Question 1

Identify Zoroaster. How were his teachings unique? Relate his beliefs to the development of Persian religion.

Accepted Answer

Zoroaster, also known as Zarathustra, wa

Question 2

What statement best describes the Hebrew religion?

Accepted Answer

A) It was based on a belief in two gods, both named Yahweh. 
B) It was an ethical religion centered on the law of God. 
C) It taught that there was a covenant between the Hebrews and Ahuramazda. 
D) It was dualistic under the guise of monotheism. 
E) It was an evangelical faith that sought the conversion of others. 
A) It was based on a belief in two gods, both named Yahweh. 
B) It was an ethical religion centered on the law of God. 
C) It taught that there was a covenant between the Hebrews and Ahuramazda. 
D) It was dualistic under the guise of monotheism. 
E) It was an evangelical faith that sought the conversion of others.

Question 3

What influence, if any, might Zoroastrianism have on later Judaism and Christianity?

Accepted Answer

Zoroastrianism may have had some influen

Question 4

Please define the following key terms.
-covenant

Accepted Answer

A covenant is a solemn agreement, contra

Question 5

Which conquerors destroyed Jerusalem in 586 B.C.E. and established the Babylonian captivity?

Accepted Answer

A) Chaldeans 
B) Assyrians 
C) Philistines 
D) Persians 
E) Sea Peoples 
A) Chaldeans 
B) Assyrians 
C) Philistines 
D) Persians 
E) Sea Peoples

Question 6

Which of these endeavors was the primary focus of the Phoenicians?

Accepted Answer

A) Wheat farming 
B) International trade 
C) Military conquest 
D) Mining 
E) Herding 
A) Wheat farming 
B) International trade 
C) Military conquest 
D) Mining 
E) Herding

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
-the Hittite Empire

Accepted Answer

The Hittite Empire was an ancient civili

Question 8

Nebuchadnezzar II was one of the most influential

Accepted Answer

A) Neo-Babylonian kings. 
B) Hebrew kings. 
C) Assyrian kings. 
D) Persian kings. 
E) Hittite kings. 
A) Neo-Babylonian kings. 
B) Hebrew kings. 
C) Assyrian kings. 
D) Persian kings. 
E) Hittite kings.

Question 9

Please define the following key terms.
-Chaldeans

Accepted Answer

The Chaldeans were a Semitic people who

Question 10

Discuss the political and cultural achievements of Darius.

Accepted Answer

Darius the Great, also known as Darius I

Question 11

Please define the following key terms.
-Moses

Accepted Answer

Moses is a key figure in the religious t

Question 12

Which statement best describes the Assyrian use of terror tactics and atrocities?

Accepted Answer

A) They were used universally on all captured prisoners. 
B) They especially targeted inhabitants of the empire who rebelled against Assyrian rule. 
C) They were used to make up for an absence of an intelligence network. 
D) They prevented foreign cultures from mixing with the Assyrian population. 
E) They were quickly abandoned as unworkable. 
A) They were used universally on all captured prisoners. 
B) They especially targeted inhabitants of the empire who rebelled against Assyrian rule. 
C) They were used to make up for an absence of an intelligence network. 
D) They prevented foreign cultures from mixing with the Assyrian population. 
E) They were quickly abandoned as unworkable.

Question 13

Please define the following key terms.
-Solomon

Accepted Answer

Solomon was a biblical figure known for

Question 14

Please define the following key terms.
-Persians

Accepted Answer

The Persians are an ethnic group that ma

Question 15

Please define the following key terms.
-kingdoms of Israel and Judah

Accepted Answer

The kingdoms of Israel and Judah refer t

Question 16

Which statement about the Persian army is true?

Accepted Answer

A) By the time of Darius, the army had disintegrated. 
B) By the times of Darius, the army had seized control of the empire. 
C) By the time of Darius, the army had become professionalized. 
D) The army was less important than the navy. 
E) The army was made up entirely of foreign mercenaries. 
A) By the time of Darius, the army had disintegrated. 
B) By the times of Darius, the army had seized control of the empire. 
C) By the time of Darius, the army had become professionalized. 
D) The army was less important than the navy. 
E) The army was made up entirely of foreign mercenaries.

Question 17

The Assyrians are best remembered for their

Accepted Answer

A) empire building. 
B) urban architecture. 
C) trade and commerce. 
D) fine art and literature. 
E) religion. 
A) empire building. 
B) urban architecture. 
C) trade and commerce. 
D) fine art and literature. 
E) religion.

Question 18

Please define the following key terms.
-Indo-Europeans

Accepted Answer

The Indo-Europeans were a group of peopl

Question 19

Please define the following key terms.
-Sea Peoples

Accepted Answer

The Sea Peoples were a group of mysterio

Question 20

How was the Assyrian army able to conquer and maintain an empire?

Accepted Answer

A) Use of diversified military tactics 
B) Avoidance of siege warfare 
C) Lenient treatment of rebellious subjects 
D) Use of Assyria's naturally protected boundaries 
E) Reliance exclusively upon massive armies of infantry soldiers 
A) Use of diversified military tactics 
B) Avoidance of siege warfare 
C) Lenient treatment of rebellious subjects 
D) Use of Assyria's naturally protected boundaries 
E) Reliance exclusively upon massive armies of infantry soldiers

Exam 2: The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires.

Identify Zoroaster. How were his teachings unique? Relate his beliefs to the development of Persian religion.

What statement best describes the Hebrew religion?

What influence, if any, might Zoroastrianism have on later Judaism and Christianity?

Please define the following key terms. -covenant

Which conquerors destroyed Jerusalem in 586 B.C.E. and established the Babylonian captivity?

Which of these endeavors was the primary focus of the Phoenicians?

Please define the following key terms. -the Hittite Empire

Nebuchadnezzar II was one of the most influential

Please define the following key terms. -Chaldeans

Discuss the political and cultural achievements of Darius.

Please define the following key terms. -Moses

Which statement best describes the Assyrian use of terror tactics and atrocities?

Please define the following key terms. -Solomon

Please define the following key terms. -Persians

Please define the following key terms. -kingdoms of Israel and Judah

Which statement about the Persian army is true?

The Assyrians are best remembered for their

Please define the following key terms. -Indo-Europeans

Please define the following key terms. -Sea Peoples

How was the Assyrian army able to conquer and maintain an empire?

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations.

The Civilization of the Greeks.

The Hellenistic World.

The Roman Republic.

The Roman Empire.

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World.

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750–1000.

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages.

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power.

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century.

Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance.

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century.

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500–1800.

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century.

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science.

The Eighteenth Century: An Age of Enlightenment.

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change.

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon.

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society.

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815–1850.

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850–1871.

Mass Society in an “Age of Progress,” 1871–1894.

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894–1914.

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution.

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919–1939.

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II.

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945–1965.

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965–1985.

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age (Since 1985)

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