Human Legacy Course/Quiz 5

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{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. |type="()"} -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.

{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. |type="()"} -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.

{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. |type="()"} +False; Assyrian power relied on military strength. -False; Assyrian power relied on service from their slaves. -True -None of the Above.

{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. |type="()"} -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

{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. |type="()"} -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.