Question 1

Compare the role of women in Hebrew tradition, using Deborah, Esther, and Judith as examples. What makes these perspectives unusual?

Accepted Answer

In an era in which women were traditiona

Question 2

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-King Solomon

Accepted Answer

(r. 970-930 B.C.E.)

Question 3

Cyrus the Great did much to advance the Persian Empire through ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  massive destruction of all opposition 
B)  utilizing representative government under a strict authoritarian state 
C)  liberating all people previously enslaved under the Chaldeans to destroy his enemies 
D)  relatively peaceful assimilation 
E)  establishing a uniform set of weights and measures to help the economy grow 
A)  massive destruction of all opposition 
B)  utilizing representative government under a strict authoritarian state 
C)  liberating all people previously enslaved under the Chaldeans to destroy his enemies 
D)  relatively peaceful assimilation 
E)  establishing a uniform set of weights and measures to help the economy grow

Question 4

Assyrians were most likely the earliest people to work with ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  bronze 
B)  copper 
C)  iron 
D)  marble 
E)  stone 
A)  bronze 
B)  copper 
C)  iron 
D)  marble 
E)  stone

Question 5

Iron in its metallic form ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  has a low melting point 
B)  was common 
C)  does not naturally exist 
D)  was found in meteorites 
E)  was used to make bronze 
A)  has a low melting point 
B)  was common 
C)  does not naturally exist 
D)  was found in meteorites 
E)  was used to make bronze

Question 6

Who are the only people the Persian kings did not defeat and conquer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chaldeans 
B)  Medians 
C)  Lydians 
D)  Scythians 
E)  All of these. 
A)  Chaldeans 
B)  Medians 
C)  Lydians 
D)  Scythians 
E)  All of these.

Question 7

The most prosperous people in the Persian Empire were ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  landowners who were rewarded by the king for military service 
B)  artisans who contributed to the local economy 
C)  warriors who were recruited for the Immortals 
D)  scholars who translated literature 
E)  priests in Zoroastrian Temples 
A)  landowners who were rewarded by the king for military service 
B)  artisans who contributed to the local economy 
C)  warriors who were recruited for the Immortals 
D)  scholars who translated literature 
E)  priests in Zoroastrian Temples

Question 8

Which of the following was not a means of Assyria's superior military forces?

Accepted Answer

A)  Utilizing cavalry instead of chariots 
B)  Utilizing swords instead of lances 
C)  Incorporating engineers into siege warfare 
D)  Applying advanced catapult technology assimilated from the Chaldeans 
E)  Undermining fortified cities by "sapping" or digging tunnels under walls 
A)  Utilizing cavalry instead of chariots 
B)  Utilizing swords instead of lances 
C)  Incorporating engineers into siege warfare 
D)  Applying advanced catapult technology assimilated from the Chaldeans 
E)  Undermining fortified cities by "sapping" or digging tunnels under walls

Question 9

The most common language spoken by people of the eastern Mediterranean after 1200 B.C.E. was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Semitic 
B)  Aramaic 
C)  Coptic 
D)  Urdu 
E)  Greek 
A)  Semitic 
B)  Aramaic 
C)  Coptic 
D)  Urdu 
E)  Greek

Question 10

How did the creation of a coin system by the Lydian civilization represent a universal change to civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The creation of a coi

Question 11

While the original covenant of monotheism was made between God and Abraham, the renewed, finalized covenant was symbolized by ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Moses leading the Hebrews out of bondage in Egypt 
B)  Joshua entering Canaan 
C)  Deborah's victory over Sisera 
D)  Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac 
E)  Moses delivering the Ten Commandments 
A)  Moses leading the Hebrews out of bondage in Egypt 
B)  Joshua entering Canaan 
C)  Deborah's victory over Sisera 
D)  Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac 
E)  Moses delivering the Ten Commandments

Question 12

The first inventors of coins in the Near East were the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Phoenicians 
B)  Akkadians 
C)  Assyrians 
D)  Lydians 
E)  Greeks 
A)  Phoenicians 
B)  Akkadians 
C)  Assyrians 
D)  Lydians 
E)  Greeks

Question 13

The majority of the Persian army were made from ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Eunuchs who guarded the palace 
B)  The Immortals who were the king's personal body guard 
C)  Captured prisoners of war who were forced to convert to Zoroastrianism 
D)  Remnants of the overthrown Assyrian military 
E)  Recruits specialized from diverse geographic regions in the empire 
A)  Eunuchs who guarded the palace 
B)  The Immortals who were the king's personal body guard 
C)  Captured prisoners of war who were forced to convert to Zoroastrianism 
D)  Remnants of the overthrown Assyrian military 
E)  Recruits specialized from diverse geographic regions in the empire

Question 14

Early Assyrians settled around which river?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tigris 
B)  Euphrates 
C)  Nile 
D)  Jordan 
E)  Rubicon 
A)  Tigris 
B)  Euphrates 
C)  Nile 
D)  Jordan 
E)  Rubicon

Question 15

Why was iron was so significant to the development of civilization? How and where it was used?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Iron use was signific

Question 16

Who conquered Egypt in 525 B.C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moses 
B)  Darius 
C)  Cambyses 
D)  Ahura Mazda 
E)  Cyrus 
A)  Moses 
B)  Darius 
C)  Cambyses 
D)  Ahura Mazda 
E)  Cyrus

Question 17

Zoroastrianism was based in a dualistic world that promised ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  an afterlife for everyone who could cross the River Styx 
B)  separation of the dead into the good and bad, with the good rewarded 
C)  rebirth into a new life cycle based on karma 
D)  punishment for nonbelievers in eternal dust and torment 
E)  paradise for those of noble birth 
A)  an afterlife for everyone who could cross the River Styx 
B)  separation of the dead into the good and bad, with the good rewarded 
C)  rebirth into a new life cycle based on karma 
D)  punishment for nonbelievers in eternal dust and torment 
E)  paradise for those of noble birth

Question 18

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Torah

Accepted Answer

First five

Question 19

Why were the Persians better tolerated than the Assyrians?

Accepted Answer

A)  They allowed religious freedom. 
B)  They did not have any taxes. 
C)  They did not require people to serve in the military. 
D)  They ruled by treaty rather than mandate. 
E)  None of these. 
A)  They allowed religious freedom. 
B)  They did not have any taxes. 
C)  They did not require people to serve in the military. 
D)  They ruled by treaty rather than mandate. 
E)  None of these.

Question 20

El Shaddai was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the original name of the Hebrew god 
B)  the first book of the Torah 
C)  the name of Abraham's first son 
D)  the name of the Hebrew sojourn in Egypt 
E)  the honorific given to Moses 
A)  the original name of the Hebrew god 
B)  the first book of the Torah 
C)  the name of Abraham's first son 
D)  the name of the Hebrew sojourn in Egypt 
E)  the honorific given to Moses

Exam 2: Iron Age Civilizations

Compare the role of women in Hebrew tradition, using Deborah, Esther, and Judith as examples. What makes these perspectives unusual?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -King Solomon

Cyrus the Great did much to advance the Persian Empire through ______________.

Assyrians were most likely the earliest people to work with ______________.

Iron in its metallic form ______________.

Who are the only people the Persian kings did not defeat and conquer?

The most prosperous people in the Persian Empire were ______________.

Which of the following was not a means of Assyria's superior military forces?

The most common language spoken by people of the eastern Mediterranean after 1200 B.C.E. was ______________.

How did the creation of a coin system by the Lydian civilization represent a universal change to civilizations?

While the original covenant of monotheism was made between God and Abraham, the renewed, finalized covenant was symbolized by ______________.

The first inventors of coins in the Near East were the ______________.

The majority of the Persian army were made from ______________.

Early Assyrians settled around which river?

Why was iron was so significant to the development of civilization? How and where it was used?

Who conquered Egypt in 525 B.C.E.?

Zoroastrianism was based in a dualistic world that promised ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Torah

Why were the Persians better tolerated than the Assyrians?

El Shaddai was ______________.

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