Question 1

The sun god, who became a helper of Ahuramazda and later, in Roman times, the source of another religion, was

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A) Avesta. 
B) Osiris. 
C) Buddha. 
D) Vishnu. 
E) Mithra. 
A) Avesta. 
B) Osiris. 
C) Buddha. 
D) Vishnu. 
E) Mithra.

Question 2

define the following term:
-the Exodus

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The Exodus is a significant event in the

Question 3

The most tolerant and efficient of the Near Eastern empires was the

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A) Egyptian. 
B) Assyrian. 
C) Chaldean. 
D) Persian. 
E) Babylonian. 
A) Egyptian. 
B) Assyrian. 
C) Chaldean. 
D) Persian. 
E) Babylonian.

Question 4

define the following term:
-Hanging Gardens of Babylon

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The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are one o

Question 5

All of the following were Assyrian kings except for

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A) Sennacherib. 
B) Ashur. 
C) Ashurbanipal. 
D) Tiglath-Pileser. 
E) Shalmaneser III. 
A) Sennacherib. 
B) Ashur. 
C) Ashurbanipal. 
D) Tiglath-Pileser. 
E) Shalmaneser III.

Question 6

define the following term:
-Achaemenid dynasty

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The Achaemenid dynasty was an ancient Pe

Question 7

define the following term:
-the Pentateuch

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The Pentateuch, also known as the Torah

Question 8

define the following term:
-Phoenicians

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The Phoenicians were an ancient Semitic-

Question 9

define the following term:
-Hebrew Bible

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The Hebrew Bible, also known as the Tana

Question 10

Moses united the Israelites after their enslavement in

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

Question 11

define the following term:
-Cambyses II

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Cambyses II was the son of Cyrus the Gre

Question 12

The principal economic basis of Assyrian society was

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A) heavily irrigation-based farming. 
B) agriculture based on farming villages. 
C) international trade. 
D) sea-based commerce. 
E) manufacturing of luxury items. 
A) heavily irrigation-based farming. 
B) agriculture based on farming villages. 
C) international trade. 
D) sea-based commerce. 
E) manufacturing of luxury items.

Question 13

Assyrian society was well known for its

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A) assimilation of other cultures and development of a polyglot society. 
B) manumission of slaves. 
C) monumental cities. 
D) monotheism. 
E) monumental religious and burial structures. 
A) assimilation of other cultures and development of a polyglot society. 
B) manumission of slaves. 
C) monumental cities. 
D) monotheism. 
E) monumental religious and burial structures.

Question 14

define the following term:
-monotheism

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Monotheism is the belief in the existenc

Question 15

define the following term:
-satrap and satrapy

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A satrap was a provincial governor in th

Question 16

The Assyrian army was able to conquer and maintain an empire due to its

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A) ability to use diversified military tactics. 
B) avoidance of siege warfare. 
C) lenient treatment of rebellious subjects. 
D) Assyria's naturally protected boundaries. 
E) reliance exclusively upon massive armies of infantry soldiers. 
A) ability to use diversified military tactics. 
B) avoidance of siege warfare. 
C) lenient treatment of rebellious subjects. 
D) Assyria's naturally protected boundaries. 
E) reliance exclusively upon massive armies of infantry soldiers.

Question 17

define the following term:
-Assyrians

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The Assyrians were an ancient civilizati

Question 18

The Hebrew Bible

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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 19

The Assyrians' use of terror tactics and atrocities

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

Question 20

define the following term:
-Hebrews

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The book of Hebrews is a significant par

Exam 2: The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The sun god, who became a helper of Ahuramazda and later, in Roman times, the source of another religion, was

define the following term: -the Exodus

The most tolerant and efficient of the Near Eastern empires was the

define the following term: -Hanging Gardens of Babylon

All of the following were Assyrian kings except for

define the following term: -Achaemenid dynasty

define the following term: -the Pentateuch

define the following term: -Phoenicians

define the following term: -Hebrew Bible

Moses united the Israelites after their enslavement in

define the following term: -Cambyses II

The principal economic basis of Assyrian society was

Assyrian society was well known for its

define the following term: -monotheism

define the following term: -satrap and satrapy

The Assyrian army was able to conquer and maintain an empire due to its

define the following term: -Assyrians

The Hebrew Bible

The Assyrians' use of terror tactics and atrocities

define the following term: -Hebrews

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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