkad created the world's first empire.
c. The practice of divination paved the way for a method of scientific inquiry that would be a key feature of Western civilization.
d. The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the most important works in world literature.
e. The Law Code of Hammurabi introduced concepts that became the basis of later legal systems. The notion that the punishment must fit the crime influenced Western law. The idea of "an eye for an eye" influenced legal thought in southwest Asia and among the Hebrews.
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Which of the following is reflected in both the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment?
a) optimism about the future b) importance of original sin c) skepticism about God’s existence d) rejection of the idea of progress
The Balfour Declaration promised support to ________
A) Palestinians B) Egyptians C) Zionists D) the Ottoman Empire
Compare and contrast the authoritarianism or totalitarianism of Stalin's Soviet Union with that of Hitler's Germany. What are the similarities and what are the differences in how these two regimes operated and affected the individual rights and freedoms of the peoples of the Soviet Union and Germany, particular minority ethnic and religious groups?
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How did Pope Gregory VII change the office of pontiff?
A) Gregory instituted a stricter regime of control over his bishops and clergy with frequent correspondence and expanded central administration for effective rule. B) Gregory was chosen legitimately by conclave; therefore, he was well regarded as fit to rule. C) Gregory gave more control to the bishops under his administration, decentralizing authority. D) He reestablished the Roman tradition of a curia or senate house in Rome to administer papal justice. E) Gregory did not substantially change the administration of the papal office.