Question 1

Which of the following statements BEST describes the Assyrian government?

Accepted Answer

A) a limited monarchy, where the king's power was checked by an assembly 
B) a theocracy, where the priests of the temple had the real power 
C) an aristocracy, with the landed nobility possessing political power 
D) an oligarchy, with the aristocracy having the major say in government 
E) the king's power was absolute; they were vicars of the Assyrian god Ashur 
A) a limited monarchy, where the king's power was checked by an assembly 
B) a theocracy, where the priests of the temple had the real power 
C) an aristocracy, with the landed nobility possessing political power 
D) an oligarchy, with the aristocracy having the major say in government 
E) the king's power was absolute; they were vicars of the Assyrian god Ashur

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Yahweh is the name of the God of the Isr

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Monotheism is the belief in the existenc

Question 4

The Hebrew Bible

Accepted Answer

A) differs fundamentally from the Torah and the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. 
B) focuses on the basic theme of the necessity of the Hebrews to obey their God. 
C) related only the words of the prophets and tells us little about Hebrew daily life. 
D) tells little about the history of the Hebrews before the Babylonian Captivity. 
E) was written in Aramaic. 
A) differs fundamentally from the Torah and the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. 
B) focuses on the basic theme of the necessity of the Hebrews to obey their God. 
C) related only the words of the prophets and tells us little about Hebrew daily life. 
D) tells little about the history of the Hebrews before the Babylonian Captivity. 
E) was written in Aramaic.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

David is a figure from the Hebrew Bible

Question 6

Assyrian kings organized their empire more effectively by

Accepted Answer

A) increasing the power of local noble governors. 
B) reducing the numbers of royal officials. 
C) being middlemen in the international trade of the era. 
D) concentrating their resources on internal economic development rather than on military spending. 
E) encouraging religious toleration in order to prevent religious uprisings by non-Assyrians. 
A) increasing the power of local noble governors. 
B) reducing the numbers of royal officials. 
C) being middlemen in the international trade of the era. 
D) concentrating their resources on internal economic development rather than on military spending. 
E) encouraging religious toleration in order to prevent religious uprisings by non-Assyrians.

Question 7

Examine and describe the relationship in Assyrian society between religion and empire.

Accepted Answer

The relationship between religion and em

Question 8

Discuss the ways various Near Eastern peoples and societies influenced and interacted with one another.

Accepted Answer

The Near East has been a region of signi

Question 9

Discuss the role of the husband/father, wife/mother, and the sons and daughters in the Hebrew family.

Accepted Answer

In the Hebrew family, the roles of the h

Question 10

Which of the following was NOT part of the Hebrew religious tradition?

Accepted Answer

A) the law 
B) the revelation 
C) the covenant 
D) the prophets 
E) monotheism 
A) the law 
B) the revelation 
C) the covenant 
D) the prophets 
E) monotheism

Question 11

According to the Hebrew Bible, Moses united the Israelites after their enslavement in

Accepted Answer

A) Canaan. 
B) Egypt. 
C) Akkad. 
D) Persia. 
E) Babylonia. 
A) Canaan. 
B) Egypt. 
C) Akkad. 
D) Persia. 
E) Babylonia.

Question 12

Assyrian art was primarily concerned with

Accepted Answer

A) outshining the remnants of Sumerian and Babylonian culture. 
B) illustrating the gods, especially Marduk. 
C) glorifying the king, hunting, and war. 
D) displaying the virtues of women and female priests. 
E) Showing the lives of ordinary Assyrian subjects. 
A) outshining the remnants of Sumerian and Babylonian culture. 
B) illustrating the gods, especially Marduk. 
C) glorifying the king, hunting, and war. 
D) displaying the virtues of women and female priests. 
E) Showing the lives of ordinary Assyrian subjects.

Question 13

Who were the greatest international sea traders of the ancient Near East?

Accepted Answer

A) Sea Peoples 
B) Phoenicians 
C) Hittites 
D) Philistines 
E) Canaanites 
A) Sea Peoples 
B) Phoenicians 
C) Hittites 
D) Philistines 
E) Canaanites

Question 14

Ahuramazda was the supreme being of Zoroastrianism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

Jerusalem is a city located in the Middl

Question 16

After the death of Solomon, tensions between the northern and southern tribes led to the establishment of which two kingdoms?

Accepted Answer

A) Palestine and Judea 
B) Canaan and Palestine 
C) Jordan and Judea 
D) Israel and Palestine 
E) Israel and Judah 
A) Palestine and Judea 
B) Canaan and Palestine 
C) Jordan and Judea 
D) Israel and Palestine 
E) Israel and Judah

Question 17

Like most other empires in the ancient world, the Assyrians refused to mix their conquered peoples with native Assyrians and instead kept those who were conquered isolated and separated from each other and from the Assyrian rulers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Darius refers to Darius the Great, who w

Question 19

According to scholars, when did the Israelites emerge as a distinct group of people?

Accepted Answer

A) Between 3000 and 2500 B.C.E. 
B) Between 2500 and 2000 B.C.E. 
C) Between 1800 and 1500 B.C.E. 
D) Between 1200 and 1000 B.C.E. 
E) Between 600 and 400 B.C.E. 
A) Between 3000 and 2500 B.C.E. 
B) Between 2500 and 2000 B.C.E. 
C) Between 1800 and 1500 B.C.E. 
D) Between 1200 and 1000 B.C.E. 
E) Between 600 and 400 B.C.E.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT an Indo-European language?

Accepted Answer

A) Sanskrit 
B) Babylonian 
C) German 
D) Latin 
E) Greek 
A) Sanskrit 
B) Babylonian 
C) German 
D) Latin 
E) Greek

Exam 2: The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

Which of the following statements BEST describes the Assyrian government?

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

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

The Hebrew Bible

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

Assyrian kings organized their empire more effectively by

Examine and describe the relationship in Assyrian society between religion and empire.

Discuss the ways various Near Eastern peoples and societies influenced and interacted with one another.

Discuss the role of the husband/father, wife/mother, and the sons and daughters in the Hebrew family.

Which of the following was NOT part of the Hebrew religious tradition?

According to the Hebrew Bible, Moses united the Israelites after their enslavement in

Assyrian art was primarily concerned with

Who were the greatest international sea traders of the ancient Near East?

Ahuramazda was the supreme being of Zoroastrianism.

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

After the death of Solomon, tensions between the northern and southern tribes led to the establishment of which two kingdoms?

Like most other empires in the ancient world, the Assyrians refused to mix their conquered peoples with native Assyrians and instead kept those who were conquered isolated and separated from each other and from the Assyrian rulers.

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

According to scholars, when did the Israelites emerge as a distinct group of people?

Which of the following is NOT an Indo-European language?

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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