Question 1

The Assyrians worked to preserve Sumerian and Babylonian culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Nebuchadnezzar II accomplished all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) the revision of the Persian law code. 
B) rebuilding Babylon. 
C) defeating the Assyrians. 
D) building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. 
E) destroying Judah and carrying the population into exile. 
A) the revision of the Persian law code. 
B) rebuilding Babylon. 
C) defeating the Assyrians. 
D) building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. 
E) destroying Judah and carrying the population into exile.

Question 3

What were the terms of the covenant between the Hebrews and Yahweh? How did this covenant shape Jewish life and culture?

Accepted Answer

The terms of the covenant between the He

Question 4

The covenant

Accepted Answer

A) acted as a contract between God and the tribes of Israel. 
B) identified the Hebrews as God's chosen people. 
C) could only be fulfilled by the Hebrews' obedience to the law of God. 
D) was formed during the period of the Exodus 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) acted as a contract between God and the tribes of Israel. 
B) identified the Hebrews as God's chosen people. 
C) could only be fulfilled by the Hebrews' obedience to the law of God. 
D) was formed during the period of the Exodus 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 5

The decline of the Hittites and Egyptians around 1200 B.C.E.

Accepted Answer

A) brought an end to Near Eastern civilization. 
B) created a power vacuum which allowed several small states to emerge and temporarily flourish. 
C) allowed the Persians under Cyrus the Great to immediately establish an empire. 
D) was caused by Assyrian conquest. 
E) was caused by the conquests of David and Solomon. 
A) brought an end to Near Eastern civilization. 
B) created a power vacuum which allowed several small states to emerge and temporarily flourish. 
C) allowed the Persians under Cyrus the Great to immediately establish an empire. 
D) was caused by Assyrian conquest. 
E) was caused by the conquests of David and Solomon.

Question 6

According to the Hebrews, which statement is true of God's laws?

Accepted Answer

A) They could be suspended in times of war or crisis. 
B) They only applied to men. 
C) They should be imposed all of the world's peoples. 
D) They dealt only with religious matters. 
E) They made no class distinctions. 
A) They could be suspended in times of war or crisis. 
B) They only applied to men. 
C) They should be imposed all of the world's peoples. 
D) They dealt only with religious matters. 
E) They made no class distinctions.

Question 7

What was an important Phoenician contribution to the ancient Near East?

Accepted Answer

A) The founding of the city of Rome 
B) The development of a new form of pictographs 
C) The establishment of history's largest empire 
D) The development of a simplified alphabet and system of writing 
E) The discovery of bronze making 
A) The founding of the city of Rome 
B) The development of a new form of pictographs 
C) The establishment of history's largest empire 
D) The development of a simplified alphabet and system of writing 
E) The discovery of bronze making

Question 8

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 9

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

Accepted Answer

Nebuchadnezzar II was a prominent ruler

Question 10

Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Persian Empire, was a member of the Achaemenid dynasty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Hanging Gardens were intended to resemble

Accepted Answer

A) the highest circle of Heaven. 
B) the mountains of Media. 
C) the palace of the gods. 
D) the Nile River valley. 
E) the Solar System. 
A) the highest circle of Heaven. 
B) the mountains of Media. 
C) the palace of the gods. 
D) the Nile River valley. 
E) the Solar System.

Question 12

The policies of Darius tended to widen the gap between the king and his subjects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which statement was true of Byblos, Tyre, and Sidon?

Accepted Answer

A) They were all Hebrew cities. 
B) They were all built by the Sea Peoples. 
C) They were all sea ports. 
D) They were all home to large Assyrian populations. 
E) They were all destroyed in 1500 B.C.E. 
A) They were all Hebrew cities. 
B) They were all built by the Sea Peoples. 
C) They were all sea ports. 
D) They were all home to large Assyrian populations. 
E) They were all destroyed in 1500 B.C.E.

Question 14

Moses was the original Hebrew patriarch.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Medes and the Persians were both Semitic speakers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Greeks and the Romans, Indo-European speakers, derived their alphabet from the Semitic-speaking Phoenicians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

How did the Hebrew state and religion differ from earlier Near Eastern states and religions? How were they the same?

Accepted Answer

The Hebrew state and religion differed f

Question 18

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 19

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Babylonian captivity of the Jews

Accepted Answer

The Babylonian Captivity of the Jews ref

Question 20

Compare and contrast the administrative structure and attitudes toward subject peoples of the Assyrian and Persian empires.

Accepted Answer

The administrative structure and attitud

Exam 2: The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Assyrians worked to preserve Sumerian and Babylonian culture.

Nebuchadnezzar II accomplished all of the following EXCEPT:

What were the terms of the covenant between the Hebrews and Yahweh? How did this covenant shape Jewish life and culture?

The covenant

The decline of the Hittites and Egyptians around 1200 B.C.E.

According to the Hebrews, which statement is true of God's laws?

What was an important Phoenician contribution to the ancient Near East?

Which statement about the Persian army is true?

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

Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Persian Empire, was a member of the Achaemenid dynasty.

The Hanging Gardens were intended to resemble

The policies of Darius tended to widen the gap between the king and his subjects.

Which statement was true of Byblos, Tyre, and Sidon?

Moses was the original Hebrew patriarch.

The Medes and the Persians were both Semitic speakers.

The Greeks and the Romans, Indo-European speakers, derived their alphabet from the Semitic-speaking Phoenicians.

How did the Hebrew state and religion differ from earlier Near Eastern states and religions? How were they the same?

What statement best describes the Hebrew religion?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Babylonian captivity of the Jews

Compare and contrast the administrative structure and attitudes toward subject peoples of the Assyrian and Persian empires.

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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