Question 1

What are the ways in which early Hebrew civilization arose from, and eventually diverged from Mesopotamian culture?.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary, but students should b

Question 2

All of the following Mesopotamian cultural elements were retained by the Hebrews except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  an epic about a hero found cast adrift as an infant 
B)  a legend about a flood 
C)  laws including the concept of "an eye for an eye" 
D)  a base 60 mathematical system 
E)  descriptions of ziggurats 
A)  an epic about a hero found cast adrift as an infant 
B)  a legend about a flood 
C)  laws including the concept of "an eye for an eye" 
D)  a base 60 mathematical system 
E)  descriptions of ziggurats

Question 3

The first Iron Age empire was built in which region?

Accepted Answer

A)  Israel 
B)  Phoenicia 
C)  Assyria 
D)  Egypt 
E)  None of these. 
A)  Israel 
B)  Phoenicia 
C)  Assyria 
D)  Egypt 
E)  None of these.

Question 4

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Tiglath-Pilezer III

Accepted Answer

(r. 745-727 B.C.E.)

Question 5

What are the distinguishing characteristics of Hebrew civilization ?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary, but students should d

Question 6

Their political unity made the Israelites a formidable opposition to the Philistines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Monotheism

Accepted Answer

Belief in

What are the ways in which early Hebrew civilization arose from, and eventually diverged from Mesopotamian culture?.

All of the following Mesopotamian cultural elements were retained by the Hebrews except ______________.

The first Iron Age empire was built in which region?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Tiglath-Pilezer III

What are the distinguishing characteristics of Hebrew civilization ?

Their political unity made the Israelites a formidable opposition to the Philistines.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Monotheism

The Origins of the West in the Ancient Near East

The Rise of Greek Civilization

From Polis to Cosmopolis: the Hellenistic World

The Rise of Rome

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity

The Eastern Mediterranean

The Kingdoms of Western Europe

The High Middle Ages

Reversals and Disasters

The Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe

Europes Age of Expansion

Reform in the Western Church

A Century of Crisis

State Building and the European State System

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

Trade and Empire

Revolutionary France and Napoleonic Europe

Restoration and Reform: Conservative and Liberal Europe

Industrialization and Society

The Triumph of the Nation-State

The Culture of Industrial Europe

The Age of Imperialism

War and Revolution

A Decade of Revolutionary Experiments

Democracy Under Siege

Europe Divided

Lifting the Iron Curtain

Europe in a Globalizing World

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Exam 2: Iron Age Civilizations

What are the ways in which early Hebrew civilization arose from, and eventually diverged from Mesopotamian culture?.

All of the following Mesopotamian cultural elements were retained by the Hebrews except ______________.

The first Iron Age empire was built in which region?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Tiglath-Pilezer III

What are the distinguishing characteristics of Hebrew civilization ?

Their political unity made the Israelites a formidable opposition to the Philistines.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Monotheism

The Origins of the West in the Ancient Near East

The Rise of Greek Civilization

From Polis to Cosmopolis: the Hellenistic World

The Rise of Rome

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity

The Eastern Mediterranean

The Kingdoms of Western Europe

The High Middle Ages

Reversals and Disasters

The Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe

Europes Age of Expansion

Reform in the Western Church

A Century of Crisis

State Building and the European State System

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

Trade and Empire

Revolutionary France and Napoleonic Europe

Restoration and Reform: Conservative and Liberal Europe

Industrialization and Society

The Triumph of the Nation-State

The Culture of Industrial Europe

The Age of Imperialism

War and Revolution

A Decade of Revolutionary Experiments

Democracy Under Siege

Europe Divided

Lifting the Iron Curtain

Europe in a Globalizing World

Filters