Question 1

What are the advantages of monotheism as illustrated through the experiment of Akhenaten and that of the Hebrew nation?

Accepted Answer

The power of the priesthood had long bee

Question 2

Due to a period of captivity in Babylon,ancient Hebrews:

Accepted Answer

A)  rebelled against their Chaldean conquerors. 
B)  developed a religion that transcended local politics and geography. 
C)  adopted the worship of Assur. 
D)  established stringent purity laws. 
E)  turned to prophets to explain their fate. 
A)  rebelled against their Chaldean conquerors. 
B)  developed a religion that transcended local politics and geography. 
C)  adopted the worship of Assur. 
D)  established stringent purity laws. 
E)  turned to prophets to explain their fate.

Question 3

The twelve Hebrew tribes were united under a single king to:

Accepted Answer

A)  more easily resist Philistine incursions. 
B)  build a holy temple to house the Ark of the Covenant. 
C)  invade Egypt. 
D)  found the city of Jericho. 
E)  travel across the Sinai Desert. 
A)  more easily resist Philistine incursions. 
B)  build a holy temple to house the Ark of the Covenant. 
C)  invade Egypt. 
D)  found the city of Jericho. 
E)  travel across the Sinai Desert.

Question 4

The effect of the arrival of the Sea Peoples on the Near East was to force fledgling kingdoms to unite,through conquest or consent,in order to stand up to this new threat.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Hittite Empire was able to survive even attacks by rivals because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Hittites were strongly militaristic to the exclusion of all other aspects of governance and diplomacy. 
B)  its leaders made an alliance with their rivals, the Mitannians. 
C)  the Hittite government made good use of espionage and assassination to defeat its rivals. 
D)  their military readily adopted new technologies, even those of their enemies. 
E)  the Hittites adopted the culture of those attacking them. 
A)  the Hittites were strongly militaristic to the exclusion of all other aspects of governance and diplomacy. 
B)  its leaders made an alliance with their rivals, the Mitannians. 
C)  the Hittite government made good use of espionage and assassination to defeat its rivals. 
D)  their military readily adopted new technologies, even those of their enemies. 
E)  the Hittites adopted the culture of those attacking them.

Question 6

The Hebrew Bible is an unparalleled historical source that describes the cultural practices and theological development of the Hebrew people.However,most historians believe that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the biblical stories are essentially unique to the Hebrews, with no parallels in other Near Eastern societies. 
B)  few historical events actually happened as they are described in the text. 
C)  it represents a factual account of the events it relates-the most accurate record of the period we have today. 
D)  the Hebrew people never really struggled with the Canaanites. 
E)  the Bible's composite nature means that each biblical book should be analyzed within the particular context in which it was written. 
A)  the biblical stories are essentially unique to the Hebrews, with no parallels in other Near Eastern societies. 
B)  few historical events actually happened as they are described in the text. 
C)  it represents a factual account of the events it relates-the most accurate record of the period we have today. 
D)  the Hebrew people never really struggled with the Canaanites. 
E)  the Bible's composite nature means that each biblical book should be analyzed within the particular context in which it was written.

Question 7

The people who settled in Anatolia around 2000 B.C.E.and built a powerful,militaristic kingdom there over the next 400 years are known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Philistines. 
B)  Assyrians. 
C)  Babylonians. 
D)  Hittites. 
E)  Chaldeans. 
A)  Philistines. 
B)  Assyrians. 
C)  Babylonians. 
D)  Hittites. 
E)  Chaldeans.

Question 8

What was the effect of the Hyksos invasion on Egypt?

Accepted Answer

The conquest of Lower Egypt by the Hykso

Question 9

What factors contributed to the success of the Persian Empire?

Accepted Answer

Excellent leadership was a core asset of

Question 10

The Phoenicians created a trade network that stretched from:

Accepted Answer

A)  Asia Minor to Iberia and beyond. 
B)  Greece to Sicily. 
C)  Anatolia to the Black Sea. 
D)  Carthage to Sardinia. 
E)  Egypt to Carthage. 
A)  Asia Minor to Iberia and beyond. 
B)  Greece to Sicily. 
C)  Anatolia to the Black Sea. 
D)  Carthage to Sardinia. 
E)  Egypt to Carthage.

Question 11

Unlike other rulers,Cyrus of Persia (559-529 B.C.E.):

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A)  introduced metallic coinage in Asia Minor. 
B)  took the Hebrew people into captivity in his capital city. 
C)  lost a great empire to the barbarian tribes of Central Asia. 
D)  granted self-rule and religious freedom to conquered peoples. 
E)  granted self-rule to conquered peoples who accepted the Persian religion. 
A)  introduced metallic coinage in Asia Minor. 
B)  took the Hebrew people into captivity in his capital city. 
C)  lost a great empire to the barbarian tribes of Central Asia. 
D)  granted self-rule and religious freedom to conquered peoples. 
E)  granted self-rule to conquered peoples who accepted the Persian religion.

Question 12

Influenced by their long struggle to survive,the Neo-Assyrians:

Accepted Answer

A)  tried to appease their neighbors' demands for food and land. 
B)  refused to share their advanced culture and political system. 
C)  created a multicultural union of civilized states. 
D)  acted very aggressively toward other peoples. 
E)  developed a diverse cultural empire that outlasted its political influence. 
A)  tried to appease their neighbors' demands for food and land. 
B)  refused to share their advanced culture and political system. 
C)  created a multicultural union of civilized states. 
D)  acted very aggressively toward other peoples. 
E)  developed a diverse cultural empire that outlasted its political influence.

Question 13

In the Book of Judges,the Hebrew people:

Accepted Answer

A)  begin to settle and organize themselves into twelve tribes. 
B)  build a magnificent temple to their God in Jerusalem. 
C)  receive detailed laws on marriage, divorce, property, and the like. 
D)  are ruled by kings who pay tribute to the Assyrians. 
E)  establish a court in Jerusalem to hear cases concerning property rights. 
A)  begin to settle and organize themselves into twelve tribes. 
B)  build a magnificent temple to their God in Jerusalem. 
C)  receive detailed laws on marriage, divorce, property, and the like. 
D)  are ruled by kings who pay tribute to the Assyrians. 
E)  establish a court in Jerusalem to hear cases concerning property rights.

Question 14

Thutmose I was remarkable for:

Accepted Answer

A)  his attempt to obliterate the memory of his Horus-Ra predecessors. 
B)  changing the Egyptian religion from polytheism to monotheism. 
C)  military campaigns in Palestine, including the capture of Jerusalem. 
D)  ruling territory from Nubia to the Euphrates River. 
E)  his defeat at the hands of the Hyksos at the battle of Kadesh. 
A)  his attempt to obliterate the memory of his Horus-Ra predecessors. 
B)  changing the Egyptian religion from polytheism to monotheism. 
C)  military campaigns in Palestine, including the capture of Jerusalem. 
D)  ruling territory from Nubia to the Euphrates River. 
E)  his defeat at the hands of the Hyksos at the battle of Kadesh.

Question 15

The land of Kush was founded when:

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A)  the Upper Kingdom of Egypt separated from the Lower. 
B)  the Hyksos conquest weakened Upper Egypt's control over the Nubians. 
C)  the Hyksos conquest weakened Upper Egypt's control over the Ethiopians. 
D)  a civil war erupted among the nobles of Egypt for the right to be pharaoh. 
E)  unable to conquer Egypt, the Hyksos established their own territory to the south of the Egyptian kingdoms. 
A)  the Upper Kingdom of Egypt separated from the Lower. 
B)  the Hyksos conquest weakened Upper Egypt's control over the Nubians. 
C)  the Hyksos conquest weakened Upper Egypt's control over the Ethiopians. 
D)  a civil war erupted among the nobles of Egypt for the right to be pharaoh. 
E)  unable to conquer Egypt, the Hyksos established their own territory to the south of the Egyptian kingdoms.

Question 16

Relations after 1500 B.C.E.are more appropriately referred to as "transnational" because:

Accepted Answer

A)  of the transcendence of Egypt during the Eighteenth Dynasty. 
B)  the superpowers of the Near East created the first multinational governing body. 
C)  the political and economic networks transcended national boundaries and identities. 
D)  of the emergence of the Persian Empire as the sole political entity in the region. 
E)  boundaries between kingdoms in this period were flexible and changed often. 
A)  of the transcendence of Egypt during the Eighteenth Dynasty. 
B)  the superpowers of the Near East created the first multinational governing body. 
C)  the political and economic networks transcended national boundaries and identities. 
D)  of the emergence of the Persian Empire as the sole political entity in the region. 
E)  boundaries between kingdoms in this period were flexible and changed often.

Question 17

Trade in the Late Bronze Age fostered war between nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of the Davidic dynasty in the Hebrew Kingdom.

Accepted Answer

Davidic kingship saw an unparalleled gro

Question 19

Thutmose I was the pharaoh who expelled the Hyksos and restored Egyptian confidence and reunification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

When the Hyksos conquered Lower Egypt in the Egypt's Second Intermediate Period,they:

Accepted Answer

A)  dismantled all Egyptian forms of government. 
B)  desecrated Egyptian temples dedicated to Ra. 
C)  moved the capital of Lower Egypt to Thebes. 
D)  used a military aristocracy to govern. 
E)  adopted the machinery of pharaonic government. 
A)  dismantled all Egyptian forms of government. 
B)  desecrated Egyptian temples dedicated to Ra. 
C)  moved the capital of Lower Egypt to Thebes. 
D)  used a military aristocracy to govern. 
E)  adopted the machinery of pharaonic government.

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

What are the advantages of monotheism as illustrated through the experiment of Akhenaten and that of the Hebrew nation?

Due to a period of captivity in Babylon,ancient Hebrews:

The twelve Hebrew tribes were united under a single king to:

The effect of the arrival of the Sea Peoples on the Near East was to force fledgling kingdoms to unite,through conquest or consent,in order to stand up to this new threat.

The Hittite Empire was able to survive even attacks by rivals because:

The Hebrew Bible is an unparalleled historical source that describes the cultural practices and theological development of the Hebrew people.However,most historians believe that:

The people who settled in Anatolia around 2000 B.C.E.and built a powerful,militaristic kingdom there over the next 400 years are known as the:

What was the effect of the Hyksos invasion on Egypt?

What factors contributed to the success of the Persian Empire?

The Phoenicians created a trade network that stretched from:

Unlike other rulers,Cyrus of Persia (559-529 B.C.E.):

Influenced by their long struggle to survive,the Neo-Assyrians:

In the Book of Judges,the Hebrew people:

Thutmose I was remarkable for:

The land of Kush was founded when:

Relations after 1500 B.C.E.are more appropriately referred to as "transnational" because:

Trade in the Late Bronze Age fostered war between nations.

Compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of the Davidic dynasty in the Hebrew Kingdom.

Thutmose I was the pharaoh who expelled the Hyksos and restored Egyptian confidence and reunification.

When the Hyksos conquered Lower Egypt in the Egypt's Second Intermediate Period,they:

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