Question 1

Which modern-day country is most associated with the location of the Persian Empire?

Accepted Answer

A) Iraq 
B) Jordan 
C) Egypt 
D) Iran 
E) Syria 
A) Iraq 
B) Jordan 
C) Egypt 
D) Iran 
E) Syria D

Question 2

What were the notable differences between the Phoenician civilization and the Assyrians, Persians, and Hebrews?

Accepted Answer

Answers should include the Phoenician reliance on trade instead of conquest or warfare to gain wealth and influence in the eastern Mediterranean Sea region.  The Assyrians were brutal conquerors, the Persians relied on conquest and absorption into their empire, and the Hebrews used warfare but were limited by the size of their population to a relatively small geographical area of control.

Question 3

What would be the best one-word description of the Hebrew society's values?

Accepted Answer

A) egalitarian 
B) matriarchal 
C) backward 
D) progressive 
E) patriarchal 
A) egalitarian 
B) matriarchal 
C) backward 
D) progressive 
E) patriarchal E

Question 4

The Assyrians derived their name from their fierce, chief god called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Assyrians derived their name from their...

Question 5

What did the Babylonians do with many of the Jews after the capture of Judea?

Accepted Answer

A) Murdered them to serve as examples to the rest. 
B) Made them a part of the Assyrian Empire. 
C) Held them hostage to ensure that the remainder of their people would not rebel. 
D) They caused the Jews to be lost to history, becoming known as the Ten Lost Tribes of Jewish tradition. 
E) Lured them away from their monotheistic faith. 
A) Murdered them to serve as examples to the rest. 
B) Made them a part of the Assyrian Empire. 
C) Held them hostage to ensure that the remainder of their people would not rebel. 
D) They caused the Jews to be lost to history, becoming known as the Ten Lost Tribes of Jewish tradition. 
E) Lured them away from their monotheistic faith.

Question 6

____________________ was the term used by the Hebrews for non-Jewish people.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was the term used by the...

Question 7

Describe the military tactics used by the Assyrians. Evaluate the effectiveness of these tactics and policies that made the Assyrians a "feared and hated people."

Accepted Answer

Answers would include the brut

Question 8

In 586 B.C.E., ____________________ captured Judea and destroyed the ____________________ built by King Solomon.

Accepted Answer

Nebuchadne

Question 9

Which of these statements was true of Jewish marriages?

Accepted Answer

A) There was no disgrace in remaining single or dedicating one's life to Yahweh. 
B) When a woman married, her property was given to her husband. 
C) Young women had the opportunity to reject one marriage partner proffered by her parents. 
D) Adultery was a crime for women but not for men unless committed with a married woman. 
E) Women often initiated divorce proceedings. 
A) There was no disgrace in remaining single or dedicating one's life to Yahweh. 
B) When a woman married, her property was given to her husband. 
C) Young women had the opportunity to reject one marriage partner proffered by her parents. 
D) Adultery was a crime for women but not for men unless committed with a married woman. 
E) Women often initiated divorce proceedings.

Question 10

What was the purpose of the Covenant between Yahweh and the Hebrew people?

Accepted Answer

A) It established the promise of a Heavenly Kingdom on Earth. 
B) It replaced an earlier moral contract between Yahweh and earlier prophets such as Amos and Isaiah. 
C) It dealt with ethical matters but left other matters under the control of civil leaders. 
D) It promised that if the Hebrews kept their solid faith in Yahweh, they would defeat all of their enemies. 
E) It has failed, in later times, to adapt when social circumstances changed. 
A) It established the promise of a Heavenly Kingdom on Earth. 
B) It replaced an earlier moral contract between Yahweh and earlier prophets such as Amos and Isaiah. 
C) It dealt with ethical matters but left other matters under the control of civil leaders. 
D) It promised that if the Hebrews kept their solid faith in Yahweh, they would defeat all of their enemies. 
E) It has failed, in later times, to adapt when social circumstances changed.

Question 11

What was the critical   factor in the Jews' vision of God's promise that had developed by the first century C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A) A link between the merciful deity and humans' ethical conduct on Earth. 
B) The belief that God was all-powerful and that he controlled all human affairs. 
C) A belief that God was supreme over all other deities. 
D) A promise of an eternal life given by God to those whom he deemed worthy. 
E) Their belief in a messiah who would remove his people from their troubled lives on Earth. 
A) A link between the merciful deity and humans' ethical conduct on Earth. 
B) The belief that God was all-powerful and that he controlled all human affairs. 
C) A belief that God was supreme over all other deities. 
D) A promise of an eternal life given by God to those whom he deemed worthy. 
E) Their belief in a messiah who would remove his people from their troubled lives on Earth.

Question 12

Term for identification: Cyrus the Great

Accepted Answer

Cyrus the Great was a significant histor

Question 13

Which ancient civilization was talented in military warfare and had an appreciation for architecture?

Accepted Answer

A) Phoenicians 
B) Hyksos 
C) Carthaginians 
D) Assyrians 
E) Persians 
A) Phoenicians 
B) Hyksos 
C) Carthaginians 
D) Assyrians 
E) Persians

Question 14

When the enemies of the Assyrians captured the city of ____________________, they ____________________ the land to prevent the site from ever being used again.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When the enemies of the Assyrians captured...

Question 15

Compare and contrast the religions of the  Assyrians, Persians, Phoenicians, and Hebrews.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of He

Question 16

Trace the development and evolution of the Jewish faith from 1900 B.C.E. to 1 B.C.E.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include Hebrews were a nom

Question 17

Which of the following is the most notable accomplishment of the Phoenicians?

Accepted Answer

A) the discovery of gold 
B) the development of a sailing ship's rudder 
C) the development of a magnetic compass as an aid to navigation 
D) a rejection of international trade to focus on internal peace 
E) the development of a phonetic alphabet for writing 
A) the discovery of gold 
B) the development of a sailing ship's rudder 
C) the development of a magnetic compass as an aid to navigation 
D) a rejection of international trade to focus on internal peace 
E) the development of a phonetic alphabet for writing

Question 18

Term for identification: Diaspora

Accepted Answer

The term "diaspora" refers to a group of

Question 19

The ____________________ later improved the Phoenicians' alphabet and added signs for vowels.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ later improved the Phoenicians' alphabet...

Question 20

Term for identification: Exodus

Accepted Answer

The term "Exodus" primarily refers to th

Exam 7: The Settlement of the Americas and the Pacific Islands

Which modern-day country is most associated with the location of the Persian Empire?

What were the notable differences between the Phoenician civilization and the Assyrians, Persians, and Hebrews?

What would be the best one-word description of the Hebrew society's values?

The Assyrians derived their name from their fierce, chief god called ____________________.

What did the Babylonians do with many of the Jews after the capture of Judea?

____________________ was the term used by the Hebrews for non-Jewish people.

Describe the military tactics used by the Assyrians. Evaluate the effectiveness of these tactics and policies that made the Assyrians a "feared and hated people."

In 586 B.C.E., ____________________ captured Judea and destroyed the ____________________ built by King Solomon.

Which of these statements was true of Jewish marriages?

What was the purpose of the Covenant between Yahweh and the Hebrew people?

What was the critical factor in the Jews' vision of God's promise that had developed by the first century C.E.?

Term for identification: Cyrus the Great

Which ancient civilization was talented in military warfare and had an appreciation for architecture?

When the enemies of the Assyrians captured the city of ____________________, they ____________________ the land to prevent the site from ever being used again.

Compare and contrast the religions of the Assyrians, Persians, Phoenicians, and Hebrews.

Trace the development and evolution of the Jewish faith from 1900 B.C.E. to 1 B.C.E.

Which of the following is the most notable accomplishment of the Phoenicians?

Term for identification: Diaspora

The ____________________ later improved the Phoenicians' alphabet and added signs for vowels.

Term for identification: Exodus

The Earliest Human Societies

Mesopotamia

Early Africa and Egypt

Central Asia and Indias Beginnings

New Civilizations and Empires in Western and Central Asia

Ancient China to 221 Bce

The Greek Adventure

Greek Humanism, 800-100 Bce

Rome From City-State to Empire

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity in the West, 31 Bce -800 Ce

Iran, India, and Global Trade

Imperial China in Its Golden Age

The Americas to the Fifteenth Century

Islam

Mature Islamic Society and the First Global Civilization

Africa From Axum to 1400

The Mongols Unify Eurasia

Japan and Southeast Asia

The European Middle Ages, C 800-1500

The Late European Middle Ages and the Renaissance

A Larger World Opens

Religious Divisions and Political Consolidation in Europe

The Gunpowder Empires of Western and Southern Asia

Africa in the Era of Expansion

China From the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan and Southeast Asia in the Era of European Expansion

From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

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Europe: New Ideas and New Nations

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India and Southeast Asia Under Colonial Rule

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

China in the Age of Imperialism

Latin America From Independence to Dependent States

Modern Science and Its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

The Soviet Experiment to World War II

Totalitarianism Refined: the Nazi State

East Asia in a Century of Change

World War II

The Cold World War

Decolonization of the Non-Western World

The New Asia

Africas Decolonization and Independence

Latin America in the Twentieth Century

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Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

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