Question 1

The Hebrew people became unified in their worship of Yahweh due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Moses forbidding the worship of false gods. 
B)  Saul outlawing all other activities of worship. 
C)  the kings of Judah imposing the worship of Yahweh on the kingdom of Israel. 
D)  prophetic insistence on the need for a united Hebrew identity under Neo-Assyrian rule. 
E)  the destruction of the city of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar. 
A)  Moses forbidding the worship of false gods. 
B)  Saul outlawing all other activities of worship. 
C)  the kings of Judah imposing the worship of Yahweh on the kingdom of Israel. 
D)  prophetic insistence on the need for a united Hebrew identity under Neo-Assyrian rule. 
E)  the destruction of the city of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar.

Question 2

The Minoans:

Accepted Answer

A)  remained isolated politically and economically from the rest of the ancient world. 
B)  were civil servants in a redistributive economy, not warriors. 
C)  wrote tablets in Linear A to record their economic transactions. 
D)  can be identified as non-Greek allies of the Hittites and Egyptians. 
E)  were a warrior people who conquered most of the eastern Mediterranean. 
A)  remained isolated politically and economically from the rest of the ancient world. 
B)  were civil servants in a redistributive economy, not warriors. 
C)  wrote tablets in Linear A to record their economic transactions. 
D)  can be identified as non-Greek allies of the Hittites and Egyptians. 
E)  were a warrior people who conquered most of the eastern Mediterranean.

Question 3

Anatolia grew in wealth and became urbanized in part due to the Assyrians who changed from a nomadic lifestyle to become caravan merchants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Minoans worshiped an early form of the Greek pantheon of gods and goddesses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Hyksos invasion of Lower Egypt allowed the Nubians to establish an independent kingdom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Hittite occupation of Babylon ended when the Mitannians invaded and captured the city and its surrounding territory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Around 1176 B.C.E.,an inscription by pharaoh Ramses III records:

Accepted Answer

A)  the end of the Late Bronze Age and the first use of iron. 
B)  an Egyptian victory over the "Sea Peoples," invaders from the north. 
C)  drastic measures because of overpopulation, food shortages, and war. 
D)  the terror felt by the kings of Ugarit and Alashiya. 
E)  his release of the Hebrew people from Egypt. 
A)  the end of the Late Bronze Age and the first use of iron. 
B)  an Egyptian victory over the "Sea Peoples," invaders from the north. 
C)  drastic measures because of overpopulation, food shortages, and war. 
D)  the terror felt by the kings of Ugarit and Alashiya. 
E)  his release of the Hebrew people from Egypt.

Question 8

Describe the effect of the Sea Peoples on the kingdoms and economies of the Late Bronze Age.

Accepted Answer

The Sea Peoples disrupted the northern t

Question 9

The Neo-Assyrian king:

Accepted Answer

A)  was regarded as the representative of the god Assur on earth. 
B)  was in constant conflict with the chief priests of the Neo-Assyrian religion who used their power over the people to challenge the powers of the ruling class. 
C)  did not act as a military leader but as a god embodied on earth. 
D)  was chosen from a band of select warriors rather than being a hereditary position. 
E)  was purely a military leader who ruled with a co-king who was the political leader. 
A)  was regarded as the representative of the god Assur on earth. 
B)  was in constant conflict with the chief priests of the Neo-Assyrian religion who used their power over the people to challenge the powers of the ruling class. 
C)  did not act as a military leader but as a god embodied on earth. 
D)  was chosen from a band of select warriors rather than being a hereditary position. 
E)  was purely a military leader who ruled with a co-king who was the political leader.

Question 10

The division of property and wealth in New Kingdom Egypt:

Accepted Answer

A)  favored the pharaoh, the military aristocracy, and the temples of the gods. 
B)  guaranteed employment for all, from soldiers to peasants and artisans. 
C)  led to discontent among the masses and calls for reform. 
D)  was among the most generous of all ancient civilizations. 
E)  was equitable for all and represents the earliest communitarian society. 
A)  favored the pharaoh, the military aristocracy, and the temples of the gods. 
B)  guaranteed employment for all, from soldiers to peasants and artisans. 
C)  led to discontent among the masses and calls for reform. 
D)  was among the most generous of all ancient civilizations. 
E)  was equitable for all and represents the earliest communitarian society.

Question 11

The two great powers of the second millenniumB.C.E.were Egypt's New Kingdom and the Hittite Empire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

An official who administered a province in the Persian Empire was called a:

Accepted Answer

A)  governor. 
B)  senator. 
C)  consul. 
D)  wali. 
E)  satrap. 
A)  governor. 
B)  senator. 
C)  consul. 
D)  wali. 
E)  satrap.

Question 13

The division of the ancient kingdom of Israel was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the result of its being conquered by the Chaldeans. 
B)  the result of Solomon dividing his united kingdom into halves for his two sons to inherit equally. 
C)  in response to popular demands to revive Ba'al worship. 
D)  God's way of protecting the faithful from foreign aggression. 
E)  provoked by Solomon's oppressive regime. 
A)  the result of its being conquered by the Chaldeans. 
B)  the result of Solomon dividing his united kingdom into halves for his two sons to inherit equally. 
C)  in response to popular demands to revive Ba'al worship. 
D)  God's way of protecting the faithful from foreign aggression. 
E)  provoked by Solomon's oppressive regime.

Question 14

During the first millennium B.C.E.:

Accepted Answer

A)  bronze slowly replaced iron as the primary component of tools and weapons. 
B)  iron slowly replaced bronze as the primary component of tools and weapons. 
C)  tempered copper slowly replaced bronze as the primary component of tools and weapons. 
D)  scholars from India to Ireland used the Sanskrit language in academic treatises. 
E)  Anatolia lost influence and was no longer a major player in Near East politics. 
A)  bronze slowly replaced iron as the primary component of tools and weapons. 
B)  iron slowly replaced bronze as the primary component of tools and weapons. 
C)  tempered copper slowly replaced bronze as the primary component of tools and weapons. 
D)  scholars from India to Ireland used the Sanskrit language in academic treatises. 
E)  Anatolia lost influence and was no longer a major player in Near East politics.

Question 15

The system of writing developed by the citizens of Ugarit:

Accepted Answer

A)  combined Egyptian hieroglyphics and Mesopotamian cuneiform. 
B)  used an alphabet of about thirty symbols for the consonants. 
C)  was hopelessly inefficient for the needs of trade. 
D)  constituted a secret language used by diplomats and spies. 
E)  was adopted throughout the region as an easier alternative to Phoenician. 
A)  combined Egyptian hieroglyphics and Mesopotamian cuneiform. 
B)  used an alphabet of about thirty symbols for the consonants. 
C)  was hopelessly inefficient for the needs of trade. 
D)  constituted a secret language used by diplomats and spies. 
E)  was adopted throughout the region as an easier alternative to Phoenician.

Question 16

As part of his religious reform,Amenhotep IV changed his name to Akhenaten and:

Accepted Answer

A)  emphasized his father's manner of devotion. 
B)  founded a new capital called Akhetaten, located between Thebes and Memphis. 
C)  sponsored artwork that depicted the new pharaoh as a masculine god in the shape of a falcon-headed man. 
D)  constructed the Great Pyramid at Gaza as a memorial to his family. 
E)  returned the capital of Egypt to Memphis from Thebes. 
A)  emphasized his father's manner of devotion. 
B)  founded a new capital called Akhetaten, located between Thebes and Memphis. 
C)  sponsored artwork that depicted the new pharaoh as a masculine god in the shape of a falcon-headed man. 
D)  constructed the Great Pyramid at Gaza as a memorial to his family. 
E)  returned the capital of Egypt to Memphis from Thebes.

Question 17

Although the Phoenicians were great colonizers of the Mediterranean,they remained strict separatists,having little cultural interaction with the non-Semitic peoples they encountered.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Hebrew people,according to archaeological and linguistic evidence,were essentially:

Accepted Answer

A)  Egyptian. 
B)  Philistine. 
C)  Chaldean. 
D)  Canaanite. 
E)  Hyksos. 
A)  Egyptian. 
B)  Philistine. 
C)  Chaldean. 
D)  Canaanite. 
E)  Hyksos.

Question 19

During the Middle Kingdom,Egypt avoided invasion and attack by:

Accepted Answer

A)  ensuring that their large standing army was well equipped and easily maneuverable. 
B)  defeating the Mitannians, the most powerful people in the ancient Near East. 
C)  a strategy of accommodation with its rivals and neighbors. 
D)  hiring mercenaries to defend its borders. 
E)  practicing a policy of political isolationism. 
A)  ensuring that their large standing army was well equipped and easily maneuverable. 
B)  defeating the Mitannians, the most powerful people in the ancient Near East. 
C)  a strategy of accommodation with its rivals and neighbors. 
D)  hiring mercenaries to defend its borders. 
E)  practicing a policy of political isolationism.

Question 20

Members of the group known in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)as the Philistines shared cultural affinities with the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Egyptians. 
B)  Minoans. 
C)  Mycenaeans. 
D)  Hyksos. 
E)  Hittites. 
A)  Egyptians. 
B)  Minoans. 
C)  Mycenaeans. 
D)  Hyksos. 
E)  Hittites.

Exam 2: Peoples,Gods,and Empires: 1700-500 B.C.E

The Hebrew people became unified in their worship of Yahweh due to:

The Minoans:

Anatolia grew in wealth and became urbanized in part due to the Assyrians who changed from a nomadic lifestyle to become caravan merchants.

The Minoans worshiped an early form of the Greek pantheon of gods and goddesses.

The Hyksos invasion of Lower Egypt allowed the Nubians to establish an independent kingdom.

The Hittite occupation of Babylon ended when the Mitannians invaded and captured the city and its surrounding territory.

Around 1176 B.C.E.,an inscription by pharaoh Ramses III records:

Describe the effect of the Sea Peoples on the kingdoms and economies of the Late Bronze Age.

The Neo-Assyrian king:

The division of property and wealth in New Kingdom Egypt:

The two great powers of the second millenniumB.C.E.were Egypt's New Kingdom and the Hittite Empire.

An official who administered a province in the Persian Empire was called a:

The division of the ancient kingdom of Israel was:

During the first millennium B.C.E.:

The system of writing developed by the citizens of Ugarit:

As part of his religious reform,Amenhotep IV changed his name to Akhenaten and:

Although the Phoenicians were great colonizers of the Mediterranean,they remained strict separatists,having little cultural interaction with the non-Semitic peoples they encountered.

The Hebrew people,according to archaeological and linguistic evidence,were essentially:

During the Middle Kingdom,Egypt avoided invasion and attack by:

Members of the group known in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)as the Philistines shared cultural affinities with the:

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