Question 1

Which of the following statements 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 2

Most biblical scholars claim that most of the early books of the Hebrew Bible accurately reflect the historical events of the Israelites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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 4

All of the following helped make Assyria an efficient military machine except for

Accepted Answer

A) iron weapons. 
B) terrorist actions. 
C) humane treatment of prisoners. 
D) superior, diversified tactics. 
E) ruthless leaders. 
A) iron weapons. 
B) terrorist actions. 
C) humane treatment of prisoners. 
D) superior, diversified tactics. 
E) ruthless leaders.

Question 5

The Persian King Cyrus the Great was succeeded by his son

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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 7

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 8

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 the above 
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 the above

Question 9

What were the major turning points in Hebrew history, and why?

Accepted Answer

The major turning points in Hebrew histo

Question 10

define the following term:
-ethical dualism

Accepted Answer

Ethical dualism is the belief that there

Question 11

Ahuramazda was the supreme Persian god.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Hebrew prophets

Accepted Answer

A) were considered by the Hebrews to be the voice of God. 
B) often served as judges in the Hebrew courts. 
C) attempted to foretell the future for the Hebrew military leaders. 
D) encouraged the integration of Jews and non-Jews. 
E) celebrated the acquisition of wealth and power. 
A) were considered by the Hebrews to be the voice of God. 
B) often served as judges in the Hebrew courts. 
C) attempted to foretell the future for the Hebrew military leaders. 
D) encouraged the integration of Jews and non-Jews. 
E) celebrated the acquisition of wealth and power.

Question 13

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 14

define the following term:
-Yahweh

Accepted Answer

Yahweh is the personal name of the God o

Question 15

The Persian Empire's system of satrapies allowed for

Accepted Answer

A) subject peoples to play a dominant role in civil administration. 
B) a sensible system of collecting tribute based on an area's productive capacity. 
C) noble offices to be filled by election rather than hereditary means. 
D) widespread corruption by the satraps, who acted without the king's knowledge. 
E) the enforcement of religious uniformity throughout the empire. 
A) subject peoples to play a dominant role in civil administration. 
B) a sensible system of collecting tribute based on an area's productive capacity. 
C) noble offices to be filled by election rather than hereditary means. 
D) widespread corruption by the satraps, who acted without the king's knowledge. 
E) the enforcement of religious uniformity throughout the empire.

Question 16

The Assyrians are important in history for their innovations in

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 17

The Persian Empire reached its largest territorial boundaries under

Accepted Answer

A) Cyrus. 
B) Darius. 
C) Xerxes. 
D) Cambyses. 
E) Darius III. 
A) Cyrus. 
B) Darius. 
C) Xerxes. 
D) Cambyses. 
E) Darius III.

Question 18

define the following term:
-Magi

Accepted Answer

Magi is a Japanese manga series written

Question 19

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 20

define the following term:
-Chaldeans and Medes

Accepted Answer

The Chaldeans and the Medes were two dis

Exam 2: The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

Which of the following statements about the Persian army is true?

Most biblical scholars claim that most of the early books of the Hebrew Bible accurately reflect the historical events of the Israelites.

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.

All of the following helped make Assyria an efficient military machine except for

The Persian King Cyrus the Great was succeeded by his son

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

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

The covenant

What were the major turning points in Hebrew history, and why?

define the following term: -ethical dualism

Ahuramazda was the supreme Persian god.

The Hebrew prophets

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

define the following term: -Yahweh

The Persian Empire's system of satrapies allowed for

The Assyrians are important in history for their innovations in

The Persian Empire reached its largest territorial boundaries under

define the following term: -Magi

Assyrian art was primarily concerned with

define the following term: -Chaldeans and Medes

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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