Question 1

Which leader conquered parts of India and Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) Cyrus 
B) Darius 
C) Cambyses 
D) Xerxes 
E) Nebuchadnezzar 
A) Cyrus 
B) Darius 
C) Cambyses 
D) Xerxes 
E) Nebuchadnezzar

Question 2

Who succeeded the Persian King Cyrus the Great after his death?

Accepted Answer

A) Nebuchadnezzar II 
B) Darius 
C) Xerxes 
D) Cambyses 
E) Zoroaster 
A) Nebuchadnezzar II 
B) Darius 
C) Xerxes 
D) Cambyses 
E) Zoroaster

Question 3

According to Zoroastrianism, what is the name of the evil spirit?

Accepted Answer

A) Avesta 
B) Ahriman 
C) Ahuramazda 
D) Mithra 
E) Vishnu 
A) Avesta 
B) Ahriman 
C) Ahuramazda 
D) Mithra 
E) Vishnu

Question 4

The Hittites played an important role in the history of the Middle East because they

Accepted Answer

A) defeated the Egyptians, thus ending Egypt's New Kingdom. 
B) were conquered by the Assyrians, paving the way for the Assyrian Empire. 
C) invented the alphabet. 
D) drove the Sea Peoples back into the sea. 
E) transmitted Mesopotamian culture to the west, especially to the Mycenaean Greeks. 
A) defeated the Egyptians, thus ending Egypt's New Kingdom. 
B) were conquered by the Assyrians, paving the way for the Assyrian Empire. 
C) invented the alphabet. 
D) drove the Sea Peoples back into the sea. 
E) transmitted Mesopotamian culture to the west, especially to the Mycenaean Greeks.

Question 5

What role did the Hebrew Bible, Hebrew law, and the prophets play in the development of Hebrew religion and society?

Accepted Answer

The Hebrew Bible, Hebrew law, and the pr

Question 6

Growing appreciation of astronomy among European peoples after 4000 B.C.E. is best seen in

Accepted Answer

A) cuneiform star charts. 
B) wall paintings of galaxies. 
C) megalithic observatories. 
D) epic poems about the cosmos. 
E) use of the astrolabe. 
A) cuneiform star charts. 
B) wall paintings of galaxies. 
C) megalithic observatories. 
D) epic poems about the cosmos. 
E) use of the astrolabe.

Question 7

The term Indo-European refers to people whose language derived from a single parent tongue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The original Indo-Europeans possibly came from

Accepted Answer

A) Mesopotamia. 
B) the steppe region north of the Black Sea. 
C) the Indus Valley. 
D) the Aegean basin. 
E) India. 
A) Mesopotamia. 
B) the steppe region north of the Black Sea. 
C) the Indus Valley. 
D) the Aegean basin. 
E) India.

Question 9

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Persepolis

Accepted Answer

Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of

Question 10

Cyrus the Great permitted the Jews to return to Jerusalem after his capture of Babylon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Darius's policies as king drew him closer to his subjects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Phoenician alphabet

Accepted Answer

The Phoenician alphabet is an ancient wr

Question 13

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Phoenicians

Accepted Answer

The Phoenicians were an ancient Semitic-

Question 14

The founder of the Persian Empire, who defeated Babylon and freed the Jews from captivity in 539 B.C., was

Accepted Answer

A) Cyrus the Great. 
B) Artaxerxes. 
C) Cambyses. 
D) Nebuchadnezzar II. 
E) Solomon. 
A) Cyrus the Great. 
B) Artaxerxes. 
C) Cambyses. 
D) Nebuchadnezzar II. 
E) Solomon.

Question 15

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Cyrus the Great

Accepted Answer

Cyrus the Great was the founder of the A

Question 16

In what way was Zoroastrianism similar to Judaism?

Accepted Answer

A) Both religions were polytheistic. 
B) Both religions were aggressively evangelical. 
C) Both religions were monotheistic. 
D) Both religions taught that God was indifferent to human suffering. 
E) Both religions taught that God was opposed by an evil spirit. 
A) Both religions were polytheistic. 
B) Both religions were aggressively evangelical. 
C) Both religions were monotheistic. 
D) Both religions taught that God was indifferent to human suffering. 
E) Both religions taught that God was opposed by an evil spirit.

Question 17

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Philistines

Accepted Answer

The Philistines were an ancient people w

Question 18

How did Assyrian society and culture differ from those of other Mesopotamian peoples? How were they similar?

Accepted Answer

Assyrian society and culture differed fr

Question 19

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
satrap

Accepted Answer

A satrap was a provincial governor in th

Question 20

Nebuchadnezzar rebuilt the city of Nineveh, making it the Persian capital, and there he erected the Ishtar Gate, which opened on to the Triumphal Way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

Which leader conquered parts of India and Europe?

Who succeeded the Persian King Cyrus the Great after his death?

According to Zoroastrianism, what is the name of the evil spirit?

The Hittites played an important role in the history of the Middle East because they

What role did the Hebrew Bible, Hebrew law, and the prophets play in the development of Hebrew religion and society?

Growing appreciation of astronomy among European peoples after 4000 B.C.E. is best seen in

The term Indo-European refers to people whose language derived from a single parent tongue.

The original Indo-Europeans possibly came from

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Persepolis

Cyrus the Great permitted the Jews to return to Jerusalem after his capture of Babylon.

Darius's policies as king drew him closer to his subjects.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Phoenician alphabet

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Phoenicians

The founder of the Persian Empire, who defeated Babylon and freed the Jews from captivity in 539 B.C., was

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Cyrus the Great

In what way was Zoroastrianism similar to Judaism?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Philistines

How did Assyrian society and culture differ from those of other Mesopotamian peoples? How were they similar?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. satrap

Nebuchadnezzar rebuilt the city of Nineveh, making it the Persian capital, and there he erected the Ishtar Gate, which opened on to the Triumphal Way.

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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